Maximizing Your Singlehood


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Being single does not mean one is lonely, Loneliness should never be equated to being single, but rather an amazing time for self-discovery. Learning how to maximize the period you are single by developing your relationship with God, building character, and discovering your purpose or vision, will prepare you for better future or a good married life. Singlehood is the prerequisites for marriage no taking this prerequisite will mean you are are preparing for failure in marriage and failure in life.




Not Yet Married


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Life Is Never Mainly About Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew up assuming that marriage would meet all of your needs and unlock God's purposes for you. But God has far more planned for you than your future marriage. Not Yet Married is not about waiting quietly in the corner of the world for God to bring you "the one," but about inspiring you to live and date for more now. If you follow Jesus, the search for a spouse is no longer a pursuit of the perfect person, but a pursuit of more of God. He will likely write a love story for you different than the one you would write for yourself, but that's because he loves you and knows how to write a better story. This book was written to help you find real hope, happiness, and purpose in your not-yet-married life.




Relationship Goals


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid, inspiring guide to finding lasting love and sustaining a healthy relationship by getting real about your goals—based on the viral, multi-million-view sermon series about dating, marriage, and sex “No matter where you are and no matter what stage of life you are in, Relationship Goals will be a game changer.”—Levi Lusko NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY COSMOPOLITAN You scroll through photo after photo of happy couples and think, I want a relationship like that! The thing is, those intimate relationships are a mirage—the closer you get to them, the more you realize they aren’t real at all. So what does a real relationship look like? And how do you get there? In Relationship Goals, Pastor Michael Todd digs deep to give you good news and real-life ideas for making the most of your most important relationships. Take a look at • what it means to choose intentional dating over recreational dating • how to move on from mistakes you’ve made in the past • why love gets stronger after marriage • what the Bible has to say about sex (hot take: it’s more sizzling than you think) • why the best friendships have God at the center Whether you are married, single, or it’s complicated, aiming for the right targets will make all the difference in finding true satisfaction. As it turns out, God’s got the best relationship goals of all for your life. Why settle for less?




Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel


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"This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church." — Ephesians 5:32 Marriage reveals something of eternal significance. From the beginning, God designed marriage to convey a greater reality—the passionate, unfailing, redeeming love of God for sinners, the eternal romance between Christ and his bride. In this volume, Ray Ortlund traces marriage throughout Scripture—from the first marriage in the garden of Eden to the ultimate marriage in the book of Revelation—laying out a transcendent vision of marriage that dignifies our own imperfect unions as a display of the gospel. This book offers insight and hope to every married person today. Part of the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series.




Can Your Relationship Be Saved?


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"The title of this book captures one of the most commonly explored issues that I have dealt with in my office over the past three decades as a practicing clinical psychologist." Thus begins Dr. Broder's wise and compassionate guide to assessing a faltering love relationship, and answering the fundamental question asked by the book's title. Broder addresses individuals and couples in marriages, or any other type of love relationship or romance -- long- or short-term, and of any sexual orientation. His 40-item "Can Your Relationship Be Saved?" Inventory asks the rights questions. But readers are not left there. The chapters that follow gently guide them in exploration of what is likely to happen if...' What if I go? What if I stay? Readers will find direction in answering those questions for themselves, and the information and strategies to help them act on their decisions. Can Your Relationship Be Saved? speaks--in a warm, unabashedly upbeat and optimistic manner--directly to the painful ambivalence that results when you are unable to determine how you really feel. Broder's guidance is packed with practical road maps and direction finders, avoiding glibness, cliches, pat answers or "someone else's value judgments that will rarely hold up for you in the end."




