-Author Unknown- God's Promise Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone; to have a deep soul relationship with another; to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God says,"No. Not until you are satisfied and fulfilled and content with loving and being loved by me alone - with giving yourself totally, irreversibly to me; to have an intensely personal and unique relationship with me alone, I love you my child. And, until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you become united with me exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desires or longings. I want you to stop planning, stop wishing and allow me to give you the most thrilling plan existing...one that you cannot imagine. I want you to have the best. Please allow me to bring it to you. just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things. Keep experiencing that satisfaction of knowing that I am. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you. You must wait. Don't be anxious. Don't worry. Don't look around at the things others have gotten or that I've given them. You just keep looking off and away to me, or you'll miss what I want to show you. Then when you're ready, I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than you would ever dream. You see, untill you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready...I am working even this minute to have both of you ready at the same time...until you are both satisfied exclusively with me and the life I have prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me and is thus perfect love. And dear one, I want you to have the most wonderful love. I want you to see in one flesh a picture of your relationship with me and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I offer you with myself. Know that I am God Almighty. Believe and be satisfied..."

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward. NIV After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!" The Message After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” NKJ Genesis 15:1 God has a dream for each person on this planet. God wants each of us to have a personal relationship with Him. God wants to be our shield and our reward. The NYC Church of Christ Singles Ministry invites you to please join us on Friday, October 30th to Sunday, November 1st for our 2009 Singles Seminar. Spend the weekend, singing and praising God, building new friendships, learning new skills, digging deeper into your bible and so much more. Join us and spend a few days celebrating the joy of having God as our protector, our friend, our love, our passion and our Very Great Reward!!

