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3 Things Every Woman Should Pray For Her Future Husband


By

 Afi Pittman

As a single Christian woman who desires marriage, I can say hands down that nothing was more frustrating to me than getting bad advice from people who didn’t understand my situation.

“Stop wanting marriage and it will come to you”.

“Just be happy God gave you the gift of singleness”.

“Ask God for your Boaz”.

I’m sorry, but none of these has scriptural justification in every situation. David said delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Paul said if you’re burning – it’s best for you to get married. And Ruth didn’t pray for “a Boaz”. She met Boaz out working trying to survive.

And anyways – every single Christian woman is not a Ruth! Some are Deborah’s. Others are Lydia’s or Hannah’s. Telling someone to pray for something that God may not have in mind for them… bad advice. 

But I’ve digressed. Many godly, well-meaning friends and family members really do want to see you happy, but they don’t really understand you or your situation.

Others caught amnesia and forgot all about the nights they spent laid out on the floor praying and begging God to “please let me get married before the Rapture!”

To the other extreme, people who aren’t thinking about living God’s way will give you advice that might get you married. But if you have fellowship with God, the method could cost you peace and could distance you from God. 

So what does a single Christian woman do when she desires marriage and feels like she’s not making any progress towards that goal? I’m still single, but what I’m offering my fellow single sisters in Christ is counsel that I know works.

The best thing you can do to not only prepare for marriage but to speak it into existence – so to speak – is to pray for your future husband. The one who just needs to find you so you can date, court, and then get married – in God’s way and in God’s timing.

If you’re single, here are 3 specific things you should pray for your future husband:

Pray that God keeps him from counterfeit.

Especially counterfeit that looks good to him. A male friend of mine told me that men want the real deal, but there’s a lot of counterfeits. To which my question was “So men don’t trust their ability to distinguish between counterfeit and the real thing?” He said “Afi, it’s hard. There’s a lot of counterfeits. There’s a lot of them out here”. 

Ladies, men are moved so often by what they see. Not that we aren’t. But men in particular are.

…So pray that he’s able to distinguish between you (the real thing) and someone that is counterfeit.

Pray that he’s open to God’s leading.

I say it like this because your guy may not have an especially strong relationship with God when you meet him. Whether or not you need someone exactly where you are spiritually is a discussion for another day.

But every married Christian woman I know who dated and then married God’s way told me that they met their husband through a chance meeting. If she or her husband had turned the opportunity down – who knows what would have happened. Maybe they never would have met, or the dating process for them may have taken longer. Only God knows.

…So pray that he’s open to God’s leading in his life and in those things concerning you.

Pray that God is developing his character and his heart.

So often we get caught up in externals. We get picky over how a man looks, the kind of job he has, the kind of clothes he wears, the car he drives. And as a result, we miss the true condition of his heart and character. A man with a good heart can easily buy new clothes if they’re outdated. Only God can change a man’s heart. 

John 14: 13 – 14 says that we can ask for anything in Jesus’ name and he’ll do it to glorify the father. So you’ll never know the possibilities in store for you unless you pray for your husband and pray over him in such a way that your request is for God’s glory.

…So identify what’s in your heart concerning a husband and keep praying! Keep praying and ask God to speak directly to you and give you a fresh understanding

Wisdom from A Modern day Ruth

A Modern day Ruth

How do you know when you are ready to receive a Boaz into your heart and life?

  A heart, mind, soul, and body must be ready. You have been walking through heartache, loss, abandonment and hardships. It's not been an easy season, but the good news is that God does not leave us in it; He walks us through to the other side when we trust Him and obey Him. Here are a few signs that you may be ready to be in a relationship again:

-You have a painful past, but it no longer keeps you there. You have been able to heal from it. You have been able to forgive those who have hurt you or abandoned you. The past is a painful memory but the sting of it doesn't keep you consumed by it.

-You have been able to stop looking over your shoulder trying to get back what you lost. You have been taking healthy steps to move forward in Christ. You no longer dwell in your former situation or homeland. Ruth left the land of Moab. She was courageous to go with Naomi to a new land she did not know.

-You have gone through a season of healthy grief. You have mourned what you lost. You have let God gently heal the layers and places of your heart. You have trusted God and allowed Him to help you let go of what you lost. You never forget, but you no longer let it be your constant thought day and night. Your tears have begun to cease. You have a few moments once in a while, but you have been able to feel joy again. You desire to live and be a part of life activities again. A lengthy time is recommended. Grief takes time. It's not an overnight thing. Remember, shedding tears does not mean you are going backward; it's part of the process. Don't feel bad if you are still shedding tears over the loss of your spouse.

