At the end of May 2010 I was introduced to a nice guy at a friend's picnic. Towards the time that it was time to leave he made it known that he was interested in getting to know me better and asked if there was anybody he needed to contact. That was exciting! Nobody had ever asked to get to know me better before. I gave him Mom's contact information. They corresponded via e-mail & had a phone conversation. Finally this guy & Mom went to lunch. His intentions were to get to know me as a friend with the purpose of courtship. Then Mom invited him to dinner at our house.
I spent a lot of time thinking and in prayer. Above all else I wanted God's will to be done. At one point I wanted to know NOW whether the guy was 'the one' but God would not say either way. He told me "quite being so impatient, I'm not ready for you to know now". There were some personal lessons the Lord wanted to teach me through this.
When the fella came to dinner I had a really great time, but felt that something wasn't quite right. The very next day I went before the Lord about it, "What is it Lord?" Now God was ready to give me the answer! His answer was "no" to this relationship. I asked the Lord to confirm it... and He did! Not only that, but the Lord gave me a great peace & joy over not allowing the relationship to continue in the way that it was intended. That peace & joy I would not and could not trade for anything in the world! I also felt closer to the Lord. I hope we can be friends, but just friends - no intentions on courtship or anything along that line. I've been asking the Lord to bless him with finding the right girl soon and that God would give him a spirit of understanding.
"What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Chorus: Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the the everlasting arms."
By: Elisha A. Hoffman
