> Standing where I do now, looking at what the future holds for me, I must admit that the commitment of marrage has me a little daunted.

Good. That means you're taking it seriously and understand that this is an important life decision.

> There are so many unknowns that you have to face, and you cannot prepare for everything.

Exactly. If you (general you, not specific you) try to wait until you're prepared for everything before you do anything, you never do anything. Sometimes you just have to get to a point where you're as prepared as you can reasonably expect to be, then take the plunge.

S "God is good at helping with plunges" am