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    The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey
    The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey
    The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey
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    The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey

    By Sherridon Lyons-Verse

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    This author sifts through the taboo issues that plague many women in a hypersonic age. Each chapter speaks to the impassioned topics depicted in media today. Soulful and insightful yet honest revelations in matters near and dear to the heart of many women. This book turns fantasy into reality, something we can actually live in. A much needed message of restoration, hope and selfless love. With the statistics of Date rape, and half of the female victims of homicide being killed by an intimate partner or family member. We need words to make us once again focus on healthy functional relationships. These words will help correct learned dysfuntions, and attitudes that starve our relationships of value and commitment. The author helps women to identify unhealthy attractions.As she also dares to touch the subjects that seem to be ignored or omitted in church settings as well.
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSherridon Lyons-Verse
    Release dateAug 10, 2016
    ISBN9781370386727
    The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey
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    Sherridon Lyons-Verse

    I am a Visual Artist, Author, Writer and Inspirational SpeakerI am a Native of Chicago IL. a mother and wife. My favorite subject has always been people. I am a self-taught artist, I love design whether it be clothing, hair, home decor or on stage. I am currently in the process of completing m education to obtain a BA in Business Administration specializing in Marketing. Growing up on the westside of Chicago there were many challenges. Life in what was called the "hood" came with violence, and many negative influences.I am a writer from the heart of my life experiences and spiritual growth. I serve as a Youth Leader in Ministry and Motivational Speaker. My goal is to encourage the spirit in women to be thir best not only outwardly but in Spirit also. If I can say something that will change the mind or life of someone for the better, I have accomplished my goal. While exposing the "gray" areas of romance we allow because we want to believe we are loved. To encourage women to maintain their self worth and esteem especially when dating.

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      The Relationship Game Gems From My Journey - Sherridon Lyons-Verse

      The Relationship Game

      Gems from my journey

      Written by Sherridon Lyons-Verse __________

      Copyright © 2015 by Sherridon Lyons-Verse ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Published by Sherridon Lyons-Verse www.sherridonlyonsverse.com

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form

      or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or, otherwise- without prior written permission of the

      publisher, except for brief quotations used in connection with reviews in magazines or newspapers.

      Cover design by Demetrius D. Verse

      (www.sherridonlyonsverse.com)

      Touched 2 Create artistic design and formatting Edited by Jason Scott / Sherridon Lyons-Verse

      Photos by Demetrius D. Verse

      Unless otherwise specified, all Scripture quotations are taken

      from the Holy Bible, New International Version® , NIV® , Copyright © 1973,1978,1984,2011 by Biblica, Inc. TM

      Printed in USA by 48HrBooks (www.48HrBooks.com)

      Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide www.zondervan.com. The NIV and New

      International Version" are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblical, Inc.

      Definitions used from Internet Website, SOJO.net/articles/have-you-tried-six-varieties-love.

      By Roman Krznaric © 2013

      Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) are offered as

      resources. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Sherridon Lyons-Verse. Nor does Sherridon Lyons-Verse vouch for the content of these sites.

      NOTE: No names were presented in this book. Some identifying details have been changed to protect the anonymity of the people involved. ISBN 9781943342181

      Printed in the United States of America

      Dedication

      —————————————

      This book is dedicated to God who has sustained me through it all. My dear departed eldest son Malander Darrell Jenkins Jr. My youngest son Jimmy E. L. Williams. My love for these two motivated me to continue, survive and make better decisions in

      my life for them. My husband Demetrius Verse who encouraged me to write this book to help someone else. Rosie L. Lyons the lady who gave me life. Special thanks to Sarah Young, Dr. Odelet West, Pastor Lovie Nichols and April Jirmnson-Cross for your prayers and encouragement.

