Carolyn McCulley, who is herself a single woman, encourages other single women to be careful not to categorize men in their minds.

But when he comes to you and he's not the one you're interested in, you have your eyes on somebody you think is out of your league, then just remember, he thinks you're out of his.

He thinks you're that good and noble thing to come after.

You're not under any obligation to say yes, but you are under an obligation to build him up.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walamuth, author of Choosing Forgiveness.

For July 15th, 2020, I'm Dana Gresh.

Nancy, you know what an edifice is, right?

I've got my dictionary right here, Dana. There it says edifice. It's a building. You know, there's a

Bible term that comes from the same root word. It's edify or edification. Yeah, edify means to build

up. Edifice, a building. Edify to build up. That's right, Nancy. And this week we've been listening

to Carolyn McCulley.

She's been talking about the importance of edifying those around us in all of our interactions,

even when we feel it's difficult. Yeah, there are times in relationships, whether we're married or

single, when what we really want to do is pull somebody else down or tear them down.

But God's word calls us to edify, to build up, to strengthen, and encourage others.

The message we've been listening to this week from Carolyn McCully was delivered at a

true woman conference. And even though Carolyn was specifically addressing single women in this session,

she's really calling each of us to build up those around us in the body of Christ. Here's Carolyn

McCully with part three of her message. You can find something good and redemptive in every situation, even if it's just hoping for change,

you can look at life through gospel lenses.

And you can see the reality of sin.

I'm not talking about being willfully ignorant and not noticing the reality of life.

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