{"id":5913,"date":"2012-12-14T00:30:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T06:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2012-12-14T00:30:44","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T06:30:44","slug":"a-lady-in-waiting-a-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/14\/a-lady-in-waiting-a-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lady In Waiting: A Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a little fun fact about me\u2026up until two years ago I have NEVER finished reading a book.\u00a0 Sometimes I would only get two chapters in, other times I got to almost the end but never made it to the last page of the book.\u00a0 The first book I have ever finished reading completely was A Lady In Waiting! I remember thinking to myself this must have been a really good book because I actually read the entire thing!\u00a0 That thought was confirmed when I decided to read it a second time with all of you ladies!\u00a0 One thing that foolishly kept me reading, the first time around, was thinking if I made it to the last page once I flipped it over I would be guaranteed a husband.\u00a0 In a way that was such a false thought, but in another way I found out what this book did guarantee for me and it proved to be way better than a husband!<\/p>\n

For a girl who really struggled with everything that goes along with men, this book was just what I needed-a Godsend if you will.\u00a0 When I read the title alone I knew I needed it.\u00a0 I felt God saying to me, buy this book now!\u00a0 So I did, and from that moment on I went on a journey with God.\u00a0 One in which He showed me that my love story is not about just any man I may meet one day, it is about ME and GOD.<\/i><\/p>\n

The first night I started reading the book I could not stop reading.\u00a0 I highlighted so many words and sentences, I took notes feverishly; you would have thought someone would be quizzing me the next day on what I was reading.\u00a0 I honestly could not get enough of GOD\u2019S truth that I was reading on each page.\u00a0 God used this book to draw me closer to Him.\u00a0 It was through this book that I learned being single is not about me finding my husband, it is about me finding my God.<\/b>\u00a0 After the first night I started reading I decided to really find out all I possibly could about who God was to me.<\/p>\n

When I first read this book, I was just fine waiting on my husband.\u00a0 In fact, I still had such a sour taste in my mouth about all men; I was perfectly fine waiting forever.\u00a0 The second time around that was not the case.\u00a0 Two years later I found myself completely healed from past hurts with men (thank you Jesus).\u00a0 Honestly, my heart was ready for a relationship and simply got tired of waiting.\u00a0 This book has helped me learn what I am supposed to be doing while I wait.\u00a0 Patience is not all about waiting; it is about our attitude as we wait.\u00a0 Are we sulking in self-pity because we are alone or are we enjoying and making the most of the time we have alone with God?\u00a0 This book is filled with the joys of singleness-having time with God.\u00a0 I have found that when serving God that is when I am closest to Him.\u00a0 I have decided to serve Him every chance I get and not missing out on those chances because of feeling like I am missing out on my husband.<\/p>\n

A Lady In Waiting is overflowing with Godly advice on waiting for a relationship, being in a relationship, and the man you will be in that relationship with.\u00a0 That is the main reason why I sort of kind of believed that I would finally have a ring on my finger after reading.\u00a0 The fact of the matter is this book is not our life story. \u00a0It does not even come close.\u00a0 God has written a perfectly thought out and breath-taking story for each and every one of us!<\/i>\u00a0 He knows our hearts, thoughts, souls, and desires.\u00a0 He knows what is best for us and wants us to feel His love every moment of every day.\u00a0 Singleness may be just a season for some and it may be a lifetime here on Earth for some; but thankfully a relationship with God is not just a season and it lasts longer than a lifetime here on Earth.\u00a0 Our relationship with God takes us into eternity to be with our Bridegroom in Heaven forever and always!<\/b>\u00a0 That is where our joy is found, in a right relationship with God.<\/p>\n

Being single does not accurately define us ladies in waiting.\u00a0 In fact we are not single at all we are in a relationship with God.\u00a0 With that truth shining so bright I am almost embarrassed of what a worldly demand I had when I first sat down to read this book-to have a ring on my finger afterwards.\u00a0 What a unfulfilling desire to work towards.\u00a0 The second time I read A Lady In Waiting with all of you I think I finally got \u201cit\u201d.\u00a0 This book was not created to guarantee a ring on our finger after completion of the last word on the last page of the book.\u00a0 Quite the contrary, this book was created to guarantee a stronger, closer, more personal relationship with our God!\u00a0 It is not about the accessory of a shiny ring, it is about the accessory of the love of Jesus<\/i>.\u00a0 Rings will not last forever but HIS love will!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I pray that after completion of this book, you accept and show off the most beautiful part of your story, JESUS\u2019 LOVE<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0 I pray this book has guaranteed the same for you as it has for me, a closer more personal relationship with the complete love of your soul: Jesus Christ<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Pray:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord, thank you for the study of A Lady In Waiting that you have brought into each of our lives.\u00a0 I pray that each woman in this study leaves this study with a closer, stronger relationship with you.\u00a0 I thank you for your many blessings you pour out on us daily.\u00a0 Help us to remember the beautiful accessory you are in our lives each and every day.\u00a0 Thank you for the story you have created for us and we trust you to write every page just the way you want!\u00a0 We love you so incredibly much, Amen.<\/p>\n

Your Assignment:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Spend time reflecting on this study.\u00a0 Has this study brought you closer to God?\u00a0 Do you find fulfillment in the accessory of Jesus\u2019 love or are you still waiting for that ring?\u00a0 Let us know how we can be praying for you!<\/p>\n

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