WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.840 Real life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:10.120 truth, equip the saints and impact our culture. Hey everybody we got a 3 00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:14.440 question and we love getting questions and somebody wrote us and they are a 4 00:00:14.440 --> 00:00:19.760 virgin and what about them being a Christian and a virgin and they meet up with 5 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:24.160 somebody who is a Christian but they're not a virgin should that relationship 6 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:33.280 move forward or should it not move forward let's find out you can get the 7 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:40.240 outlines of this podcast by going to jackhibbs.com slash podcast today if this 8 00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.320 podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in 9 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:49.480 Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings to us that's 10 00:00:49.480 --> 00:00:55.120 like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen now 11 00:00:55.120 --> 00:01:01.560 open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you here is Jack Hibbs. Hey 12 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:08.560 welcome to this edition of the Jack Hibbs podcast and we are grateful for you 13 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:14.840 being with us right now and we you're gonna be I think seeing us reaching out 14 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:19.520 to you guys asking you guys for more and more topics and some of the things 15 00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:24.000 that are we're gonna be bringing your way is something that we did quite a 16 00:01:24.000 --> 00:01:28.480 while back and we don't know what happened I think what's one of the sad 17 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:32.760 things about being too busy is it was a great thing we did it we had a great 18 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:36.560 time we got a great response and then we for then we just moved on and that was 19 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:44.480 shotgun shotgun rounds where we had we had a button I had one minute 60 seconds 20 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:49.160 to answer questions and then move on and it was a really great success in a lot 21 00:01:49.160 --> 00:01:53.360 of fun so we're gonna resurrect that and bring that back cover a lot of ground 22 00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.040 fun and really organic in the sense that it's not not rehearsed I don't 23 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:03.200 review the questions in advance it's it's pretty fun but today let's dive 24 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:10.400 into something today and it's like everything that means something to us all 25 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:16.160 from the scripture and or in life is controversial of course if it's 26 00:02:16.160 --> 00:02:21.920 important it's going to be controversial just know that and book of Hebrews 27 00:02:21.920 --> 00:02:29.560 chapter 13 verse four marriages honorable among all and the bed undefiled but 28 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:34.480 fornicators and adulterers God will judge let's get the obvious out of the way 29 00:02:34.480 --> 00:02:38.680 first it's the latter end of the verse fornicators and adulterers God will 30 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:43.400 judge we know from scripture that for fornicators and adulterers I'll explain 31 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:47.280 that in a moment are actually under the judgment of God unless they come to 32 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:51.840 Christ but that's true for the drunk isn't it that's true for the proud man 33 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:56.480 that's true for the self-righteous woman that's true for the unrepentant 34 00:02:56.480 --> 00:03:03.120 unconverted harlot it's true for the unconverted everybody if we are not 35 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:10.520 born again John chapter three and as the Bible says a tone to four that is 36 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:17.040 washed in the blood of Christ Jesus that means that the work that Jesus did at 37 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:21.760 the cross for your salvation and mine was accomplished in him and through him 38 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:27.400 if you've not experienced new life in Jesus you don't have to be an adulter 39 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:32.720 or a fornicator to have the perpetual judgment of God over your head like a 40 00:03:32.720 --> 00:03:38.320 storm cloud you have that storm cloud over your head anyway we're all condemned 41 00:03:38.320 --> 00:03:43.560 without him and that's the only way that a holy righteous God operates because 42 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:51.360 he is a God the God who there are there are consequences to our decisions 43 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:56.800 because he's holy and he wants us to walk with him and to know him but if we 44 00:03:56.800 --> 00:04:03.920 refuse then everything and the kitchen sink is against us and so that's why in 45 00:04:03.920 --> 00:04:07.920 life people will live their life and they'll try to mitigate that guilt and 46 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:14.960 that reality with drugs and alcohol and they try to also make their 47 00:04:14.960 --> 00:04:25.040 lifestyle so packed with stuff that they avoid being alone because they can't 48 