Whether voluntarily or unconsciously, some Christians use a spiritual speech to justify their celibacy. Behind the beautiful rhetoric sometimes hides a fear that should be overcome, such as the fear of intimacy.

Some Christians say that they are waiting for God to find them a partner. Indeed, we must depend on God for our relationships, but sometimes these beautiful words hide multiple fears. Those of making a bad choice, or the fear of being rejected.

Some people say that they are waiting on God to present them their husband or wife to be. They use this as a very spiritual attitude to explain why they are still single. But often this attitude hides little monsters that should be taken down!

The words that come out of our mouth can give life or death to those who hear them. Without compassion, even words of faith can hurt and repulse the broken hearted.

In Mark 13, Jesus describes a harsh portrait of the end of times. But what He really want us to remember from this passage is, while waiting for the end, we need to stay firm in our faith. How?