Valentine's Day is a time of romantic loving behaviors for husbands, wife's, and couples of various ages. Out of love, we find and make the time to display our feelings for our most cherished companions. Many men choose the romantic ambience of Valentine's Day to propose to their beloveds, and many couples tie the knots of love in marriage. Sometimes though married couples forget about the excitement and passions that they shared, and so enjoyed, on Valentine's Day the rest of the year. The love that surrounded the Valentine's Day romance evaporates as if it came from some mystical land.

Love is a choice, it requires thoughtfulness, otherness attitudes, intentions, and movement for it's formula to be accurate. Even in Roman mythology, Cupid makes a choice, which requires some consideration for pairing, and he then initiates the motions, by shooting love arrows with the specific aim to meet the hearts bulls eye. The point is that love is your primary objective, not just for Valentine's Day romance, but as a target for our everyday lives. The feelings of your spouse, or partner, will respond to your actions of love, but the love will decrease when your affections fail to be presented.

Many people love the Valentine's Day romance so much because they receive far more attention than usual. They treasure the loving wishes that come with the Valentine's Day kisses, (even if they are chocolate kisses). The feelings and passions of love are ignited by the flames of love, but without the breath of love, the fire goes out in the presence of ashes. Each day married couples and single partners have the opportunity to kindle up the flames of love in their relationships. I use the word kindle there because it's the little things, that we often overlook, that have the ability to make the largest impacts. It's the little acts of love that keep the feelings of love flowing in circulation.

The affections of love between couples are fueled by their own creations of love. Love is an action waiting to happen, but love must be instigated by decision. Valentine's Day is a great day to create and spread love, but then again so is today! Your love relationship is your love atmosphere, the fresher the air, the more pleasant it is to breathe. As you look for that special romantic Valentine's Day atmosphere, you can also look to create a loving ambience in your relationships and marriages.

On Valentine's Day, and any other day, it is the commencement of love that triggers the feelings of love. With every action of love, there is an emotional reaction. The spark you need in your relationship is waiting for you to ignite it! Your love life is what YOU make it, it's what you create with your actions. If you sit back waiting for your feelings to rise up to a daily occasion, you may not bring anything into creation. Why does the other guy always have to do what you are fully capable of initiating? "Well he or she has not been treating me the way I want, so I am not going to do anything". Love does not focus on oneself, love looks to meet the needs of others. Quit waiting for your emotions to catch Cupid's arrows, let the representation of Venus spring outwardly from you.

Let your Valentine's Day wishes be everyday wishes, make your Valentine's Day kisses be everyday kisses, and let the Valentine's Day romance live like it is a portion of your daily lives. Play the Cupid in your relationship, let your aim be true love, and that true love will find the target. Happy Valentine's Day!

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The feelings of love we feel come from an initiation of love, where love intercommunicates loving intentions. The feelings of love follow the affections of love by way of love intentionality. In other words, love feelings follow loving actions. Love feelings are felt within our hearts, we feel the love that others touch us with, and our emotions rise in response to the love that we feel. Everybody wants to feel the emotional feelings associated with love, and the feelings that accompany loves euphoria.

The emotional feelings of love bring us to a feeling of elation, an exhilarating psychological state of great joy. Often it is our ability to appreciate the love that we receive that elevates our emotional feelings. However we sometimes allow our feelings to overtake us in the early stages of our relationships and we actually become infatuated. These feelings of euphoria may actually lead us into infatuation, which is an object of extravagant short-lived passion. These feelings of love, (misrepresented as love), are usually associated to exuberant passion, in temporary admiration. Many times it is due to this infatuated state that people become hurt because they are unable to control their emotional feelings.

