Contentment in Singleness, with Charmaine Porter
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 13, 2019
Charmaine Porter tells you how she maintains contentment in singleness, even in an age of social media. Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Singleness
Trusting God in Singleness, with Charmaine Porter
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 12, 2019
Learn to trust God to write your story—whether that involves singleness, marriage or widowhood. Read or Listen →
Trust When You Long for a Mate
- Seeking Him
- September 10, 2019
God may not change your situation, but He can enable you to find deep joy in Him. Read or Listen →
Singleness Is a Gift
- Seeking Him
- February 25, 2019
True contentment comes when we choose to be satisfied with what God has provided. Read or Listen →
Avoiding Envy
- Seeking Him
- February 12, 2019
The way to avoid jealousy is to be filled up with godly love. Read or Listen →
Unexpected Grace, Day 4
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- November 19, 2015
Nancy Leigh DeMoss was content to serve God as a single woman for the rest of her life. Then God surprised her with an unexpected relationship. Read or Listen →
Unexpected Grace, Day 3
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- November 18, 2015
Nancy was in a contented, settled season of life and ministry. Then an unexpected event happened. Robert Wolgemuth invited Nancy into a deeper friendship. Read or Listen →
Before I Become a “Mrs.” Day 3
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- November 13, 2015
“I would happy if only . . .” If you fill that sentence with anything other than Jesus, you will never be happy. Read or Listen →
Before I Become a “Mrs.” Day 2
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- November 12, 2015
As Nancy enters marriage this Saturday, she’ll give you valuable perspective on trusting God with your story, whether married or single. Read or Listen →
Before I Become a “Mrs.” Day 1
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- November 11, 2015
Plenty of unmarried women think they would be happy if they got married. Plenty of married women think they’d be happy if they had a different marriage. Read or Listen →
Journeying from Neediness to Freedom
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 3, 2014
How do you destroy an idol and recognize God’s control? Paula Hendricks will give you insight as she shares her story. Her idol was relationships with guys. Read or Listen →
My "Little 'g' God"
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- July 2, 2014
Paula Hendricks was tired of the emotional ups and downs of chasing after romantic relationships. Read or Listen →
Boy Craziness or Girl Neediness?
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- July 1, 2014
Paula Hendricks realized she was a boy-crazy girl. She explains why her constant interest in relationships was fueled by a deeper heart issue—idolatry. Read or Listen →
The Value of Guardrails
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 17, 2013
Imagine driving on a high mountain pass. If the edge is protected by guard rails, you can enjoy the drive. Nancy describes guard rails for your relationships. Read or Listen →
Do You Trust God to Satisfy?
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- July 12, 2012
Is there some circumstance you wish God would change? What do you do when year by year He doesn’t change your circumstances? Carolyn McCulley addresses that. Read or Listen →
Is It Okay to Pursue Men?
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 11, 2012
If a woman is trusting God with her singleness, how does she let a potential spouse know she’s interested? Is it okay to pursue a relationship and trust God? Read or Listen →
Trusting God to Work Behind the Scenes
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 10, 2012
Carolyn McCulley says that trusting God is like watching a play; you don’t know all that’s going on behind the scenes. Read or Listen →
Singleness and Unselfishness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 9, 2012
Paul calls singleness a gift. Even if you’ve accepted it, there are practical decisions you need to make when living out your singleness before the Lord. Read or Listen →
More Practical Counsel for True Women
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 10, 2011
We all need the wisdom that other women have gained, and we need to learn from the examples of others who have perhaps walked in places we haven’t. Read or Listen →
Relying on the Lord Day by Day
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 26, 2011
Listen to Kim Jaggers testimony on today's program. Read or Listen →
Feeling Alone in a Crisis
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 25, 2011
Kim Jaggers was trying to follow the Lord, doing everything right, yet life kept falling apart. Read or Listen →
How to Keep Marriage from Becoming an Idol
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- January 28, 2011
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. Read or Listen →
How to Guard Your Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 27, 2011
Singles are often told, "Guard your heart." But how do you actually do that? Carolyn McCulley explains what it means to guard your heart. Read or Listen →
How to Support Your Single Brothers
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 26, 2011
If you’re dating someone and the relationship ends in a painful breakup, can you still love that person? Hear from Carolyn McCulley today. Read or Listen →
The Value of Boundaries
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 26, 2010
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. Read or Listen →
Who Directs Your Love Story?
