Tag: deny self

10 Ways Women Dress Immodestly

Most of us Christian women hopefully don’t get up on a Sunday morning and say to ourselves, ‘How can I look sexy, hot and seductive for church?’ We want to honour God through the way we dress (Romans 12, 1 Cor 6:19-20, 1 Tim 2:9). We don’t want to cause our brothers to stumble (Romans 14:21,15:1-7). (more…)

Surrendering your ‘RIGHT’ to marry

What do the following Christian book titles have in common? ‘What to do until love finds you’, ‘Prayers and notes to my future husband’, ‘Before you meet prince charming’ and ‘Satisfaction as a single: while waiting on your husband’. (more…)

“Settling” for Mr. Good Enough

“My advice is this: Settle! That’s right. Don’t worry about passion or intense connection…. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year.  (more…)

Idolising marriage

When singing, “I surrender all”, do we really mean, “I surrender all except my right to get married”? When we read, “One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life”, do we actually mean, “One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may get married”? (more…)