| Not all Christian relationships are meant to last. Just as | | | | And you don't have to hope that you are loved like |
| in the secular world, dating someone doesn't mean | | | | you do in relationships. You can know that you are |
| you will ultimately marry them; Christians shouldn't | | | | loved because God's Word tells you so and you trust |
| expect their first, second or even more relationships | | | | in this truth by faith. It is a daily reality in you life and |
| to lead to a lifelong commitment. Here is some | | | | in your heart. |
| Christian dating advice for those of you leaving a | | | | You do not have to walk through life with your heart |
| relationship and what to do next. | | | | hanging out just waiting to be broken and discarded. |
| It is difficult to deal with the emotions that follow the | | | | If you do you wind up as a wounded soul because |
| end of a Christian relationship. You feel rejected and | | | | we live in an imperfect world. Instead, place your |
| disappointed that you have not found your perfect | | | | heart in the care of Christ and He will help you |
| mate. Do not forget that the end of a relationship | | | | overcome every disappointment, even the end of |
| does not end God's love for you. | | | | your relationship. |
| Just because your Christian dating relationship has | | | | God's grace and mercy can help your broken heart |
| ended, it does not define you as unlovable. You are | | | | heal when your relationship ends and help you learn |
| simply not loved by one person. You cannot allow | | | | to love again if you accept His help. This is part of |
| this to define who you are, how you feel, and what | | | | the blessings outlined in Ephesians. We can choose to |
| your life is worth. You need to put this one | | | | accept His blessings or we can reject them and |
| relationship behind you and go forward with | | | | choose to wallow in our grief. This would be as |
| something that has far more lasting value. | | | | impractical as owning a nice new warm coat and |
| As a Christian you can move forward with your | | | | choosing to freeze to death because you will not |
| relationship with Christ. When you put your trust in | | | | wear it. |
| him you are welcomed into a global family of | | | | As a Christian you will still suffer disappointment at |
| believers, a family with Christ as the head. Not being | | | | the end of a relationship. Your faith is not a barrier |
| part of a Christian relationship anymore does not | | | | against all of life's bumps and bruises. You should |
| change your status in His family. Ephesians 1 tells us | | | | remember, however, that as a child of God, these |
| that we are blessed 'with all spiritual blessings in | | | | bumps are temporary. You can either allow them to |
| heavenly places in Christ.' It goes on to say that we | | | | pull you into a pit of despair or you can lean on Him |
| were chosen 'before the foundation of the world.' | | | | for a season and then let Him lead you to a new |
| Understand this and embrace it. You were chosen to | | | | Christian dating relationship. It's His will that you not |
| be loved by God. No Christian dating relationship can | | | | only have life, but 'have life more abundantly'. |
| compare to this. You do not have to earn this love. | | | | As a Christian single, you do not have to crumble into |
| In fact, there is nothing you can do to earn this love. | | | | a heap of rejection and despair when your |
| And this love is not the shallow emotion that existed | | | | relationship ends. You can instead lean on God to |
| in your relationship. This love is the all encompassing, | | | | support you in your time of grief and lead you to the |
| Agape love experienced only in a personal relationship | | | | person He has chosen for you. |
| with Christ Jesus. | | | | |