The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love
Be the first to write a review.
Product Information
“The Wait” by Hollywood couple DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good tells the story of their courtship and marriage, and the key to their success. They decided to wait and abstain from sex until married. The couple share their life-changing message that waiting, rather than rushing a relationship, can help you find the love of your life.
The book includes his-and-hers accounts of their most important relationship moments as well as advice on how waiting for everything can be a transformative experience that fosters a deeper connection.
Beginner
- Kindle eBook
- Book
(depending on product format or options purchased)
Feedback
If you have a question or problem, ask us:Table of Contents/ List of Topics Covered:
Introduction
- Why We Waited
- Yes, The Wait Is (Sort of) About Sex
- Answer to the Important Questions
Chapter One: No Sex? You Can’t Be Serious
- Sex, Waiting, and Relationships
- The Problem with Sex
- Why We Chose to Be Celibate
- What The Wait Isn’t
- Things to Know About Being Celibate
- Signs from God
- Does It Really Have to Be Until Marriage?
- Blessings of Waiting
- Wise Waiting
- Celibacy Versus Abstinence
- The Energy to Change Everything
- Delayed Gratification and Marshmallows
- Being Selective Makes You More Desirable
- The Wait . . . and Career
Chapter Two: Getting What You Really Want (Hint: It Isn’t Sex)
- Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
- Before We Dated
- Wise Waiting
- How the Wait Improved Our Lives
- The Wait and . . . Finances
- Grabbing Hold of the Life You Want
- The Wait Reprograms Your Pleasure Software
- Lip Service
- It Puts You Back in Control
- It Pulls the Right People to You
- Other Key Reasons Why Waiting Is Worth It
- Know Your Triggers
Chapter Three: First Steps Down the Path to Authentic Love
- Make the Decision
- Seek Wise Counsel
- Let God Be Your Matchmaker
- What If the Other Person Is Waiting First?
- Give Up the Illusion of “The One”
- The Wait and . . . Weight
- The Stages of Celibacy
- Know That It Gets Easier
- Wise Waiting
Chapter Four: Lead Me Not into Temptation, I Can Find It Myself
- Remembering Why You Started
- The Lust Prayer
- The Wait and . . . Creativity
- What Temptation Looks Like
- Taking Care of Business
- Temptation Avoidance Tips
- Mind Your Triggers
- Prepare for Every Contingency
- Eyes on the Prize
- Thinking About Sex Less
Chapter Five: What Keeps Women from Waiting?
- Happily Ever After? Not So Much
- Women’s Disciplines
- For Women, Celibacy Is Control
- “If I Don’t Sleep with Him, I’ll Lose Him”
- How Not to Wait
- “There Are Only a Few Good Men Out There”
- Woman Versus Woman
- Who Is Your Husband?
- Fear Is a Failure of Faith
- The Wait and . . . Friendships
- Waiting Gives You Back Your Power
- How Waiting Gets You What You Want
Chapter Six: What Keeps Men from Waiting?
- The List
- The Cost
- Men’s Disciplines
- Walking, Talking Sex Drives
- What Are You Doing with Your Not-Tied-Downness
- “No” Before Bros
- Who Is Your Wife?
- The Wait and . . . Business
- Faith and The Waiting Man
- Attention Is the Currency of True Success
- Take Inventory
- Wise Waiting
Chapter Seven: Can I Date While I Wait?
- What Do You Deserve?
- It’s Confusing
- DUI: Dating Under Infatuation
- Type or Typo?
- The Jury Is Out
- You Know Not Because You Ask Not
- Beware of Your List
- Dipping Your Toe into the Dating Pool
- Steady at Your Center
- Going Deeper
- Telling Your Date About The Wait
- Wise Waiting
Chapter Eight: When Should I Commit?
- Live as You Before You Live as We
- If You’re Ready, Don’t Be Afraid to Move Ahead
- Breaking the Stalemate
- Reasons Not to Commit
- Learning . . . Every Date, Every Day
- Should You Live Like You’re Married When You’re Not?
- The Friends-and-Family Plan
- Passion Chemistry
- Popping the Question
- Marriage and Beyond
- The Blessings of Marriage
Chapter Nine: Don’t Give Up
- The Wait Always Works
- Beware of Pitfalls
- Plenty to Do in the Meantime
- Trust What You Can’t See
- Stay on God’s Timetable
- The Wait and . . . Self-Esteem
- Reflect and Review
- Fine-Tuning
- Final Thoughts
Acknowledgments
What You Get:
Book options include:
- Kindle $11.13
- Paperback $15.99
- Hardcover $16.78
Guarantee / Terms:
See policy of product website