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- August 20, 2010
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? Read or Listen →
Glorifying God Through Singleness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 30, 2010
Scripture tells us that singleness is a gift. It’s a gift that Nancy has learned to embrace. She’ll answer questions about singleness. Read or Listen →
Living with Mystery
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- July 28, 2009
Each of us has to come to a place where we realize "I am not God, and there are some things I just won’t understand." Hear from two widows. Read or Listen →
A Deeper Understanding of Grace
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 27, 2009
When you are suffering, you need other people. When you have suffered, you better understand how to serve other people. Read or Listen →
Comfort During Loneliness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 24, 2009
When Vickey Boozeman lost her husband in an accident, she felt a loss of identity. She wondered, "Who am I?" Hear what she’s been learning. Read or Listen →
Life Will Never Be the Same
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 23, 2009
When a spouse dies, everything changes in just a moment. Hear about the grace available in the midst of loss, from women who have experienced it. Read or Listen →
A Biblical View of Friendships and Dating
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 28, 2008
"I have to have a boyfriend in order to be happy." This idea has led a lot of young women into destructive choices. Read or Listen →
Trusting God's Plan
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 27, 2007
There are appropriate levels of conversation for various types of relationships. Learn more as Nancy talks with Carolyn McCulley. Read or Listen →
Noble Character
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 26, 2007
Nancy and Carolyn McCulley talk about how to serve God through singleness. Read or Listen →
Hope Deferred
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 25, 2007
Instead of telling girls that Prince Charming is going to sweep them off their feet, we should be giving them a greater vision. Read or Listen →
Singles and Loneliness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 17, 2005
God can use our moments of greatest loneliness to bless others who are hurting. Read or Listen →
Singles and Beauty
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 16, 2005
Women are often caught between a preoccupation with their looks and the cultural battle against femininity. Read or Listen →
Singles and Children
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 15, 2005
A lot of single women have a desire to invest in the lives of children, but they don't have any kids of their own. Read or Listen →
Singles and Finances
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 14, 2005
Think about all the things that are more important than your job: your family, your church, and your purity come to mind. Read or Listen →
Singleness & Hospitality
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 13, 2005
Single people often feel like they're in limbo . . . just waiting for marriage. Read or Listen →
Surrendering Our Future
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 9, 2004
How do you know that he is the one God wants you to marry? Nancy and her guest, Amy Baker, answer that question on today's Revive Our Heart. Read or Listen →
Surrendering Touch
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- July 8, 2004
Being single and keeping physically pure can sometimes be a challenge. Nancy and her guest, Amy Baker, discuss the standards set by the Word. Read or Listen →
Surrendering My Feelings
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- July 7, 2004
This week on Revive Our Hearts, we are focusing particularly on the challenges and God's perspective on the subject of singleness. Read or Listen →
Surrendering Unfulfilled Longings
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 6, 2004
Did you have plans and dreams for the future as you were growing up? What if those dreams went unfulfilled? Read or Listen →
Surrendering My Timetable
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- July 5, 2004
Are you contented with your life? Nancy and guest, Amy Baker, talk about two principles that will help you experience contentment in your life. Read or Listen →
Femininity on the Job
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 11, 2003
As single women, we have to be the breadwinner and we depend on a paycheck. Nancy helps us see where our security really lies. Read or Listen →
Single and Feminine
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 10, 2003
How do you manage competitiveness in the workplace and keep your feminity? Read or Listen →
The Family of God
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 9, 2003
Nancy talks about the importance of being part of a church, the importance of functioning and serving in a community of faith--especially for singles. Read or Listen →
Boundaries
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- June 6, 2003
Have you set up any practical guidelines (morally) that will help you in the workplace? Nancy shares some of the "hedges" that she has set for herself. Read or Listen →
The Dark Side of Curiosity
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 5, 2003
