December 2011
3 posts
Unlocking Your Feminine Power
by Leslie Ludy
When asked the question, “What would you say are young women most disillusioned with?”To me, the answer to that question is obvious: today’s young women are primarily disillusioned with guys. Girls grow up reading fairy tales and dreaming of Prince Charming, but by the time we get to sixth grade, we are presented with a standard of masculinity so shockingly below our ideal that we...
3 tags
November 2011
52 posts
6 tags
“A REAL man, the kind of man a woman wants to give her life to, is one who will...”
– Leslie Ludy
7 tags
6 tags
2 tags
6 tags
“In every generation, there are a few young women who discover their true Prince....”
– Leslie Ludy
“The best way to make God laugh is to tell Him your plans.”
“Until Jesus Christ is the obsession of your heart, you’ll always be looking to...”
– Leslie Ludy
1 tag
1 tag
“One of the best ways to keep Jesus Christ at the center of a relationship is to...”
– Leslie Ludy
3 tags
1 tag
9 tags
“God didn’t create one Adam and five Eves and say ‘Go ahead, date around and see...”
– Lauren Barlow
6 tags
"...You just wait. That’s all. Don’t be anxious....
“Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone; to have a deep soul relationship with another; to be loved thoroughly and exclusively.
But God says, “No, not until you satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by Me alone, and with having intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone, discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found; only then will...
5 tags
8 tags
“To find the right person, we may have to BE the right person.”
– Rebecca St. James
3 tags
2 tags
7 tags
“Dance with God, He’ll let the perfect man cut in.”
3 tags
4 tags
7 tags
7 tags
“If you’re gonna make love with the person whom you love so much, do it...”
8 tags
16 tags
Surrendering even the good things
by Leslie Ludy
The concept of trusting God to script our love story in His own perfect time, without manipulation on our part, is typically treated as ridiculous and naïve in today’s Christian world. The idea that everything – including the good dreams and hopes God has given us – must be surrendered back to Jesus Christ is often deemed extreme and unnecessary in modern Christianity. And...
4 tags
“You’re blessed when you are out of options and all you can do is lean on God....”
– Eric Ludy
11 tags
No Boyfriends?
by Joanna Suich
This morning a man at the mall stopped in his tracks and stared at me in astonishment when I told him that I don’t have a boyfriend. I told him I was waiting on God’s perfect timing in bringing the right man into my life. “Honey, there ain’t no perfect guy out there. And you’re gonna have to wait a long time for any guy if you don’t got a boyfriend now.” “I know that there’s no...
19 tags
How to know when a relationship is right
by Leslie Ludy
Shortly before my love story with Eric began, he and my dad met together one morning at Perkins Family Restaurant. It was a memorable conversation, which greatly affected our relationship before it even started. My dad told Eric many things that day, but one statement in particular stood out, “I know that your friendship with Leslie is from God,” my dad said, “because ever since...
12 tags
“As today’s generation of young women, we have not been given much hope for the future. When it comes to singleness, marriage, femininity, or even a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we are often told, “This is all you can expect, so get used to it.” In addition to what we hear, we are also affected by what we see. Our parents’ generation is riddled with divorce, depression, and...
11 tags
Our True Prince
by Leslie Ludy
In my book Authentic Beauty, I wrote about the time in my life when I finally discovered the fulfillment of all my romantic childhood hopes and longings; when I finally found the prince I had always dreamed of to carry me away to his castle and cherish me forever. Since many of my readers knew about my love story with Eric, they at first assumed that when I spoke of my “prince”, I...
18 tags
“I have spoken with many godly men who have told me that if young women started keeping their standards high rather than settling for mediocre men, then guys would be forced to make serious changes to their masculinity. And even if you are mocked, ridiculed, or ignored because of your stand, you can be sure that God will honor your decision. He paid for the treasure of your heart with His own...
9 tags
“If you settle for less than a person who is fully yielded and surrendered to the...”
– Leslie Ludy
20 tags
“But even if real men are hard to find, they do exist, and they are worth waiting...”
– When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric & Leslie Ludy
8 tags
Attitude of Surrender
by Leslie Ludy
Once upon a time, Christian men and women understood what it meant to lay down everything for the sake of Christ – including their desires for marriage and family. Like Abraham surrendering Isaac, they willingly laid their most sacred and priceless blessings upon the altar before God. They realized that if He desired them to be married, He would make it clear in His own perfect...
24 tags
“As today’s generation of young women, we have not been given much hope for the future. When it comes to singleness, marriage, femininity, or even a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we are often told, “This is all you can expect, so get used to it.” In addition to what we hear, we are also affected by what we see. Our parents’ generation is riddled with divorce, depression, and...
21 tags
The cure for insecurity
by Leslie Ludy
John the Baptist declared, “I must decrease, so that He might increase!”
This isn’t just the secret to living out the true Gospel; it’s also the secret to glowing with divine loveliness. It’s the cure for female insecurity.
Think about it. A woman who has truly denied herself, taken up her cross, and become entirely consumed with Jesus Christ is not going to be an insecure young...
19 tags
17 tags
“Even a beautiful God-scripted love story can never satisfy the way Jesus does....”
– Leslie Ludy
23 tags
Romance And Timing.
In fairy tales, you don’t go from zero to sixty in seconds. Rather, you savor each conversation, carefully weigh each word, and patiently wait months or years before you finally win the priceless treasure of the other person’s heart. Modern romances are sadly lacking in the dignity, nobility, and honor that was prevalent in the days of knights and fair maidens. The only way to gain the dignity and...