The feelings associated with infatuation are more common among adolescents and younger adults. There are plenty of young women who are so taken by their feelings, and their hormones, that they give themselves away prematurely. They then wonder, and seek to answer the question; If he had sex with me does that mean he loves me? The answer to that question is no, having sex with you does not mean that he loves you. It means that he lusts you, and you lusted him, you had sexual feelings, not love feelings. Unfortunately, our society and it's cultural teachings associate sex to love, when in reality, sex outside of the context of marriage is generally lust driven. It's generally a self absorbing physical desire to selfishly meet ones own physical mania. Sex alone does not meet loves criteria, because love is not self seeking. Love feelings follow love actions, sexual feelings often follow reactions to lust driven desires. We are all human, and we all experience the desires of our flesh, however true love feelings are associated with a deep relational bonding, not just physical intimacy.

Everyone has a desire to be loved and to naturally feel the feelings that accompany love. Remember though that the feelings come in reaction to the love that is expressed. This means that love must first be bestowed in order for the feelings of love to follow. So for you to be feeling the feelings of love means that someone had to express, show, or convey love to you in some form or fashion. It is at this juncture that many people get stuck, they get stuck on their own self interests, they like the love, so they selfishly look to acquire more for themselves. Kind of sounds a lot like what people do with money right? We all battle with inward selfishness and our culture teaches us that more is better, (more for ourselves). Love does not seek it's own desires, it looks to fulfill the needs of others.

If you are feeling the feelings of love, wouldn't you want to know that your spouse or partner is also having those same feelings? Love begins by presentation, show love to your husband, give love to your wife, and they too will enjoy the feelings of love. There are many people who ask the question; how do I get my husband to love me? or.. How do I get my girlfriend to love me? Simply, start with your own loving behavior, quit thinking about what you want to receive and start giving love to them. Ignite their love feelings, and thus the responses to love, by your own initiation. Make love a habit, you can not spread love onto others and not receive it yourself. Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine. Song Of Songs 1:2

Intention is multiplied by action, act your way into a loving behavior and you will accomplish loving feelings. Execute love, seek to satisfy the needs of your wife, girlfriend, husband, or boyfriend. Provide love an opening to bring about those feelings of love. Supply love like oxygen, and the love feelings will follow. We must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words. 1 John 3:18

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more, and that you will have knowledge and understanding with your love. Philippians 1:9

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The most significant thing you need to know about your love forecast is that it begins with you! It does not begin with astrology, love predictions, or with romantic love horoscopes. You have a unique love magnet that does all kinds of attracting for you. You really need to ask yourself; what is it attracting for you right now? What would you like for it to attract to you? And… How are you going to go about adjusting the prospects of your daily love forecasts?

Let's start with a simple, practical, and yet very accurate love prediction for you. Whatever you do, begins with you. In other words, whatever types of relationships you seek will only manifest by your own inner clarity. You have got to get real clear on what you want in a relationship, and you will also need to resolve any old memory tapes that keep magnetizing you to the previous love forecast patterns. It's really not that you keep dating losers, it's your love magnet, maturity, character, wisdom, and perception that keep bringing you into repetition.

In order to improve your love forecast you will need to do some soul searching. Not external soul searching for a mate, but inner introspection. We all can benefit by wisdom, insights, and character growth, because these things will directly affect our choices and our outcomes, which will greatly improve our love forecasts. The one that is holding you back is the one that is making your choices. Are you willing to be humble, seek out wisdom, and acquire understanding about yourself in order to improve your true love forecast? Yes or No? Be honest here, this is your choice, do you really want to experience a loving relationship? If yes, please continue reading, if no, you are certainly welcome to view your latest love HORROR scope for the same old outcomes as before.

Sometimes people are just looking for love in all the wrong places, and in all the wrong contexts. Why is it that so many women end up sleeping with a guy that they hardly know? Often times it is because they are seeking the love that they never received from their father. But more accurately, due to their own choices, it is because they are missing the love of their Heavenly Father. Before you can have a good relationship on the outside, you need to know whose you are, and where you are at on the inside. Your daily love forecast is greatly affected by your deeper love desires, those that are below your conscious level of awareness.

