Back when we were young, someone close to me said, “Before
you meet your Handsome Prince, you’ve gotta kiss a lot of frogs.” I cracked up!
“So true,” I thought! I certainly hadn’t been kissing amphibians in my search
for Mr. Right, but I had looked around at the lay of the land and found the
prospects somewhat barren.
I remember
voicing my frustrations to an older girl when I was eighteen. She answered, “Lou
Ann, don’t be discouraged. You only need one
man.” She was so wise. While I was frustrated about all the men I didn’t think
were right for me, I forgot to trust God to lead Mr. Right to me and me to him.
Later that year, I surrendered even my desire for marriage to God, and I rested
in the Lord.
And, in the
strangest of circumstances, I met Mr. Right. I know it’s not usually this way,
but when we met, there were bells ringing and lightning flashes. I walked back
to my dorm that evening trying to convince myself I couldn’t possible “know” on
the first acquaintance.
Three years
later, we were married.
Now, more
than 35 years later, my Handsome Prince is still my handsome prince.
And I still don’t recommend kissing frogs!
Sweet story. When I first went to college, I was dating a guy from back home. The relationship was all wrong for many reasons, but it took me a long time to realize that and break it off. Then I was like a kid in a candy shop, thinking, "All these guys! And at a Christian college!" But word had gotten around that I was "taken," so no one asked me out for a long time. Even there I had to realize the Lord knew just which one was right for me and bring us to each other.
ReplyDeleteI was uncommonly excited when my husband asked me out, but I didn't think he was "the one" -- he was a physics major, and I had thought that being surrendered completely to the Lord meant that I'd either be a missionary or marry a preacher. But when it became clear that this was God's leading, He helped me see that anyone can have a ministry and can (and should!) be fully surrendered to the Lord in any profession.
Exactly! God has called us to be salt and light where we are! If everyone were a pastor or missionary, no one would be in the pews! :o) God gave you a wonderful man, and your gifts definitely complement each other. I'm glad for you!
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