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:28.320 afford to be alone because if they're alone then their thoughts turn inward 49 00:04:28.320 --> 00:04:33.320 and then God begins to speak and they can't have that happen so they go from 50 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:38.600 one relationship to the other or one drama to the other and if this is a 51 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:45.320 weird statement but it's true it's very very strange if there if this type of 52 00:04:45.320 --> 00:04:50.280 person that is that I'm describing if there's if the drama that is around them 53 00:04:50.280 --> 00:04:54.960 is starting to fade away they'll create drama or they'll create a crisis they'll 54 00:04:54.960 --> 00:04:58.320 create a conversation they'll create something they'll you know what it's like 55 00:04:58.320 --> 00:05:04.320 an adult version of a temper tantrum to avoid the situation instead of throwing 56 00:05:04.320 --> 00:05:08.440 themselves down and hurting themselves and going crazy like a little kid they 57 00:05:08.440 --> 00:05:14.320 will create something to distract their own life from digging deep so that's 58 00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:19.840 out of the way fornicators what's a fornicator a fornicator the word of in the 59 00:05:19.840 --> 00:05:25.680 Greek for fornication is the word pornea you guessed it pornea is where the 60 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:32.120 word porn originates from and it's sexual immorality any type of sexual 61 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:39.160 immorality any type God condemns that why because it's a spiritual event physical 62 00:05:39.160 --> 00:05:45.720 activity sex with God is a spiritual issue you can read in first Corinthians 63 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:52.840 chapter six and seven regarding that you can read Genesis chapter one where 64 00:05:52.840 --> 00:05:57.480 God says that Adam and Eve the two of them male and female that when they come 65 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:01.880 together they'll be one flesh that's the meaning of the one fleshness starts 66 00:06:01.880 --> 00:06:09.000 right there and so and then adulterate so fornicators and are those who 67 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:13.840 experience sexual relationship outside of marriage an adulterer is someone who 68 00:06:13.840 --> 00:06:19.480 experience sexual relationship who's they're either married or the person 69 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:23.720 that they're with is married somebody in the situation is married God says 70 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:29.560 that the adultery and so that's out of the way we'll talk about those things some 71 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:38.240 other day but this is important marriage is honorable among all and the bed 72 00:06:38.960 --> 00:06:54.120 wow so this is incredible God says that for the believer married in marriage he 73 00:06:54.120 --> 00:07:02.320 says marriage the marriage bed that God not only invented physical 74 00:07:02.320 --> 00:07:08.440 relationship and how it works but God also gave instruction about it that our 75 00:07:08.440 --> 00:07:14.480 sexual activity should be sanctified it should be with one person that person 76 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:23.800 should be your spouse and to pursue or to go other areas outside of that God 77 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:29.400 condemns that and you might be thinking well you know what he's just an 78 00:07:29.400 --> 00:07:33.200 ogre he doesn't want me to have any fun what's the deal no he actually wants 79 00:07:33.200 --> 00:07:36.080 you to save he wants to save your life and he wants to keep you from ruining 80 00:07:36.080 --> 00:07:42.560 people's lives and ruining future children and and ruining you internally 81 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:46.840 forever it's totally destructive outside of the bonds of marriage but let's talk 82 00:07:46.840 --> 00:07:53.320 about somebody right now for example let's talk about somebody who maybe 83 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:58.440 if we if we have the time we'll do a combo of this example combination of 84 00:07:58.440 --> 00:08:09.560 examples where let's say that you are a virgin and you are now interested in this 85 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:16.040 particular person you see them maybe a church or you you see them maybe at work 86 00:08:16.200 --> 00:08:23.480 but you're Christian and you and you're you happen to be a virgin and so you 87 00:08:23.480 --> 00:08:29.640 meet this woman or this man at work or at church or wherever online I don't know 88 00:08:29.640 --> 00:08:33.520 whatever and and you like each other and you're conversing with each other and 89 00:08:33.520 --> 00:08:41.840 your conversation and and you you see this camaraderie you see this you find 90 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:47.400 them interesting and exciting and and you know you guys meet up for a coffee 91 00:08:47.400 --> 00:08:51.920 and you're talking and you you find out that you can relate to one another and 92 00:08:51.920 --> 00:08:58.000 in some way shape or form physically you're attracted to one another and so 93 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:02.800 then watch this so you're you're the virgin and in the context of our 94 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:08.120 conversation you're the believer and the person that you are now really enjoying 95 00:09:08.280 --> 00:09:15.080 and really have strong feelings for and you could actually see this relationship 96 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:20.760 going somewhere as you spend more time together right this is life you spend 97 00:09:20.760 --> 00:09:27.080 more time together you talk