Trip-ups Hurt

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“Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – Update 20 So, we come to the last of the relationship questions. I hope you have enjoyed looking into these with me. Watch for the entire original list to be posted in PDF format on the Joyinverse.com website for your reference. It took the first agonizing pain…

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Trade-offs Aren’t Always for the Best

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“Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 19 From the book: “Can we talk? Are you thinking these issues through with me? I know we are walking through the tough stuff in this study but stay with me because the benefit of making wise choices changes lives. It will change yours for the better….

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Truth Rules

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 18 A relationship without truth at its base topples easily. The aftermath exposes broken hearts and creates feelings of betrayal. Please, take the time to observe truth and non-truth in action within your relationships before you allow them to get serious. In the process, make sure you…

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Trust and You

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 17 It’s time to look at trusting the important person in your life. Answers to the following questions are critical. Answer them very carefully. Take time and observe all you can about this person you want to enter the inner circles of your life and welfare. Think…

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Traits and Twists

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 16 Let’s dive into the categorized questions in regards to this special person in your life. The analysis takes some effort and introspection to decide beforehand what traits you would like to see in the other half of your permanent relationship. That includes writing down what they…

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Faith Above All

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 15 This chapter of the book begins the discussion of the 36 questions I created for the divorce recovery group I lead for seven years. Each new session of classes brought the questions of ‘how do I keep from making the same mistakes in a new relationship?’…

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Behold, an Inward Look at Ourselves

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 15 Before you enter into a relationship for any reason, you are wise to take a good look at the personality characteristics you bring to the table and how well they interact with those of the other person. Scripture is full of insight on human nature and…

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Marriage Matters

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 14 Marriage does matter. If it didn’t, God would not have instituted the union between Adam and Eve. He has a plan for marriage, and the closer we come to following God’s outline for marriage, the more successful we will be at initiating and maintaining permanent relationships….

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 13

I thought it might be helpful if I give you an idea of how the decision trees are presented in the book at the end of chapters. Given the fact that the world is chock full of ideas on love, and the Bible has answers for them, only so many can fit on a page…

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Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 12

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We’ve been looking at defining what love is in the last couple of updates. Philosophers and relationship pundits with academic credentials far greater than mine have grappled with that definition for centuries. However, I venture it is worth taking a personal stab at our own individual definition as to what we expect is the answer,…

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