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Sometimes what we think is love is not really love at all. Have you ever prayed about a relationship you wanted God’s blessing on just as thoughts of you in your custom made wedding dress started swirling in your head? …but God answered your prayer by showing you that this person was not God approved? You may think, “But God, I loveeeeee him!”… but do you really? That magical feeling when your eyes meet and you think that this must be the real thing is indescribable. Are you really falling in love? Sometimes we are just in love with the…

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In this day and age, we see and hear about some people (mainly on the news) struggling with gender identity. People trying to divide themselves from what God has decreed their true gender and role to be. I thought I could never relate to that struggle. I’m a natural born woman, and proud to be! But in the last year, I’ve realized that I too have been facing a struggle with one supposed “limitation” of my womanliness. And that limitation is to be submissive, and not pursue a man. What about the strong willed women who knows what they want…

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nor Dear Single Ladies, In a world where a date can be set-up at the drive through pace of social media, we must use wisdom as a virtue and God’s word as our guide. A ship will be lost without a navigational system and if we are going out in the dating world, without God as our compass, then we too will end up lost. That is why walking in wisdom of His word, as women of the word is essential. Living our lives as Proverbs 31 women, lets us set the precedence of who we are in Christ, and…

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1. You’re on the rebound It’s possible you may be on the rebound and not even realize it. Did you take time to heal after your last relationship? Hopping in a relationship to get over the last one is not only a bad idea, it’s a contradiction of what the Bible says we should do. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. – Proverbs 4:23 Have you ever heard of the term “serial dater”? A serial dater is someone who hates to be alone, so they hop from relationship to relationship just for the sake of being…

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Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. – Ephesians 5:25 Of course, as a woman, it can be hard to understand a man’s perspective. A few men were open and willing to share their own views on what being a Christian man should look like, Christian dating, and what a Godly marriage should embody. They were each asked several questions, including: – What or who made them into the man they are today? – What they think classifies as “childish”? – How would they describe what being a true man of God looks…

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Most people who find themselves in a long term relationship with an abusive person, stay because they are either scared to leave or they think they can change their abuser. You can’t change the unhealthy behaviors of an abuser. They have to want to change. The only thing you can do is pray for them, wish them well, and let God do the changing. Your safety should be your number one priority. How do you protect yourself from a dating relationship with a potential abuser? You pay attention to the red flags! Below is a list of behaviors commonly found…

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