Your past doesn't have to be the end of your story. God's will is still possible as you choose to walk forward with Him.

You'll hear me share my own journey of moving beyond unhealthy relationship patterns and learning to trust God with an unknown future. If you're choosing to do things differently, either healing from past mistakes or have always desired to honor God by waiting for marriage, you are not alone.

Together, we'll talk about some of the fears and struggles that can come with choosing God's way:

• Waiting on God's timing when you're afraid the future you hope for may never happen
• Breaking unhealthy relationship patterns and wondering whether you have what it takes to do things differently
• Overcoming temptation when you've experienced physical intimacy before and are now choosing abstinence until marriage
• Trusting God with an unknown future, even when you fear you may never get married
• Standing firm in your decision to wait when others don't understand your choice

This episode also touches on God's design for physical intimacy, unintended pregnancy, and the sensitive subject of abortion, with a message of God's grace, healing, and restoration for every woman whose past includes experiences or decisions she wishes had been different.

No matter where you've been or what your story looks like today, God can meet you right where you are and lead you forward. Your journey doesn't have to be defined by your past. There is hope, healing, and a future as you continue walking with Him.

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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)

“No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)

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Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who realized God’s will was still possible, regardless of their past. It’s not about whether you have ever kissed before. Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant. It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design. And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about!

Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy. Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider.

If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships. To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage.

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What if waiting until marriage for physical intimacy isn't about what you're giving up but about what God is making room for? Choosing abstinence before marriage can sometimes feel like a disruption. You may wonder if waiting will make relationships more difficult, interfere with your love story, or make it harder to find someone who shares your values. But what if God's way of doing relationships leads to something far more valuable?

In this episode of Waiting Until Marriage, discover what it means to wait well, resist temptation, trust God's timing, and grow in intimacy with God.

You'll discover three stages of realization:

• This is going to mess up my life. Changing the way you've always approached relationships can feel disruptive.
• Wait… I CAN actually make this work. Choosing God's way may require you to rearrange your expectations, boundaries, and dating habits, but waiting doesn't mean your life becomes empty or deprived.
• The benefit is worth the adjustment. When you understand how God can use the waiting season to protect, prepare, heal, strengthen, and teach you to trust Him, you can begin to see abstinence in a completely different way.

Waiting well isn't about simply surviving abstinence. It's about learning to see the waiting differently and discovering a deeper intimacy with God.

“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14)

Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who found the path to resist temptation while waiting until marriage. It’s not about whether you have ever kissed before. Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant. It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design. And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about!

Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy. Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider.

If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships. To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage.

Visit firstkissstory.com

Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider

WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group

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Have you ever looked back at your past and barely recognized the woman you used to be? Have you ever had a “Wait a minute. That was me” moment when you suddenly realized how different you are today because of what God has done in your life? In this episode, we’ll explore the powerful transformation God can bring when we surrender our past, relationships, hurts, and desires to Him.

Waiting until marriage for physical intimacy is not about following a list of rules to earn God's approval. It is about drawing closer to Jesus and allowing Him to transform you from the inside out. You don't have to remain the woman your past created. God can write a completely different story in your life.

God can use this season of waiting to make you whole, heal what has been broken, and prepare you for the woman He created you to be.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who found growth and wholeness after past mistakes. It’s not about whether you have ever kissed before. Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant. It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design. And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about!

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