This video really touched me. It’s been a week since I lost the person I love, and I’m still hurting. I know my mistakes caused it, and I take full accountability. What we had was special, and the future we dreamed about meant so much to me. I’m ready to fight for it and fix what I broke I just wish I knew what else I could do.
the only time I'd been in a relationship was when I was 24, was unsaved, after 3 months he broke up w/ me, I was at my lowest back them=n and I relied on that relationship a lot, when I was left alone, I suddenly picked up my Bible, literallyk, I was bawling when I first started reading it, Genesis 6:6, cried even harder, I realized I was so sinful, after that, I knew it, got to talk w/ a Godly man again this year but only lasted 3 months too, but, I was again relying on my mood when it came to Him, he blocked me tho lol, I'm glad he did cause now I'm more focused on God, my relationship w/ did improve because of Him tho and I thank God for Him, I'm starting to give up on looking for one, esp if its not in Gods will, lust is indeed a struggle if we've been exposed to it at a young age, asking for prayers cause it's a struggle to be in isolation
I’m in a relationship that has been the best and healthiest I’ve ever had. I actually grew closer to God when I met this person. He grew up going to church and raised Christian just like me. He is willing to pray and go to church with me and our kids would attend church as well and he would allow them to grow and mature in their ways. The only problem is that he has some disbelief that stems from deep hurt. He lost his best friend to cancer a couple years back and to him whenever things start to appear good in his life something drastic happens and things are taken away from him. He is fully content in me and our relationship and says he would always be there for me but he is just not content with the idea of God so much as he used to. He finds it hard to understand why God allows so much evil and pain and disease and why he can’t just save everyone from hell. We’ve had many conversations over the reasoning the bible gives us but he doesn’t find it all very logical. He wants to believe, but struggles with what he calls “holes” and “gaps” within the reasoning God gives us in His Word. He very well sees my devoted love and faith I fully have in my savior but he isn’t sure he’ll ever be able to have as deep of an understanding that I do. He says he could but he also doesn’t think so. I have seen some changes in him since he has been with me that is good but there’s still some things I’m not fully sure about. The only thing I am for sure of is I will always put my faith and relationship with Christ first. I will never stop following him and my boyfriend knows that. He says he wouldn’t prevent us from living godly lives but I just pray God works on his heart..
I haven’t watched podcasts in a long time and I’m so glad that I got to watch this. Worth every minute. I love what Bryce does and how he inspires others.
I was just wondering but as a female who naturally likes to be authoritative during most activities, do you have any advice for communicating as to when I don’t feel like being the lead or when it would preferably be the man’s job to be in control?
I just recently started my relationship with God again and trying to break the sins i struggle with. I have a girlfriend who is also just starting her relationship with Him. She has never been to church or thought of christianity until she met me. Do i continue on with this relationship and continue to guide myself and her to God, or do I find my relationship with Him alone? I need advice please
I'm about to hit my 2nd anniversary, and I'm engaged already, but I'll be getting married right after my 5th anniversary, and as a christian i have struggled so much with passion for the other person while waiting for marriage. So I still have 3 years left until I turn 21, and I know when I'll get married, there will still be people saying I'm too young, while getting married in a shorter period and not waiting for marriage. Why must I suffer?
So me and my girlfriend just broke up after seven months and those were the best seven months of my life and I feel like that the reason we broke up though is because of me and I never meant for us to break apart she is the absolute love of my life and she has made me the happiest I have ever been and I don't want to live this life with anybody else but her she has showed me love no one else has other than God and I don't want that with anybody else so recently it has broke me and I just keep telling myself I'm not letting her go because I don't want to let her go I genuinely want to spend the rest of my life with her and the Lord its just that idk what to do can someone please give me some advice on what to do she has been there for me like no body else has and she me and the absolute world to me and I don't ever want to lose her so can someone please pray over us and pray that God brings us back together and builds us stronger and builds our relationship around the Lord and keeps us together forever please and thank you😢🤲 She has got me through everything I was commiting lust and I was smoking weed and I wasn't for the Lord at all but ever since I met her I haven't done any of those things she has changed me for the better that's why I want it to be her so bad so can someone please pray for us and that God brings us back together please❤😢
Im also 16 about to turn 17 in August and she is 17 she turned 17 in February
I am 16 years old, and my boyfriend is 17. I’ve grown up in a God-fearing household. Since I was about four, I’ve been going to a non-denominational church, and my faith has always been a big part of my life. I truly love Jesus.
Lately though, I feel like I’ve let my relationship with God fade into the background. I’ve become lukewarm, and that’s been weighing on me.
My boyfriend is Catholic, but his family’s approach to faith is more “go to church when you feel like it.” Over the past couple of years, they’ve started getting closer to God, but they still live in ways that feel very worldly to me.
