Be Still
Sometimes life doesn’t go the way we’d like. High hopes can end in disappointment for no explicable reason. Weathering storms like these wouldn’t be so bad if others weren’t watching, but they are.
Sometimes life doesn’t go the way we’d like. High hopes can end in disappointment for no explicable reason. Weathering storms like these wouldn’t be so bad if others weren’t watching, but they are.
Why did I stop dating? Because it was not working for me. As a Christian woman, the ROI was too low for me to keep dating as the world defines it. Instead, I broke the cycle of casual, shallow dating in my life to seek intimacy with God.
Being under the mighty hand of God is confusing, because we do not quite understand what is happening to us. Our lives seem hard for no reason. But, as we are humbled or brought low, God is preparing us for the exaltation of blessings he has arranged for our lives.
Many women have had boyfriends they thought would metamorphose into fiancées. He is usually that funny, smart guy they feel some ineffable connection to.
Many church-goers have sex, but no one wants to talk about it. The increasing number of unwed teenage mothers wheeling their little ones down the aisles confirms this.
Are you ready to support a man spiritually, physically and emotionally? I soon realized that I had prayed for a husband, but not to become a wife. My friends’ strained marriages forced me to reconsider my single life.
During one of my ‘episodes,’ I told God, out of mild frustration, that I couldn’t really hear what He was trying to say to me and the words “come closer” very gently came to my spirit.
Despite the decayed morals and high divorce rates in this country, there is still the expectation of modern women to marry before thirty.
Dating creates expectations of meeting ‘the one’ that we might marry and spend the rest of our lives with. But, what happens when things do not turn out as expected?
You’ve been doing well for a while now. You’re taking heed to your conscience telling you to get right, join church, and seek God personally. Inevitably, however, you will be tested in your new-found faith and Christian lifestyle.