Dearest Eunice,
You’re right. The most important thing to remember is that it’s for God. I’m proud of you and glad you love God so much. I pray you remain steadfast in Him. About your prayer, the bible says;
‘Ask and it shall be given to you…’ Matthew 7:7a
‘The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.’ Psalms 34:10
‘For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him’ 2 Chronicles 16:9a
‘Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart’ Psalms 37:4
Hence, I do not believe God has a problem with giving you someone special to marry, or with you asking. Just remember that at the end of the day, it is His will not yours that you should seek to be established. So ask away and in the manner of our Lord, say ‘But Your will, not mine, Father.’ And mean it.
Whenever I think how unfair it seems when people wait on God and then end up marrying people who treat them so wrong, I remember that God never took your hand and placed it in another’s. <We choose and our choices determine the outcomes of our lives and as Christians, it is our duty to learn how to make the right choices> (Mensah Otabil, paraphrase, mine). I pray we both do.
But if it appears God’s will was done and yet there is a mismatch, I remember Hosea who by all indications, God was pleased with and yet God made him marry a prostitute. Not a reformed one oh! This one continued prostituting herself even after she was married to the man of God. But it was all in God’s will, to illustrate His relationship between the church and Him. And I believe Hosea has the most striking portrait of that relationship between the church and God.
So if we are absolutely sure it was God’s leading, He will show us exactly why and how He intends to use it to His glory if we ask Him in prayer. But we must be careful not to attribute decisions of our flesh to God.
When I get home, we can search the scriptures more on this issue…
Your Sister,
Naomi
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It was 'Hosea'
ReplyDeleteand if you read Francine Rivers 'redeeming love', you will ind out that Hosea loved his wife and that even though there were joyous and painful times, Hosea was very glad with his choice.
By the way, that is the book that released me to fall in love for the first time in my life.
Now i know how to love, all i need to do now is learn to avoid selfish people, they abound.
Thanks so much, Tisha. I don't know what I was thinking nor what happened. We had been treating the book of Hosea at Church and that's what even inspired this post in part. I wonder where the Hezekiah came from. Thanks for correcting this grave error *hides face*
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