“When you finally submit completely to God’s authority and come into complete obedience, that is when His blessings begin to pour out!!!” Beth Thompson
My lovely Aunt who I admire a great deal, had this quote posted on her facebook wall years ago. When I read that it hit my heart! I was just starting to come into complete submission with God and as I read this quote, my heart smiled because of the truth behind each and every one of these words! I was seeing how faithful God is and experiencing His many blessings, and for once I was overwhelmed with joy and not fear or heartbreak! There is no doubt that God will bless us richly when our heart is right with HIS and in HIS control. One blessing that I am still holding out for is a man who knows my story and loves me still.
Just as you, I sometimes wonder why I am still single. I think to myself everything in my life is going so well except for one little detail…I do not have a husband to share it with. If we were honest with ourselves, would everything really be going so well? We pray for the right man to cross our paths, but are we even on the right path to find that man? When our hearts are right with the Lord, are feet will follow suite on HIS path. We must get rid of the urge to settle down with the wrong man; the men that come wrapped in perfect packages but when unwrapped they prove to be empty. The man we will find on the right path one day will be filled with the Holy Spirit in his heart. The package will not even matter, just his heart being right with God will leave a lasting impression.
Please think about this for a moment. Ask God to direct you to the right path. Desire to see the unfailing handsomeness in the man God has for you and not be distracted by the fading looks on the outside.
My sister is one very wise woman, she told me once that God is preparing me for my husband just as much as He is preparing my husband for me. Maybe my husband is not ready yet to meet me. LOVE THAT, DON’T YOU? She has also told me once that I should be praying that God will open my heart to the man HE has for me and not the one that I think it should be. OK, LOVE THAT EVEN MORE, DON’T YOU? Thank you Kristen!
Please think some more about that advice. Remember why you are waiting; God’s timing is the best; you have no idea where your husband is right now. Just as we are becoming ladies in waiting, our husbands are being molded into OUR VERY OWN MR. RIGHT. Wouldn’t you wait forever for that? Pray that God would open your heart and eyes to the man He has planned for you; get rid of any personal ideals (B.B.B or T.D.H’s).
Do you even know the man you are waiting for? Yes it is the man that will be your husband one day, but what other qualities will he possess? Sit down and think about the characteristics given on pages 131-133 in the Lady in Waiting book. Which of these do you desire in a husband? Husbands are just people; their characteristics are what make them worth waiting for!
I want to leave you with this excerpt from one of my personal blog posts. This is the man I am waiting for, I know him and most importantly HE knows GOD! This is my heart’s desire for our relationship.
We will make God number one, and live our lives completely surrendered to God’s plan and will for our lives. We will do great things all in the name of Jesus. We will worship, praise, love, honor, glorify, and spread Jesus to the ends of the Earth. I will have Jesus holding my right hand, and this man holding my left, and together we will be an example of true love that comes only from Jesus Christ!
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Let’s Pray:
Lord, I want to thank You for the many blessings that You pour out into our lives on a daily basis! Your love is life changing and I pray each woman reading this blog experiences a new level of Your love today and every day forward. I pray that she sees her future “husband” for what he truly is and waits patiently for the one You have planned. Our hearts wait patiently for You, and they also wait patiently for our Mr. Right. I pray that when the time comes, You show each of us the man You have planned for us. I ask that You help each of us to submit completely to YOU and that we come to complete obedience to YOU. Thank You Jesus for being all we need. I love You so much! Amen
You’re Assignment:
You guessed it, please share with us what the man you are waiting for is like.
Love and Prayers,
Diane
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great encouragement and exhortation, diane! thank you for sharing about the man you are waiting for and how your relationship will 'look.' <3
thanks coleen!!!! sometimes you wonder if you are crazy for having those ideals in a world that laughs at you for thinking there will ever be a man like that who truly exists! I know he does, and it is so nice to have encouragement and validation from others!!
Great post Diane. The right man for you is indeed being prepared by God for you. You deserve only His best just like every Lady in Waiting in this study.
thank you Jackie:)
God has called many of His people to singleness, even if only for a portion of their lives, but few understand the great honor it is to serve the Lord in this way. Marriage is blessed and ordained by God, but the single life is just as valid and allows people to commit all of their energy to serving Him. Unmarried Christians have an incredible opportunity to impact this world with the Gospel as we have seen over and over throughout history. You are doing just that, Diane! You are literally reaching the world for Jesus!!
Love it:) SO blessed to be single….definitely could not have said that with confidence two years ago:) praising God for this study and the change He has brought to my heart! I do trust He will bless me with a marriage, I am just choosing to not obsess over it and continue to pray for the man HE HAS FOR ME!
Great job Diane 🙂 My man is Christian and is breathing 😉 I kid! I kid! LOL I know some qualities I can rattle off right now, but I want to spend some time in prayer before giving my true answer.
haha…so funny. thanks Michelle!
Haha! Michelle!!! You are too funny, girlfriend!
No kidding dear Michelle. He is indeed Christian and Breathing.
This blog is simply amazing. I was reading through my Bible just now and happened to stumble upon a scripture I underlined when I was highlighting all the qualities I want in a husband (I read it in the Lady in Waiting book).
I couldn’t remember the list and I didn’t have the book with me so I decided to just google and see what pops up – and lo and behold, this awesome blog!
I’ve been single for almost 2 years now, never been on a date, kissed or even held hands with a guy in all this time – Since giving my life to the Lord, I just decided that I’m done playing around and I’m making the choice to wait on God’s best for me, however long it takes.
So there’s this man in my church – he’s always been there but I didn’t really take note of him up until about a month ago. He loves GOD so much and has such a deep rooted passion for the Lord! We attended a lot of courses and training together within the church and sort of gotten to know what’s up. We’d always smile and catch the other one looking hehe it’s so cute.
Anyways, so about 2 weeks ago I told God that my heart is completely in His hands. I told him that I like this guy, and that if it’s meant to be, He should please show me.
And He DID! He is still showing me up until today that this is the man that he has set out for me. And I just know from the looks and smiles and sideway glances that he knows it too 🙂
I am truly excited about what lies ahead, the journey the two of us will undergo, the ministry of our marriage and how we would just serve God with our union!
It’s really worth the wait.
I am so glad that you “stumbled” upon this blog! God works in some pretty cool ways, huh? No such think as a coincidence:) Thank you for sharing! It is true that the wait is worth it. I am still waiting and I am learning to enjoy and make the most of the waiting period, not because I know I should be but because I have grown to love spending this time with my perfect bridegroom in Heaven!
My one tidbit of advice….GUARD YOUR HEART:) Ask God to guard your heart with this new relationship:) I am SO excited for you dear lady in waiting. May God shower you with His blessings as YOU seek HIM and wait patiently for His best for you! God loves you so much!