Question:
Does God have a specific wish for each of us as to whether we should marry and whom we should marry?

Answer:
In Matthew 19:12 and 1 Corinthians 7:25-34 we see that the Lord has specially gifted certain individuals with the ability not to marry, so that they might be more free (as the bachelor Apostle Paul certainly was) to care “for the things that belong to the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:32). Every young man and woman should be before the Lord as to His will in this matter of marriage.

As to whom we should marry, the Bible provides two basic, fundamental guidelines: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14); “She is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:39). Does this last verse mean that God doesn’t care whom I marry, as long as I marry another believer and that both of us are sincerely desirous of having Christ be the Lord–the Boss–of our lives?
When Abraham sent His servant to the country of his relatives to find a bride for Isaac, the servant prayed for the ability to identify the precise woman whom the Lord had appointed for Isaac (Genesis 24:14). And the Lord clearly and plainly showed the servant His choice (verses 15-27). The servant exclaims, “I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren” (verse 27). If we are always “in the way” of the Lord, always seeking His perfect will and not our own, we will find Him leading us clearly and plainly in the direction of His will.