These are sermons and devotional messages by other people that spoke to my heart. I like to keep them for future reference. I claim no copyrights to any of them. They are here just to help me when I need to hear the message again. (Emphasis is mine, as these are the lines that spoke the loudest to me). Links to the original sermon page as well as the ministry page are placed in each one. Links to scriptures are included through Biblia.com or BibleGateway.com
New Rules for Love, Sex, & Dating
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Are you who the person that the person you're looking for is looking for?
Instead of looking for the right person, why not spend these years becoming the right person?
One year, no dating and trying to become the right person.
Promises are no substitute for preparation.
Commitment is way overrated.
Prepare to commit.
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception Prov 14:8 TNIV
The prudent person pays attention to their past.... examining their ways, their past.
Prov 14:15 The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.
The paths people choose trump the commitments they make.
The past is a better indicator than a promise.
Commit now to becoming someone who can keep commitments later. ... so when you say "I do" you really can do.
You need to develop the habit of forgiving
Confession, accountability to other people
Single people assignments:
Address your unresolved childhood issues.
If you attempt to build intimacy with a person before you've done the hard work of becoming a whole & healthy person, every relationship will be an attempt to complete the hole in your heart. ~Les & Leslie Parrott
NorthPoint.org/FightClub
Listen to 3rd message first (small fee)... then listen to 1st 2 (which are free)
Ladies: don't dress like a commodity or put up with being treated like one.
If he dated you like a commodity than he will treat you like one after marriage.
If you fish with your body... you will catch body snatchers!
Save the body for later.
God Stop... the messages I've felt I've been getting lately about how I dress.
Be prepared to keep the promises you make.
If you catch him with your body you will have to keep him with your body... and as cute as you are now...
Men: Memorize part two
Get out of debt.
You can get out of debt much easier as a single person than a married person
if he loves you enough, he will come up with ways to get out of debt in a hurry
Break your bad habits.
Marriage was not designed to solve problems
If you have a bad habit now, then you'll have a bad habit and be married
You need to be a whole person who's looking for a whole person not someone with a hole
What ever their issue is going in... it will become 'your' fault after marriage.
Postpone the physical components of your relationships as long as possible.
No one has ever said "we should have gotten sooner faster"
Self control before marriage, means self control after marriage. It is a pattern.
Avoid living together.
No evidence that living together helps marriage. Research shows that it hurts your marriage later. A much higher chance of divorce later. Almost zero chance that your marriage will last.
Women move in thinking it's a step toward marriage
Men move in to see if they want to see if they want to stay.
Non-Christians: Do not date a Christian.
It is always about bate & switch. They want you to become a Christian
Get involved in your local church
If you go to the right places chances are you'll meet the right people
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