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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We Need to Stop Destroying Godly Leadership in Guys
The conference had just begun as I settled into my chair with my warm cup of coffee in hand. I was excited to take a break from the normal routine of life and instead spend the weekend resting and recharging. About ten minutes into the opening session, I noticed a cute young married couple come […]
Why I Chose Not to Walk in the Women’s March
As much as I absolutely love being a woman, I was honestly shocked, saddened, and appalled by the Women’s March this past Saturday. This March, and all that was represented by it, was a sobering picture of what happens to womanhood when God is removed from the picture. Without God’s truth guiding our lives, womanhood […]
Falling in Love With Guys That You Don’t Even Know
It was a sunny Friday afternoon, and I had just finished attending a writing conference with a girlfriend of mine. I walked to the parking garage and hopped in my truck. Yikes! The parking garage had been empty when I pulled in early that morning, but it had completely filled up throughout the day. Getting […]
Why Staying Pure for Marriage Shouldn’t Be the Goal
Saving my first kiss for my wedding day was a dream I’d had since I was young. As a 13-year-old girl I remember hearing an older girl (she seemed ancient to me at the time, but was probably only 21) share how she was saving her first kiss for marriage. I remember being so inspired […]
Learning to Trust God When the Situation Seems Impossible
Let’s fly back in time to October of 2014. I remember it like it was yesterday. Kristen and I were standing in a hotel Starbucks waiting to meet the one and only Erin Davis. (She’s the amazing gal who runs the LYWB Blog). I’d been interacting with Erin for several years via email but had […]
Top 5 Most Popular and Shared Posts from 2016
Whether you’ve been reading the Girl Defined blog for a while or you’re new to our website, we are SO excited to enter this brand new year with you. God is so good and He’s done amazing things in your lives (as we’ve learned from the many emails you all have sent us), and we praise […]
The Surest Way to Find True Love this Year
“Maybe this will be my year!” she squealed. “Maybe I’ll finally meet the man of my dreams.” The hopes of finding “true love” is on the minds of a lot of single people as the new year rolls around. It was for me when I was single! The anticipation of a new beginning and all […]