A lot of times people get off course because they are seeking affirmation from others. They want to know that they are valued in some way, so they go about seeking admiration which is usually met by flattery or condemnation. They end up finding the flattering one who will tell them anything they want to hear in order to achieve their manipulative intentions. Or they may end up finding the one who tries to verbally beat them into submission with degrading words, trying to make them feel as if there isn't anyone else who will accept them. There are those who falsely feel a sense of temporary value just because someone would have sex with them. In reality, that is not value, that is abuse and disrespect. Unfortunately for many, this cycle continues in more long term forecasts.

There is much more that could be discussed, however the best way to improve your own love forecast is to get yourself connected in a love relationship with God, (or by deepening that relationship). In Psalm 32:8, God says; I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. How could you acquire greater wisdom or understanding from anyone other than the one who created you? That's right, your mother bore you, but God created you. There was no accident, God had a plan for you well before your parents even knew of your conception.

This is probably the best daily love forecast you will ever read, from Proverbs 4:6-7; Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Proverbs 18:15; The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out. Conversely Proverbs 18:2 says; A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions. Yes, that is pretty straight forward, however it is better to get that advice now than it is suffer a broken heart later because nobody would offer it.

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There are many different levels and types of character. There is the road running character, whom, when under pressure takes the quickest exit out of most situations. There is the Yosemity Sam character who blows up and throws a tantrum when he doesn't get things his way. There is the Lucy character who lacks wisdom and makes poor choices on a regular basis. There is the Wacky duck who is envious and holds bitterness against cute better mannered rabbits. And then of course there is the superman and wonder woman characters, (just to name a few).

So in the perspective of characters, how might things turn out if Lucy has a falling in love accident with Sam? Lucy does something irresponsible, and Sam, because of his lack of control and unresolved inner issues, vents a boiling of anger. The maturity and character levels of both are revealed within their relationship. Wouldn't it be best to first gain crucial character insight about someone before sleeping with them, and then being overcome by your I love you after having sex with you feelings?

The point being made here is that it is imperative that you take the time to see where a person is at in their life journey before you sleep with, move in with, or get married to them. This is not to say that you look for someone perfect, you won't find such a character. Nor does it suggest that you hang up your marriage because you are just now realizing what character you are married to. See, that would say that you lacked character in your choice and decision making to point that kind of finger at your partner. One thing it is saying, is that you have the ability to improve upon your character, thereby changing and improving your daily and relational outcomes.

Character will develop by obtaining wisdom and gaining understanding. Before you can understand where someone else is at, you must first understand where you are at. This is the look in the mirror journey that many people look for the off-ramp, before they have even considered the on-ramp. Illusioned characters think they are perfect, or they don't wanna admit that they are not perfect. Those of more noble character will take the path of humility and begin to find out what they did not know. The humble characters choices will improve by means of increased wisdom and personal understanding.

Have you ever considered that their are things about you that only other people can see? Like your car rearview mirrors, you too have blindspots that you are unaware of. Left unresolved, these blind spots in you continue to be personal hinderances. The person you are in relationship with, or married to, can see things about you that you can not. This does not mean that they should beat you up with your imperfections, but they can be pointed out in love. Now some people react as if they are being beat up, when they are simply reacting out of their desire to preserve their egos. They might say things like; "you are judging me, you're not supposed to do that". That is their prides defense, it's far from having a humble attitude, and it impedes their growth.

Whatever your relationship context, you will reveal your character to them, and they will reveal their character to you. You will both have perceptions of one another that will gain in accuracy over time. Is this making some sense to you? Does it sound like you should first do the math before you do the nasty equation? Can you really afford to have a accident called "falling in love"? For most people that equates to falling into temptation where they took their clothes off and then called it love after the faX. Think about it, does that sound like a strong foundation for a marriage relationship? It is important that you are able to discern character, but in order to do this, you will first need to be humble enough to view your own.