deeper you go deeper hear me out please be patient 98 00:09:27.800 --> 00:09:34.600 not with me be patient in your life be patient for you as time that's why you don't 99 00:09:34.680 --> 00:09:40.440 rush into a relationship you want to find out everything you can over time when 100 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:47.240 the person that you're interested in feels comfortable enough it's then and 101 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:55.880 only then that they feel safe enough with you to actually tell you more okay they 102 00:09:55.880 --> 00:10:01.560 share with you more about their life hypothetical remember you're the 103 00:10:01.560 --> 00:10:05.560 virgin and now you're a Christian or maybe you've been a Christian on your life 104 00:10:05.560 --> 00:10:09.240 it doesn't matter you're a Christian and you're a virgin and you find out that 105 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:14.200 this person that you now really really like and you might even be thinking that 106 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:19.960 you might be falling in love with them so they're happy they're excited and they say 107 00:10:21.400 --> 00:10:25.960 well as you know I wasn't always a Christian oh yeah yeah I know well 108 00:10:26.520 --> 00:10:34.440 um I you know my my BC days before Christ's days I was very promiscuous oh 109 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:44.360 what does that mean well I was I was sleeping around like a tomcat oh okay why are you telling me 110 00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:52.280 this and this person's thinking should I told you I thought we were I trust you we have a great 111 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:57.000 relationship you should know everything don't you think now pause right there yes you do believe 112 00:10:57.000 --> 00:11:04.120 that you should know everything don't you me too so they're feeling comfortable enough to say 113 00:11:05.560 --> 00:11:12.840 but now that's not what you wanted to hear because you're a virgin and you're struggling with 114 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:18.120 them not being a virgin because before before they became a Christian they were all over town 115 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:28.040 oh oh now what do we do what do you mean what do you do well they're not a virgin are they a Christian 116 00:11:28.040 --> 00:11:37.560 yeah have they have they walked with Jesus since they became a believer yeah so you your virgin 117 00:11:37.560 --> 00:11:42.200 praise the Lord and you became a Christian or you grew up in a Christian home at some point you 118 00:11:42.280 --> 00:11:48.440 accepted Christ uh and now this person that you think you love has a checkered pass to say the 119 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:55.320 least uh and you just found out about their past and you now you now you're pulling back 120 00:11:56.040 --> 00:12:00.600 number one I understand the concern because here's your concern your concern is 121 00:12:02.280 --> 00:12:10.920 is it really their past is it really over that's a good question good concern legitimate 122 00:12:11.560 --> 00:12:20.600 but you know you could be a virgin but you were a big liar and so this person used to sleep 123 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:28.200 around town but he never lied about it right so there they were a fornicator and an adulterer 124 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:35.320 but they came to Jesus and they got saved uh you never did that because you're a virgin 125 00:12:35.880 --> 00:12:41.000 but you're you're a whopper of a liar and that's really important to this person could you imagine 126 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:46.120 if both of you come together and say this relationship's over because you had a past of being 127 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:51.720 promiscuous yeah yeah you're right this relationship's over because you told lies in the past 128 00:12:52.520 --> 00:13:01.560 see where I'm going with this it's endless so my point is this to what degree in second 129 00:13:01.560 --> 00:13:07.320 Corinthians chapter five when the starting at verse 17 when Paul the Apostle introduces the 130 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:13.720 Corinthians to the fentastic wonderful hope and assurance that if they're in Christ Jesus 131 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:18.520 they are new creation all things have passed away behold everything's become new 132 00:13:19.880 --> 00:13:25.880 why because we've been reconciled the past tense to Christ therefore God has given you and me the 133 00:13:25.880 --> 00:13:32.520 ministry of reconciliation therefore be reconciled to God and to one another that's what the bible 134 00:13:32.520 --> 00:13:43.480 tells us and so uh and by the way it's all based upon verse 21 that he who knew no sin became sin 135 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:51.400 for us that we might receive the righteousness of God which is in him and through him by faith wow 136 00:13:52.040 --> 00:14:00.040 so watch this what are you going to do this is this is heavy 137 00:14:03.560 --> 00:14:12.040 in your mind you're saying to yourself I never want to marry a person who was a liar because 138 00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:20.680 they could backslide and become a liar again I understand the concern or you could say I don't 139 00:14:20.680 --> 00:14:25.320 ever want to marry someone who was promiscuous because they could backslide and do that again 140 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:32.760 legitimate concern uh doesn't matter if you're listen what if what if somebody's a murderer 141 00:14:32.760 --> 00:14:40.200 and they get saved what if they backslide yikes right okay you get my point anybody could backslide 142 