-You have gleaned the wisdom from the mistakes you have made from your last relationship. Everyone has something they could have done differently in their broken or lost relationship. You are now healthy-minded when it comes to relationships. You have been completely honest with yourself and God about your past mistakes. You have learned and applied the wisdom so that you won't repeat the mistakes again. You have broken the cycle. Only a fool does the same thing but expects different results. Something has to change. Being completely honest with yourself and learning as much as you can is a healthy approach.

-You have leaned closer to the Lord and have a stronger and more intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit. You have allowed God to be your strength and peace during this difficult season. He is the Lover of your soul. You have realized that your spiritual well is not filled by a man but by spending time in His presence. A man can't satisfy your spirit. Only God can. Your relationship with God is front and center. Everything you do you strive to honor and please God. Your satisfaction comes from Him. A difficult season should always draw you closer to God- not further away.

-You have used the pain and heartache you have experienced and gone through to help others. Ruth reached out to Naomi and blessed her and helped her. You are now seeing the beauty and strength from the ashes in your life. You are now able to comfort and help others who are walking the road of a Ruth. God's greatest comfort and healing flows through open and broken vessels. The wounded know how to help the wounded. Your scars are now a blessing. Your story is a testimony of God's faithfulness and goodness in your life.

-You have allowed this difficult and painful season to make your heart more beautiful. Your character reveals His character. Ruth was known by her generosity, loyalty and faithfulness. Her character was known how she took care of her Mother-in-law and how she worked hard to bless her and honor Naomi. Your fragrance is sweet by His Holy Spirit. Your pain did NOT make you bitter....But it did make you BETTER.  For His glory and purpose.

-You no longer have a desire to be back with the person you loved and lost. You have been able to completely let go and surrender to God's perfect will and plan. You no longer have the struggle of a tug-of-war. You have set them free and not held on to unforgiveness or bitterness. You are able to pray for God's best in their life. You trust in God's plan. You genuinely want the best for the person who once hurt you and abandoned you.

-You know your worth as a daughter of the Most High. You broke the cycle of accepting less than God's best for you. You realize that your standards are higher and that you can be patient until God brings the man who is appointed by God to be a kinsman redeemer. Ruth followed God's will when she received her covering. She followed Naomi's instructions and guidance. She followed the protocol. She obeyed Boaz's instructions. You are ready when you are able to submit to God's instructions and guidelines concerning a relationship. You understand that you deserve a godly man.

You have and are continually praying for your future Boaz. You pray he is blessed in his walk with the Lord, and if he's lonely that God will comfort him and give him peace. You are asking God to prepare your heart and life for your Boaz, and that you are being led to the field he is in. Ruth was led to the field where Boaz was. Pray your life is in position for meeting your future spouse. Pray that your coming and goings are blessed and led by His Holy Spirit.

How do you know if he is your Boaz?

A Modern Day Boaz will:

-He will honor you and respect you. He will handle your heart tenderly. His intentions will be honorable.
-He will provide and care for you with his actions. He looks out for the best for you.
-He will protect you and spiritually lead you and be a covering to  you. He will pray with you and for you. He will take you to church. He will read the word with you.
-He will understand your journey and desire to make your days better and sweeter than before.
-He will celebrate you and appreciate your strengths, beauty and character.
-He will preserve you. He will honorably do right by you by waiting until marriage. He sees you as a treasure and a blessing from God.
-He will love you by demonstrating the character of Christ to you through his words and actions.
-He will always try to be a blessing to you and your children every day of his life. He will embrace you and your kids with open arms.

You won't settle for less than the best. You won't have to try to make a man treat you this way, because he already will. You don't raise a man into being a man, he already is one. God's best for you won't need fixing. Second best and settling....will need it. Don't go there. You are completely open to God's submission by letting Him write your love story. Listen to His voice, and trust in His perfect plan.

You know you are ready when you are not afraid to love and trust someone. You desire companionship and sharing a life again. You desire to be a blessing to the man God has waiting for you. Your heart is open to trust and to receive love again. You are healthy in your mind, heart and soul. You desire to be a helpmate.

How do you know you are his Ruth?

