Marrying a bad boyfriend or girlfriend won’t make them a good spouse—it’ll make you a miserable one. Marriage doesn’t fix the problems in a relationship—it fastens you to them. Breakups are hard. Divorces are harder. Wait for the one who will love you like Christ. You’re worth the wait—and so is His plan.
Chasing Approval
Trying to make everyone happy will make you miserable. The more you chase approval, the less likely you are to receive it. Don’t waste energy being who others want you to be. Learn to become who you really are. You’ll never find your people while pretending to be someone you’re not.
When You’re Struggling to Be Accepted
Freedom begins when you accept you won’t be accepted by everyone. Even Jesus—the perfect Son of God—was rejected. Trying to do what He didn’t is a recipe for disappointment. Stop chasing approval and start resting in the One who will never turn you away.
What Most Parents Get Wrong
Loving your kids doesn’t mean shielding them from every storm. It means preparing them to stand strong in it. Trees that never face the wind collapse under their own weight. Protect less. Prepare more.
One Piece of Dating Advice That Took Me Years to Learn
If you have to talk them into being with you, they’re not right for you. The right person won’t need a sales pitch—they’ll love the real you, not the ideal you. The wrong person makes you feel like something’s wrong; the right one celebrates what’s right. The right person is worth the wait. Don’t settle … Continue reading One Piece of Dating Advice That Took Me Years to Learn
Dealing with Mental Pain
Many of you reading this are experiencing some form of anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. You’ve reached out to family, friends, churches, and counselors for support and some (or all) of them ended up adding to the heavy load that you were already caring. This may have caused you to give up on looking for … Continue reading Dealing with Mental Pain
Jeff McClung 