Nancy talks about the area she believes has the greatest potential for heartache, heartbreak and failure. Read or Listen →
The Power of Emotion
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- June 4, 2003
Nancy talks about three emotions that can lead us into danger. Find out what they are and how she handles them in her life. Read or Listen →
To Pursue or Not to Pursue
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- June 3, 2003
Today's question is "Should women pursue men and marriage?" Read or Listen →
Seven Secrets for Singles
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- June 2, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, children answer questions about dating, marriage and relationships. Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 7
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 9, 2002
Should a woman actively pursue marriage? Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 6
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- August 8, 2002
Do you trust God when it comes to your love life? Today's Revive Our Hearts discusses the burdens and blessings of single life. Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 5
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 7, 2002
Are you daydreaming about a change in your marital status? Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing, Part 4
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- August 6, 2002
Join us on Revive Our Hearts today as Nancy Leigh DeMoss gives us a to-do list for singles and marrieds. Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 5, 2002
Join us on Revive Our Hearts as Nancy Leigh DeMoss helps us recognize God's gifts to us. Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 2
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- August 2, 2002
Do you think as marriage or singleness as a gift from God? Join us on today's Revive Our Hearts as Nancy discusses the burdens and blessing Read or Listen →
Singleness: Burden or Blessing?, Part 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 1, 2002
Is it better to be married or to be single? Nancy DeMoss begins a series called Singleness: Burden or Blessing. Read or Listen →
Singled Out for Service
Seven principles to help you avoid the potential pitfalls of singleness. Continue Reading
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. Continue Reading
Lies Single Moms Are Tempted to Believe
Are you a single mom? Replace the enemy's lies with God's Truth! Continue Reading
Singular Hospitality
As single women, Lydia’s probably never suspected that from her home an entire continent eventually would be affected by the gospel. Continue Reading
The God Who Knows the End of Your ...
Carolyn shares why knowing God and embracing His sovereignty so important when we’re single. Continue Reading
Struggling to fit into your local church? Lina did, too. Click here for her story. Continue Reading …
A key in both singleness and marriage? Contentment. The grass isn't greener on the other side of the fence. Continue Reading …
Dear single woman, are you discouraged with the path God has you walking? Find fresh encouragement from this precious story. Continue Reading …
Does Valentine's Day bring out your inner cynic? Does your desire to be loved drive you crazy? What does God say about our desires and His love? Continue Reading …
Our society has bought into the philosophy that there is (or ought to be) a remedy (preferably quick and easy) for every unfulfilled longing. Continue Reading …
Prepare to be surprised at the number-one quality Millenial men are looking for in a wife. Continue Reading …
Call me crazy, but I do not believe in pursuing guys. That's right. I have given God control of my love life, and today and tomorrow, I want to tell you why. Continue Reading …
Yesterday, I went on record to say that I do not believe in pursuing guys. Today, I’m giving you four more reasons I have given God control of my love life. Continue Reading …
Going from single career gal to wife and mommy in one day was an idea that sent me into panic mode more than once! Continue Reading …
Single women can be biblical, too! Continue Reading …
There seemed to be no place for me as a single in the local church unless it was in children’s ministry, to which I didn’t feel a particular call. Continue Reading …
Rights forfeited, griefs accepted, others preferred: This is the way of true love. Continue Reading …
Certainly singleness is not easy. And yet the Bible describes it as a gift. Have you ever wondered why? Continue Reading …
The singles in your church are hurting. Many (dare I say most?) of them have a strained relationship with the church. Continue Reading …
Romans 12:13 says believers are to practice hospitality—literally, they are to "pursue the love of strangers"—not simply offer hospitality to their friends. Continue Reading …
Have you ever believed, "If I was a better Christian, I wouldn't be single right now"? Continue Reading …
Vacationing solo just isn't done. Even eating out alone has a stigma in our culture. I wasn't the only one who considered this. Continue Reading …
No matter your particular circumstances, be prepared for God to surprise you, too! Continue Reading …
Valentine's Day came and went. Our blood sugar spiked from all of that chocolate yet some of us never received what we were actually craving--someone's love. Continue Reading …
I’ve found that being never-married in my 40s isn’t as dreadful as I once assumed it would be . . . Continue Reading …
