Life, especially singlehood, can be like going down a road. It can bring with it twists and turns, climbing up and down hills and can be either smooth or rough going. In order to go down this road, we need to follow our trail guide, Yahshua the Messiah!
Posted in Friendships, Preparing for Marriage, Purity on Sep 26th, 2009
I have been reading a book called “Emotional Purity: An affair of the heart” by Heather Arnel Paulsen with my younger sister and a couple of paragraphs caught my attention. (The book is really good, by the way!).
She was dealing with emotional purity and why it is wrong to spend one-on-one time with someone of […]
Posted in Friendships, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage on Aug 22nd, 2009
I found myself reading from Proverbs 20 this morning and I came across verses 5-6 and something really stuck out to me in regards to traits to look for in a young man. This is what I read…
“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it […]
Posted in Friendships, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Purity, Singlehood on Jul 9th, 2009
I mentioned in the last post about how our family has a questionnaire that we put together as a family, about what questions we would like to have answered by our future spouses.
This questionnaire came about as my father had been asked by my sisters husband for permission to start a relationship with her […]
Posted in Friendships, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Purity, Singlehood on Jul 8th, 2009
I can just hear a lot of you wondering, “Now what do our siblings have to do with ‘our’ marriage relationship?” They have to do with a great deal of it, and I’d like to focus on the different aspects that our relationships play in their lives.
Firstly, I’d like to talk about our setting up […]
Posted in Friendships, Marriage, Preparing for Marriage, Purity, Singlehood on Jul 6th, 2009
I wanted to talk a little bit more of what I believe our role is, once we are in a relationship with another person. For this I believe, is very important. I spoke a little bit about what I believe our role is where others are concerned, and where our parents are, coming up to […]