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      Table of Contents

      1.Introduction

      2.The Perpetrating Game

      3.The Competition Game

      4.The Friendship Game

      5.The Hunger Game

      6.The Multiple Relationship Game

      7. Miseducation of Strength

      8. The Truth about Masturbation

      9. The Truth about Celibacy

      10.Virginity under Fire

      11.The Deflowered and Re-flowered

      12. Won’t He Do It!

      13.The Single’s Wilderness

      14.Commitment

      15.Humble Pie

      16.Love is an Investment

      17.Conclusion

      About The Author

      "Should we seek out a game or a real encounter that will last for the rest of our lives? "

      1 INTRODUCTION

      Game playing is a common thing to do. after all, as children we played Hide and Seek; Duck, Duck Goose; Hopscotch, and other childhood games. But, at a certain point we must ask: Where does it end? Where do we draw the line? As we transitioned into the teenage years, when hormones started racing and the opposite sex piques our curiosity, the games changed. They became more conducive to accommodate the schoolyard crushes, games like Check Here if You like Me, Spin the Bottle, and Cooties became symbolic to mutual attraction.

      These games helped us relate to the opposite sex during our youth when relationships were more of a tease. After all, everyone was much too young to understand the depths of a true relationship at that time in our lives, so we just flirted with the idea. Should we still digress to the same games in relationships as adults?

      The human race requires relationships to survive, but we seem to lack the ability and/or knowledge to acquire and nurture them once it has been obtained. We often approach relationships from a needy standpoint, meaning we seek it out because we are

      trying to fulfill a need of some kind—whether it be acceptance, love, money or self-worth.

      Instead of honestly seeking spouses, many engage in a fiasco of mind games and fantasies that lead to reckless paths of dead ends, destruction, and ditches. My prayer is for insight and light to shine into those deep dark places and to drop a ray of hope to a discouraged, frustrated generation of men and women who see relationships as a hopeless merry-go-round.

      When I was a child I spoke as a child, I understood as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11

      This book examines issues that surround the actions we choose in our relationships. Based on some of my experiences as a single woman who divorced, lived the night life, played lots of games, and reaped the consequences of those decisions and actions. I made many mistakes, but thanks be to God who causes us to triumph, now re-married; I am also an overcomer. It is my prayer that each person reading this book will come to recognize and understand the games we play and allow in our quest for love and acceptance, going forward we can begin avoiding or correcting behavior in order to walk victoriously as singles. We as adults make so many decisions based on past experiences, one word or action can propel us back into a valley of shadows and cause us to relive an instance in our minds.

      There are many reasons we seek out relational situations these are just a few: first, being in a relationship is a normal and natural instinct. God created us this way so survival apart from relationship is difficult for all living creatures. God and man entered into the first relationship. God desired to commune with

      us—so much that He provided us a second chance through His Son, Jesus Christ. He said, It is not good that man should be alone ... and created him a feminine counterpart (Genesis 2:18) He gave animals the ability to form relationships as well, the whole world and everything in it is designed relationally; we all move in relevance to each other according to the law of relativity. This harmony was God's intent for human interaction with each other as well, He intricately designed the relationships between men and women to be a thing of beauty--then, demonic forces entered in to pervert every aspect of God’s wonderful gift.

      The age-old battle of the sexes has been upheld and translated into what we choose to label as love, in reality it has become an emotional tug-of-war to see who can out maneuver whom...to see if the one who cares the least has the upper hand. How many times have we resorted to the I don’t care anymore act to manipulate our partner into submitting to our wills? How unfortunate that our only hope of human contact has become a battlefield of mind control, manipulation, and self-service. It is my belief that these games play an enormous part in the demise of our love relationships between men and women.

      Instead of seeking someone we can help, support, and give to, our relationship conquests have become all about us. We wonder what we can get out of a relationship even when it goes wrong and separation or divorce happens. The consensus is still, What can I get out of this for myself? Real love entails giving and is not focused on taking, to enter a relationship with the intentions of the latter is a grave mistake, and usually indicates a relationship’s demise from the start. As a participant in these games I learned some very hard life lessons.

      We often use mind games to control our counterparts and coerce them into our demented delusions of what we perceive love to be. They are then forced to play a part in the twisted mindset of what we think a relationship is.

      Historically the relationships we encounter as children play an intricate part in how we view relational issues as adults, they form reactions in our emotions and cause our minds to think in the past; searching for relevant memories that serve to dictate our decisions and actions. I learned to play chess when I was about eight years old, an adult family friend taught me the game. The game of chess is a thought-provoking game, that requires you to think and reason concerning the players provided on the

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