What you can see of your circumstances is not all that God is doing . . . Continue Reading …
Between mouthfuls of pizza, I asked my friends how I could know if God had marriage or singleness for me. Their answer surprised me. Continue Reading …
It turns out Lina Abujamra has some things in common with her Christian friends struggling with homosexual desires. She's a never-married, straight Christian virgin—she's also celibate. Continue Reading …
What do you do when you get together with your single friends? Whine? Complain? Read what Carolyn McCulley and her friends have done in response to singleness. Continue Reading …
You and I don't have to wait until marriage to experience the happiness we're looking for today! It is ours for the having--right now. Continue Reading …
As a Christian woman trained as a Home Economist, I never expected to be single past my mid-twenties. However, the Lord had a much different plan for me. Continue Reading …
This morning I've been contemplating another aspect of Jesus' adult life that I don't often hear mentioned—the fact that He remained single. Continue Reading …
A verse that people have often quoted to me regarding my relationships with guys is Proverbs 4:23: “Guard your heart, for from it flow the springs of life.” Continue Reading …
One of the most inspiring aspects of Elisabeth is that she lived as a true woman not just in the "famous" moments of her life, but also throughout the ordinary moments of everyday. Continue Reading …
God is able to bring you a husband. But even if He doesn’t, will you still trust His goodness? Continue Reading …
Do you go to church with any single adults? Hopefully these ideas will foster a stronger connection between unmarried people and their local congregations. Continue Reading …
As a single adult I looked good on the outside. But deep down I felt since God wasn't giving me my greatest desire He didn't love me. Continue Reading …
Is it okay to keep praying . . . and praying . . . and praying some more for a husband? Continue Reading …
As time went on, my heart healed, but the longing for a family of my own never left. Continue Reading …
Elisabeth Elliot's books have had incredible Kingdom impact. Here's how one of her books helped to transform one woman's perspective on relationships and marriage. Continue Reading …
Whether it’s the fault of the forgetful fairy godmother or her malfunctioning magic wand—beautiful marriages don’t just happen. Continue Reading …
The holidays are upon us, and the odds of a single gal being lovingly interrogated by well-meaning relatives about the status of her love life are about 100%! Continue Reading …
What really, truly matures us? Is it marital status and children? Or can a single woman become just as sanctified as her friend with four kids? Continue Reading …
"Mr. Right When You Need Him" promises to be a woman's consistent supporter in an inconsistent world, her number-one protector, and her first and foremost fan. Continue Reading …
Met a great guy? Confused about where the relationship is going? Here's some encouragement for you . . . Continue Reading …
Are there really 11 million more single young women than single young men? In a word, no. Continue Reading …
In Part 2 of “Plenty of Men to Go Around,” Candice Watters shares some encouraging news about where to find godly men and how to get some help finding them. Continue Reading …
This was one of our best Valentine’s Days ever. By turning our attention from ourselves, we became vessels to demonstrate the love of God to others. Continue Reading …
If Bella were my daughter, I’d warn her loudly and clearly about falling for a counterfeit version of true romance. Continue Reading …
Sanctification refers to the process of becoming spiritually mature . . . For single adults, sometimes it feels like we're just being set aside. Continue Reading …
Ten tips for pursuing purity. Continue Reading …
Over several years of ministering to single women, I've heard one question asked repeatedly: "Should I pray for a husband?" Continue Reading …
Porn is the new normal, and this is the sobering refrain I've heard shattered girlfriends repeat: "Every Christian man fails here." Continue Reading …
Should young women live at home with their parents until they are ready for marriage? I posed the same question to a group of Christian ladies. Continue Reading …
Knowing how much I wanted to be married, she encouraged me not to live alone. I didn’t like hearing it, and yet, it stuck with me . . . Continue Reading …
Over forty-four percent of all US residents ages eighteen and older are unmarried. With that in mind, here are nine tips for single Christians. Continue Reading …
For the single woman who wonders if her career success intimidates other single men. Continue Reading …
Trust God With Your Singleness
Look at "solo femininity" through the lens of Proverbs 31. This session provides a road map for the single season and much encouragement for the journey.
Look at "solo femininity" through the lens of Proverbs 31. This session provides a road map for the single season and much encouragement for the journey. Continue Reading
How to comfort a former bride-to-be when the wedding bells stop ringing. Continue Reading …
God’s promise for an abundant life is not attached to our marital status. Continue Reading …
Singles are doing an impossible feat—and gaining maturity in Christ through it. How can we better appreciate and support them? Continue Reading …