Waiting Until Marriage | Intimacy, Relationships, Temptation, Abstinence, God’s Will

Maria Moberg
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**Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcast** Are you misunderstood for choosing to wait for physical intimacy?  Do old relationship patterns challenge your commitment to wait? Do you worry you'll stay faithful but still end up alone? Are you wondering how you're expected to wait for physical intimacy when it feels so exhausting? Welcome!  Let's talk honestly about love, desire, and waiting. This podcast will help you discover what it feels like to be truly loved, build a deeply connected and safe marriage, feel whole and confident before marriage, and navigate the wait with hope and practical guidance. Hey!  I'm Maria, the wife to a Godly man – someone I never imagined I'd marry, with the past I had.  Before I met my husband, I didn't have a healthy framework for relationships so I followed what felt right at the time.  I tried pursuing men instead of them pursuing me.  I ignored red flags in their character that caused unnecessary heartache.  This only left me frustrated.  Deep down, nothing I did felt right.  I knew there had to be a better way. Then I gave my heart to the Lord, and everything changed.  My whole life was transformed.  I heard from couples who waited to be physically intimate until marriage, and I realized I wanted that to be my story too.  I became the woman and wife that God created me to be, and I'm here to help you do the same. If you are ready to stop following the world's way and start living God's way – healing from past mistakes, forgiving yourself, walking in your purpose, and building the marriage of your dreams, this podcast is for you! Take a deep breath and lean into your faith; let's explore YOUR Godly love story!

  1. 4d ago

    20 | Are You Unsure of How to Begin Again on Your New Faith-Based Journey? The Key to Walking with God One Step at a Time

    Have you reached the point where you don’t want to keep doing things the way you’ve always done them? In this episode, I share a surprising connection between the people I observed during years of commuting by train and the patterns we can sometimes repeat in our own lives. You may recognize yourself in those familiar routines—doing things the same way, getting the same results, and wondering why nothing changes. But real change begins when you reach the point where you genuinely want something different. No one else can make that decision for you. You’ll also hear the story of the prodigal son and discover what happens when we turn toward God with a repentant heart and choose to walk with Him in a new direction. This episode will encourage you to stop repeating the same patterns as you choose God’s way and take the first step toward beginning again.  You don’t have to have every step figured out before you begin. When you choose to turn toward God, He meets you where you are and walks with you one step at a time. -------------------------  The Parable of the Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-24 -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life stories from women who chose to wait for physical intimacy until marriage.  First Kiss Story is not about whether you’ve ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  2. Oct 7

    19 | Did You Realize Your Childhood Affects How You Approach Intimacy as an Unmarried Woman? Here’s How.

    Have you ever wondered how your childhood shaped what you learned about intimacy? The way you experienced love, affection, relationships, and marriage growing up can influence how you approach intimacy as an unmarried woman. But your childhood does not have to determine your future. In this episode, we’ll look at the stories of four women who came from very different backgrounds. Two grew up in Christian homes with strong examples of healthy relationships. Two experienced painful childhoods and made difficult choices in their younger years.  And yet, all four ultimately came to the same decision: to reserve physical intimacy for marriage. So what changed? Their childhoods were different. Their pasts were different. Their journeys were different. But they discovered a common foundation: intimacy with God. Your childhood may have shaped what you learned about love and intimacy, but it doesn't have to determine how you approach relationships and physical intimacy as an unmarried woman. This episode will help you understand how your past may have influenced your view of intimacy and how intimacy with God can become a new foundation for your future relationships and physical intimacy. -------------------------  “We know how much God loves us because we have felt his love and because we believe him when he tells us that he loves us dearly. God is love, and anyone who lives in love is living with God and God is living in him.” (1 John 4:16) -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life stories from women who chose to wait for physical intimacy until marriage.  First Kiss Story is not about whether you’ve ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  3. Sep 30

    18 | Are You a Woman Wounded by Past Unhealthy Relationships? 3 Steps to Praying Wisely for Your Future Husband

