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1 " Healthy people will marry healthy people because you will always end up with the person whom you believe you deserve. "
― , True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of your Life
2 " Because I had no awareness of who I was or what I needed, I found myself settling for a mediocre relationship rather than holding out for what was best. "
3 " When we see marriage as our sole purpose, we find ourselves with nowhere to go when we finally arrive. "
4 " What if our loneliness is the result not simply of needing a partner but of needing people? We are made in the image of a relational God; it makes sense that we possess the desire to be together. "
5 " Fix your eyes on Jesus and the plans he has for your life. Look ahead, and run after him with all your heart. Then look around. Whoever has kept up with you, marry that person. "
6 " Your story has far more to do with finding God’s unique calling and purpose for you life than it does with finding the love of your life. "
7 " Dating with no regrets means keeping your focus on Jesus, so that no matter what happens in your relationships with others, your relationship with God remains intact. "
8 " Your longing for an intimate relationship with another person is something you were created to feel. It doesn’t mean that you are unholy or that you haven’t let Jesus fill your heart the way he should. It means you’re human, created in the image of God, a God who loves, who connects, and who longs for relationship himself.Jesus can never be your boyfriend or girlfriend because we was never intended to be. A significant part of your heart was designed specifically for just him, but there is a part of your heart that was designed specifically for others. "
9 " what matters is not who initiated but how we responded thereafter. We both responded with affirming words and validating actions. We invested in the relationship equally, together giving and receiving. We kept communication open the whole way through. "
10 " Focus on whom God has made you to be, rather than on whom he has made for you to be with. "
11 " More important than who initiates a relationship are the mutual love and respect that are exchanged from that point on. "
12 " The result of immersing yourself in God’s love is that it requires you to trust — trust in a God who loves you enough to meet all of your needs, trust in a God who knows what is best for your life, trust in the one who promises that his will is good, pleasing, and perfect (Rom. 12:2), trust in a God whose love is matchless. "
13 " the success of a relationship is determined not by a lack of conflict but by how well a couple works through conflict. "
14 " It’s easier to show aggression than it is to feel insecure. It’s easier to push people away and to live alone than to be emotionally exposed and vulnerable. "
15 " Loving yourself requires that you know, value, and respect the person you are while moving toward the person God has made you to be. "
16 " Understanding can lead to liberation. Knowledge can bring freedom from the past. For those who don’t take the time to understand their past and are blind to how it has shaped them, the road to true love can be difficult. "
17 " When you choose to look inward, you are choosing to go where no man has gone before, because only you have access to this terrain. It is a journey that brings with it new discoveries each and every day. "
18 " Finding true love starts with taking inventory of our strengths and weaknesses, quirks and traits, hopes and dreams, and getting to know the person behind the mask. "
19 " When you choose to look inward, you are choosing to go where no man has gone before, because only you have access to this terrain. It is a journey that brings with it new discoveries each and every day. WHERE "
20 " Understanding can lead to liberation. Knowledge can bring freedom from the past. For those who don’t take the time to understand their past and are blind to how it has shaped them, the road to true love can be difficult. CATHERINE "