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We live in a world that has more and more relationships and less and less love, more and more sex and less and less intimacy.
A goal is the result or achievement toward which effort is directed.
they don’t know how to aim.
The truth is, having a goal without aim is senseless, but having a goal without God is pointless.
Many of us don’t have our aim directed when it comes to relationships. We take whatever comes.
We do whatever’s comfortable. But we don’t really know where we’re going or why.
you don’t have to have your whole life figured out from the start.
Your relationship goals can, and actually should, change over time.
You aren’t doomed if you’ve made a mistake; every one of us has access t...
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align your goal with God’s goals for relationships.
it’s possible to have a target for your arrow that’s the wrong target.
We should follow a plan (directions) that will get us to the goal (destination) that we actually want to reach.
“We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10).
The more we seek Him, the more we’ll find out what He wants for us and the more we’ll desire to pursue it.
the only thing that is unchangeable, unwavering, and immovable is the Word of God.
God is the real, ultimate, and total winner in this universe.
Set your relationship goals in partnership with God and in keeping with His teaching, and you’ll find fulfillment—not just in the relationships themselves but in your whole life.
Progression, not perfection—that’s
it’s not the pressure to get everything right all at once.
no one is exempt from needing a relationship with God.
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
fulfill your purpose.
it’s about finding a partner who will help you to fulfill the purpose for which God put you on this earth instead of getting in the way of that.
It’s about following God.
Before you find that right person, you have to find your purpose. The right person is on the other side of the right purpose.
Not perfect, but progressing.
“Come close to God, and God will come close to you” (James 4:8).
After marriage there should be love.
“For everything there is a season” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
God, who is love.
Your time of singleness is not wasted; it’s preparation, and preparation requires patience.
I will never fail you. I will never abandon you. (HEBREWS 13:5)
God wants you to be self-aware in your singleness.
recognizing your own faults and shortcomings so that you can allow Him to work on those areas and pray that your future spouse is doing the same, wherever that person is.
God wants the same level of commitment from you during your season of singleness. You can spend your time pursuing all sorts of opportunities and develop relationships as long as you don’t neglect to spend time pursuing Him.
Singleness is the time for “I”: invest, imagine, and inspire.
When you use your season of singleness to understand and improve yourself while getting closer to the God who made you, it’s like taking a leap of faith—it’s a sign that you trust in the outcome of God’s plan for your life.
