Quest for the High Places
Subtitle: Encouragement for the Waiting Heart
Contributors: Young Ladies Christian Fellowship
Edition: Second
Series: YLCF HeartThoughts for Maidens
Publisher: Heart Thoughts Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Kansas City, Missouri
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Singles, Christian Living
Genres: Youth, Women
First sentence: The quest for the High Places takes many different forms as we women grow from girlhood to womanhood and on into old age.
Description: The quest for the High Places takes many different forms as we women grow from girlhood to womanhood. I believe that the "gap" that comes between girlhood and marriage must be the most frustrating of these stretches. Even with all the excellent emphasis on biblical patterns for male-female relationships, there is still a deep, dark secret within the Christian community.

No matter how committed we are to building godly relationships, girls still find themselves falling for guys! Sadly, too much of what is out there insists that any emotions toward the opposite sex are sinful or at least a sign of a weak character. Too often, young Christian women are made to feel that they shouldn't even have a longing for marriage or entertain thoughts about the opposite sex.

Natalie's refreshing book fills a great need in the heart of single women. She opens her heart to us and shares her own vision and her struggles. Single womanhood need not be an empty stretch of time "until.." It is my prayer that, as you read this book, you will see the heart of passionate service for Christ and will thirst after it." - From the Foreword by Jennie Chancey

Join Natalie and seven other young women as they explore the intricacies of a maiden's heart and emotions. Confronting some of the least-discussed topics in guy-girl friendships and courtship, Quest for the High Places seeks to nurture purity and healing through an unconditional consecration to the Lord. Understand the God-given desire for marriage, reasons for the indefinite postponement of your hopes, and how to cope with disillusionment through the period of waiting known as "singleness."

Quest for the High Places is a heart-to-heart testimony written to young women in their late teens and early twenties by a fellow single girl seeking concrete, Biblical answers. During the transition into adulthood our desire for intimacy and romance intensifies rapidly, yet for many women there is no knight in shining armor waiting to sweep them off their feet. Most find themselves bringing baggage and still-festering wounds into friendships with guys and this creates serious hindrances to any potential relationship.

This book is not written for the career-bound woman looking to snag Mr. Right; this is for women willing to submit to God’s authority and who are sincerely seeking Biblical femininity. Quest uses the analogy of a physical journey to guide girls through painful areas of life where sanctification and healing are needed. Through personal experience and the stories of other women currently single, engaged, and married, subjects normally avoided in the more conservative Christian world are challenged head-on.

Despite the abundance of talk about emotional purity and the benefits of courtship, the fact is real life relationships are much messier than the formulas and speakers would say. Girls are hurting from emotional entanglements and confused by the answers general Christianity is providing. Quest takes the risk of disclosing the real failings and weaknesses that are secretly attacking young women and honestly grapples with the issues that lack complete answers.

However, in contrast to books dealing with similar subjects, Quest takes a unique stand on the issues of emotional purity, our desire for romance, and God’s sovereignty, and does so while avoiding unnecessary graphic detail and the familiar formulas. It is transparent, painfully personal, and relevant because the author writes from current real-life experiences.