Maturity and character will be revealed and defined within crisis. When the pressure is on, how good are you at handling it? Could your reactions to adversity be improved? Do you allow your emotions to control you, or are you in control of your emotions? Are you easily angered? Do you look at things as if they are happening to you, or as if there is personal increase taking place? Do you understand that the greater the constriction, the greater the expansion? What kind of character do you want to reveal to others? Have you considered that your character is what will either qualify you or disqualify you from higher levels and/or positions? Look down your road, where are you now and where do you want to go?

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A virtue is a character trait valued as being good. When the components of a relationship are right, then love will fill the voids. Love is not just looking at one another, but looking together in the same direction. Love needs to be intertwined with positive character attributes, in a complex mental state involving beliefs, feelings, values, and dispositions to act in reverence.

The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The above list of virtues is from Galatians 5:22-23, it would be wise to memorize the above list of attributes for future memory access, it's good software for your brain. Furthermore, it would be good to list one more bit of wisdom with regards to character from Romans 5:3-5 which says; Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us…

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Joy is a source of happiness, the emotion of great happiness or to make glad or happy.

Peace is harmonious relations; freedom from disputes, the absence of mental stress or anxiety.

Patience is good-natured tolerance of delay, the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient.

Kindness is the quality of being warm-hearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic.

Goodness is moral excellence or admirableness, that which is good or valuable or useful.

Faithfulness is the quality of being faithful to someone or something, loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, and staunch.

Gentleness is the quality or state of being gentle; especially : mildness of manners or disposition.

Self-Control is the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior, the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses.

The following list of character virtues are not necessarily in any kind of order, nor is the list of character attributes, (virtues), considered complete.

Hopefulness is having qualities which inspire hope, full of hope, inclined to hope. One definition of hope is to have a happy anticipation of something good.

Forgiveness is the act of excusing a mistake or offense, compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive.

Selflessness is acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity. The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others.

Fairness sees a situation from the viewpoint of each person involved and not just ours. It seeks the best, just, equable solution, even if it hurts us. So in everything, do to others as you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12

Grace is a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will. The free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God.

Mercy is alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed. A disposition to be kind and forgiving, the feeling that motivates compassion.

Compassion is a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering, the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it.

Empathy is identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives. 

Wisdom is the quality of being prudent and sensible, the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight.

Understanding is The capacity for rational thought or inference. Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy.

Discernment is perception of that which is obscure, the trait of judging wisely and objectively, the cognitive condition of someone who understands.

Encouragement is the act of giving hope or support to someone, support of a kind that inspires confidence and a will to continue or develop.

Faith is belief and trust in and loyalty to God. To be loyal or true to a person or promise, complete trust, firm belief.

Caring is feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others, a loving feeling, having or displaying warmth or affection.

Generosity is the trait of being willing to give your money or time, acting generously.

Humility is a humble view of one’s own importance. A disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride.

Honesty is the quality of being honest, fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, adherence to the facts.

Sincerity is the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical.

Integrity is firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values, incorruptibility, an unimpaired condition, soundness, the quality or state of being complete or undivided.

Respect is an attitude of admiration or esteem, show respect towards, a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.

Consideration is the process of giving careful thought to something, kind and considerate regard for others, a considerate and thoughtful act.

Impartiality is the quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment.

Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation, the state of being grateful.

Contentment is a feeling of calm satisfaction, the quality or state of being contented, a circumstance, or a feature or characteristic of something, that gives rise to satisfaction.

Acceptance is the act of taking something that is offered, a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations, the state of being acceptable and accepted.

Helpfulness is the property of providing useful assistance, friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition.

Friendliness is showing kindly interest and goodwill to another, a friendly disposition, a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company.

Modesty is freedom from vanity or conceit, formality and propriety of manner.

Honor is show respect towards, the quality of being honorable and having a good name.

Purity is the state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil. Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material, a woman's virtue or chastity.

