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"And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him." ~Hebrews 11:6
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." ~Galatians 6:9
I am so thankful for this encouraging verse, and especially thankful when I see evidence of it!
It is easy and so common for single girls to get together and complain about men or rehash how they're upset over being single. But every time I would hang out in a group with my friend, Kristin, no matter how cynical or negative others might be, she always spoke in faith and said that she knew God was preparing someone wonderful for us. She had positive, uplifting things to say, and always stood in faith believing that God had great things in store for her future. Awesome! And encouraging. And I'm certain it was not always easy for her. But now, God has blessed her with the man of her dreams, someone who was worth the wait. And I am so happy for them, but that's not really the point of this post...
Her faith through the hard years of waiting is inspiring, and something that I want to sincerely imitate and build in my life!! It is not ever easy to wait on God's timing when you have such a strong desire for something. But the power of life and death is in the tongue, and God has given us the choice. So I apologize for any negative things I have said about men or any doubt-filled things I've said about marriage, and that is now in the past. This year, I am choosing to speak life! To build up the men around me, and to be full of faith in the God who loves me and wants good things for me and uses everything I've been through for good. I believe that He is preparing the right man for me and continuing to change me and prepare me for him, and I trust that He knows the right timing to bring us together (and that I needed to make some of the recent changes before meeting the right person)!! God loves me, and I trust Him.
God loves me, and I trust Him.
And when others are having a rough time and speaking out of fear or bitterness or doubt, I pray that I will "not grow weary" in saying and doing what is right, that I will be an example and an encouragement, because we do serve a good God who rewards bold faith! I believe He has great things in store for my life this year, and I believe that an amazing God-centered marriage is in my future! Someone who will LOVE Jesus and love and encourage and faithfully partner with me through the rest of my life... a man who will share my desire to adopt a child! And that is something to celebrate!! =)
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