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:45.720 it's not good you want to avoid it of course and you don't have to backslide 143 00:14:46.280 --> 00:14:55.240 so the issue is this if you're moving down to a path of a relationship and your question is 144 00:14:55.240 --> 00:15:00.920 I don't know if I can marry them now because they had a past okay you need to understand something 145 00:15:01.720 --> 00:15:06.200 is it possible that God brought you guys together as opposites that way 146 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:13.480 what about this is it possible that God brought you guys together as opposites 147 00:15:14.120 --> 00:15:19.640 and the person that you're interested in who was promiscuous what if it's all out of their 148 00:15:19.640 --> 00:15:25.000 system and they've they would they in fact that whole world led them to repent of it and come to 149 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:31.800 Jesus because that world was so destructive it was death it was pain it was disease sorrow sickness 150 00:15:31.800 --> 00:15:40.920 horrific bad right they know what bad is listen in Christ they can be a great asset in your relationship 151 00:15:41.880 --> 00:15:48.440 because they know the bumps and bruises of the world right so the question is this 152 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:55.560 does Jesus really make people new does he really make us over does he really make us 153 00:15:56.680 --> 00:16:07.400 restored and recreated in him the answer is yes so which one will it be you need to be careful 154 00:16:07.400 --> 00:16:12.680 that if you love this woman and she's fantastic but you found out that she used to be a professional 155 00:16:12.680 --> 00:16:18.520 liar and you say why can't marry her now she says well wait a minute I'm new in Jesus 156 00:16:19.640 --> 00:16:25.960 yeah not that new wait man you need to repent because you're telling God that he didn't do a 157 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:32.040 redemptive work on not only her this person me or anybody else think of it 158 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:39.640 but watch out because then who's good enough for you see you can it's okay to have standards 159 00:16:39.640 --> 00:16:47.320 that are things to look for that's fine but when it becomes the eleventh commandment now that's 160 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:57.640 a problem because high probability that you have a bar set that nobody can meet because someone's 161 00:16:57.640 --> 00:17:01.160 going to be guilty of something regarding their past that's how we got saved in the first 162 00:17:01.160 --> 00:17:06.680 places because we were wretched sinners and Jesus saved us in fact you know what listen to this 163 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:15.400 what do you think about Jesus Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth Jesus born in Bethlehem what do you think 164 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:30.360 about him are you sure because Jesus in relationship and having access to the throne of David 165 00:17:30.360 --> 00:17:38.920 which he did genetically and legally is it interesting that in the in the bloodline of Christ 166 00:17:38.920 --> 00:17:47.640 in the genealogy of Christ you have people like Rahab 167 00:17:50.520 --> 00:17:58.520 Rahab was the woman in Jericho who was a prostitute did you know that she's related to Jesus 168 00:18:01.320 --> 00:18:10.840 um think about moving forward think think about um Rahab's past but she was washed 169 00:18:12.840 --> 00:18:22.440 because of her faith in the Lord right think about those who have come from backgrounds think 170 00:18:22.520 --> 00:18:31.240 about Mary Magdalene in the New Testament she was washed um but here's the answer to think about 171 00:18:31.240 --> 00:18:37.560 Rahab Rahab was a harlot at some point she gets converted to the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob right 172 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:46.280 she apparently got married she apparently had children and her genealogical line if I remember 173 00:18:46.280 --> 00:18:53.240 right didn't Boaz come from her line you know Boaz and Ruth wow in the book of Ruth wow 174 00:18:55.160 --> 00:19:02.120 you mean Boaz the great Boaz of the Bible in the book of Ruth was related to a prostitute 175 00:19:02.120 --> 00:19:08.440 yep but she was changed you see listen be careful that you 176 00:19:10.520 --> 00:19:15.080 place all of your relationships before the Lord and remember God's grace that is extended 177 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:23.720 toward your life because we could get saved and begin now to think such high thoughts of 178 00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:33.480 ourselves that we actually become impressed with ourselves and so we must find someone who mirrors 179 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:43.000 our morality and the standard that I've set for me so I'm going to go find a woman in Christ that 180 00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:53.720 is worthy enough to be my wife you see and so I'm going to go to college and career group or 181 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:59.400 to you name it right you know I'm saying uh and I'm going to meet somebody and maybe maybe they'll 182 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:06.360 meet my standards you you need to be careful about that always wise always discerning but understanding 183 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:14.920 this that God washes people clean when they come to him and if they exhibit a transformed life 184 00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:25.240 which is key then you need to be gracious and trust God all right and look it's honorable to be a 185 00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:34.040 virgin and it's honorable not to be a liar um