**************************** - Author Unknown - Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but FAITH looks up. Food for Thought...... The Right Man First we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the picking. The decision must be made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before it's made on an emotional one. "What about love? Shouldn't that be the third?" No, and here's why. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (Jer. 17:9). The heart is willful and is driven by its own agenda. It does not consider things rationally and intelligently--it just loves to love "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Prov. 4:23). Whenever you meet a man, you need to get clearance from God, check out his attributes, and then allow your heart to engage. Dating exists for collecting data. Friendship is two people walking together in agreement and accountability, learning and growing together. Courtship follows the mutual agreement to commit to one another exclusively. It is a period of laying a foundation. Use the time wisely to gather facts: Is the person mate material? Does this man have an intimate relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ? Does he care what God thinks about his behavior? Is he accountable to God as well as another co-laborer in the faith? Accountability is an important factor. Is your potential spouse a member of the family of God? scripture is clear on this: "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (2 Cor. 6:14). You need to have common interests and values and agree on the essentials of living day to day. You have a similar spiritual walk. You eat the same spiritual diet. You enjoy a lot of similar things. You have like interests, like goals in life, like opinions on basic life issues. You have had like experiences in your background. Though there is some truth that opposites attract, like-minded folks fare better together. Furthermore, does he want to get married? If you want to be married and your dreamboat isn't interested, don't waste your time. Remember, women fall in love and get married. Men decide to get married and then look for a wife. Note the difference in order. So if a guy says he's not looking for anything serious, take his words seriously. Does this man want you? Is he pursuing you? The man who is right for you will pursue you, and God's hand in the relationship will be clear - No guessing, no fleeces, no dead ends. scripture says: "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord" (Prov. 18:22). Note--who finds whom? THE MAN FINDS THE WIFE. From the beginning of time, God has transported men and women across the world in order to put them together. At the RIGHT TIME, He will bring that man on the scene and he will find you. In God's perfect design, the man is the one who recognizes his mate. Adam had no problem recognizing that Eve was his missing rib. You do not need to strategically place yourself anywhere. Men will do whatever they have to do to get what they truly want. The man in your life should recognize you as the pearl of great price in his life and be willing to do whatever he must in order to gain your hand. If he is passive about gaining your affections, take it as a sign that he is not interested. Many a woman's mother has suggested that it is a good idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love him. As cold as that sounds, it actually might be scriptural if you stop to think about it: "We love him because He first loved us" (1 Jn 4:19). Until then, take the ultimate chill pill. You don't need a bunch of men in your life to make you feel all right about yourself. You need only one man--your man, the one God has selected to select you. The right man at the wrong time can be just as awful as the wrong man at any time. Trust God's timing. He is the ultimate matchmaker. Relax, sit pretty and allow yourself to be found. Again--WAIT until the man voices his intentions. He should take the lead in establishing the relationship. You may have an inkling that he is the one, but God will use the man to set the tone of the relationship. Allow him the opportunity to woo you --this is your first act of submission. Jesus set the standard for all men to follow. They should love us first. They should lead the relationship. The man in your life should not desire to move into your house, only into your heart. A man who prepares for your future has made his intentions clear. A man who is husband material has the means to take care of a wife. He is a responsible human being who understands he needs to have something to offer. In short, a man should have the means to be a suitable lover for you. Check out his buddies. Everyone knows birds of the same feather flock together, yet most women fail to see the connection between a man and his friends. A man's pals tell you a lot about the person that you haven't seen yet. They reveal things about the guy's character that might be hidden when he is on good behavior. Everyone knows how to put his best foot forward. Check out his relationship with his mother. How does he treat her? This is your preview of how he will treat you. There are lots of men who, because negative relationship with their mothers, really don't like women, yet say they do. Unresolved issues between mother and son continue between husband and wife. Check out the patterns of his life. Do you see repeated cycles of drama in his personal kingdom? Broken relationships? Commitment problems? Job issues? Mood swings? Is a problem always someone else's fault? Does he embrace responsibility or shirk it? Does he keep his promises? Is he a man of good reputation? Time will always reveal whether or not he is made of the right stuff. Does this man have a vision for his life? Is he running with that vision? Is the man in your life guided by sense of destiny and purpose, or does he just allow life to happen around him? A man who is unsure of his mission can be a miserable person. A woman whose mission statement is clear does not intimidate a man who has vision. He will be your best ally and assistant because he wants you both to make it! A man who cannot be supportive of your achievements because he is uncertain of his own life is not a partner to have and to hold forever. Creating dependencies or feelings of obligation is not the way to get the best out of your man. Somewhere along the way, he will resent you and flee from the burden of obligation he associates you with. You want a man who's firmly anchored in his identity in Christ. Remember, we are looking for a man who will be priest and leader in his home. His first instinct should be to want to cover you, redeem you, and provide for you. Your job is to decide if this is the man God has ordained for you to complement. Do your talents and gifts complement his? Do his gifts complement yours? What about your temperaments? Do you see the two of you as an effective team capable of bringing blessing to the lives of those around you? Do your futures mesh? Can you coordinate your gifts in an attractive and effective way? If the man you meet makes you feel that you need to completely reinvent yourself, something is wrong. This is where I ask you to consider the relationship in terms of cost. Is this relationship expensive spiritually, emotionally, or physically? Does your longing for a mate make you willing to forfeit who you are in the process? Or does he see you as the gift that you are? The man in your life should consider you as a rare find, because of you he is getting ready to get blessed big-time! Any relationship that causes you to feel unworthy, unlovely, unacceptable, or undesirable is too expensive! God has called the man to cover, protect, and provide for a woman, materially, emotionally and spiritually. You should be richer in mind, body and spirit for your union with the man of your dreams. The man in your life should make rich deposits into your heart and spirit, not withdrawals. Does he have a healthy love & acceptance of himself? Make sure the man in your life has taken time to heal from past relationships and has made peace with himself. How he cares for himself is how he will care for you. A man's relationship with God is crucial here. His love for himself will only be as strong as his love for God. This is not something that you can impart. You cannot be his savior or teacher. That is out of spiritual order. In his rightful place as your personal priest, he should be leading you to a richer relationship with Christ. If he is causing you to compromise your faith and destabilize your walk, if he is leading you into sexual sin or causing you to be distracted from your commitment to Christ, the relationship is too expensive. Offending the Lover of your soul, who promises you eternal love, is too high a fare to pay for a ride that has a limited run. If you and your man can't soar in the Spirit, when the force of your love for another is tested by the pull or gravity of the world, your union will not be able to survive. So you decide. How much is your life worth? How much is your love worth? You will be able to accept only what you believe you deserve. God Himself calculated the worth of your love and decided it was worth His life. He now pledges you His love for eternity. Yes, Jesus sets the example for all others to follow when He paid a ransom for His bride. Should you expect less from a mortal man? Throughout the Biblical age, men were willing to pay the cost for the hand that they desired. The truth of the matter is, everyone knows that anything worth having, costs. And no one gets a ride in this life for free. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" Hebrews 11:1

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*************************************** - Author Unknown - Saved & Single What makes you think that just because I am an Attractive woman of Godly intelligence That I'm incomplete without a mate? Who told you that Without a man Something's missing From my life? And if so, What would that be? Love? I love myself And more importantly I love the Lord He told me that when I delight in Him, He will give me the desires of my heart Security? I have everything I need according to His riches in glory. Intimacy? Now, how's a man going to get to know me When he doesn't even know who he is in the Lord See my Father told me I'm above a ruby's worth And a gem does not seek It is sought I'm single and that's all right with me See, it's not that I oppose relationships It's that I detest co-dependency As a woman I know it is not my role To chase after any man Esther 2:14 reads That I am to wait on my king and when he's delighted in me. He will call me by my name. My Lord does not intend for me to be needy or desperate. I am to be Cherished, Relished, Valued, and Honored, It's not my job to convince him Or Convict him of that, My mate will already know it And consistently show it And he will stay on his knees daily Not just to adore me But to praise the Lord for The virtuous woman he has found So, when you see me by myself I'm not alone I know what I have coming to me I'm single and saved, and right now that's all I need to be! Whether married or single it applies to us all!

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