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The Experience of a Godly Woman
Can a good and Godly man find a good and Godly wife in our day and age? Some are a bit hesitant to answer this question. We’re hearing so much negativity when it comes to relationships that many people are losing faith that truly quality individuals exist. “They don’t make em’ like they used to.”…
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Go with God’s Timing
Salena is a Christian woman that had been on her job for more than 15 years, and she had never dated anyone from the workplace; had never even considered it. She thought doing so would provide an opportunity for too many people to get in her business. A very private person, she was adamant about…
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Do You Think About God Much?
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8(NLT) In Philippians 4:8, our Heavenly Father is providing us with valuable information that will help to shape…
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God Always Wants the Best for Us
“31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. 32 If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.” Proverbs 15:31-32 (NLT) This passage in Proverbs is one of my favorite because it’s extremely simplistic and speaks directly to the…
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Can He Find You?
A good friend of mine is a very attractive guy. He has a good job, dresses very nicely and receives tons of attention from women. I think he knows that he’s handsome, but not in an egotistical way. Although he’s quite a bit younger than me, I find his demeanor beyond his years. He has…
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God’s Will Is for Two to Become One
1 Corinthians 7:3-5(NLT) “3 The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. 4 The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree…
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God Initiates and You Respond
Are you spiritually prepared for a relationship? If so, then you know that one of the first steps in moving towards a Godly relationship is to evaluate yourself according to God’s Word. 2Corinthians 13:5(NLT) tells us, “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves.” Marriage is going to take us down to…
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He Was Not Meant to Be The One
When feelings of loneliness creep up on us, our response must be to immediately renew our minds to the promises of God. Loneliness can be a lure that the adversary uses to sabotage our ability to make wise choices and decisions. There are situations and circumstances that the devil designs to remove us from the…
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The Right Person for You
In Genesis 24:3(NIV), Abraham told his servant, “I want you to swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,” Abraham was very old, and asked his oldest servant to…
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A Hidden Blessing from God
Brenda had a few things around her house that needed to be repaired. To keep from paying through the nose for a professional, Jason, a co-worker, offered to help her at the cost of a home-cooked meal. She had worked with Jason for a long time. They were both single, but Brenda had never been…
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Completely Convinced in God
“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1(NLT) Getting married is a request in the prayers of many single women. Some are crying out to God with urgency. They feel their hope for marriage doesn’t seem to be getting any closer to materializing…
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Too Much Too Soon?
A friend went all out for her new boyfriend’s birthday and put a lot of thought in all the details. She planned a day that was all about pampering him. It included the works at a very nice spa and a fancy dinner together later that evening. He was blown away and remarked that he…
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A Wise Woman that Prepares for Her Future
Proverbs 31:10(NLT) says, “A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds.” I absolutely love this scripture, and I’m sure many of you do as well. I have often referenced it in my offerings because it is so awesomely impactful to Godly womanhood. It’s a very simple verse to understand, and…
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The Kind of Love You Can’t Find Anywhere Else
After coming home from a date at two in the morning, Michelle stared in the mirror while removing her makeup. 51 years-old and single, she couldn’t believe where her life had taken her. She thought her last relationship would manifest into a committed, lasting marriage, but it didn’t happen. She had reluctantly did what she…
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The List
“Make a list of three blessings that you’re asking God to manifest in your life!” This is a very good faith-building exercise. Try telling that to Angela who said her list has been the same for the last three years and nothing in her circumstances seem to have changed. No husband—no significant other—no prospects! She’s…
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The Unfinished Business of Forgiveness
Debra said to herself, “This is just another trick of the devil!” She and her boyfriend of eleven months have had a pretty good thing going. She’s hopeful that he may in fact be the one she’s been praying for. Her last breakup was very difficult emotionally. She called off dating for a while, took…
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Balance Requires the Right Measurement
When the Children of Israel were in the wilderness, God fed them manna from heaven. 2Corinithans 3:5 tells us that God is our sufficiency. He takes care of our every need. He does this for each of us, and He did it for His people that were living during Old Testament times. The scriptures tell…
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Praying to Cross His Path
For a single Christian woman that is praying to cross paths with her future husband, if you haven’t met him yet, then you’re still in the process of spiritual preparation. You still have the awesome privilege to continue receiving guidance and instruction from the Holy Spirit. He prepares you to be the wife that God…
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Open Your Eyes and Ears
I’m generally a very upbeat person with a very optimistic outlook, but even I can’t ignore the signs. The handwriting is on the wall. We have allowed ourselves to get very far away from God’s standards and statutes, and He is not pleased with the failure of many to stand strong on His Word. This…
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Looking Like A Trick Or A Blessing
I heard a young man talk about his perception of how a Godly woman behaves verses how a woman of the world behaves. A woman of the world is a woman that adopts society’s standards over God’s standards. She loves what the world loves, and she hates what the world hates. A Godly woman is…
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Sweet to the Soul
Ephesians 4:32(ESV) says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” This is God’s standard regarding how we should treat others. In today’s world, it seems that the more intelligence we gain, the more arrogant we become. We pay less attention to our own hearts, and we allow…
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I Want All of You, Forever
Romantic movies have had a big impact on the way many of us view relationships between men and women. We are captivated by the lengths the leading male character will go to in order to show and prove his love for the female lead. Most of us long for this kind of romance with the…
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At Last, God Has Met the Need
God knows us infinitely better than we can ever know ourselves. He knows that we love comfort, and we look to people, relationships, places, and situations that will support our comfort level. When we find coziness, we typically cling to it, and we never want to let it go. As a single person desiring marriage,…
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Only One Person Gets the Prize
1Corinthians 9:24(NIV) says, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” All good athletes are disciplined when it comes to their training. One of the defining characteristics about an athlete is they all know they…
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Baby Steps Will Yield Big Results
There was a time in my life when I celebrated the blessing of a new year with a long list of resolutions. Why did I put all that pressure on myself? I missed so much of the joy of newness by overwhelming my efforts with unreasonable expectations. Things like getting back into the gym, traveling…
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They Make a Good Couple
The holiday season is notoriously one of great expectations. It’s gift-giving time, and many men that have dated a special lady during the year will sometimes make it official on the Christmas or New Year’s holiday. Christmas, in particular, should be about celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Our hearts should…
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Holding on When You Should Let It Go
One of my dear friends is 70 years old and admittedly, she’s stubborn, skeptical and cynical; in her mind, all for good reason. She says she loves God, but she’s never considered the reality of getting close to Him. Most of her faith practices are based on what she was taught as a child, and…
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Getting Ready for Two
The process of going from single to engaged, and then married, will require a kind of preparation that many will not undertake. There are the practical things like learning to share your time and learning to do those things that your future hubby may not be able to do. And yes, that might include the…
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Consistent and Unwavering
I don’t know if any of you have ever had a conversation with someone that is truly disappointed with life, but I have. I know a person that has lost everything in life that was important. This woman became jobless, then homeless and car-less, then her children were taken away. As a single mom, she…
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God’s Plan for You Won’t Fail
“Why do grown folks always have to spoil everything?!!!” As a teenager dating my high school sweetheart, this is what I thought to myself every time my mother commented on my future plans for marrying him. I was absolutely sure of our feelings for one another, and you couldn’t tell me anything different. Daydreaming about…