Waiting Until Marriage | Intimacy, Relationships, Temptation, Abstinence, God’s Will
This podcast offers guidance and hope for those choosing to wait for physical intimacy until marriage. Host Maria Moberg shares her personal journey from unhealthy relationship patterns to finding faith and a Godly marriage. Each episode provides practical advice on navigating temptation, building deep connections, and trusting God's plan for relationships. The show aims to help listeners feel whole and confident before marriage.
Episodes
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 i
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
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
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 relationship
12 | Feeling Depleted From Past Mistakes? How to Find Growth and Wholeness Before Marriage
Have you ever looked back at your past and barely recognized the woman you used to be? Have you ever had a “Wait a minute. That was me” moment when you suddenly realized how different you are today because of what God has done in your life? In this episode, we’ll explore the powerful transformation God can bring when we surrender our past, relationships, hurts, and desires to Him.
Waiting until
11 | As an Unmarried Woman, Can I Still Experience True Intimacy in a Relationship Without Sex?
As an unmarried woman waiting until marriage for physical intimacy, have you ever wondered if you can experience true intimacy without sex? Maybe you’re tired of waiting for a husband, wondering if there is hope for you, or questioning whether your past relationship choices have disqualified you from love and intimacy.
Intimacy is about much more than just the physical part. You can experience tru
10 | Unhealthy Relationship Cycles? Here's How Boundaries and Prayer Create a Testimony of Growth
Maybe you've found yourself wondering:
Why do I always attract unavailable men?
Why do I ignore red flags in their character?
Why do I compromise physically?
Why do I feel guilty afterward?
Why can't I stop this cycle?
If any of these questions sound familiar, this episode will help you see unhealthy relationship cycles differently. I'll share my own story, including a surprising lesson God taug
09 | What if I Messed Up in the Past? 3 Ways Your Failures Can Become Part of a Godly Love Story
Have you ever wondered if your past mistakes have disqualified you from the Godly love story you've been praying for? In this episode, you'll discover how God can use your past to shape your future and why your failures don't have to define your journey. Through my own story and testimonies of other women, you'll find hope that healing is possible and that it's never too late to choose God's way,
08 | Worried Your Biological Clock is Ticking? How to Find Hope While Waiting on God
Does your biological clock ever make you wonder if waiting for physical intimacy until marriage is costing you something? Maybe you worry about getting older, having children, or whether time is slipping away. The pressure to hurry can be overwhelming, making you wonder if trusting God’s timing is really worth it.
In this episode, you'll hear the story of a flying dog named Fred and discover how w
07 | Do You Ever Wonder if Waiting is Worth It? What No One Tells You About Trusting God's Timing
Do you ever wonder if waiting until marriage for physical intimacy is really worth it?
If you're struggling to trust God's timing, this episode will encourage you with a simple real-life story that beautifully illustrates why waiting is never wasted time. You’ll discover that God isn't delaying something good. Instead, He’s preparing your heart so intimacy becomes the beautiful gift He always int
06 | Feeling Overwhelmed by Temptation? How to Stay Abstinent While Waiting for the Wedding Ring
If you’ve been wondering if you’ll always struggle with temptation, you’re not alone. Maybe you've made mistakes in past relationships and now you're trying to do things God's way, but you're afraid you'll fail again.
The good news is that waiting until marriage isn't about having stronger willpower. It's about allowing God to transform your heart. When you discover how deeply Jesus loves you, ob
05 | Why is Waiting the Hardest Part? 3 Reasons to Trust God's Plan
Making the decision to wait until marriage for physical intimacy is one thing. Living it out is another. So why does waiting often feel like the hardest part of following God's plan?
This journey is about much more than saying no to temptation.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why waiting requires trusting God before you know the outcome
How God uses the waiting process to shape your character an
04 | Struggling with Temptation? How Abstinence Through Wise Choices Builds Godly Love
What you attach yourself to will shape the direction of your life more than you may realize. In this episode, we'll uncover how abstinence, wise choices, and God's design for love are connected in a way that may surprise you.
A simple but powerful story about two dogs connected by a leash reveals how being tethered together with the wrong influences can pull you away from your own purpose. This p
03 | Heartbroken by Past Relationships? 4 Ways to Transform Pain into Testimony
Have you ever wondered why certain heartbreaks affected you so deeply?
Maybe you’ve experienced betrayal, rejection, abandonment, or disappointment in a past relationship and still carry the weight of it today. In this episode, we’re talking about how unresolved pain from the past can influence the relationships we choose, the boundaries we keep, and even the way we view love, intimacy, and our ow
02 | Misunderstood for Staying Pure? How to Stand Firm and Know You Are Fully Loved
Have you ever felt judged, mocked, or misunderstood because you want to wait until marriage for physical intimacy?
Maybe people have called you unrealistic, old-fashioned, or too strict because of your boundaries. In this episode, I talk about how to stand firm in your convictions when the world doesn’t understand your decision, and how your worth is never determined by anyone’s approval, attentio
01 | From Depleted to Wholeness: My Journey to Intimacy
Have you ever found yourself repeating the same relationship patterns, hoping the next one will finally bring the love, peace, and fulfillment you’ve been searching for?
In this very first episode, I share my personal journey through heartbreak, unhealthy relationships, emotional pain, and the turning point that changed everything. After years of searching for validation through romantic relations
Waiting Until Marriage – Trailer
Welcome to a place where we talk honestly about love, desire, faith, healing, and waiting.
In this trailer, I share my story of how I was led toward God's design for love and marriage and how my view of relationships was transformed.
Here, you'll find encouragement to heal from past mistakes, grow in confidence and wholeness before marriage, and navigate waiting with hope and practical guidance.
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