Righteousness is adhering to moral principles, morally right or justifiable, acting in accord with divine or moral law.

Sacrifice is destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else or someone else.

Loyalty is the act of binding yourself, intellectually or emotionally, to a course of action.

Hospitality is kindness in welcoming guests or strangers, hospitable treatment, reception, or disposition.

Courtesy is a courteous or respectful or considerate act, courteous behavior.

Cooperation is joint operation or action, common effort, association of persons for common benefit, the practice of cooperating.

Service is an act of help or assistance, work done by one person or group that benefits others.

Guidance is the act of guiding or showing the way, something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

Perseverance is persistent determination, the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior.

Endurance is The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress.

Courage is a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear. Persistence plus fear equals courage.

Diligence is persevering determination to perform a task, conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation.

Meekness is a disposition to be patient and long suffering, the feeling of patient submissive humbleness.

Purposefulness is the quality of having a definite purpose, full of meaning; significant.

Foresight is the perception of the significance and nature of events before they have occurred. Care in providing for the future; prudence. The act of looking forward.

Intuition is immediate apprehension or cognition without reasoning or inferring, knowledge or conviction gained by intuition, the power or faculty of gaining direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference.

Optimism is a general disposition to expect the best in all things, the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well.

Potential is the inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being.

Orderliness is a condition of regular or proper arrangement, the quality of appreciating method and system.

Unity is the quality of being united into one, an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality.

Reverence is a reverent mental attitude, honor or respect felt or shown, profound adoring awed respect, regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider exalted or to be in awe of.

Steadfastness is loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty, steadfast resolution, firm in belief, determination, or adherence.

Obedience the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another.

Devotion is commitment to some purpose, feelings of ardent love, willingness to serve God.

Reliability is the trait of being dependable or reliable, something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed because they work or behave well in the way you expect.

Assertiveness is aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions, disposed to or characterized by confident assertion.

Tolerance is the ability to put up with harsh or difficult conditions, the act of putting up with somebody or something irritating or otherwise unpleasant.

Responsibility is a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.

Trustworthiness is the trait of deserving trust and confidence, dependable, deserving of trust, or able to be trusted.

Moderation is quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes, the trait of avoiding excesses, the action of lessening in severity or intensity.

Flexibility is the quality of being adaptable or variable, characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements.

Tactful is having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others. Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people.

Enthusiasm is a feeling of excitement, passionate interest in or eagerness to do something.

Creativity is the ability to use the imagination to develop new and original ideas or things, especially in an artistic context.

Commitment is the act of binding yourself, intellectually or emotionally, to a course of action, the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose.

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. The state of being happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity; blessedness.

Excellence is the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree, something in which something or some one excels.

Godliness is careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.

To differentiate the boundries of poor character traits, please see this article on toxic character traits.

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Here’s the deal, if there is a baby inside of you, it’s NOT YOURS, you do not have the right to kill the baby just because you don’t want it, regardless of what society says. It’s Gods baby, given to you as a gift, which does require much responsibility. Besides, what if that baby was you? Would you want your mother to have an abortion? If your mother did that, you would not be reading this right now, how does that sound to you? To devalue a baby inside of you, (Gods child), is to devalue yourself, Gods child. Because you matter to God, you are part of His plan. From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God. (Psalm 22:10).

Everyone needs to know where they came from, cause you did not just come from your mommy and daddy, you came from God, you are not just some “oops accident”. For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:13-14). Yeah, you are in the book of life, you matter, and so does any baby that begins forming inside of you.

