Psalm 37:7a Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.

Since I rededicated my life to Christ, I’m learning the essence of patience. Through testing and trials, the Lord has and is still showing me how to wait patiently on Him in all my situations, especially in the area for a godly mate. In Ecclesiastes 3:1, it says “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven”. As I grow deeper in my faith, I’m learning that I need to wait on the Lord and His perfect timing for His promises to be fulfilled in my life.

Over the years, I’ve been praying and waiting on the Lord to bring me His best choice in a godly husband. To be honest, the wait has been difficult. There have been lots of lonely days and times where I’ve become very angry with God for not blessing me any sooner with a husband. In the midst of my grief and frustration, the Lord has graciously affirmed His love to me over and over again. He showed me through His Word that I needed to learn how to love and keep Him first in my life while waiting on Him and His perfect timing for a godly mate. My love for the Lord needs to far exceed the love of a man. Jesus should always be my First Love and my heart needs to be fully committed and devoted to Him at all times.

Isaiah 54:5 For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

Waiting on the Lord for His best choice in a godly husband will involve leaning and depending solely on Him to bring this promise to pass, letting go of your time frame in exchange for His while trusting Him to give you the godly husband He has divinely appointed for you. Fervent prayer for God’s strength, patience, perseverance, and endurance are additional key elements which will help you in your wait for God’s Best.

The Lord loves you very much and He desires to give you His excellent choice in a godly husband. Although the wait may be long, remember that He is preparing you and your husband for one another while orchestrating all the details in His perfect will to align with His perfect timing.

Stay encouraged in the Lord sweet sister, wait on Him, and trust His plan and purpose for your life. His ways are always good!

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, ” says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

On a side note, please remember that a married man or someone who is legally separated from his wife, however, still married, is not your husband. The Lord will never give you someone else’s husband.

Any married man who is seeking, pursuing or entertaining friendships of the opposite sex or flirting with women outside his marital relationship has the wrong motives. Run away quickly and keep yourself permanently out of reach from this type of person. A man like this is deceitful and manipulative; he’s definitely not looking out for your best interest. He’s only looking to satisfy the desires of his flesh and fulfill selfish motives for his own personal benefit. He’s emotionally unfaithful and disrespectful to his wife and disrespectful to women in general. When you think about it, why would a married man want female friends in his life when he has a wife at home? This reveals what type of man he is. Ladies, guard your hearts and do not be deceived. Don’t expose yourself to these types of relationships; nothing good comes from them. Don’t fall into this trap or put yourself in a position where you find yourself compromising your morals for temporary satisfaction. The Lord will never bless these types of relationships. It’s not in His character and He certainly does not condone this type of behavior. It’s a lie which the enemy uses to deceive women.

Your self worth is far more important. You deserve to have a genuine godly man who loves you as Christ loves the church; someone who will be faithful and devoted to you as his future wife. Do not sell yourself short for satan’s imitation of second best. God has placed parameters in place to protect us as His daughters. He knows we are the weaker vessels and as women, we tend to make our decisions based off of our emotions. Do not allow your emotions to drive the way you think and feel, but allow God’s Holy Spirit to lead and guide you in the way you should go. You deserve far better and if God has promised you your own godly husband, patiently wait on Him and trust that He will bring the promise to pass in His perfect timing. The godly man Jesus has for you is worth the wait.

Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Psalm 84:11b No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Matthew 19:6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.