We’ve been dating for six months now, but we talked for about five months before that. Our relationship developed slowly, especially compared to our friends. A big part of that was because of my dad. He wasn’t against me dating, but he was hesitant and cautious. He feels like I shouldn’t be focused on a relationship at my age, though he hasn’t forbidden it. Because of that, I wanted my boyfriend to meet my parents and talk with them before we officially started dating, which he did.
Recently, I’ve really felt the desire to grow closer to God again—not just on my own, but with my boyfriend too. I’ve brought this up multiple times, and he’s always been more than willing. He’s a very new Christian, so I know it would probably take me taking the lead. But even though we’ve both said we want to, neither of us has actually taken the step to pray together or read the Bible.
I feel stuck when it comes to how to start. I don’t know how to bring it up in the moment or just say, “Let’s do this,” when we’re hanging out, even though it’s something I really want.
At the same time, our relationship has been getting more physically intimate. We haven’t had sex or anything close to that, but it still feels like it’s becoming too much for me personally. It’s starting to make me uncomfortable, and I don’t want things to go in a direction that pulls me further from God.
I’ve also been thinking about the future, especially marriage, and that scares me. I worry about what our life would look like long-term. Would we live more like his family—more worldly—or would we build a life centered on God? Things like celebrating certain holidays or lifestyle choices make me question whether we would truly be aligned.
Even with all of this, I care about him deeply. I don’t feel like I could ever just break up with him. He has treated me better than anyone else I’ve ever known, even people who are very strong in their faith. I feel safe with him, comfortable, and genuinely willing to make things work.
I just feel confused and torn. I want to grow closer to God again, and I want a relationship that reflects that—but I’m not sure how to take the next step or how to balance everything I’m feeling
Love everything said here, with one caveat. Jonathan conflates sexual attraction with physical attraction, IMHO. There are plenty of women who are, to use the world’s terminology (demeaning though it is), 8s and 10s. And yes, men have a primal drive to want to get with them, myself included. That’s the lower nature. There have also been women who the world could rank as a 7, and yet I, personally, can attest I’ve also had a magnetic attraction to them, because they were my type and had a great personality.
We can all agree that looks shouldn’t be the deciding factor, but they’re still a factor. No one — no matter what they may claim — wants to be married to someone they’re not attracted to. BUT… just because a girl isn’t the hottest in the room, doesn’t mean she won’t be your particular type. Physical attraction is the first stepping stone to knowing her heart, which is the deciding factor for everything else
We can't talk to women at work or school because it's inappropriate. we can't talk to women at the gym or in public because they call it creepy. at the library they don't want to be disturbed at the social events they are with friends. Online they never reply. when I go to church, I mainly see couples, if there is a single woman she will go to her car and drive off after the service, and no one knows anything about her. on youtube they complain that guys don't hit on them. Church leaders do nothing to promote forming relationships.
12:10 I've struggled with this, been a Christian my whole life, but i recently locked in on my faith. Looking back, i can see that God's put a woman in my life who i love, without lust. I'm not with her yet, cuz were 14, but I'm going to tell her I've loved her when were somewhere 16-18 yrs old.
2:43 The plethora of denominations did not even exist when the Gospels were written so it was a simple thing for the Apostles to say to believers, do not marry non believers. All believers WERE the same one faith. They called themselves "The Way". Later, at Antioch they were called "Christians", and then in 110AD they were called "Catholic" meaning "Universal" by Ignatius of Antioch. So now we have division among believers so to marry interfaith is to introduce division in your household.
22:05 yeah if you actually repent and stop doing it. If you use Jesus like a lucky charm and keep sinning then you are not sincere. Jesus said if you even look at a woman with lust (which is what p*rn is), then you are already committing adultery. The Bible says there are no adulterers in Heaven. Revelations warns that nothing unclean will ever enter it. If you sin like this after baptism then you are no longer clean. If only there were someone who could forgive us again in Jesus name if we should fall into sin again. If only Jesus had given His power to forgive sins to others for our sakes so we could have a way to be made clean again should we fall after baptism…
i wanna ask and i don't know if anybody has the answer but you talked about how dating is really just an interview for the job of marriage and that it should happen quickly. is that saying that people should not be dating during middle or high school because there's so much other time left before you can marry?
Dude im lit sat next to my mum, all i hear is "pornography " and "sex" constantly from this vid BLUDDD
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"marrying someone is like having a sweet friendship where both of you pursue Jesus together"
Amen, thank you and God bless!
That's my old pastor 😊
This video really touched me. It’s been a week since I lost the person I love, and I’m still hurting. I know my mistakes caused it, and I take full accountability. What we had was special, and the future we dreamed about meant so much to me. I’m ready to fight for it and fix what I broke I just wish I knew what else I could do.
