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WHO IS HE?

In Genesis, He is the seed of the woman. In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus, He is our High Priest. In Numbers, He is pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. In Deuteronomy, He is the prophet like unto Moses. In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation. In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver. In Ruth, He is our kinsman redeemer. In I and II Samuel, He is our trusted prophet. In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning king. In Erza, He is our faithful scribe. In Nehemiah, He is the rebuilder of the broken down walls of human life. In Ester, He is our Mordecai. In Job, He is our ever-living redeemer: “For I know my redeemer lives.” In Psalms, He is our shepherd. In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom. In Song of Solomon, He is the lover and the bridegroom. In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace. In Jeremiah, He is the righteous branch. In Lamentations, He is the weeping prophet. In Ezekiel, He is the wonderful four-faced man. In Daniel, He is the fourth man walking in the midst of the burning fiery furnaces of life. In Hosea, He is the husband forever married to the backslider. In Joel, He is the mighty baptizer in the Holy Ghost. In Amos, He is my burden bearer. In Obadiah, He is mighty to save. In Jonah, He is God’s great foreign missionary. In Micah, He is the messenger of beautiful feet. In Nahum, He is the avenger of God’s elect. In Habakkuk, He is God’s evangelist, crying, “Revive thy work in the midst of the years.” In Zephaniah, He is our Savior. In Haggai, He is the restorer of the lost heritage of Israel. In Zechariah, He is fountain opened up on the house of David for sin and uncleanness. In Malachi, He is the Son of Righteousness arisen with healing in His wings. In Matthew, He is the Messiah. In Mark, He is the wonder worker. In Luke, He is the Son of Man. In John, He is the Son of God. In Acts, He is the mighty baptizer in the Holy Ghost. In Romans, He is my justifier. In Corinthians, He is my sanctifier. In Galatians, He is the redeemer from the curse of the law. In Ephesians, He is the Christ of unsearchable riches. In Philippians, He is the God that supplies all my needs. In Colossians, He is the fullness of the godhead bodily. In I and II Thessalonians, He is my soon-coming King! In I and II Timothy, He is the mediator between God and man. In Tidus, He is my faithful pastor. In Philemon, He is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother. In Hebrews, He is the blood of the everlasting covenant. In James, He is our Great Physician, for “the prayer of faith shall save the sick.” In I and II Peter, He is my good shepherd. In I John, He is love. In II John, He is love.   In III John, He is love. In Jude, He is the Lord coming with 10,000 of His saints. In Revelation, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

HE IS THE WORD OF GOD.

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I hope you’re encouraged :)

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Religion is man's search for God. The GOSPEL is God's search for man.

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Hey friends,

I know it’s been a while (and I’m sorry for that, but life has been so crazy), but I really want to start writing again, and hopefully a little more seriously. Let me know if there’s anything in particular you’d like me to write on. Send me a message/ ask. Thanks everyone! :)

Lots of love, God bless. Xx

-LB. Xoxo

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Relationship Advice for 2015

Jesus at the center of it all

Marriage is not for everyone, remember that.

A solid friendship > a broken relationship

Perception is a liar

Waiting doesn’t mean idleness

Enjoy your singleness, completely.

Keep your private life, private.

Your significant other is not your entire life

Aspire to excellence, and allow God to do the rest

Heartbroken? Use it to God’s glory, inspire someone else.

Write. Write. Write.

Find a godly couple, and ask them lots of questions.

Read books about relationships.

Dating ≠ Courtship. The difference is the presence of God in the relationship.

Love is a serious matter so do not tell someone you love them if you only like them.

Lust ≠ Love, Sex ≠ Intimacy

Enjoy your singleness, seriously enjoy it.

If you’re young, don’t rush to be with someone. Cute interactions don’t compensate for the deep stuff.

If he/she doesn’t make you a better person, then he/she is not good for you.

If God doesn’t give you the go, don’t pursue it. Validation comes from God.

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Too good not to share, and this post goes for men as well!

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Hi there, I'm really struggling, you see many of my friends and the people my age all seem to be in these wonderful committed relationships. Everyone is either engaged or on the brink of it. I feel I can't escape wedding talk or my friends bailing on me to be with their boyfriends. I really want to find someone but I want to be content being single. I trust God but it's getting harder as the years of singleness pass by. I'm just discouraged and I feel like none of my friends understand 😔

Hey girl. 

