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Breakaway is a Bible study recorded on the campus of Texas A&M University.

Today's message is from Breakway's executive director, Timothy Ateak.

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Well, tonight we're continuing with our It's Complicated series,

and I just figured that I would start by telling you that over the eight and a half months that Catherine and I dated, I had three different realizations.

And I'll just tell you what those realizations were.

The first one was, I think I could marry Catherine.

The second realization I had was, I think I'm going to marry Catherine.

The third realization I had was, I'm going to marry Catherine.

And I just want to tell you about the different moments where I experienced these realizations.

The first realization came four months into our relationship. We were together. We were standing outside in

front of this beautiful fountain and there was just kind of this water display going on. And the

moment was just so right and I'm there with this beautiful girl.

And as I'm standing there, something inside of me is thinking, I am pretty sure that I now

love this girl.

And so the three words, I love you, are like, let me out.

But I'm like, no, I made a decision a while back that I'm not going to tell her that I love her

until I can put a ring on it and back it up.

That was just my personal conviction.

I'll tell you in a little bit why that was my conviction, but I'm sitting there in front of

this fountain, and these three words just are trying to leap out of my mouth in towards Catherine.

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