Now most women who have become pregnant and want to have an abortion are overcome by their selfishness, to kill a baby simply because you did not control or protect yourself is utterly self-centered. Most women who have this outcome made a choice that they now need to live with. Your choice = your responsibility, you are accountable to God for your actions and you will be called to give an account of your life before Jesus. Becoming pregnant with a baby is a blessing and should be considered such. Besides, if you were listening to God, and not sinning, you would not be having sex until you were married anyway. A woman does have this reproductive right; do not sin. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. (Psalm 51:5). It is, in most cases, your sin that gets you into YOUR situation. “‘And you took your sons and daughters whom you bore to me and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough? (Ezekiel 16:20). A baby should not be aborted because of your lust, poor choices, or sexual sin. Besides, you will deeply regret it later in your life, it will haunt your emotions every single day!

Now there are 2 more controversial aspects of women’s rights when it comes to abortions. The first one is when the baby is a product of a rape. The second one is when having the baby will actually put the woman’s life at risk. Of the two there is still only one that can legitimately included into women’s reproductive rights. Shocking to you? No matter how much society may wish to disagree, the only time that there should be any question as to actually aborting a baby is when it puts the mothers health in severe risk. And in this case, it is the mothers right to make the decision. For a mother to sacrifice herself for the baby in this instance would require great love.

As to aborting a baby that is due to a rape, it’s going to take a lot of love for someone to do the right thing. Sure, there is an emotional connection of distress and trauma associated to the coming of such a baby, but it’s still Gods baby. Initially the woman may consider the baby inside of her to be “dirty”, because she emotionally feels that way. However, it is not the man or her who is forming the baby, it is God. This does not mean that a woman would have to keep the baby and be it’s mother, a woman could choose to give the child up for adoption after the baby is born. Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” (Genesis 4:1).

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him (Galatians 1:15). At age 35, my mother informed me that she had been raped earlier in life, and that I was the product of that rape. Even though she was raped, she still choose to bore me out of love. Shocked? Not only that, but she purposely named me “Jonathan”, which means gift from God. And raised me up mostly on her own with the help of the Lord above. You see, God has a purpose for your life, and for the lives that he forms in the womb. Because of my mothers sacrifice, I have been used by God to touch the lives of others. Glory be to my creator, may you too understand the part you are planned to play in this world, along with the understanding that God has plans for each and every one of us. That understanding is a women’s reproductive right!

FYI, with the understanding that rape is a horrible thing and that it has long term emotional ramifications, it would help any victim to come to a place of forgiveness. Forgiveness is not something you do for those who hurt you, you are the one who benefits from forgiveness, it will liberate you from the pain inside of you that holds you captive to things such as resentment, bitterness and anger. You don’t need to carry those things around with you, they are poison to you and those you come in contact with. Let God be your avenger, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Read more on forgiveness, and how to forgive.

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Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. (Proverbs 15:32). If a wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace. (Proverbs 29:9). It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning. (Proverbs 17:16). Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding. (Proverbs 23:23). The difference in a fool and a wise man is that a fool forms his ideas, then studies for facts to substantiate them, while the wise man studies to learn the truth first.

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation
from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. (2 Peter 2:3)

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites.
By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. (Romans 16:18)

In order for you to be honest with others, you must first be honest with yourself and with God.

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1. This New Year I resolve to being more humble, to express the quality of humbleness in all my relationships to a point where it becomes my humble habit.

2. Realizing that I am not perfect, I promise to make every effort to extend grace to other people, making allowances for their short-comings, especially for my precious spouse.

3. This New Years Eve I am going to let go of any hurt feelings of bitterness, resentment, and spite by forgiving my spouse for any hurts that I feel he or she may have caused me. I now know that the pain is mine, not theirs, and in order to love I must forgive.

4. Though I know that everyone, including myself, struggles with selfishness, this New Year I commit to being less self-centered and more understanding of other peoples needs, especially my wife’s or my husbands.

5. This New Years I will intentionally make efforts to appreciate my husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend on a daily basis. To open my eyes wide enough to view the many reasons I have to be content with them.

6. I agree that my tongue can be hurtful if not kept under control, so I am resolving to better control my words by thinking before I speak. This New Year I commit to speaking words of love to my spouse by complimenting and encouraging them.

