Becoming a Single Woman of Virtue
- January 3, 2011
- Becoming a Single Woman of Virtue
How attractive are you as a single woman in God's sight? Use these questions to help evaluate if you are blossoming into a woman of virtue.
Relationships
We crave relationships of all kinds, and yet, those we are closest to relationally tend to cause most of our pain. These resources will help spare your relationships from some pain and tears, encouraging you and your close ones to glorify the God who designed those very relationships.
Items In This Topic
- May 14, 2008
- Biblical Portrait of Womanhood
- June 1, 2011
- Different Ways of Deceiving
- October 7, 2009
- Encouraging One Another
- April 28, 2003
- Hope for Hurting Hearts: The Ministry of Encouragement
- June 2, 2011
- How's Your Love Life?
- June 8, 2011
- Lies Single Moms Are Tempted to Believe
- June 7, 2011
- One Anothers in Scripture
- June 7, 2011
- Personal "Hedges"
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 15, 2010
- Affirm and Support
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 16, 2010
- Encouraging Men to Step up to the Plate
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 9, 2010
- Relationships Teach Submission to God
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 7, 2008
- A Long View of Relationships
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 22, 2011
- Are You a Wall or a Door?
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 26, 2012
- Laying a Foundation for a Healthy Marriage
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 4, 2006
- Relational Endurance
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 3, 2010
- A Deep, Difficult Good-bye
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 6, 2006
- Reconciliation
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 3, 2008
- Friendship for God's Glory
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 4, 2008
- Friendships for Our Good
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 26, 2010
- The Value of Boundaries
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 20, 2010
- Who Directs Your Love Story?
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 14, 2003
- Intimacy With God
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 5, 2009
- Flourishing in Later Seasons of Life
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 4, 2009
- Promoting Peace
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 3, 2009
- Down From the Mountain
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 28, 2008
- A Biblical View of Friendships and Dating
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 19, 2004
- Bless Those Who Curse
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 21, 2004
- Blessings in the Home
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 16, 2004
- Common Cursing
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 14, 2004
- Living in the Truth
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 13, 2004
- More Powerful Than Words
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 15, 2004
- Receiving and Giving the Blessing
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 22, 2004
- Speaking Life
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 12, 2004
- What is a Curse
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 27, 2011
- Teaching Discernment to Your Children
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 28, 2011
- Your Children's Friendships
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 27, 2011
- How to Guard Your Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 28, 2011
- How to Keep Marriage from Becoming an Idol
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 26, 2011
- How to Support Your Single Brothers
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 29, 2007
- Are You Right With God?
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 31, 2007
- Clearing Your Conscience for God's Glory
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 30, 2007
- Is Your Conscience Clear?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 2, 2007
- Praying for a Clear Conscience
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 1, 2007
- Reconciliation
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 27, 2007
- Trusting God's Plan
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 15, 2006
- The Highest Calling
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 3, 2003
- To Pursue or Not to Pursue
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 24, 2009
- Be Clothed in Meekness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 30, 2009
- Meekness in Relationships
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 29, 2009
- Put a Guard on My Mouth
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 23, 2009
- Think Before You React
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 9, 2007
- Measured Words
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 26, 2010
- A Cord of Three Strands
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 27, 2010
- Comfort for the Oppressed
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 3, 2010
- Finishing the Race Together
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 2, 2010
- Older Women Teaching Younger Women
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 28, 2010
- The Plague of Loneliness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 1, 2010
- Two are Better than One
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 31, 2010
- You, Me, and God
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 7, 2011
- Death and Life
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 15, 2011
- I Am Not My Husband's Mother
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 9, 2011
- I Don't Lie—Do I?
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 8, 2011
- The Overflow
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 9, 2012
- Encouraging Men to Be Men
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 7, 2012
- Encouraging Men to Provide and Protect
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 8, 2012
- Supporting Godly Masculinity
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 7, 2005
- Reconciliation
- Seeking Him
- February 17, 2012
- "Love" Until Morning
- Seeking Him
- July 11, 2008
- 15 Actions
- Seeking Him
- December 11, 2009
- A God-Sized Hole
- Seeking Him
- September 25, 2008
- A Portrait of Love
- Seeking Him
- March 16, 2012
- A Rude Era
- Seeking Him
- February 24, 2012
- Act of Kindness
- Seeking Him
- July 15, 2008
- Actions That Build
- Seeking Him
- July 7, 2011
- Are You a Helper?
