LORD, SEND ME A MAN
By Marian Powell
I can remember as a child wanting to have the wedding of my dreams
and marrying my Prince Charming. I wanted a big house near the water
and I wanted to have a boy, a girl and a dog. I also wanted to be
well off. I guess that's the typical dream for a little girl. Then
as I got older, I still wanted the dream, but I expected a little
more. I started focusing on what kind of man I wanted and what kind
of woman I wanted to be. I knew that I needed God because without
God I was nothing. I wanted a man who feared god and served Him wholeheartedly.
I wanted someone who had a relationship with the Lord like I do. Most
important, I wanted him to be saved sanctified and Holy Ghost filled.
I used to write in my journal about the life I wanted to have and
the man I wanted to spend it with. I also used to pray to God to send
me my husband. Well, I waited a long time. I went through some things
that I know I had to go through in order to become the person I am
today. At one point, I didn't believe that I was ever going to have
what my heart desired, a family. Once I started focusing on God and
getting a peace of mind, things started to turn around. I met my husband
when I was 27 years old. We dated for seven months and then got married.
It's funny how we got married because it wasn't the way I dreamed
it would be. I can say that it was unique. We had planned to get married
in June of 1999, but the planning started giving us a big headache.
On January 6, 1999, we decied to elope. On that day, we went and
got our marriage license and we called my pastor and told him that
we wanted to get married and that we were on our way to his job. we
were married at an Amoco gas station. What a wedding! We had the cashier
as our witness and we toasted with strawberry slushes afterward. We
were so excited and happy. When we left, both of said that it was
the wildest thing that we had ever done inour lives. And if that wasn't
crazy enough, my husband was on his lunch break and he had to go back
to work. When he got off work, we went out to eat, to the movies and
played video games at the arcade like two big kids. We had a ball!
We felt very blessed. When you wait on God and
live accordng to His will, he will give you the desires of your heart.
Be patient and find joy in the Lord and He will send you the right
one.
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