7. With patience I will be more understanding, more compassionate, and more forgiving. With patience I will overlook the things that I have so often allowed to bother me. With patience I will have more tolerance, so I humbly commit to being more patient with others, especially my spouse for the entire New Year.

8. Although we are all prone to become angry, I know that a person of understanding is even tempered. I will seek to control myself and my emotions so that I am not too quick to become angry thereby making a fool of myself. I will be slow to speak, quick to listen, and slow to become angry during the New Year.

9. In this New Year I promise to spend more time gaining wisdom so that I will grow in maturity and become a more loving person. I promise to read the book of love, 1 Corinthians in the bible, so that I may follow the ways of love, and learn what it truly means to love.

10. I am going to make intentional efforts to love the people in my life, because I now know that love is more important than anything else. I know that real love lasts forever, and there is no greater joy than that.

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Let us get to the heart of healthy relationships, because what you are really looking for is people with healthy hearts, you are looking for inner beauty, not outer adornment. How much does it really cost to pay attention? Honestly, it could possibly cost you significantly if your people chooser lacks refinement. Sound wisdom, and good relational advice says that there are many character attributes to look for and there are many flaws to watch out for. If you integrate yourself with poisonous people, you are likely to be infected by their toxins and become as unhealthy as they are.

At the foundational level of all healthy relationships is trust, trust takes time to build up, it does not come for free, trust must be earned. And in a moment of poor judgment, trust can be shattered by dishonesty. Honesty is a very important character attribute. Most people sincerely believe that they are honest, in fact they will tell you so! Healthy relationship advice suggests that you don’t take people for their words, let their actions dictate the truth. A good way to determine someone’s level of honesty is to see if they are willing to take ownership of their own imperfections.

A person who is prideful will not take ownership of their blemishes, they will not accept and admit their mistakes. Prideful people exhibit their insecurities, they act superior, have poor traits such as selfishness, stubbornness, arrogance, conceit, and ego. They put a high value on self importance, they think they know it all, and they like to gossip. Poor pride breeds quarrels, prevents growth, produces anxiety, and poisons relationships. Prideful people will not take ownership of their actions, they won’t be honest about themselves, but they will have an issue with the conformity to one’s own sense of right conduct, they can not hide from themselves. What do you get from a spoiled cow? You get spoiled milk!

It is likely that these sorts of people will be prone to quarreling. We’ve all heard how other couples seem to always be fighting. Often times the argument is only a surface depiction, the actual fighting is because one, (or both), of the partners in the relationship are prideful, they are not taking ownership of their shortcomings, and thus they are not being honest with themselves or their mate. Before you can be honest with others, you must first be honest with yourself and with God, (that is not just great advice, that’s the truth!).

Then there are the belligerent types, people who just love to argue. Some people are never going to have enough, they nit pick at everything, their speech is corrupt,  they will say or do what ever they can to get your attention, they are selfish and will attempt to manipulate and control others with guilt trips. They will constantly be ridiculing and belittling others in an effort to gain control over them so they can feed their own selfishness, (intimidation). They enjoy exploiting others and making them feel bad, (sometimes this is due to a low self-esteem). Unhealthy people will also attempt to create scapegoats and try to blame others for their own mistakes. They are ungrateful, they are full of poor me syndrome, and will use their pity party as a means of acquiring their selfish wants. The greatest pain you can ever live with is the pain of having potential and never achieving it. He who gets too big for his britches will be exposed in the rear end.

Misery loves company, and bitterness is an infectious disease. These are the people who hold grudges, who feel that they have been hurt by others and they carry their poisons into other relationships. They hold onto their pains like treasures of gold and expose others to their fungus. Bitterness is like shooting yourself in the heart, hoping that it will ricochet and hurt the other person. Those with bitterness issues will be more prone to angry outbursts. The pain they hold onto inside is like molten lava waiting to erupt like a volcano. Remember that anger is a secondary emotion, it’s not the primary source. People with bitterness and resentment issues are also likely to seek revenge. Revenge says I want to get even for what you done to me, (even if they did it to themselves). They want to cause other people to hurt and so they may take out their resentment and bitterness on people who have done them no harm. Why do people have bitterness in their hearts? They have not forgiven themselves or those that they feel have hurt them. If they reject the grace of God, they are going to suffocate themselves with their own pain.

