4 {More} Instructions for Relationships
Q: Is courting the only way to honor God in a relationship? (Part 2)
Purity
4 Instructions for Relationships
Q: Is courting the only way to honor God in a relationship?
Will God Really Forgive Me?
Q: I just got done reading your book, Unashamed, and it was all centered around God and how He can forgive us, but I honestly don’t think that He’d want to forgive me for all the things I’ve done…
Why Do Guys Brag About Losing “It”?
Q: I was sitting near some guys at lunch and they were asking each other if they had lost their, um, “purity,” and who they lost it with. Why do guys brag about that and try to make it sound cool?
Jessie’s Thoughts on Dating
Q: What is your perspective on dating before marriage?
My Mom Says No Kissing
Q: I have a boyfriend who is two years older than me and a very new Christian. My mom has set strict guidelines for our relationship. She does’t even want us kissing…
Content… Mostly
Q: God has blessed me in my single hood but I find it difficult at times to have pure, God-honoring thoughts! It’s easy to get distracted. How do I maintain mental and emotional purity as a spiritually maturing woman?
I’m Afraid if I Say “No,” I’ll Lose Him
Q: My boyfriend is not a virgin, but I am, and every time we talk on the phone he talks about how the next time we see each other he wants to have sex with me…
Victoria’s [Not So] Secret
Q: At your talk last week, you said you won’t shop at Victoria’s Secret. Why not? What’s the big deal?
Hard Time Saying “No”
Q: I’m a virgin and I’m going to stay that way until I get married, but lately I’m a hard time saying no. There’s a lot of pressure, when I’m with my guy I want to but I know I shouldn’t. I just want to know why it has to be so hard!
Awk-ward!
Q: I have a great boyfriend who respects me and loves me. I told him I’m not ready for sex because I’d like to stay a virgin until I’m married. He said he is perfectly fine with that… The thing is, he sometimes says things that I’m unsure about…
Feeling Pressured
Q: My boyfriend is just my type. Plus, my parents really like him and his parents really like me. But I think he wants to have sex. He said that if he ever did anything I didn’t like that I have the right to stop him, and he asked me what my limits were. But he sometimes says things that make me feel a little bit uncomfortable. What should I do?
Is He with Me for the Right Reasons?
Q: I have been with this guy for about three months….When we used to talk, we would laugh and talk seriously, but now it’s all about sex….
Breaking Physical Boundaries
Q: My boyfriend and I set clear boundaries, but over the last week we went past those boundaries, so now we’ve set even stricter ones. I’m scared that we’re going to go farther again….
Is “It” Okay If I Love Him?
Q: I need some advice from a Christian woman’s point of view. Do you think it’s wrong for me to be sexually physical with a guy that I really and truly think I love? The catch is that I have only been with him for 2 months. What’s your opinion?
He Wants More Than a Dance
Q: I am going to formal with a junior and I am a freshman. I think he is cool, but he told my brother that he wanted to do stuff with me that I don’t want to do.
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