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The Covenant Between Man and Woman
I’ve been hearing a lot about young people waiting much longer to get married these days than their mothers and grandmothers did back in the day. Those in the business of monitoring such statistics believe that the preference of living together and enjoying the benefits without the commitment of marriage is one of the reasons…
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Get Unstuck in Your Life
When Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden, they had it made. There were no worries or fears in the picture, and every day was a perfect day. Can you imagine? Some of us have the wrong idea about these two, supposing that they were lacking mentally and emotionally, and that’s why they…
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Your Future, Hope and Plans are From the Lord
Proverbs 16:9(NLT) “We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.” I recently served on an interview panel where we asked the candidates some pretty tough questions. They were all vying for the same position and had varying backgrounds and levels of experience. There was one question from the panel that seemed to…
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Give God the Best of You
It’s no secret that there are many single women praying to God to bless them with a good man. And it’s not just to date someone or have a companion, but they are praying for the man they’ll spend the rest of their lives with. This desire makes sense. There’s something within the heart of…
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Seek the Lord without Ceasing
“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.” 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NLT) We learn a great deal from our biological parents about the kind of relationship that God wants with us. He’s our Father, and He wants us to lean on Him for everything. He wants to be involved in every aspect…
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Am I Trying to Please Man?
“For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10(NKJV) I was engaged to be married for three months and my fiancé was a born-again believer and loved the Lord. While we dated, I…
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Not Just A Lot of Talk
1Corinthians 4:20-21(NLT) “20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. 21 Which do you choose?” This passage in 1Corinthians 4:20-21 presents a choice that is before every living human being. It informs us first, that God’s Kingdom is not just a lot of talk.…
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Know What You’re Working With
There are three things that likely happen when you fall for a man that God didn’t send. The first is you get hurt, because you let him into your heart without the wisdom of God and the discernment that comes from knowing His Word. The second is that you become more insecure about your own…
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If You Will Allow It
If we stuck to God’s Word and allowed it to lead, guide, and direct us when it comes to relationships that lead to marriage, every woman today that desires a husband would have one. We should never think that there aren’t enough men to go around for Godly women. That could never be true because…
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God Hears and Delivers
Psalm 145:19 (NLT) “He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.” This verse in Psalm 145:19 is very encouraging for those that have marriage on their minds. As single Christians, we can be crystal clear that God is faithful to His promises. For those who…
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Trust in God before Anyone Else
Psalm 37:3-4(ESV) is a favorite for a lot of us, and it is both instructive and comforting. These verses tell us to, “3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Life is filled…
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They Instead Became Fools
Romans 1:20-22(NLT) “20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or…
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When Closed Doors Remain Closed
“It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8 NLT The psalmist, Kind David, declared in Psalm 91:1-2(ESV), “1 He who dwells in the shelter of the…
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Will You Trust God?
James 2:26(NLT) “Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.” When it comes to the manifestation of what we’ve been believing to receive, there are some key truths contained in the Word of God that can keep us motivated and on the right track. One of them…
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We Can’t Rush God
Society has taught us many things, and one of them is to expect results immediately. If it seems to us that a process is delayed, we use every available resource at our disposal to speed it up. Our modern society has almost no tolerance for the reality of patience, and if people don’t receive results…
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Surrender to the Holy Spirit
When we think of the word “surrender”, the image of a soldier waving a white flag in a battle may come to mind. We might imagine two opponents exhausted from round after round, and finally one taps out. The definition of ‘surrender’ in these analogies is about one opponent submitting to the other’s authority and…
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The Mountain Called ‘Being Single’
Matthew 17:20(NLT) “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” In front of her friends, Ruby puts on a very…
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The Springs of Life
Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) is a very profound and plainly written piece of wisdom and instruction. In this verse, God tells us, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” The direction that our Heavenly Father is giving us can never be underestimated. He makes the connection between what is…
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Prayers of Tears
“Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.” Psalms 126:5 NLT Sometimes we come to a breaking point where we don’t have words to pray but only our tears. Life has trampled and bombarded us in such a way that it looks like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.…
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God Wants You to Think and Feel Good
God created us to live from the inside out, which means whatever we think and whatever is living inside our hearts is going to manifest on the outside. Many of us forget this when the situations of life don’t work in our favor. We’re very quick to blame others, or to think that God is…
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A Great Relationship Done God’s Way
2Corinthians 6:14(ESV) “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” God tells us not to bond ourselves together with those that do not believe in Him through the Lord Jesus Christ. This means we shouldn’t emotionally invest in an individual that doesn’t…
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God Will Not Forget You
My daughter’s birthday is Groundhog Day. Sometimes, she gets a kick out of hearing what the prediction will be; six more weeks of winter or six more weeks before spring arrives. According to the tradition, if the ol’ groundhog shows its face on that day and sees its shadow, folks predict that it’s going to…
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It’s A Done Deal in Heaven
Matthew 16:19(NLT) “And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” In Matthew 6, Jesus Christ gave the disciples a template for prayer. He told them in Matthew 6:10(NIV) to pray…
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God Made My Mountain Stand Strong
Psalm 5:12(NLT) “For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.” If we’re not committed to God, He knows that we’re not going to give a full commitment in our hearts and minds to a spouse. God is looking at what we do every moment of every day.…
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There’s No Success Outside of the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:26 (NLT) “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Our Heavenly Father never intended Jesus Christ to accomplish His mission without the aid of the…
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Counting on the Lord
Psalm 130:5(NLT) “I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.” The thought of waiting on anything is hard for most of us. Whether it’s waiting in line at the grocery store or our favorite fast-food joint, none of us are too keen with…
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A Heart Consumed with the Love of Christ
Luke 7:36-38(NLT) “One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37 When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38 Then she knelt behind him at…
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Agree to Walk Together
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (ESV) “9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” The passage in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 is so plain and simple to…
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A Model of Christ-like Behavior
Hebrews 11:6(ESV) “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Many of God’s children have centered their prayers for this year around the blessing of a Godly spouse. Some are very focused on this aspect of…
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Unlimited Capacity to Love
2Corinthians 4:9(NLT) “We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.” This verse is a tremendous source of comfort for any person that is in a relationship or seeking one. All of us know individuals that have gotten knocked down emotionally by someone they loved. Many…