Seeking Him to Find Her

Last Sunday an interesting thing happened.  I went with my girlfriend to the office so she could pickup some things that she needed for a business trip this past week.  While we were there I was looking around the cubicle outside of her office.  This used to be her cubicle prior to moving into her office.  She still has some things of her own in that cubicle as that cube is no longer needed.

When I was looking around, I almost missed it, but for some reason I noticed a note card pinned to the wall that had a very interesting quote on it.  Here is exactly what it said:

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."

My heart skipped for a second as I thought about what it said and how it portrayed an exact picture of how she and I came to be.  Some know the story and some do not.  I am currently working on a special blog entry that I will post hopefully soon, but to hit it on a glimpse...It is a story of two people who wanted to be with each other but due to work that had yet been done in each of their lives by God's sovereign  power, they had to be obedient by refusing their own personal wants and desires.  Neither of us knew what the future held but we each trusted God to be our all.  A couple of scripture verses that come to mind that I think relates to this very well:

"Seek the Lord while He may be found;

call upon him while He is near;..."

..."For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways My ways declares 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."

Isaiah 55: 6, and 8-9

We waited on God, we trusted, and we obeyed so that He could do what was needed to prepare each of us for the other until His timing was right.  Now, approximately 6 months later we are together and we both know it is only by God's faithful love and devine providence.

I am thankful to God for all that He did in my heart and in hers over the last several months.  I pray that as she and I go forward, that God will remain in the center, that He will guide our every step, as individuals and together, I pray that we both will continue to be obedient to what His will is for our lives.  As we go forward  we both love a particular scripture in Proverbs that we both rely on very often and want to share with you...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths."  

Proverbs 3:5-6

Now go and seize the day and remember this; When there are no retreats, and no reserves, there are no regrets!