Fighting Lust with the Power of Gratitude
When I was a teen girl, I remember having moments where I viewed God’s boundaries for sexual purity as a bit…well — annoying. Striving for purity in my heart and mind wasn’t easy, and I struggled to keep my thoughts pure. I would find myself grumbling in my heart about how tough the single life […]
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Should a Christian Girl Date a Guy Who Struggles With Porn?
Megan met Josh through a young adults group at her church and had been going out with him for several weeks. One evening while having coffee with Josh, he confessed to her that he currently struggles with pornography and is trying really hard to stop. Megan wasn’t sure how to process this information and went […]
Trusting God With Your Guy Crush
I remember having my first ever crush on a guy. His name, “boy in jeans shorts.” Okay. That wasn’t his real name. I don’t actually know what his real name was. I just remember seeing him from a distance and falling in love. It didn’t matter that I was just a kid at the time. […]
Halloween: When Nice Girls Turn Naughty for One Day
“Awww man, I hate this holiday.” He said rolling his eyes. “I just don’t get it…” “Oh really?” I asked, “What are you talking about?” This is me several years ago having a conversation with a Christian college guy I know. “I just don’t get Halloween parties and Christian girls. Why do so many Christian […]
10 Tips to Keep Your Heart Focused on Jesus
It seems like everything in the world is trying to distract us from truly focusing on Jesus. Social media, movies, music, friends, sports, school, and work etc. While those things aren’t necessarily harmful in and of themselves, it seems many of us have found ourselves obsessed with everything but our relationship with God. I’m just […]
Fighting Lust with the Power of Gratitude
When I was a teen girl, I remember having moments where I viewed God’s boundaries for sexual purity as a bit…well — annoying. Striving for purity in my heart and mind wasn’t easy, and I struggled to keep my thoughts pure. I would find myself grumbling in my heart about how tough the single life […]
How to Be Happy When You Don’t Have Boyfriend
It’s so easy to imagine how full, complete, and happy your life would be if you had a boyfriend. It’s easy to imagine that all of your problems would go away. That you would magically transform into a kinder, sweeter, more others-centered girl. That life would all of the sudden become easy and trouble-free. This […]
How to Make Friends When You Feel Left Out and Forgotten
Have you ever been left out by a friend? Have you ever felt like a certain friend wasn’t reaching out to you enough? Unfortunately, when stuff like this happens, our natural tendency is to complain about what the other person (or group of people) isn’t giving us. We complain that they aren’t loving us enough, […]