    If you’ve been wounded by unhealthy relationships in the past, you may be wondering how to avoid repeating those same patterns in your next relationship. How can you pray wisely for your future husband, and what can God do in you while you wait? In this episode, we talk about 3 ways to pray wisely for your future husband: Pray for his character, not simply for a relationship. Look beyond chemistry and companionship and pray for a man whose relationship with God and whose character reflect the kind of husband you want to build a marriage with. Pray for discernment to recognize what you couldn’t recognize before. Past relationships can teach us that what someone presents isn’t always the whole story. Learn why information isn’t the same as discernment and why we need God’s wisdom in relationships. Pray for God to prepare you, not just your future husband. Your waiting can be a season of healing, growing closer to Jesus, and becoming prepared for a healthy, God-centered marriage. I’ll also share stories from my own journey, including one dating experience from the pre-online-dating era and the surprising story of how I met my husband and discovered that God had been preparing me long before I realized it. If you’ve experienced heartbreak, unhealthy relationships, or fear of repeating past mistakes, this episode will encourage you to bring your future relationships to God and trust Him with both the man you may one day marry and the woman you are becoming right now. -------------------------  “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14) “We love, because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who were wounded by past relationships and learned how to pray wisely for their future husband.  First Kiss Story is not about whether you’ve ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  4. Sep 23

    17 | 4 Ways Your Past Heartbreak Can Become Part of Your Future Marriage Story

    Past heartbreak can leave you wondering if what happened in a previous relationship will follow you into your future marriage. But what if those painful experiences can become part of your story without defining what comes next? In this episode, we’re talking about 4 ways your past heartbreak can become part of your future marriage story: Learn what your past relationships can teach you about what you truly need…and also what you don’t need. Recognize unhealthy patterns before you repeat them in future relationships. Deepen your relationship with God and learn to trust His will through the healing process. Build a healthier foundation for marriage through forgiveness, communication, boundaries, and emotional intimacy. If you’re struggling with past heartbreak, loneliness, temptation, or fear of repeating past mistakes, this episode will help you see your healing season differently. We’ll explore how to grow in wisdom, strengthen your relationship with God, and prepare for a God-centered marriage while remaining committed to abstinence and honoring God’s plan for physical intimacy. Let God use what you’ve been through to prepare you for what’s ahead. -------------------------  "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14) “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who are walking toward wholeness and purpose as they’re waiting until marriage.  We’re not talking about whether you’ve ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com  Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider  WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  5. Sep 16

    16 | Intimacy: Are You Haunted by Your Past? Walking Toward Wholeness and Purpose Before Finding "The One"

    What if your greatest strength is being built where no one can see it. This episode explores how your past can affect the way you approach intimacy, relationships, and waiting until marriage, and why the foundation God is building in you may be stronger than what you can see on the surface. Discover what a story of a mailbox teaches us about building a strong foundation. Learn how your past can influence how you view intimacy and your own worth. Find out what God may be building in you during your season of waiting for marriage. Explore what intimacy with God really means. Understand why finding “The One” shouldn’t become the ultimate goal and why God must remain the foundation of your identity, purpose, and worth. If you’re waiting until marriage for physical intimacy, you may question whether you’re missing out, falling behind, or if God has forgotten about you.  But He is inviting you into intimacy with Him right now. You may not be able to see everything God is strengthening in you during this season of waiting, but that doesn’t mean He’s not doing something important. -------------------------  “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” (Matthew 7:25) -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who are walking toward wholeness and purpose as they’re waiting until marriage.  We’re not talking about whether you’ve ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  6. Sep 9

    15 | Struggling to Say "No" in Relationships? 5 Ways You Can Build Healthy Boundaries for Marriage

    Are you struggling to say “No” in relationships because you’re afraid of losing someone you care about? Healthy boundaries in relationships are about so much more than saying no to physical intimacy before marriage.  They can help you protect your heart, recognize unhealthy relationship patterns, build self-worth, and make wise choices about the man you allow into your life. In this episode, we’ll look at five ways to build healthy boundaries for marriage, including how to stop fear from making your relationship decisions, what a man’s response to your boundaries can reveal about his character, and why being selective about the men you date can save you from trying to make the wrong relationship work. Most importantly, you’ll discover how your “No” can actually make room for a bigger “Yes” – to peace, wholeness, God’s way, and the kind of God-centered intimacy you truly desire. -------------------------      Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who struggled to say “No” but found ways to build healthy boundaries before marriage.  We’re not talking about whether you've ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  7. Sep 2

    14 | Is God's Will Still Possible After My Past? How You Can Learn to Walk with God Differently This Time

