“From there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if
you search for Him with all your heart and soul, you will find him."
Deut. 4:29
Refuse a date
“What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31-32
Have my own thoughts and feelings
“O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.”
Psalm 139 1-3
Have my limits and values respected
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised”
Proverbs 31:30
Be heard and valued
“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Set physical and emotional boundaries
“Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God?”
1 Corinthians 6:19
Have friendships
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Thessalonians 5:11
Say “NO”
“Trust in Him at all times. Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge.”
Psalm 62:8
Be “safe”
“For I know the plans I have for you.”
Jeremiah 29:11
Disagree
“If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and He will give it to you.”
James 1:5
Self-control
“And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct and devotion to God.”
Titus 2:12
“Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"
Luke 1:45
