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Single Women: You Can Give Relationship Advice

7/10/2019

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I was recently sharing coffee with two lovely ladies, one of whom was single, and she mentioned that she had found herself unexpectedly sharing relationship advice with a friend whose marriage was struggling. "I don't know why I feel I was qualified to share my opinion on what she should do. I've never even been on a date!"

Yet, when the other (married) woman and I heard what this single woman had given as advice to her married friend, we both agreed that her insight was Biblically and practically sound.

The sad part is, society says--and so many single women believe--that singles are "unqualified" to give relationship advice to their attached or married friends.

I utterly reject this lie. Here's why.

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The Life I Could Have Had

3/28/2015

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When I am old, I never wish to moan: “Oh, the life I could have had!” Life is full of “if-onlys,” but I do not believe that intense regret is my destiny. Why? Well, to answer that I must tell you my life story.


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The Power of PHysical Contact (From Ready For Him Today)

6/24/2014

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We can’t fool ourselves about the power of physical contact. Contact can begin innocently—hugging or holding hands—but it may not end there. Even something seemingly innocent, like tickling, can become passionate embracing in the blink of an eye or can create a situation in which the hands might touch somewhere that’s not appropriate. It can happen so easily, even with the best of intentions.

The Chemistry of Physical Contact
In fact, there are chemical reasons for why physical contact can start something that is difficult to stop. 


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A Man Who Loves the Lord (From Ready For Him Today)

3/11/2014

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He must know and love Christ.

This is the most essential criterion for a husband. There is nothing unclear about God’s will here.
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Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.[1]
God’s will is clear: Believers must marry only other believers. 

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Learning to Love the Lord (From Ready For Him Today)

1/28/2014

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Our relationship with the Lord is the doorway to all other relationships. This relationship must become the basis for relationships with others, so that our relationships will be strong and long-lasting.

Of course, we will always struggle to love the Lord as He ought to be loved. We will not always feel a spiritual sense of closeness to Him. But loving God is not about feeling lovingly toward Him; it is about acting in a way that demonstrates our love for Him. I once confessed to my father, “I feel like I don’t love the Lord anymore. I feel like I’m just doing what He wants me to do out of habit and not because I love Him.”

My father asked, “What’s wrong with that?”

At the time, it seemed barbaric that I could obey God out of habit rather than out of love, but as time went on, I began to see what my father had meant.


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