Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].[As you draw near to God] be deeply penitent and grieve, even weep [over your disloyalty]. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your mirth to dejection and heartfelt shame [for your sins].Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives signif ..read more

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.And out of the ground the Lord God formed every [wild] beast and living creature of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them ..read more

Marie's Story about how God brought her Louis: I received Jesus Christ when I was 19 years old, and believed I would be married in God's timing.  I realized in my 30's when I still wasn't married, that something was really wrong. I kept meeting men I did not find worthy of marriage.  I tried online dating, reading books, and researching online about how to get married.  One of my friends read Bethany Scanlon's book, Where's My Mate?,  and recommended I read it.    Where's My Mate? made it clear that Satan hates marriage, and he tries to prevent us from meeting a mate and getting married.  I ..read more