0632 Treasure Your Treasure

TREASURE YOUR TREASURE!

"Rules of Male-Female Relationships"

1. The Female always makes the Rules.

2. The Rules are subject to change at any time without prior notification.

3. No Male can possibly know all the Rules.

4. If the Female suspects the Male knows all the Rules, she must immediately change some or all of the Rules.

5. The Female is never wrong.

6. If the Female is wrong, it is because of a flagrant Misunderstanding, which was a direct result of something the Male did or said wrong.

7. If Rule 6 applies, the Male must apologize IMMEDIATELY for causing the Misunderstanding.

8. The Female can change her mind at any given point in time.

9. The Male must never change his mind without express written consent from the Female.

10. The Female has every right to be angry or upset at any time.

11. The Male must remain calm at all times, unless the Female wants him to be angry or upset.

12. The Female must under no circumstances let the Male know whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.

Any attempt to document these Rules could result in bodily harm to the Male.

Matthew 13:44 is Parable about the Treasure Hidden in the Field. The parable talks about us being the Treasure and Jesus finding us and praying a price and buying (redemption) us to Himself.

This parable also, might be applied to relating, dating & mating.

1. GIRLS ARE TREASURE, GUYS ARE NOT TRASH A. Not because man winks at them, but because God loves them. B. Every girl needs to know that she is a treasure before a man finds her. C. Girls need to be secure in God not in themselves. D. Men will confirm your identity, but God has to reveal it. Compliment, not complete! E. Identity effects your Performance. You do bad, because you feel bad

F. Girls are like the phone calls: 1. Hold close. 2. Talk to. 3. Wrong button and you get disconnected

2. TREASURE IS HIDDEN, TRASH HAS TO BE THROWN OUT A. Every girl needs to be hidden in Christ before man discovers you. B. Woman's heart must be so lost in God that man has to seek God to find it. C. Don’t collect trash, learn to thrown it out. Empty trash cans on regular bases. D. Acknowledge, and Apologize mistakes! Goal is not to learn without mistakes!

3. MAN SOUGHT THE TREASURE A. Every guy must not be passive but in pursuit B. Guys ought to be warriors, not wimps. Prophets not players.

C. Male, Body, Man, Husband, Father. Male by chance, Man by choice.

4. MAN BOUGHT THE FIELD A. Be willing to buy it, not just rent. B. Most guys have guts to ask girl on date, but not enough maturity to has her to be his mate. C. Real men are not scared of marriage, they are scared of SIN! D. Divorce rate has fallen, because many man are afraid of marriage.

5. MAN BOUGHT THE FIELD, NOT JUST TREASURE A. Men are not afraid to marry the one they love, but live with one they don’t! B. When you get married, you don't just get married to the TREASURE, but also to the FIELD. C. You can't buy the treasure without paying for the field. EVERY TREASURE HAS A DIRT. Marriages are made in heaven, so is lighting and thunder. Marriage has 5 stages: fascination, irritation, toleration, appreciation, celebration Marriage has 4 rings: engagement ring, wedding ring, suffering, enduring

Why never got married? Looking for perfect girl. Well she was looking for perfect guy! Expectation has to equal your Preparation. You are in love with Rachel but can you live with Leah. Marriage: Outgoing vs staying home. Food difference.

6. TREASURE YOUR TREASURE A. They pay so much to get it and once they do, they start taking it for granted. B. Dating is for marriage, & marriage is for dating. C. Dating is generous with compliments, stingy with corrections. D. Feelings drive decisions. Decisions drive feelings E. If there would be more courting in marriages today, there would be less marriages in court.

F. You left first love, do the first works you did.