these are precious things but when you begin to make 186 00:20:34.040 --> 00:20:40.360 them a stumbling block to what God wants to do in your life it becomes it becomes a problem so 187 00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:47.240 maybe somebody might say well you are you downplaying being truthful or being a virgin not at all 188 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:51.720 not at all but here's the thing uh 189 00:20:54.440 --> 00:21:03.720 those those things if they become areas of spirit of self righteousness and pride then the very 190 00:21:03.800 --> 00:21:09.240 how do I say this the very the very uh virtue that you're so proud about 191 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:15.720 becomes actually a sin because you make it into an idol you want to be careful 192 00:21:17.480 --> 00:21:24.520 in fact Jesus said the person who sins much and is forgiven much loves much that's a powerful 193 00:21:24.520 --> 00:21:30.840 statement so what about someone sexual past is it really in the past yep yes it is 194 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:39.640 so expect God and trust God to do his big plan and how big is this plan I have to 195 00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:46.520 rep I have to begin to wrap this up how big is God's plan of redemption how how much sin can God 196 00:21:46.520 --> 00:21:54.600 forgive let me put it to you this way can you sin so much that God it's too big of a lift it's too 197 00:21:54.600 --> 00:22:02.360 much sorry can you imagine God sent you I would love to save you but man after evaluating your 198 00:22:02.360 --> 00:22:12.280 list of sins oh I know I died on the cross for for sins but man your life yikes that's too big of a 199 00:22:12.280 --> 00:22:20.280 lift for me that's ridiculous of course there's no sin so great and there's no abundance of sin 200 00:22:20.280 --> 00:22:26.840 that he cannot forgive the whole key point is this did you repent and are you walking in the state 201 00:22:26.840 --> 00:22:33.000 of repentance that that means are you walking with the Lord and he'll take care of the rest 202 00:22:34.360 --> 00:22:41.240 but let's be very careful that well what if if I marry this guy and he used to be promissuous am I 203 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:49.880 violating God's rules no there's no rules well am I somehow destroying my virginity if I marry 204 00:22:49.960 --> 00:23:00.680 this guy who was not a virgin no you're not are you both Christians have you been renewed are you 205 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:07.880 born again are you new creations in Christ then you're new creations in Christ and you begin your 206 00:23:07.880 --> 00:23:13.800 life in Christ and you continue your life in Christ and I'm just so grateful that God redeems 207 00:23:13.800 --> 00:23:21.080 people like that because those people like that are people like me and they're people like you 208 00:23:21.080 --> 00:23:28.120 and the only problem is if you're on the other side of the screen and you're saying well I would never 209 00:23:31.880 --> 00:23:35.560 look I'm glad Jesus dies for sinners I'm glad that he died for sinners 210 00:23:37.080 --> 00:23:39.880 Paul the Apostle said he was the chief of sinners 211 00:23:39.880 --> 00:23:47.400 wow no wonder why Paul was so radical for God he must have been forgiven a lot so 212 00:23:50.360 --> 00:23:55.640 the probably in departing this from this podcast right now is if you're a Christian 213 00:23:57.160 --> 00:24:03.400 here it comes if you're a Christian the Bible says do not be unequally yoked what does that mean 214 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:09.400 it means don't get in relationship with non-Christians has nothing to do with two Christians one's 215 00:24:09.400 --> 00:24:17.880 a virgin and one was not a virgin that's not unequally yoked unequally yoked is a believer mixed with 216 00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:24.920 an unbeliever Bible says don't do that stop the relationship it's not going to work and yes I can 217 00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:30.200 hear you now you're saying but my friend led her boyfriend to Christ and they got married 218 00:24:31.000 --> 00:24:39.800 that's called God's mercy and it doesn't normally work out well okay there's no missionary 219 00:24:39.800 --> 00:24:47.800 dating I know that's a big emotion but that's the Bible says do not be unequally yoked it brings 220 00:24:47.800 --> 00:24:53.720 about heartache and destruction marriage is tough enough between two believers in this fallen 221 00:24:53.720 --> 00:25:01.960 world you only compound it when you marry an unbeliever and so be careful about that look I 222 00:25:01.960 --> 00:25:07.000 know there's just kind of an interesting thing kind of off off the cuff kind of a moment but 223 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:15.240 hopefully it's played some practical input into your life right now um know this that if you're a 224 00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:19.560 follower of the Lord Jesus Christ you've been born again by the power of God you have a new life 225 00:25:20.360 --> 00:25:27.560 and in that new life uh you walk with the Lord and God will bring to you the person that he wants 226 00:25:27.560 --> 00:25:34.040 for you it's for you over time to get to know them and to work through issues of life with them 227 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:43.640 and don't don't self-destruct the relationship because you're thinking or feeling things that are 228 00:25:43.640 --> 00:25:53.720 outside the grace of God be wise be discerning but don't be proud know what the will of the Lord 229 00:25:53.720 --> 00:26:01.720 is and by all means do that will that he has for you so listen God bless you guys thanks for 230 00:26:01.720 --> 00:26:07.400 joining us share this 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