The malignant tongues of gossipers are dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth like that of a tumor. Unhealthy characters of this type will gather together like wolf packs. They feel like they are in the loop and in this way they feel safe. They all enable or support each others character flaws. They talk about and demean others, speak insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that they do not really have, (hypocrisy), and they lie about others. Often times they speak falsely about others to avoid taking ownership of their own issues, which they feel will relieve their own inner discomfort. Again, their conscience will not allow them to hide from themselves. In life, people will either get bitter or they will get better.

He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool. Proverbs 10:18

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy. Proverbs 14:10

He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20

Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Galatians 6:4-5

We hope this dating relationships advice article will improve your ability to successfully find and be in healthy relationships. You may continue on to read part 2 of this article which focuses on issues such as money, legalism, jealousy and envy. Alternatively, you may like to choose to read this article on Relationship Enhancing Virtues:
Virtues List, Positive Character Attributes, Healthy Love Traits.
 

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If two people who recently met are together and they are involved in casual sex to be stimulated by the other for pleasurable sexual feelings, how can they call that love making? One can not focus on oneself and call that love, love is not self centered. Now many people are going to say that they are focusing on their mates at this point, because something just does not feel right inside their hearts. Instead, now they may be saying that there is love in it because they are not selfish people. Ok, well perhaps one might need to ponder how that love developed then. You know, where those feelings came from that makes them feel so much in love all of a sudden.

Consider this scenario, you are a woman, you found that special romantic man that satisfies all your intimate sexual desires. You have been having casual sex with him for some time, and suddenly you are realizing that you have developed feelings for him. When two people have sexual relations with each other there is an emotional bond that takes place, sexual intimacy is the deepest form of sharing between two people. You now think you are in love and you think, or now hope, that  he is in love with you. You feel like you have both shared love in such a deep meaningful way that he will want to move forward in the relationship. You start pushing towards a committed relationship, cause you want to be with him all the time now, only to find out that he just wants to have casual sex. This is where the emotional ramifications begin to set in.

Let’s look at this in a long term perspective, you meet someone, they satisfy all your sexual desires, the relationship seems to grow and you decide you want to be with that person the rest of your life. Your emotions tell you that you like the way they satisfy you, and that you are in love. Now you want to get married and live happily ever after. The casual sex relationship has overshadowed any friendship that would be necessary in building a lasting long term relational commitment. You both now say I love you to each other, because of the emotional sexual fulfillment, but how can you say I love you when you are only focusing on yourselves? I love you is an external expression, (unless you are talking to yourself). What do you think it’s going to be like being married to someone who is self seeking? Those kinds of people are not going to be looking to love and care for you, they are going to looking to get their own wants met. You will be like two children saying "I want, I want, I want" all the time, and strife will fill your lives with discord. At that point you are going to be wondering what happened to your relationship. Well you would be wondering that because you never really had one, at least not a meaningful one. All you really ever had was casual sex, no real relational bonding.

If a person is only focusing on their sexual desires, what kinds of people are they likely to be meeting? People that are very similar to themselves right? People that are looking for self gratification. A meaningful relationship is not built upon the fulfillment of selfish desires, you might as well be building a house on top of quicksand. You won’t truly get to know or appreciate someone unless you keep the emotional sexual aspect out of the relationship for a significant period of time. It is suggested that you keep this relational boundary for at least a season, and then if you decide you would like to move deeper into the relationship by committing yourself to one another, do so in a manner that says I love you forever…………Get Married.
 

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