Tag: stirring up love

Why Men Don’t Propose

We see it everywhere. They’ve been together for years.  She really wants to get married but he’s still not proposed.  Everyone’s wondering when it’s going to happen and why he is delaying things.  I am going to look at two common reasons (more…)

Women and their infatuations

Have you ever met a guy, began to daydream about him and soon become totally into him when he has never had any clear conversation with you about his interest? Have you then reached the point where you can’t get him out of your mind and have happily repeatedly fantasized about being with him or being married to him? I would argue that such behavior is potentially dangerous and a waste of our time, energy and emotion! Here are a few reasons why: (more…)

Is he a good match for you?

What would you think of me if I told you that I met my husband while drunk in Las Vegas and married him that very evening? Crazy, irresponsible, foolish? Would you be surprised if I told you that we soon realized we had nothing in common, fundamentally disagreed on nearly everything important and are now really struggling to make things work? Probably not! My point? It’s not wise to choose to marry a stranger while drunk! But how many of us would willfully let love stir up and awaken (more…)

Voddie Baucham on dating

Voddie Baucham is an American pastor, father of 9 children and has some very, very challenging teachings on relationships and dating. Here are 10 thought-provoking quotes of his from different sermons and interviews (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…)

A culture of stirred up love

Many of us Christian women would love to have a boyfriend. We would love someone to cuddle up with in front of a movie on a Friday night. We would love someone to call our own. Basically we would love someone to share emotional intimacy with. Why shouldn’t we want such a relationship? Because such a relationship, biblically, should not exist outside of engagement and marriage.   (more…)

7 Reasons to guard your heart

We are called to guard our hearts…”Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23)…but often that is easier said than done. Here are 7 reasons why we should guard our hearts while being pursued by a man.  Hopefully they will remain a reminder to us if we are tempted to let our hearts go. (more…)