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Final write up on Relationship Guides... {An excerpt from a book} A romantic mind-set is based on the false and harmful notion that a good relationship is something you find, when in fact it is something you make.  Infatuation is something you find. Sexual chemistry is something you find. A lost cell phone is something you find. But a strong, intimate, God-honoring marriage that leads to a lifelong partnership and that fosters a sense of oneness? That’s something you make, and it takes a long time to make. A relationship, by its very definition, can’t be found; it has to be built. It requires two people getting to know each other, and then every day they have to choose to keep relating to each other or risk drifting apart. Intimacy is created stitch by stitch, through verbal sharing, dedicated praying, acts of love and service, expressions of commitment, and building increased understanding through regular communication and by experiencing life together. Dating is different from ma...

Letter to the ladies

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Dear Ladies, permit me to inform you that problems usually erupt from trying to build a life (with regards to marriage) together without purpose, without mission, without something that not only establishes a connection but keeps you caring about each other for the next fifty to sixty years. 📌 BEING IN LOVE ISN’T ENOUGH- I’ve seen people fail to pursue a relationship, even though they respected, admired, and loved another person, because there didn’t seem to be that over-the-top, make-my-knees-weak sexual chemistry. And I’ve watched people rush into a relationship that any objective observer could see had some serious problems on the horizon, but the feelings were so intense, it all felt so right, that two people were willing to bet their lives and their future kids’ happiness on it. Blurting out or acting on your feelings in the bloom of their creation is a tempting but foolish thing to do.  Hey sissies, my goal is to get you to care about your boyfriend’s godliness as much as a...