Single on Purpose


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Did it ever occur to you that maybe God allowed you to be single on purpose? Think about it...why haven't your relationships worked? Why do you seem to meet the same type of guy, over and over again? How do you find your purpose and why do you need to? Are you ready to meet "the one"? Single on Purpose, answers questions like these and much, much more. Through scripture, God reveals an intricate system designed to mature you, feed you as well as the body of Christ, while simultaneously arranging your marriage with the man he has ordained for you from the beginning of time. Single on Purpose also explains how violation of the word of God have caused women to be stuck in the wilderness of dating. What should have taken 3 days took 40yrs! Too many women of God has disobeyed their heavenly Father by giving the best of themselves away; mind, body, soul, resources and time in a pathetic attempt to secure a man. As a result of they're bitter, desperate, insecure and alone. This is in total contradiction to the Lord's divine plan for women of God. For whatever reason it hasn't occur to them that if they're single, they should be Single on Purpose. God, King of Kings, Lord of Lords strategically uses his royal daughters to enlarge his kingdom on earth. Men of God serve as sons while single and he must die to self to prove himself worthy of being king. That blood sacrifice appoints him king in the spirit. But in order to become king on earth he has to marry a daughter of the King. He cannot become a king and rule on earth without you. You see, your singleness is not an accident, it's extremely strategic! Upon reading Single on Purpose you will: Learn that God prepares you and your future partner for marriage separately through service to him and arranges it without the dating model Discover that God has a divine all encompassing purpose and system of living specifically for single women Find out how to become a wife before marriage Understand the role of the wife, mother and daughter according to scripture. Marriage, single hood and parenthood etc., are offices. If you're single, you have a job to do in that office as long as you're in that position. Understand that the world system will never give you the true desire of your heart Learn how to sever demonic soul ties and why you need to do so See what the bible has to say about single women and their purpose Realize the importance and significance of the body Reveal the secrets to getting married to "the right one" Show you how to wait and why you are waiting Explain why some men have rejected you Reveal the10 step process for a complete turnaround




Sex, Dating, and Relationships


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Considering the pervasive immorality and high divorce rate of our contemporary Christian culture, we evidently need a biblically based, theologically compelling, practical understanding of sex, dating, and relationships. Pastors Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas counteract this problem with their paradigm-shifting view of purity and relationships—a view that challenges even the basic assumptions of evangelical subculture. Unlike most books on dating, this one cuts straight to the heart of dating relationships, asserting with confidence that the line must be drawn at "no sexual activity" whatever. Few have dared to define and apply the Bible's understanding of purity in premarital relationships to this degree, but Heistand and Thomas have done it. Furthermore, both authors are vocational pastors who communicate regularly with the target audience and have a proven ability to express biblical truth in a winsome and compelling manner. Sex, Dating, and Relationships adds a new, almost provocative voice to the conversation that, with straightforward theological insight, pleads with Christians to get serious about honoring Christ with their sexuality.




Seasons of Waiting


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We’re all waiting for something. It might be a spouse or a baby. It might be healing or a home. Regardless of what we're waiting for, it’s easy to feel discontent when things aren’t going as planned and our dreams are delayed—especially when questions of “Why?” and “How long?” remain unanswered. God uses seasons of waiting to teach us patience and make us more like himself. But sanctification is not the only purpose God has in mind. When we wait faithfully with unmet longings, we become a powerful picture of the bride of Christ waiting for the day when he returns and God’s kingdom reigns.




100 Relationship Signs


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Is God telling you to wait on him for a spouse or is he telling you to be more proactive in dating? What will happen in your life when you meet the person God wants you to marry? How will God lead you to date the right person and protect you from entering into a bad relationship? Should you pursue friendship with that person you like? Should you date him or her? If you want to know God's will for your life in singleness and dating, this book is for you. In 19 short chapters, Mark Ballenger outlines 100 clear relationship signs you can look for to help you figure out what God wants you to do (or not do) in singleness and dating.This book is packed with biblical and practical advice on discovering God's leading in your life. Whether you are trying to decide if God wants you to remain single for now or if you are trying to decided if you are supposed to get married to the person you are dating, this book will help you find the answers you need to know.




Keys for Living Single


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In Keys for Living Single, Dr. Munroe describes how singleness—as we define it—is a myth. He explains the true nature of singleness and how it enables us to become everything God designed us to be: “If a state of singleness means ‘to be unique and whole,’ then to be totally single should be every Christian’s number one goal.” Develop a wholeness and completeness that will define and guide you for the rest of your life as you fulfill your singular purpose in the world—single or married.