In a non Christian married couple, what should they do when a person in the marriage becomes saved and the other isnt
the only time I'd been in a relationship was when I was 24, was unsaved, after 3 months he broke up w/ me, I was at my lowest back them=n and I relied on that relationship a lot, when I was left alone, I suddenly picked up my Bible, literallyk, I was bawling when I first started reading it, Genesis 6:6, cried even harder, I realized I was so sinful, after that, I knew it, got to talk w/ a Godly man again this year but only lasted 3 months too, but, I was again relying on my mood when it came to Him, he blocked me tho lol, I'm glad he did cause now I'm more focused on God, my relationship w/ did improve because of Him tho and I thank God for Him, I'm starting to give up on looking for one, esp if its not in Gods will, lust is indeed a struggle if we've been exposed to it at a young age, asking for prayers cause it's a struggle to be in isolation
I think God sent me this video, so much information❤
I’m in a relationship that has been the best and healthiest I’ve ever had. I actually grew closer to God when I met this person. He grew up going to church and raised Christian just like me. He is willing to pray and go to church with me and our kids would attend church as well and he would allow them to grow and mature in their ways. The only problem is that he has some disbelief that stems from deep hurt. He lost his best friend to cancer a couple years back and to him whenever things start to appear good in his life something drastic happens and things are taken away from him. He is fully content in me and our relationship and says he would always be there for me but he is just not content with the idea of God so much as he used to. He finds it hard to understand why God allows so much evil and pain and disease and why he can’t just save everyone from hell. We’ve had many conversations over the reasoning the bible gives us but he doesn’t find it all very logical. He wants to believe, but struggles with what he calls “holes” and “gaps” within the reasoning God gives us in His Word. He very well sees my devoted love and faith I fully have in my savior but he isn’t sure he’ll ever be able to have as deep of an understanding that I do. He says he could but he also doesn’t think so. I have seen some changes in him since he has been with me that is good but there’s still some things I’m not fully sure about. The only thing I am for sure of is I will always put my faith and relationship with Christ first. I will never stop following him and my boyfriend knows that. He says he wouldn’t prevent us from living godly lives but I just pray God works on his heart..
Thank you for this amazing podcast.
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I haven’t watched podcasts in a long time and I’m so glad that I got to watch this. Worth every minute. I love what Bryce does and how he inspires others.
I was just wondering but as a female who naturally likes to be authoritative during most activities, do you have any advice for communicating as to when I don’t feel like being the lead or when it would preferably be the man’s job to be in control?
Does anybody remember what part of the podcast he talk about the Christian dating app?
This helped me big time
Jesus Christ the only living God loves yall so much!
I just recently started my relationship with God again and trying to break the sins i struggle with. I have a girlfriend who is also just starting her relationship with Him. She has never been to church or thought of christianity until she met me. Do i continue on with this relationship and continue to guide myself and her to God, or do I find my relationship with Him alone? I need advice please
I'm about to hit my 2nd anniversary, and I'm engaged already, but I'll be getting married right after my 5th anniversary, and as a christian i have struggled so much with passion for the other person while waiting for marriage. So I still have 3 years left until I turn 21, and I know when I'll get married, there will still be people saying I'm too young, while getting married in a shorter period and not waiting for marriage. Why must I suffer?
So me and my girlfriend just broke up after seven months and those were the best seven months of my life and I feel like that the reason we broke up though is because of me and I never meant for us to break apart she is the absolute love of my life and she has made me the happiest I have ever been and I don't want to live this life with anybody else but her she has showed me love no one else has other than God and I don't want that with anybody else so recently it has broke me and I just keep telling myself I'm not letting her go because I don't want to let her go I genuinely want to spend the rest of my life with her and the Lord its just that idk what to do can someone please give me some advice on what to do she has been there for me like no body else has and she me and the absolute world to me and I don't ever want to lose her so can someone please pray over us and pray that God brings us back together and builds us stronger and builds our relationship around the Lord and keeps us together forever please and thank you😢🤲
She has got me through everything I was commiting lust and I was smoking weed and I wasn't for the Lord at all but ever since I met her I haven't done any of those things she has changed me for the better that's why I want it to be her so bad so can someone please pray for us and that God brings us back together please❤😢
Im also 16 about to turn 17 in August and she is 17 she turned 17 in February
Great podcast!
40:00 So good🔥🥹
43:54 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am 16 years old, and my boyfriend is 17. I’ve grown up in a God-fearing household. Since I was about four, I’ve been going to a non-denominational church, and my faith has always been a big part of my life. I truly love Jesus.
Lately though, I feel like I’ve let my relationship with God fade into the background. I’ve become lukewarm, and that’s been weighing on me.
