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Single, Sweet and Adorable. Seven Steps to Success.

Proverbs Proverbs 17:2217:22


A good reason to be A good reason to be an optimist:an optimist:

1 Corinthians 7:7


The apostle Paul was single when he wrote to the Corinthians.He called singleness one of God’s gifts.Singleness should be treated with the same dignity as marriage.The real source of Joy is not marriage, but an intimate relationship with God.

Marriage & Marriage & SinglenessSingleness


ThornsThorns LonelinessLoneliness..

Lack of Lack of Sexual Sexual SatisfactioSatisfactionn

Society’s Society’s frown on frown on this this status.status.


RosesRoses•Control of Control of one’s time.one’s time.

•Freedom of Freedom of movement.movement.

•Control of Control of one’s one’s money.money.

•Freedom to Freedom to attain attain career and career and goals.goals.

““In everything In everything give thanks.”give thanks.”

1 Thessalonians 5:181 Thessalonians 5:18


““Since you were precious Since you were precious in My sight, You have in My sight, You have been honored, And I been honored, And I

have loved you; have loved you; Therefore I will give men Therefore I will give men for you, And people for for you, And people for

your life.”your life.”Isaiah 43:4Isaiah 43:4


Marriage does not enhance my value. Singleness does not depreciate my worth. Married or single, I am equally precious to God, and equally valuable to society.


1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12


If I’m not economically If I’m not economically independent, I become independent, I become vulnerable. vulnerable. To be independent, I To be independent, I need a skill –academic or need a skill –academic or technical– that empowers technical– that empowers me to live successfully.me to live successfully.


If I am an unmarried If I am an unmarried parent and I want to parent and I want to follow Jesus, I follow Jesus, I should:should:Get married, if possible Get married, if possible and if desirable.and if desirable.

End the relationship if End the relationship if marriage is impossible marriage is impossible or undesirable.or undesirable.

Work to support myself Work to support myself and my children.and my children.

Do my part and trust Do my part and trust God to provide for me God to provide for me and my family.and my family.


Single, Sweet and Adorable. Seven Steps to Success.Single, Sweet and Adorable. Seven Steps to Success.

James 4:7,8

First, resistance:


Explosive Spiritual Explosive Spiritual Success EquationSuccess Equation

Human will +Human will +Divine power =Divine power =Spiritual Victory!Spiritual Victory!

I choose + I prayI choose + I pray = = I can!I can!


Then Sublimation Then Sublimation or redirection:or redirection:

Sublimation is the Sublimation is the channeling of energy in channeling of energy in a different direction.a different direction.Energy redirected Energy redirected toward positive toward positive activities can bring me activities can bring me physical and emotional physical and emotional satisfaction.satisfaction.


Doubtless this was the Doubtless this was the experience of Dorcas. experience of Dorcas. While blessing others, While blessing others, she was realizing she was realizing physical and emotional physical and emotional fulfillment.fulfillment.

““Do not be Do not be overcome by evil, overcome by evil, but overcome evil but overcome evil

with good.with good.””Romans 12:21Romans 12:21


Five Things Every Couple Should Know About Sex

““For your Maker For your Maker is your husband, is your husband,

The LORD of The LORD of hosts is His hosts is His

name”name”Isaiah 54:5Isaiah 54:5


Once upon a time, Once upon a time, there was a young lady there was a young lady named named MaryMary who lived who lived inin Bethany – single, Bethany – single, sweet and adorable!sweet and adorable!

She lived with her sister She lived with her sister Martha, and her brother Martha, and her brother Lazarus.Lazarus.

Unfortunately, a man Unfortunately, a man called Simon the called Simon the Pharisee, led Mary into Pharisee, led Mary into adultery.adultery.


Moving to Magdala, she Moving to Magdala, she became known as Mary became known as Mary Magdalene.Magdalene.

She became addicted She became addicted to vice and immorality, to vice and immorality, proverbial for proverbial for sensuality.sensuality.

Satan made her his Satan made her his slave! Her mind and slave! Her mind and body became the home body became the home of demons.of demons.

She was now sour and She was now sour and miserable!miserable!


But one day, Jesus came to Magdala, and the battle for Mary’s life began!

One by one, the demons left her, and Christ gained the victory!


““And the twelve were And the twelve were with Him, and certain with Him, and certain women who had been women who had been

healed of evil spirits and healed of evil spirits and infirmities – Mary called infirmities – Mary called Magdalene, out of whom Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,had come seven demons,

……Luke 8:2Luke 8:2


Mary took seven steps from Mary took seven steps from the pit of failure to the the pit of failure to the

pinnacle of success! So can pinnacle of success! So can you and I!you and I!