- Seeking Him
- October 21, 2010
- As I Have Loved You
- Seeking Him
- March 8, 2012
- Asking and Listening
- Seeking Him
- February 10, 2010
- Beautiful Sound
- Seeking Him
- February 22, 2010
- Candid Talk
- Seeking Him
- June 21, 2011
- Conditional Love
- Seeking Him
- January 20, 2012
- Examining Ourselves
- Seeking Him
- March 6, 2012
- Feeding Discontent
- Seeking Him
- July 3, 2008
- I Am Responsible
- Seeking Him
- January 26, 2012
- Jonah or Jeremiah?
- Seeking Him
- July 22, 2008
- Kindness at Home
- Seeking Him
- January 30, 2012
- Knowledge Without Love
- Seeking Him
- July 18, 2008
- Long-Suffering Love
- Seeking Him
- November 7, 2008
- Long-suffering
- Seeking Him
- October 15, 2008
- Love Is Patient
- Seeking Him
- May 3, 2011
- Love vs. Jealousy
- Seeking Him
- January 16, 2012
- Loved to the End
- Seeking Him
- January 10, 2012
- Loving Discipline
- Seeking Him
- May 9, 2011
- Loving by Faith
- Seeking Him
- November 14, 2011
- Responding Well
- Seeking Him
- June 25, 2008
- Speak the Truth
- Seeking Him
- March 1, 2010
- Taking Pains
- Seeking Him
- June 7, 2011
- The Absence of Love
- Seeking Him
- June 30, 2008
- The Absence of Love
- Seeking Him
- August 6, 2008
- The Hard Shell
- Seeking Him
- April 4, 2011
- The Prison of Expectations
- Seeking Him
- December 16, 2011
- The Word "Love"
- Seeking Him
- March 4, 2010
- Unto the Least
- Seeking Him
- November 11, 2011
- Watch Your Tongue
- Seeking Him
- June 30, 2006
- With Wisdom
- Seeking Him
- January 30, 2008
- Words of Kindness
- December 5, 2001
- Singled Out For Service
Biblical Portrait of Womanhood
Understand and embrace the distinct purpose God created you for with the help of this booklet by Nancy Leigh DeMoss.
Different Ways of Deceiving
Flattery and exaggeration don't seem harmful, but God desires truth in our innermost parts. Examine your life and relationships
Encouraging One Another
In a world where so many people are sad, lonely, and hurting, God wants to use you to communicate His heart and minister grace to others.
Hope for Hurting Hearts: The Ministry of Encouragement
In a world where so many people are sad, lonely, and hurting, we need practical ways to encourage one another.
How's Your Love Life?
Take this "love test," a spiritual inventory based on 1 Corinthians 13, to determine specific areas of need in your life.
Lies Single Moms Are Tempted to Believe
Are you a single mom? Replace the enemy's lies with God's Truth!
One Anothers in Scripture
How does God expect us to treat each other? (Taken from Nancy's radio series "Who Needs the Church?")
Personal "Hedges"
Practical cautions for Christian women to help safeguard our hearts and the marriages of the men around us.
Affirm and Support
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Affirm. Encourage. Honor. Support. These four words could transform your life and relationships.
Encouraging Men to Step up to the Plate
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —A lot of women in the church wish their husbands would engage in their homes, showing courage and leadership. Nancy shows women how to encourage men.
Relationships Teach Submission to God
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Husbands are to love their wives like Christ loves the Church. That is a very difficult command, according to Bruce Ware.
A Long View of Relationships
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —A wise woman looks at relationships with the big picture in mind.
Are You a Wall or a Door?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are you more like a wall or a door? Nancy will explore this question, looking to the books of Song of Solomon and Proverbs to help women make wise decisions.
Laying a Foundation for a Healthy Marriage
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —When a couple is getting to know one another, how can they know when it’s God’s will for them to marry? Bill and Holly Elliff answer that question.
Relational Endurance
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Relationships have their ups and downs, but God wants us to endure no matter what the circumstances!
A Deep, Difficult Good-bye
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —The apostle Paul knew all about authentic community and difficult good-byes. Nancy will explore Paul's relationships in the body of Christ.
Reconciliation
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Healing broken relationships is important. It takes hurt away from our lives and lets us enjoy friendship.
Friendship for God's Glory
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Being willing to die for your friends is not the ultimate test of friendship. Are you willing to live for your friends? Think that qu
Friendships for Our Good
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —True friendship involves honesty. Do you have a friend who is close enough to you to speak up when you’re headed down a wrong path?
The Value of Boundaries
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Mary Kassian says that when it comes to their relationships with men, women need firm hedges before temptation comes; otherwise, wise decisions will be harder.
Who Directs Your Love Story?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Who directs your love story? Are you trying to manipulate people and situations? Or are you trusting your relationships to the only One you can really trust?
