How to Keep Impatience from Robbing You of the Gift of Singleness

1. The Right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.
2. You don't need to shop for what you can't afford. - The Joy of intimacy is the reward of commitment 3. Any season of singleness is a gift from God.

How to get on the road of righteousness
1. Respect the deep signifcance of physical intimacy
2. Set your standards too high.
3. Make the purity of others a priority.

5 Important steps for getting on track with God's plan
1. Start with a clean slate
2. Make Your Parents your teammates
3. Establish clear guidelines
4. Check to see who's whispering in your ear.
5. Season Your convction with humility

The Abuse of Harmless Thing - Not to forget the boundaries of guy-girl friendship
1. Understand the Difference between Friendship and Intimacy.
2. Be Inclusive, not exclusive
3. Make a Priority of Same-Sex Frienships
4. Seek Opportunities to serve, not to be entertained. Infatuation, Lust Self-Pity =Guard Your Heart.

 Practice Now!

Glimpses of True Character
How a Person Relates to God
How a Person Relates to Others
Personal Discipline

The Impact of Attitude
An Attitude of willing obedience to God
An Attitude of Humility
An Attitude of Industriousness
An Attitude of Contentment and Hopefulness

Principles that can guide you from friendship to Matrimony
1. Casual Friendship - Talking to myself
E.g.
"Josh, what's your relationship to this girl?"
"She's a sister in Christ whom I'm instructed to treat with absolute purity."
"Exactly! She's not just a pretty face or a potential wife!"
 "No, she's a child of God. God has a plan for her. He's shaping her and molding her into something speical."
"So what is your responsibility to her?"
"My responsibility is to make sure I don't get in the way of what God is doing. I should encourage her to keep her focus and dependence on God."
"Okay, good. Now to whom is your second responsibility?"
"My Second Responsibility is to the people around me." "Such as...?"
"Such as the people in the church group, non-Christians who might observe our relationship, and even my little brothers, who watch how I relate to girls."
 "Why do you have to care whay they think?"
 "I have a responsibility to keep the unity of the group here at church; I have a responsibility to model the love of Jesus to outsiders; and I have a responsibility to set an example for other believers." "And your primary responsibility is to God, correct?"
 "Exactly, I am responsible to keep my way pure, serve others as Christ did, and love my neighbors as I love myself."

2. Deep friendship Friendship - Deepening Activities, Things to avoid, Watch, Wait and Pray before Moving Past Frienship Question to ask, Green Light: God's Word, You're Ready for Marriage, The Approval and Support of Your parents (or Guardians, Christian Mentors, and Godly Christian Friends), God's Peace
3. Courtship: Purposeful Intimacy with Integrity. - Honor Her Parents, Put Yourself on Trial, Test and Build the Relationship in Real-life Settings, Bringing Romance Home
4. Engagement - Reserve Passion for Marriage, Focus on the Soul, Guided by the Holy Spirit