He Knows

My best friend got married earlier this month. I was a bridesmaid. This wedding revealed that I had grown when I was not looking.

The best growth happens in secret. 

In times past, when I see an engagement post on Instagram, I am like ‘When will my prince come?’

However this time was different, I was just excited! I was not jealous of my friend. It was pure joy for me! I am not sure when this shift happened, but I am glad that it did. The only thing I can connect with this switch is the article I wrote last month. 

That article spoke about God having a season for everything. I finished that article publicly professing that it was the start of my giving-up era; the men can come pursue me. I am done forcing things. God is inviting me to let go of control.

So, since God has a season for everything. There will be a season for my prince to come and as long as God knows, that is good enough for me! 

That shows growth, He knows when my prince will come, and I am just here waiting. 

“Wait for the LORD, be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD.”

-Psalm 27:14 (ESV)

Courage is the stuff that makes us face difficulty without fear. 

I have been single for the better part of thirty years, and it has been difficult. Knowing that God knows the perfect time for my prince to show up, it makes it easier. I cannot believe it has taken me 30 years to come to terms with God knowing what is best for me. 

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”-

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

The flower that blooms last is the most beautiful of all. 

He knows when my prince will come!!