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I Made My Boyfriend into an Idol – by Surrenderedgirl

July 10, 2015 by

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A guest post by Surrenderedgirl – I’m so thankful for the opportunity to share what God is doing in this dear sister’s life. May her post richly bless you, as well: After several months of dating, I had built up resentment towards my boyfriend. I don’t naturally talk about my feelings much, so I would […]

Evaluating My Motives about Wearing Makeup

April 30, 2015 by

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(If you would rather see this in a 4 minute video format, please click here.) The past 6 years, God has taught me to do a lot of questioning myself and digging to find my deepest motives for my decisions. For the past few years, I have been wearing makeup with the primary motive of […]

Do I Need Makeup? VIDEO

April 28, 2015 by

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/FB85ZRAVCd8?rel=0“> Check out my latest 4 minute video. I have a post coming about this topic on Thursday if you would rather read instead of watching a video. 🙂 LET’S SEEK GOD’S HEART FOR US AS WOMEN: Bible verses about modesty: http://www.openbible.info/topics/modesty Bible verses about vanity: http://www.openbible.info/topics/vanity Bible verses about worldliness: http://www.openbible.info/topics/worldliness Bible verses about […]

I Don’t Have to Be “The Most Beautiful Girl” in the Room

April 20, 2015 by

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What do you think when you look in the mirror, my precious sister? I am an identical twin. I know the pain of being CONSTANTLY compared to someone else in every single way. Other people compared us all day long every day. And we compared ourselves, too. You never want to be the ugly twin, […]

Radically Change Your Reality

April 16, 2015 by

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Our daughter and I watched a show with a cat behaviorist, Jackson Galaxy, together last week. The cat owner was a famous young woman who often tweeted about her cat and used some dreadful names for him in her tweets. Galaxy said something so profound: Words have power. What you speak becomes your reality. He […]

Jason Shares His Heart as a Single Brother in Christ

April 2, 2015 by

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“God, Please! Ask Me for ANYTHING but THIS!” moved my heart Peaceful…… There is so much pain, and hurt out there in His church concerning the idol of marriage. Yes, it’s an idol. As much as we in Christ who DO serve. Who DO live a life worthy of His favor, and who DO believe…….there […]

Thankfully, God Doesn’t Need “Space”

March 30, 2015 by

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This week, on my blog http://www.peacefulwife.com, we are examining a topic that is VERY difficult for many wives – giving space to their husbands. I think that is pretty counterintuitive to a lot of us as women, because many of us get married because we DON’T want to have space. We want constant emotional/spiritual/verbal connection. […]

The Tragedy of the “Hook Up” Culture

February 21, 2015 by

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For those who are unfamiliar with this term – “hooking up” means having sex with someone you may not even really know, with “no strings attached.” i.e.: “We just met today, but let’s hook up later tonight.” I know that many girls (and guys) have never known anything but this culture that exists today. But, it makes […]

“When Do I Feel More Secure in the Relationship?”

December 21, 2014 by

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  This is the last question that this precious single sister in Christ asked me: 3. When does it switch? Is there a moment when you feel slightly more secure and able to “relax” in the security of your relationship? My man is a great guy but I do wonder what it would be like […]

Why Men Leave

November 25, 2014 by

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  FROM A BROTHER IN CHRIST IN RESPONSE TO MY POST YESTERDAY: When a guy leaves, it is pretty important that a girl know that he may have a variety of motivators. For instance, I vanished from one girl’s life because although she was fun sometimes, she was a top-rate complainer and would get very […]