Let’s be best friends because I am in this same exact spot. Every time I get on Facebook, another one bites the dust and has a diamond on her left hand. And it’s hard. 

I recently answered a question that was very similar to yours - and I encourage you to read that here. I don’t want to just give you that link and send you on your way. I want you to know that I see you, God sees you, and we both care about the desires in your heart. A dear friend of mine sent me this song called Darling. He told me that God put me on his heart when he heard this song, and this song almost brings me to tears when I listen to it. I know it’s hard to stay patient and not settle for something that’s not God’s best for you (I am 100000% guilty of this). 

In the mean time, do things you enjoy! Do things by yourself, care for yourself, and treat yo self! Your season of singleness can be a once in a lifetime season. take advantage of it and most importantly take care of yourself & your heart.

-31Women (Emma)

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1/3me and my boyf are both christians and we really have been struggling with our drives. we had sex plenty of times. we both know it's not right until we have God's blessing but temptation always wins. I really have this conviction to stop this and we've talked about this a lot of times that we should stop because it's wrong and displeasing to God... but we keep falling.

***I did recieve, read, and address part 2 of your ask :)

Hello Dearie. Xx

Firstly I have to commend you for your courage,because I know it can be very difficult to open up about these things. I alsowant to say that it’s actually a really good thing that you feel this sense ofconviction, because if you felt perfectly fine in your sin then that woulddefinitely be an issue. The fact you not only recognize and can acknowledgeyour sin, but also seek to change is awesome. This is probably the hardest, butmost important part of the process, so congratulations. *High fives*

I’ve never be exactly in your situation, but there wasa time I struggled terribly with pornography / masturbation addiction. Althoughthey’re not the same fight, there are some strong similarities between the two.

I distinctly remember a season where I cycled throughperiods of freedom and imprisonment. There were periods I wouldn’t masturbateor view porn, but there were also periods where the opposite would happen. Outof nowhere (or at least it appeared that way), I would feel so tempted, I’dgive in, and usually be stuck there for a few weeks.

I remember feeling a lot of the same emotions you’reprobably feeling. I felt guilty, ashamed, and disgusted with myself, andfrustrated that I kept messing up.

The reason that I (and probably you and your boyfriendto some extent) kept messing up is because instead of getting to the root of myproblem I’d simply attempt to go cold turkey.

The thing about going cold turkey is that it’s usuallynot effective unless you have a replacement.

I used pornography/ masturbation as a way to makemyself feel valued, attractive, and less lonely; all important things that humansnaturally long for. Even though I “stopped” my addiction, my need for feelingvalued, attractive, and not lonely were still there, so naturally I ran back towhat previously was feeding this need; porn/ masturbation. And when I didn’t,like your boyfriend, I also found myself a bit sad and irritated.

As my pastor says, it’s natural to want to feel loved,valued, attractive, etc., but the problem arises when you try to seek thosethings in places God never intended for you to.

When I began to fully satisfy my need to feel valued,attractive, loved, etc, through God, that’s when my addiction started to loosenits grip on me. The more rooted I was able to become in God, the more fulfilledI became through Him, and the less I had to depend on pornography/ masturbationfor fulfillment. I eventually got to the point where I didn’t even want to masturbate/view pornography, because after experiencing true satisfaction through Christ Iquickly came to realize that nothing else could ever compare.

I believe that the reason you and your boyfriend arehaving such difficulties beating this is because it’s feeding you both in waysthat go beyond the physical.

Sexual sin/ addictions almost always run deeper thanjust the physical stuff. The physical stuff is usually just the tip of the iceberg; the most visible stuff. But the true root of the problem is usually theemotional stuff at the base of the iceberg; which is usually out of obvioussight. The emotional stuff often holds the tightest grip, and therefore tendsto be the hardest to shake.  

I suggest that you both truly seek what’s at the baseof your icebergs. What are you gaining when you two are together? Which need isgetting fulfilled? A need to feel affirmed? Valued? Loved? Attractive?Supported? The list goes on and on. You both need to pray, and earnestly seek Himfor yourselves, and allow Him to reveal to you what you’re lacking, and thenallow Him to fulfill that need. I may have been able to put all of that into a singlesentence, but trust me, it’s easier said than done. It’s going to take time,and you’re going to have to be patient.

