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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Why You’re Looking for Jesus in Your Boyfriend
I’ve had a crush on a guy (I’ll call “Sean”) for over 3 years. It’s bad. What’s worse is that we’ve only spoken one time. He picked up my grapes in the college cafeteria when I dropped them. I thanked him. End of story. Somehow, I still have a hard-core crush on Sean. I stare […]
7 Habits of a Strong Christian Woman
As Christian women, I think there’s an unspoken narrative playing in our minds that goes something like this: “Christian women shouldn’t be strong. Christian women shouldn’t be brave and courageous. Christian women should remain passive and mind their own business.” This is false. Very false. Just look at some of the godly women in the Bible. […]
Becoming a Girl of God-Worship Instead of Self-Worship
Jennifer’s tears rolled down her cheeks as she struggled to express her thoughts. “I just don’t feel like God sees me or cares about me. He’s never answered a single one of my prayers and I never see Him working in my life. I don’t have many friends, my parents don’t give me the time […]
3 Truths to Remember When Life is Hard
Life often feels like a long string of waiting. Waiting for change. Waiting for a breakthrough. For healing. A boyfriend. A husband. Waiting for God to be faithful and trying to believe He still is. Waiting for the day when pain doesn’t greet you first thing in the morning and stay with until you go […]
How to Deal with Your Heartache After a Breakup
I think the hardest part of a breakup is the mornings that follow it. The nights are hard too, but the mornings, I think that’s when the pain is the rawest. When you’ve spent the past 6-8 hours (or 5 if you’re anything like me) sleeping in a blissful state of ignorance, and then you […]
What it Takes to THRIVE as a Single Girl
Looking back on the many Valentine’s Days I spent “alone”, there is one specific day that stands out to me more than others. I was single (as I was for much of the first 30 years of my life) and I was headed to the grocery store to pick up my favorite drugstore mascara. I […]
7 Life-Giving Truths for Overcoming Worry and Fear
As a single girl (before I married Zack) I had so many fears and worries running through my head. “What if I never get married?!” “What if no guy ever likes me?!” “What if don’t get married until I’m 40?!” Fear. Worry. Lack of trust. All of my worries were completely in vain too, because 3 years later […]