““Therefore, if anyone Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a is in Christ, he is a new creation; old new creation; old

things have passed things have passed away; behold, all away; behold, all

things have become things have become newnew.”.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 2 Corinthians 5:17


A new Mary! Again Single, Sweet and

Adorable! Mary became a new person: from sinner to believer.She served a new Master: from Satan to Jesus.She got a new job: from prostitute to disciple.What Christ did for Mary, He can do for me!


““And behold, a woman … a And behold, a woman … a sinner …brought an alabaster sinner …brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood flask of fragrant oil, and stood

at His feet behind Him at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to weeping; and she began to

wash His feet with her tears, wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of and wiped them with the hair of

her head; and she kissed His her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with feet and anointed them with

the fragrant oil.”the fragrant oil.”Luke 7:38Luke 7:38


Heartfelt Love!Heartfelt Love!As she remembered her horrible past,Her meeting with Jesus

and His battle for her soul,The marvelous changes He brought into her life,She could no longer hold back her tears!She washed His dusty feet with her tears, dried them with her hair, and kissing them, poured her perfume all over his body!Has that ever happened to you?


My Love Song“My Jesus I love Thee,

I know Thou art mine;For Thee all the folliesOf sin I resign;My gracious Redeemer,My Savior art Thou;If ever I loved Thee,My Jesus, ’tis now.” William Ralf Featherstone.

Single sweet and adorable. Seven steps to success

““A woman came A woman came having an alabaster having an alabaster

flask of very costly oil flask of very costly oil of spikenard. of spikenard.

Mark 14:3Mark 14:3

Mary did so:Single, Sweet and Adorable. Seven Steps to Success.

Very Very Expensive!Expensive!Its cost was 300 pennies or Roman denarii (Mark 14:5)The daily wage was one Roman penny (Matt. 20:2)So this gift represented a full year’s wages!

What a Sacrifice!


Romans 12:1Romans 12:1


It’s Good Friday!It’s Good Friday! Mount Calvary! Mount Calvary! “And they crucified Him!” “And they crucified Him!”

Where is Judas? A suicide!Where is Judas? A suicide!Where is Peter? He denied!Where is Peter? He denied!Where are Philip, Andrew, James Where are Philip, Andrew, James and Matthew? Fleeing! Terrified!and Matthew? Fleeing! Terrified!

Where is Mary?Where is Mary?

Seven Steps for Resolving Conflicts

John 19:25


Boldly she stood at Calvary! Boldly she stood at Calvary! Publicly she took her stand Publicly she took her stand before His mockers and His before His mockers and His murderers! Unafraid she murderers! Unafraid she declared that she belonged declared that she belonged to the Crucified Christ!to the Crucified Christ!


Luke 23:55,56


You must be here!

This Sabbath! BIG Sabbath Celebration!God will be here!

His angels will be here!


“She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to Him,

‘Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him

away.’Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’

She turned and Said to Him, ‘Rabboni!’John 20:15,16


“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares

the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you

and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a

future.’”

Jeremiah 29:11, NIV

God has a Plan!God has a Plan!


““Jesus said to her, Jesus said to her, ‘‘Do not cling to Me, Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet for I have not yet ascended to My ascended to My

Father’”!Father’”!John 20:17John 20:17


Before He Before He ascended to His ascended to His Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father, Jesus waited to Jesus waited to

see Mary see Mary Magdalene!Magdalene!


Before the Father greeted Him, Mary met Him! Before the angels worshiped Him, Mary adored Him!The first human being to see the risen Lord was not a man, but a woman.She was not married, she was a single woman!


Fantastic!

When I step out to follow When I step out to follow Jesus, whether I am a Jesus, whether I am a

male or a female, male or a female, married or single, Christ married or single, Christ

will honor me!will honor me!


“And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you

shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the

commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you

today, and are careful to observe them.”

Deuteronomy 28:13

He will give me success in this life!



At Jesus’ soon At Jesus’ soon return in glory, He’ll return in glory, He’ll honor me again –honor me again –with everlasting with everlasting life!life!

“Be faithful until death, and I will give

you the crown of life.”

Revelation 2:10


My Love Song“My Jesus I love Thee,

I know Thou art mine;For Thee all the folliesOf sin I resignMy gracious Redeemer,My Savior art Thou,If ever I loved Thee,My Savior, it’s now.

Single sweet and adorable. Seven steps to success

Come!Come!


My Jesus, I My Jesus, I am giving am giving you the you the alabaster box alabaster box of my life as of my life as my gift of my gift of love!love!


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