abstinence - The Praying Woman https://theprayingwoman.com/topics/abstinence/ A Lifestyle Blog For Christian Women Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:52:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://theprayingwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Webp.net-resizeimage-110x110.png abstinence - The Praying Woman https://theprayingwoman.com/topics/abstinence/ 32 32 This is Why I Chose Celibacy… https://theprayingwoman.com/the-misconception-about-celibacy/ https://theprayingwoman.com/the-misconception-about-celibacy/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:23:06 +0000 http://theprayingwoman.com/?p=13782

I never had a promise ring, but I wanted one. Christian culture taught me that in order to “earn” a husband, I needed to save myself. I needed to be pure so that I would be considered a good wife. I was taught that girls who didn’t save themselves would never be happy and would also have [...]

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Praying for a husband

Being single is a time for reflection and preparation. When you stop chasing the wrong ones, you give the right one a chance to catch you.

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]]> https://theprayingwoman.com/no-date-no-problem/feed/ 87 Dear God, Please Make Me a Wife https://theprayingwoman.com/dear-god-please-make-me-a-wife/ https://theprayingwoman.com/dear-god-please-make-me-a-wife/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:21:25 +0000 http://theprayingwoman.com/?p=12834

"I asked God to make me a wife, but instead of making me a wife, He showed me that I wasn't doing my part."

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My sister and I were having a conversation about me not dating. I turn everybody down. I don’t give my number out, don’t accept any and I pretty much stay indoors as best as I can. So she asked me why (as she does on a consistent basis) and each time I give her a [...]

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Does he love you or is he lusting after you? Does he really want to know you: your thoughts, your dreams, and your fears? Or is it all for the physical? If he’s showing obvious signs that he only wants the cookie, the fruit, the flower or whatever reference you have for your nature below, [...]

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