Intimacy With God
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Nancy shares her heart with listeners as she talks about a recent experience in her own spiritual walk on today's Revive Our Hearts.
Flourishing in Later Seasons of Life
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Whether it’s a national leader dealing with hostilities, a manager handling complaints, or a mom playing referee, everybody knows conflict.
Promoting Peace
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Everyone experiences conflict, but only a few learn to become peacemakers. Learn how to promote peace as we look at the biblical example of Joshua.
Down From the Mountain
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —When you’re in the middle of a conflict, your words have a big impact on those watching.
A Biblical View of Friendships and Dating
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —"I have to have a boyfriend in order to be happy." This idea has led a lot of young women into destructive choices.
Bless Those Who Curse
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How do you respond when someone says something hurtful to you?
Blessings in the Home
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Nancy encourages us today to look for everyday ways to speak words of encouragement and blessing into the lives of those around us.
Common Cursing
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Think with Nancy on today's Revive Our Hearts about the words that you speak--whether they are words that build up or tear down others.
Living in the Truth
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —There is a more powerful force at work in your life than words that have hurt you.
More Powerful Than Words
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —The most painful, hurtful thing that has ever been said to you has not escaped the notice of God.
Receiving and Giving the Blessing
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How can you overcome the wounds inflicted by words? Let Nancy help you realize what God can do in your life to transform this pain into blessing.
Speaking Life
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Would you like to be an instrument of growth and grace to those around you?
What is a Curse
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Have you spent part of your life trying to overcome hurtful words that were spoken to you?
Teaching Discernment to Your Children
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Parents can’t control their children’s intake of movies and music forever. Learn how to encourage them to make wise choices at a young age.
Your Children's Friendships
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Your children will likely be influenced by their friends. As a parent, how can you steer your children into healthy friendships?
How to Guard Your Heart
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Singles are often told, "Guard your heart." But how do you actually do that? Carolyn McCulley explains what it means to guard your heart.
How to Keep Marriage from Becoming an Idol
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Sin often comes when you desire a good thing too much. Carolyn McCulley shows you how to avoid sin and keep the desire for a relationship from becoming an idol.
How to Support Your Single Brothers
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —If you’re dating someone and the relationship ends in a painful breakup, can you still love that person? Hear from Carolyn McCulley today.
Are You Right With God?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Do you have a clear conscience? Does it really matter? It matters a lot, according to Nancy Leigh DeMoss.
Clearing Your Conscience for God's Glory
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Rick Lawson had lied on his security clearance with the Defense Department. If anyone found out, he could be faced with huge fines or jail.
Is Your Conscience Clear?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Is there anyone you’ve wronged, lied to, or stolen from, and haven’t made it right by asking forgiveness?
Praying for a Clear Conscience
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —It’s not natural to admit you’ve done something wrong. You need the Spirit of God working in you, helping you admit wrong, and making it rig
Reconciliation
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Imagine a church split so bitterly that one deacon wouldn’t drive down a certain street because it took him past the house of his estranged deacon.
Trusting God's Plan
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —There are appropriate levels of conversation for various types of relationships. Learn more as Nancy talks with Carolyn McCulley.
The Highest Calling
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —It’s a lot easier to be a servant at 9:00 AM than it is to be a servant at 4:00 PM.
To Pursue or Not to Pursue
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Today's question is "Should women pursue men and marriage?"
Be Clothed in Meekness
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —The meek shall inherit the earth. That might sound a little vague, until you realize meekness applies to email, phone calls, and conflicts.
Meekness in Relationships
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Do you long for peace and rest? These are rare qualities. Nancy says when you learn meekness, peace and rest come along as well.
Put a Guard on My Mouth
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Does your tongue have a pause button? Learning to guard your lips is a crucial part of developing godly meekness.
Think Before You React
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Do you want to learn meekness? Then prepare to deal with some difficult people. Find out how God uses annoyances and aggravation to teach meekness.
Measured Words
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —You can spend days cultivating a close relationship with someone, but it can all be destroyed by a few sinful words.
A Cord of Three Strands
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Why do we care so much about relationships? Where do we go for advice? A favorite magazine or talk show host? What about the Bible?
Comfort for the Oppressed
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —We think of "oppressors" as political figures. But we all have the potential to mistreat others.
Finishing the Race Together
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Sometimes picking up someone who has fallen requires a great act of courage.
Older Women Teaching Younger Women
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Have you ever thought, "I don’t know how to be a wife! I don’t know how to be a mom!" So many women have never been taught what a godly woman looks like.
The Plague of Loneliness
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —In a culture of email, voicemail, cell phones, and pagers, why do we feel so isolated from one another?
