Ask the average Christian single lady, “What type of man do you desire?” and she will most probably reply, “A Boaz” or “I am praying for my Boaz.”
That’s very good, but who you need might not be a Boaz.
You might need an Othniel…
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HOW TO KNOW A GOOD MAN(1) (Ladies Only Series)
I love the Bible for two reasons:
(1) It Is Very Relevant
More and more people are realizing that – from money to marriage to business to sex to raising children to the workplace – the Bible really gives solid advice that is very relevant in our present world.
(2) It Is Very Real
Humans have a tendency to idolize or demonize people – painting those they love as complete saints or angels, and blackening those they dislike as total devils.
GENERATIONAL PURITY (Bootcamp Purity Series)
God is a God of generations. Transfers. Flows. Lineages.
He rarely does anything that stops with an individual, group or nation.
He thinks continuity.
He is a long-term God.
One day, I attended a JCCF meeting on campus (that’s Joint Christian Campus Fellowship – the umbrella body of all Christian fellowships on campus)…
THE TWO GRACES
In subsequent posts, we will see practical ways God helps us attain sexual purity, but before then, I will like to lay some groundwork for this series.
First, Abstinence is not Sexual purity.
While abstinence will be an outcome, it is much deeper than that. You can abstain from physical sex and still be impure in your heart and thoughts…
SEXUAL PURITY IS POSSIBLE – FOR ‘YOU’. (Bootcamp Purity Series – Introduction)
One day, a man woke up from a long coma. He didn’t recognise anything or anyone. He also couldn’t remember his past. The doctor and other medical personnel tried to prod his memory, but he couldn’t recollect a thing.
One day, some military officials came to see him. They cordoned off his room because they wanted to talk with him alone. That was when they revealed he was an undercover spy for the military, and had been hit on the head while on a mission…
BOOTCAMP EMOTIONS (Conclusion): Recognizing and Protecting Divine Relationships
Scenario 1:
Until I left the area, I used to attend an amazing weekly service a few years back: awesome music, relevant and uplifting word – and the tangible presence of God.
The head pastor – while not as ‘extremely famous’ as some other ministers – is still well known in the country. He is also regarded by some other leaders as a ‘father’: not really in terms of age or spiritual status – but with regards to his heart…
THE RELATIONSHIP BOOTCAMP SERIES (Spiritual Bootcamp Introduction)
In a military bootcamp, new recruits are indoctrinated, trained to follow instructions, and undergo rigorous physical fitness training. Three major facts about a bootcamp are:
(1) It is usually intensive or gruelling
(2) It does not last forever
(3) It is meant to prepare the enlisted individual for the main army or war.
If you have not been called to a life of celibacy, your single period will be a series of bootcamps. These bootcamps can be discrete or continuous, occurring sequentially or concurrently – but they have one goal: To prepare you for your role in the family-army these end times.
In Spiritual Bootcamp, God’s major focus will be to Build Spiritual Capacity.
Debby Osa 