So many search the world seeking after anything that can satisfy the longing inside of them to be complete, made whole, be happy, to be loved. Many of us are running away from the one true thing that will complete us, many of us are searching for something that cannot be found in an empty world. Our heart aches to know true love and its all encompassing embrace. Discover the difference between love and lust and understand the truly life changing impact of The Great Romance.

NOTES FROM THIS MEETING

Everything God created is meant for good, including sex. God designed people as sexual beings and intended sex to be kept between a husband and his wife. Sex, naturally, is used as a way of procreation, but God’s intention is much deeper. He created sex so a man and his wife could share a spiritual, physical and emotional connection with one another. Sex was created so that a husband and wife would share a profound love for one another.

But once sin entered into the world, the world made sex to be perverted. It’s more common for men and women to randomly “hook up” than to hear of a husband wife enjoy each other’s company.

Satan will present you with a relationship and try to convince you that your situation is love when in reality it is lust. You may not realize it right away, but there will come a point in time when you see that all you have been chasing after is lust, not love. Unmarried people who commit sexual sin consider it “making love,” but all they have really been doing is fulfilling their lustful desires.

Don’t think that you could never become a victim of sexual sin. Even the strongest (Samson) and wisest (Solomon) men fell into sexual temptation. Even a man after God’s own heart (David) was not immune.

What’s the rush? Haven’t you begun to realize that God’s timing is better than any timeline you could create for yourself? Create a list and take time to identify the physical and spiritual characteristics you want in a future spouse. Pray and seek God’s advice. Identify what you want; identify what you need and learn to differentiate between your prince or princess and the posers.

The world is continuously trying to convince us that we need to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, but remember, entering into a relationship too soon and isn’t meant for you can cause terrible damage to your psyche. You are more likely to make bad decisions and have more regrets because you think what you have is love when it is really lust.

Don’t waste your time trying to find Mr. or Miss Right. Spend your time trying to become Mr. or Miss Right. If you do not have a right relationship with Christ, don’t expect to have a right relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

Don’t look to drugs, alcohol, sex or relationships to fill the emptiness in your heart. An empty heart must first be filled with Christ in order to understand what true love is. The greatest love that anyone could ever know has concurred hell, death, and the grave to save your soul.

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