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    Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid: What Every Single Woman Should Know Before Becoming a Bride
    Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid: What Every Single Woman Should Know Before Becoming a Bride
    Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid: What Every Single Woman Should Know Before Becoming a Bride
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    Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid: What Every Single Woman Should Know Before Becoming a Bride

    By Larissa Dayana Jean

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    Are you tired of being always the bridesmaid, but never the bride?
    Is the wait for a mate almost too much to bear?
    Ready to stop settling for a Bozo and hold out for your Boaz?
    Fear not! Get ready for God to bless your socks off!

    In Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid, Larissa D. Jean shares her story of what she has learned in her wait for a godly husband. With transparency, sincerity, and lighthearted humor, Larissa shares her experiences of being a bridesmaid multiple times. She offers single women practical advice on true contentment, waiting on Gods timing, purpose, dating, and purity. A great tool for singles ministries, young adult ministries, and campus ministries, this is a great book for single women, bridesmaids, and future brides everywhere!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJul 1, 2011
    ISBN9781449718138
    Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid: What Every Single Woman Should Know Before Becoming a Bride
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    Larissa Dayana Jean

    Larissa Dayana Jean earned Bachelor’s Degrees in Spanish and Foreign Language Education from the University of Georgia, and a Master’s in Leadership Studies from Beulah Heights University. She has taught K-12 Spanish for over fifteen years. She now leads the Gift Center Leadership Academy as CEO and Founder. As an ordained minister, Larissa pastors at Nations 360 Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In 2005, she founded WAIT Training Ministries and in 2014 Jr. WAIT Training Ministries. Larissa has been ministering to both single women and teenage girls in Athens, Georgia, and Metro Atlanta for over twenty years.

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      Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid - Larissa Dayana Jean

      Copyright © 2011 Larissa Dayana Jean

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

      Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      All Scripture quotations in this publications are from The Message. Copyright (c) by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

      Cover image and design by Lindsey Meyer, Meyer Inspired Photography

      www.meyerinspired.com

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.westbowpress.com

      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1814-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1813-8 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-1815-2 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011930114

      Printed in the United States of America

      WestBow Press rev. date: 6/29/2011

      This book is dedicated to all bridesmaids who are waiting

      to be a bride. Be encouraged; God’s timing is perfect.

      "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall

      strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!"

      (Ps 27:14)

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Words from the Heart

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 The Candy Apple Dress

      Chapter 2 Sarah’s Waiting Process

      Chapter 3 Hannah’s Waiting Process

      Chapter 4 While You Wait…

      Chapter 5 Rejoice with those who rejoice

      Chapter 6 Faith to Trust His Timing

      Chapter 7 Being a Bridesmaid 101

      Chapter 8 Memories of a Bridesmaid

      Chapter 9 Waiting in Purity

      Chapter 10 Lessons I’ve Learned about Dating

      Afterword

      Encouraging Scriptures for the Single Woman

      Acknowledgments

      Father God, I first want to thank you for your love, your good plan for my life, and the honor of sharing what you have deposited in me with others. Thank you for the wait, the heartaches, and even the disappointments. Even these have worked out for my good, and have brought me one step closer to my divine purpose. I love you with all of my heart, mind, and soul.

      To my immediate family: Mommie and Papi, thank you both for being wonderful parents to me and training me up in the way I should go. I could never stop saying thank you for all of the wisdom, love, guidance, and protection you have imparted in my life. I love you both with all my heart. Grama, je t’aime. You are truly one of the women of God who has influenced my life the most. Thank you for your love, care, wisdom, hugs, good food, and listening ear throughout my life. Richie and Cliff, I love being your older sister! You two make me so very proud. Thank you for listening to my ideas, inspiring me, and supporting me while writing this book. I love you both so very much.

      To all of my extended family in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Canada, France, and Haiti: I love you all so much. Thank you for being a blessing to me each in your own special way.

      To the Good Samaritan Church: Thank you for being my first church family and laying the foundation for my walk with the Lord. I thank you all for nurturing me, teaching me, and caring for me. I love you all.

      To Pastor Brave and Ma Pas: Thank you for being my first set of parents in the Lord. You have always treated me like your own daughter, and for that, I do thank you. Thank you for your love, encouragement, and prayers throughout the years! I love you both!

      To Eunone: I love you from the bottom of my heart. You are the big sister that I’ve always wanted. Thank you for our Wolf Pack (inside joke), and taking me under your wings when I first moved to Georgia. Thank you for your love, words of wisdom, advice and listening ear during my teen years and now adult years. You have been more of a blessing to me than you’ll ever know.

      To Eunos: Growing up, you were the older brother that I always wanted. Thank you for treating me like your little sister. I love you so much. You have always been an amazing example to me. I have learned so much from the life you lead.

      To the Etienne family: By far, the dearest family to me. I consider you all my lifelong friends. Thank you for your sincerity, your love and adoration for the Father. Your family and ministry inspire me so much. Your support and enthusiasm during this project has been such an encouragement to me. I love you all more than you know!

      To Pastor Vercane and Mommie Vercane: I love you both very much. Thank you for being such a blessing to me and to my family for so many years. Thank you for loving me as your second daughter.

      To Pastor Mardochee, Brother Ronix, Brother Formose, and Brother Watson: As a young girl growing up in the house of God, you four were truly the pillars of the youth. Thank you for being such godly examples of true men of God and all the things I desire in a husband one day. I love you all so much! Thank you for planting good seeds in my life; my life is evidence of the fruit of your labor.

      To my Joshua Generation Campus Ministry leaders, Elder Gregg, Sister Carol, Ayana, Reggie, Tracy, and Rob: I love you guys! Wow, how different would my college years have been without your love and support? Thank you for truly nurturing me and helping me grow as a young adult during my time at UGA.

      To Omega Worship Center: I love you, Omega family! I probably would not have enough space to fit it all on one page, but from the bottom of my heart, I love each and every one of you. I love this ministry. Thank you for your love, support, encouragement

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