My boyfriend is Catholic, but his family’s approach to faith is more “go to church when you feel like it.” Over the past couple of years, they’ve started getting closer to God, but they still live in ways that feel very worldly to me.
We’ve been dating for six months now, but we talked for about five months before that. Our relationship developed slowly, especially compared to our friends. A big part of that was because of my dad. He wasn’t against me dating, but he was hesitant and cautious. He feels like I shouldn’t be focused on a relationship at my age, though he hasn’t forbidden it. Because of that, I wanted my boyfriend to meet my parents and talk with them before we officially started dating, which he did.
Recently, I’ve really felt the desire to grow closer to God again—not just on my own, but with my boyfriend too. I’ve brought this up multiple times, and he’s always been more than willing. He’s a very new Christian, so I know it would probably take me taking the lead. But even though we’ve both said we want to, neither of us has actually taken the step to pray together or read the Bible.
I feel stuck when it comes to how to start. I don’t know how to bring it up in the moment or just say, “Let’s do this,” when we’re hanging out, even though it’s something I really want.
At the same time, our relationship has been getting more physically intimate. We haven’t had sex or anything close to that, but it still feels like it’s becoming too much for me personally. It’s starting to make me uncomfortable, and I don’t want things to go in a direction that pulls me further from God.
I’ve also been thinking about the future, especially marriage, and that scares me. I worry about what our life would look like long-term. Would we live more like his family—more worldly—or would we build a life centered on God? Things like celebrating certain holidays or lifestyle choices make me question whether we would truly be aligned.
Even with all of this, I care about him deeply. I don’t feel like I could ever just break up with him. He has treated me better than anyone else I’ve ever known, even people who are very strong in their faith. I feel safe with him, comfortable, and genuinely willing to make things work.
I just feel confused and torn. I want to grow closer to God again, and I want a relationship that reflects that—but I’m not sure how to take the next step or how to balance everything I’m feeling
Love everything said here, with one caveat. Jonathan conflates sexual attraction with physical attraction, IMHO. There are plenty of women who are, to use the world’s terminology (demeaning though it is), 8s and 10s. And yes, men have a primal drive to want to get with them, myself included. That’s the lower nature. There have also been women who the world could rank as a 7, and yet I, personally, can attest I’ve also had a magnetic attraction to them, because they were my type and had a great personality.
We can all agree that looks shouldn’t be the deciding factor, but they’re still a factor. No one — no matter what they may claim — wants to be married to someone they’re not attracted to. BUT… just because a girl isn’t the hottest in the room, doesn’t mean she won’t be your particular type. Physical attraction is the first stepping stone to knowing her heart, which is the deciding factor for everything else
Loved it
As a teenager in the baptist church i love there i actually great energy and we actually like to listen to the message
We can't talk to women at work or school because it's inappropriate. we can't talk to women at the gym or in public because they call it creepy. at the library they don't want to be disturbed at the social events they are with friends. Online they never reply. when I go to church, I mainly see couples, if there is a single woman she will go to her car and drive off after the service, and no one knows anything about her. on youtube they complain that guys don't hit on them. Church leaders do nothing to promote forming relationships.
Now what happens when ur to young to get married is it ok to still wait?
what does sacrificial love look like in a christian relationship?
12:10 I've struggled with this, been a Christian my whole life, but i recently locked in on my faith. Looking back, i can see that God's put a woman in my life who i love, without lust. I'm not with her yet, cuz were 14, but I'm going to tell her I've loved her when were somewhere 16-18 yrs old.
2:43 The plethora of denominations did not even exist when the Gospels were written so it was a simple thing for the Apostles to say to believers, do not marry non believers. All believers WERE the same one faith. They called themselves "The Way". Later, at Antioch they were called "Christians", and then in 110AD they were called "Catholic" meaning "Universal" by Ignatius of Antioch. So now we have division among believers so to marry interfaith is to introduce division in your household.
22:05 yeah if you actually repent and stop doing it. If you use Jesus like a lucky charm and keep sinning then you are not sincere. Jesus said if you even look at a woman with lust (which is what p*rn is), then you are already committing adultery. The Bible says there are no adulterers in Heaven. Revelations warns that nothing unclean will ever enter it. If you sin like this after baptism then you are no longer clean. If only there were someone who could forgive us again in Jesus name if we should fall into sin again. If only Jesus had given His power to forgive sins to others for our sakes so we could have a way to be made clean again should we fall after baptism…
52:36 yup. Covenant marriage. In sickness or in health from day one and for life
i wanna ask and i don't know if anybody has the answer but you talked about how dating is really just an interview for the job of marriage and that it should happen quickly. is that saying that people should not be dating during middle or high school because there's so much other time left before you can marry?
This was really eye opening 🥺❤️
Medic here!! The pinky constitutes for %50 of grip strength. Thank you and good day.
24:17 let him cook