    Your past doesn't have to be the end of your story. God's will is still possible as you choose to walk forward with Him. You'll hear me share my own journey of moving beyond unhealthy relationship patterns and learning to trust God with an unknown future. If you're choosing to do things differently, either healing from past mistakes or have always desired to honor God by waiting for marriage, you are not alone. Together, we'll talk about some of the fears and struggles that can come with choosing God's way: Waiting on God's timing when you're afraid the future you hope for may never happen Breaking unhealthy relationship patterns and wondering whether you have what it takes to do things differently Overcoming temptation when you've experienced physical intimacy before and are now choosing abstinence until marriage Trusting God with an unknown future, even when you fear you may never get married Standing firm in your decision to wait when others don't understand your choice This episode also touches on God's design for physical intimacy, unintended pregnancy, and the sensitive subject of abortion, with a message of God's grace, healing, and restoration for every woman whose past includes experiences or decisions she wishes had been different. No matter where you've been or what your story looks like today, God can meet you right where you are and lead you forward. Your journey doesn't have to be defined by your past. There is hope, healing, and a future as you continue walking with Him. ____________________________________________________________________________ “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)    “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13) “But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) ____________________________________________________________________________ Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who realized God’s will was still possible, regardless of their past.  It’s not about whether you have ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

  8. Aug 26

    13 | Waiting Well: The Path to Resist Temptation and Wait on God

    What if waiting until marriage for physical intimacy isn't about what you're giving up but about what God is making room for?  Choosing abstinence before marriage can sometimes feel like a disruption. You may wonder if waiting will make relationships more difficult, interfere with your love story, or make it harder to find someone who shares your values. But what if God's way of doing relationships leads to something far more valuable? In this episode of Waiting Until Marriage, discover what it means to wait well, resist temptation, trust God's timing, and grow in intimacy with God. You'll discover three stages of realization: This is going to mess up my life. Changing the way you've always approached relationships can feel disruptive. Wait… I CAN actually make this work. Choosing God's way may require you to rearrange your expectations, boundaries, and dating habits, but waiting doesn't mean your life becomes empty or deprived. The benefit is worth the adjustment. When you understand how God can use the waiting season to protect, prepare, heal, strengthen, and teach you to trust Him, you can begin to see abstinence in a completely different way. Waiting well isn't about simply surviving abstinence. It's about learning to see the waiting differently and discovering a deeper intimacy with God.  “Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14) Visit FirstKissStory.com to read real-life testimonies from women who found the path to resist temptation while waiting until marriage.  It’s not about whether you have ever kissed before.  Instead, the first kiss points to the first intimate moment shared within the safety of a marriage covenant.  It is a symbol of unity, devotion, and God’s redemptive design.  And that’s what Waiting Until Marriage is all about! Become an Insider and get weekly emails from me where you’ll get help with finding hope while waiting, building God-centered relationships, and experiencing true intimacy.  Go to FirstKissStory.com/Insider. If you're looking for a community of women who are walking this same journey, I'd love to invite you to join my private Facebook group. It's a safe place to find encouragement, ask questions, build meaningful friendships, and grow alongside other women who are pursuing God's best for their relationships.  To join, simply search Facebook for Women Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage. Visit firstkissstory.com Join our email list: firstkissstory.com/insider WomenChoosingAbstinenceUntilMarriage Facebook Group Instagram: @firstkiss_story

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**Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcast** Are you misunderstood for choosing to wait for physical intimacy?  Do old relationship patterns challenge your commitment to wait? Do you worry you'll stay faithful but still end up alone? Are you wondering how you're expected to wait for physical intimacy when it feels so exhausting? Welcome!  Let's talk honestly about love, desire, and waiting. This podcast will help you discover what it feels like to be truly loved, build a deeply connected and safe marriage, feel whole and confident before marriage, and navigate the wait with hope and practical guidance. Hey!  I'm Maria, the wife to a Godly man – someone I never imagined I'd marry, with the past I had.  Before I met my husband, I didn't have a healthy framework for relationships so I followed what felt right at the time.  I tried pursuing men instead of them pursuing me.  I ignored red flags in their character that caused unnecessary heartache.  This only left me frustrated.  Deep down, nothing I did felt right.  I knew there had to be a better way. Then I gave my heart to the Lord, and everything changed.  My whole life was transformed.  I heard from couples who waited to be physically intimate until marriage, and I realized I wanted that to be my story too.  I became the woman and wife that God created me to be, and I'm here to help you do the same. If you are ready to stop following the world's way and start living God's way – healing from past mistakes, forgiving yourself, walking in your purpose, and building the marriage of your dreams, this podcast is for you! Take a deep breath and lean into your faith; let's explore YOUR Godly love story!

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