When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships

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Ever feel like not dating is in direct conflict with status quo? Has it been anyone’s experience that people tend to gossip and bond over the discu... (show more)

Ever feel like not dating is in direct conflict with status quo? Has it been anyone’s experience that people tend to gossip and bond over the discussion of other people’s relationships? If you ask me, it’s as pointless to God’s kingdom as oil dripping out of deteriorating junk yard car into a mindless puddle below.

I’ve come to understand that dating should be a form of worship to God. Just by being a Christian we are called to live and act out our beliefs for the unbelieving world to see. God wants us to seek a passionate relationship with Him first and foremost and then we’ll be prepared for a relationship intertwined with the Lord as the primary focus and the relationship as secondary. Ever consider that it’s a privilege to be blessed by God not to date? This book picks up that in great detail! Perhaps use that span of preparation time ought to be a centered time focused on nourishing and stabilizing who we are in Christ. In this process He encourages us to dive deeply into the most outlandish relationship ever with Him. God is so valuable, so meaningful and so real when we focus on his unveiling of truth He transcends everything in life.

His righteousness is ridiculously rad and His passion to fill us with everything that is necessary is no joke. The work of the most Holy is something so incomparable encompassing pleasurable and limitless blessings for our lives. He is a good God and his awesome provision in his timing ought to be just fine for us to handle, I just wish other people could stop thinking single people are dripping puddles of piety and datelessness. Believe me, we can get dates with ease but we can’t get lasting meaning and depth in an empty relationship unfocused on God! May He be all of our focus in or out of a relationships, may we glorify His kingdom daily until the days in which we are called to our eternal home praising the Lord! (show less)

 

 

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This book had a few high points regarding how to prepare for and participate in a Godly relationship. The points Eric and Leslie Ludy made about lo... (show more)

This book had a few high points regarding how to prepare for and participate in a Godly relationship. The points Eric and Leslie Ludy made about loving God first and keeping yourself, mind and body, pure, and surrender were correct, but I feel they could have exressed them in a better way. Their chapters on purity came across as judgemental and without any redeeming grace. While I admire their love story and how beautifully they say it came together, I think they assume that their readers are coming from the same background. The whole "parent involvement thing" is a very old-fashioned, 1950's, Baptist idea, where the guy is supposed to ask for the father's blessing.
I found some of their examples to be a bit cheesy. I also have an issue with books that use paraphrases of scripture instead of the real verse from a valid translation. There is no need to water down the message with contemporary language; it speaks for itself.
If you want to read a wonderful set of books about how to pursue a Godly relationship, read "Captivating" by John & Stasi Eldredge and "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge. (show less)

 

 

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  The premise of this book is simply "trust God". If you want a good marriage, God is more competent than you to bring that about. If you simply trust him, by patiently submitting to his will, and doing what is right even when it doesn't feel good, your outcome will be good. It may not be what you thought it would be, but it will be good. On the other hand, if you take matters into your own hands, distrust God, and do things your way, you'll inevitably mess up.

  The book deals more ... (show more)

  The premise of this book is simply "trust God". If you want a good marriage, God is more competent than you to bring that about. If you simply trust him, by patiently submitting to his will, and doing what is right even when it doesn't feel good, your outcome will be good. It may not be what you thought it would be, but it will be good. On the other hand, if you take matters into your own hands, distrust God, and do things your way, you'll inevitably mess up.

  The book deals more with the matters of your heart and attitude than specific practical advice on how to properly conduct a relationship. In that regard it's more of a starting point than a complete guide. It lays a good foundation that you can build on with other godly books and resources (May I suggest Paul Washers two sermons on courtship that I listened to for the second time earlier today)

  If I may offer some criticism, I would wish the book had more Bible verses. That would help in solidifying the foundation that this book builds. Also, many of the Bible quotes in the book are paraphrases. While this may be good to get a point across, paraphrasing the Bible is inherently dangerous, and should only be done with extreme caution. That being said, I still give it five stars. And I would recommend it especially to anyone who wants to honor God in their romantic pursuits, but are struggling to keep themselves motivated to keep doing so. (show less)

   

   

  by Ruben Ravatsås on Jun 06, 2009 at 04:51PM

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  This is a fantastic read, great outlines and barriers before marriage and for those few of us who are quite content to remain single in our lives.

  I especially liked how Eric mentioned around pages 40-42 about a man who suffered for his love for Christ. When I read the words that Eric spoke about this man from Romania in the former Soviet Union I realized he was talking of Richard Wurmbrand and his love for our Lord Jesus.
  To fully understand this man's love for Jesus and what Eric was ta... (show more)

  This is a fantastic read, great outlines and barriers before marriage and for those few of us who are quite content to remain single in our lives.

  I especially liked how Eric mentioned around pages 40-42 about a man who suffered for his love for Christ. When I read the words that Eric spoke about this man from Romania in the former Soviet Union I realized he was talking of Richard Wurmbrand and his love for our Lord Jesus.
  To fully understand this man's love for Jesus and what Eric was talking about, I recommend reading Richard Wurmbrand's story in the book 'Tortured for Christ' which I'm reading at the moment. You can also read some of his story along with other stories in 'Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History.' Reading his story brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat so I was able to relate to Eric when he saw that video that his brother had shown him.

  The Book 'When God Writes Your Love Story' is worth the read which I would recommend for; well anyone really!

  It is extremely important to remain pure, if it be we are waiting for the one God may have for us if it is God's will we get married in our life, then we should actively love our future spouse enough to wait for them. If it be we remain single the rest of our lives, we should still keep our bodies pure for God.

  I've been enjoying reading this excellent book! (show less)

   

   

  by Jesse Günther on Jul 31, 2009 at 11:39AM

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