Two are Better than One
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Today's program gives God's prescription for both painful and non-existent relationships. His desire is that we should have intimate relationships.
You, Me, and God
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —You've heard that two's company, three's a crowd. But if you want to have meaningful relationships, three people need to be involved: you, your friend, and God.
Death and Life
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Listen today as Nancy talks about how words have to give life or destroy life.
I Am Not My Husband's Mother
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Have you ever spoken to your husband with friendly persistent "suggestions" hoping to persuade him to do things your way?
I Don't Lie—Do I?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —So what’s the big deal? I don’t lie! Even if you don’t tell out and out lies, there’s always a temptation to stretch the truth, to exaggerate.
The Overflow
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Did you know that the doctor will sometimes look at your tongue to gauge your overall health? That can serve as a picture of your spiritual health as well.
Encouraging Men to Be Men
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Nancy says it’s common to find women complaining that men need to step up and provide godly leadership, but women can do something far more effective.
Encouraging Men to Provide and Protect
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How can a woman encourage the men around her to provide and protect? It’s one of the questions addressed as we explore the design God gave women and men.
Supporting Godly Masculinity
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Nancy Leigh DeMoss says that when a wife criticizes her husband and tries to control him, in most cases, he’ll shrink back and let her.
Reconciliation
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Hear about lives that have been reconciled because of the presence of God.
"Love" Until Morning
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Love is about commitment; it’s about seeking the best interest of others.
15 Actions
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Love is more about actions than feelings.
A God-Sized Hole
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are you trying to squeeze love out of some other person?
A Portrait of Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —If you want to show love to other people, the best thing you can do is empty yourself and ask Jesus to live His life through you.
A Rude Era
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Our world sees plenty of rudeness.
Act of Kindness
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How can you show kindness out of a kind heart in your season of life?
Actions That Build
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —We’re all in the process of either building people up or tearing them down.
Are You a Helper?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are you fulfilling the role God’s given you as a helper?
As I Have Loved You
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How do you respond when people are rude or have annoying habits?
Asking and Listening
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Ask God to help you do more listening than talking.
Beautiful Sound
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are your words said with love?
Candid Talk
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Ask God to give you discretion as you talk with others.
Conditional Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —God's love can fill us up and give us the ability to be givers to other people.
Examining Ourselves
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are there any barriers between you and someone else?
Feeding Discontent
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Ask God to give you wisdom and restraint in how you encourage men.
I Am Responsible
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —How much do the actions of other people affect you?
Jonah or Jeremiah?
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Ask God to give you a tender, compassionate heart.
Kindness at Home
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —One of the places where kindness is most neglected is within the four walls of our own homes.
Knowledge Without Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Our knowledge has to be balanced with love.
Long-Suffering Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —The characteristics of love aren't feelings.
Long-suffering
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —When we’re filled with God’s love, it overflows toward others.
Love Is Patient
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —True love invests in the people who bother us most.
Love vs. Jealousy
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Do you have a right relationship with God?
Loved to the End
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Genuine love is totally giving myself to meet the needs of another person without expecting anything in return.
Loving Discipline
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —When we’re walking in the way of love, we speak well of other believers.
Loving by Faith
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Loving by faith means that you don’t wait for romantic feelings.
Responding Well
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Today it’s likely that someone’s going to hurt, annoy, or inconvenience you.
Speak the Truth
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Do you speak truthfully?
Taking Pains
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Clearing your conscience may be one of the hardest things you’ve ever had to do.
The Absence of Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —The presence of God’s <i>agape</i> love can solve almost every problem.
The Absence of Love
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —No matter what God’s called you to today, before you tackle it, ask Him to give you a heart of love.
The Hard Shell
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Being willing to humble yourself will transform your relationships with others.
The Prison of Expectations
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Is there someone locked in the prison of your expectations?
The Word "Love"
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Are you showing God’s love today by giving of yourself without expecting anything in return?
Unto the Least
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —We show whether we really love Jesus by the way we treat other people.
Watch Your Tongue
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Have you been building up or tearing down with your tongue today?
With Wisdom
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Researchers tell us that the average woman uses 7000 words in a typical day. Have you ever thought about how much the Bible has to say about the way we use those words? Here are some examples: “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue” (Proverbs 31:26). Nancy: Do you ...
Words of Kindness
Nancy Leigh DeMoss —Would people describe you as having kind words?
Singled Out For Service
Seven principles to help you avoid the potential pitfalls of singleness.
Step Up: A Male Perspective on Dating & ...
Hang around Christian singles long enough and you're sure to encounter a certain emotion--frustration. Learn what's to be done.
