Instead, by avoiding romantic, one-on-one relationships before God tells me I’m ready, I can better serve girls as a friend, and I can remain free to keep my focus on the Lord. So even though I’m not romantically attached, I’m loving the girls in my life more than I ever did in the past. And not with the selfish kind of love I practiced so often in the past. I’m loving them based on what God says is truly loving. True love isn’t just expressed in passionately whispered words or an intimate kiss or
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