Visionary Sons

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DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIPS | Love Story

Many of us will give every part of our lives over to God…except for this one.  We want to have the final say in our love story and seem to have extreme difficulty in surrendering it to the Lord.  After all, it’s our life, right?  Not!

How silly it is to trust the Lord with our eternal salvation and refuse to trust Him with our life and love story.  “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11Proverbs 19:14 says, “House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.”  We should be thinking, “How can we afford not to trust Him?

Yes, it’s hard to wait, especially if you have a desire to share life with someone.  I know!  However, God promises in His Word that if we delight (rest fully content) in Him, He will not only give us the desires He wants us to have, but will also fulfill them if we wait on the Lord, trust in Him and commit our way to Him (give up our own way) according to Psalm 37:3-5.  God wants to give us His best.  But we need to let Him!

Key Materials

When Dreams Come True:  A Love Story Only God Could Write


“This book has challenged my walk with God.  I am now daily in the Word reading and absorbing His love letters.  This book is a blessing to me and I praise God for their willingness to tell us an amazing story.  This is not only for singles.  This is for teenagers to wives and husbands in their 50s.  This book makes me more content as a single Christian and woman of God.” – Jenn

Synopsis

This daringly real, intensely moving love story gives vision and hope to everyone in search of a love worth waiting for.  In their bestseller When God Writes Your Love Story, Eric and Leslie Ludy described the breathtaking perfection of God's plans for each young person and offered fresh guidelines for being Christlike in relationships with the opposite gender.  When Dreams Come True shares the Ludys' personal story, illustrating how they lived out the principles of the first book in their own romance and marriage.  It includes an all-new chapter from Eric Ludy, “What Happened Next?”

“I had a God who knew my every desire.  He also knew how I would fall.  And yet He was waiting on the other side of my failure and my shattered dreams with some dreams of His own....”

Here’s hope for anyone in search of a love worth waiting for.  This book gives a true-life account of Eric and Leslie Ludy’s own journey through the struggles and triumphs of a God-written romance.


Story Behind the Book


Eric and Leslie Ludy know that most young people today have never seen a successful, Christ-centered relationship modeled, and believe that “happily ever after” is a thing of the past.  The Ludys wrote When Dreams Come True to offer their own example of a God-written love story, providing the vision for that “something better” that so many young people have never seen.


When God Writes Your Love Story:  The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships

“This is an amazing book. The first one I read from them, which I am now going on my 4th book of theirs! I am a 20-year-old, who just recently broke up with her boyfriend, and this book has changed my life. It teaches you so many things about God, yourself and your future. They bring the reader into the book, and captivate them til the end!” – Kim, closer to God because of these books

Synopsis

In their most popular book, bestselling authors Eric and Leslie Ludy challenge singles to take a fresh approach to relationships in a culture where love has been replaced by cheap sensual passion.  When God Writes Your Love Story shows that God's way to true love brings fulfillment and romance in its purest, richest, and most satisfying form.  This new edition includes an extra chapter from Leslie Ludy about the surprises of life after marriage!

“I had dreamed of a perfect love story for my entire life.  But somewhere in the midst of the endless cycle of temporary romances, my dreams had shattered.”  How can I find a love worth waiting for?

Lay the foundation now—whether you’ve met your future spouse or not—for a lifelong romance.  Bestselling authors Eric and Leslie Ludy invite you to discover how beautiful your love story can be when the Author of romance scripts every detail.



Story Behind the Book


Eric and Leslie Ludy want to offer an exciting vision of hope, proving that the Author of romance is alive and well and that true and lasting love can become a reality.  Using the “four secrets to an amazing love story,” Eric and Leslie present a Christ-centered approach to building a relationship that will stand the test of time.


God's Gift to Women:  Discovering the Lost Greatness of Masculinity



“I’m a 20-year-old girl, but as an avid reader of Eric and Leslie Ludy’s other books, I wanted to see what Eric had to say in God’s Gift to Women.  I just finished reading it, and all I can say is, “Amen! Preach it, Eric!” If guys would take to heart what Eric says in this book, the world would be filled with happy women! I recommend that every guy read this book, and find the secret to winning a woman’s heart (it’s not flowers and chocolate, but those do help! :).  So whether you haven’t a clue at how to be tender to a woman, or you think you have it all figured out, you guys need to read this book.  It will point you towards the path of becoming God’s Gift to Women.” – Gretchen


   
Synopsis

In a culture that exalts the caveman-like qualities of masculinity, most women have stopped expecting anything more.  Young men are taught to view women as slaves to their self-centered desires.  More than ever, men need to know that they can rise above this sad mediocrity.  They desperately need someone to recognize their potential for blending courage and kindness, strength and spiritual sensitivity.  With its riveting vision of Christ-centered manhood, God's Gift to Women shows young men how to become the heroic, selfless knight that every woman dreams about.


Buried Inside Every Young Man Is the Potential to Change the World

Deep within the rugged soul of every young man, there is a warrior in search of his sword and a poet in search of his pen.  But heroic, prince-like masculinity is something most women only dream of in today’s perverse and self-serving world.

With contagious passion and boldness, Eric Ludy challenges you to forsake modern male mediocrity for Christ-built, warrior-poet manhood—manhood that will capture the heart of a woman and change the course of history.


Boy Meets Girl
:  Say Hello to Courtship




“This book is a very refreshing book that illustrates the rewards of being patient and waiting for romance on God's timing.  It is written in an honest and open fashion and has lots of humor and personal anecdotes.  This book has some of the most romantic true stories that I have ever heard! I get goosebumps every time!  Anyway, this book was very encouraging to me and very inspiring.  I would recommend it without a second thought.” – Karen


Synopsis

I Kissed Dating Goodbye shocked the publishing world in 1997 with its meteoric rise to the top of bestseller lists.  Teens wanted more than dating “rules”they wanted an intentional, God-pleasing game plan.  In this dynamic sequel, newlyweds Joshua and Shannon Harris deliver an inspiring and practical illustration of how this healthy, joyous alternative to recreational datingBiblical courtshipworked for them.  Boy Meets Girl helps readers understand how to go about pursuing the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.  It's the natural follow-up to the author's blockbuster book on teen dating!


About the Author:

Joshua Harris has a passion to glorify God through preaching and writing.  He directs New Attitude Ministries and is in pastoral training at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  His new wife, Shannon Harris, contributed to the I Kissed Dating Goodbye Study Guide.