During my “seeking” period I sought Him intensely. Iread my Bible and fasted like I never had before.

For lack of better wording I think you both shouldfast each other. You don’t have to break up, but spending time apart woulddefinitely do you both some good. Laying such important things at His feetshows how desperately you want Him, and that means the world to Him. It’d alsogive you both time to really hear from the Lord, and allow Him to truly do awork in you both. I believe the Lord is always speaking to us and working inus, but too often we get so consumed in our own lives that completely miss Him.Returning to your first true Love (Christ) will heal you both, and yourrelationship in ways you can’t imagine.

I kind of already said this, but simply being apart isnot enough. It’s kind of like the cold turkey thing I talked about earlier. Inaddition to being part you’re both going to have to really spend time with theLord. Spend extra time in your Word, pray, and be consistent in your quiettimes.

Another very important thing is accountability.Keeping this issue just between the two of you and God really isn’t going to bebeneficial. It’s a good start, but it’s gonna take more. You don’t have to tellyour parents right away, but you definitely need to let someonein. I suggest a mature couple that you trust, and is solid in their walk withthe Lord. If you don’t have a couple like this on your radar then find an older,mature Christian female (male for your boyfriend) that you trust and can bevulnerable with.

God knows that you’re just dust. He’s also very wellacquainted with every temptation we have, but yet is still without sin. So whatbetter person to go to for guidance? When we truly submit to Him and truly makeHim Lord of our lives we lay everything at His feet. We don’t only lay thestuff that we love and grip tightly, but also the stuff that we can’t bear onour own. The stuff that will eat us alive if He’s not there to help. Fullysubmit to Him and lay those things down. Sex drives are impossible to handle onour own. Why? Because we weren’t designed to. Allow Him to take the reins ofall areas of your life; including your sex life.

Christ died to and for all of our sin, and then rose again so we could also benefit fromHis sacrifice. When we accept Christ as our Lord and savior we become one withHim. Just as we (and everything we have) become His, He, and everything He hasbecomes ours. This includes, but is certainly not limited to His strength,courage, and boldness. In the midst of temptation remember you’re a child ofGod, and consequently what that gives you access to. When you feel tempted justcall out to Him, ask for His strength, and He will come through.

Here are some scriptures, songs, and other posts thatcame to mind as I wrote this.

Songs:

“How Can It Be” by Lauren Daigle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UXn_OuJkvE

“Mercy” by Bethel// Amanda Cook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sILwvJShMV8

“You are my One Thing” by Bethel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_vwFK2O9k

“This Love” by Housefires II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEL4Oqfcgn8

“Freedom Reigns” by Jesus Culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn3qPV2WQCw

“Start Over” by Flame/ NF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms1uqdX6wXY

“The River” by Jordan Feliz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maT4phfTXR4

“Good Fight” by Unspoken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0M3X3_pFD4

“Drops In The Ocean” by Hawk Nelson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZH13wFGffg

Books:

“No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction” by MarnieC. Ferree (for you)

“Passion and Purity” by Elisabeth Elliot (for youboth)

“Every Young Man’s Battle” by Fred Stoeker and SteveArterburn (for your boyfriend)

Posts:

Sex drives are gifts: https://www.wattpad.com/268746275-my-journey-to-sexual-purity-x-sex-drives-are-gifts

Why Cold Turkey doesn’t work: https://www.wattpad.com/188853071-my-journey-to-sexual-purity-x-cold-turkey

Properly feeding yourself: https://www.wattpad.com/214138865-my-journey-to-sexual-purity-x-properly-feeding#

Quiet times tips: http://fightingforpurity101.tumblr.com/post/107816068322/quiet-time-tips

Fleeing temptation: http://fightingforpurity101.tumblr.com/post/114846215577/get-out-asap

Unconditional love &forgiveness: http://fightingforpurity101.tumblr.com/post/114276612987/unconditional-love-forgiveness

Verses:

Hebrews 4:15

Romans 6:1-11 (MSG)

1 Corinthians 10:13

Song of Solomon 8:4

Isaiah 43:25

Psalm 103:12

Psalm 34:18

Pretty long post, but definitely worth the read! I’mpraying for you guys! Be sure to keep me posted!  Lots of love, and God bless. Xx

- LB xx

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So true