-You want to be a blessing to him every day of his life. You strive and look for ways to bless him.
-You desire to be his greatest cheerleader and prayer partner.
-You are his faithful confidante. He can trust you.
-You want to honor him and respect him as a man of God and as your spiritual leader.
-You celebrate his strengths and you accept his weaknesses.
-You bring a strength he can rely on. You are loyal to him only.
-You are his best friend and want to be his lifelong lover.
-You are willing to be a good receiver of his love and acts of kindness.
-You appreciate and value what he does for you.
-You believe in his dreams and callings. You want to support him and build a life with him. His desires are yours, and his dreams are yours.
-You honor him both publicly and privately.
-You desire to please him.
-You strive to do him good all the days of your life.
-You are anointed and appointed to be his wife.

Ruth and Boaz is my favorite love story. God gives second chances. He always restores better than before. Your heartache and loss are being turned around so your greatest love story can unfold. God gave Ruth better than before, and her legacy of love continued through the lineage of Jesus and beyond!  <3 Written by Jenny Williams, A Modern Day Ruth Copyright 2014
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When God Made You

Ini aku copas dr blog c Cella..
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Aku pernah milihin lagu ini pas jd petugas LCD..terus pengantinnya terharu gitu...
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When God Made You

Posted by Marcella Flaorenzia at 9:38 AM

Morning from Melbourne! :)


Cuaca di sini udah mulai dingin, apalagi sekarang tiap hari kita harus bangun jam 4:30 pagi karena pekerjaan DM yang baru.. masih gelap and dingin banget.. but enak juga buat saat teduh, hehe..


Anyway, pagi ini lagi keingetan aja sama 1 lagu yang kita pake waktu wedding dance.. Judulnya "When God Made You" (By Newsong and Natalie Grant) Suka banget sama lagu ini! Thanks to Sari yang udah bantu nyari-nyari lagu and "gak sengaja" ketemu lagu ini, haha.. Waktu itu lagi bingung banget mau dance pake lagu apa, and waktunya juga udah mepet banget, blom latian dsb. Eh pas denger lagu ini, langsung suka, terutama sama liriknya.. And pas DM dengerin, dia juga setuju :)


Kita dance gak lama, kira-kira cuma 2 menit pertama dari lagu ini, but it was fun and unforgetable :p apalagi kita berdua kagak ngerti gimana caranya dance, hahaha.. Thanks to July yang udah bantuin kita latihan :) So, enjoy this song.. and siapa tau ini bisa jadi masukan lagu buat kalian yang lagi persiapan wedding, hehe..



"When God Made You"

(Newsong with Natalie Grant)


It's always been a mystery to me

How two hearts can come together 

And love can last forever

But now that I have found you, I believe

That a miracle has come 

When God sends the perfect one

Now gone are all my questions about why 

And I've never been so sure of anything in my life


[Chorus:]

I wonder what God was thinking 

When He created you 

I wonder if He knew everything I would need 

Because He made all my dreams come true 

When God made you

He must have been thinking about me


I promise that wherever you may go 

Wherever life may lead you 

With all my heart I'll be there too 

From this moment on I want you to know 

I'll let nothing come between us 

And I will love the ones you love 


[Bridge:]

He made the sun He made the moon 

To harmonize in perfect tune 

One Can't move without the other 

They just have to be together 

And that is why I know it's true 

You're for me and I'm for you 

'Cause my world just Can't be right 

Without you in my life 


[Tag chorus:]

He must have heard every prayer I've been praying 

Yes He knew everything I would need 

When God made you 

When dreams come true 

When God made you 

He must have been thinking about me

Ketika Impianku Nyaris Menjadi Kenyataan tapi Tuhan Berkata Tidak …

Ketika Impianku Nyaris Menjadi Kenyataan tapi Tuhan Berkata Tidak …

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“Inilah salah satu bagian hidup yang Tuhan izinkan terjadi dalam hidupku. Putus cinta, patah hati, sudah jadi hal yang berulang dalam hidupku. Kukira aku terbiasa, tapi ternyata yang kali ini cukup membuatku sangat hancur. Tapi Tuhan tetap tolong. Tuhan tetap menopang dan menguatkan, asalkan kita berserah dan percaya sepenuhnya padaNya :)” (sumber: Hotmaria) 

Mungkin kamu sudah membaca kisah yang kini jadi viral tersebut. Kisah seorang gadis yang harus menerima kenyataan bahwa hari bahagia yang dinantinya tidak terjadi. Pernikahan ! Semua orang rasanya menanti hari bahagia itu. Segala persiapan dilakukan. Keringat , tenaga, uang hingga emosi ada dialamnya demi menyiapkan hari bahagia itu, Namun, apa jadinya jika Tuhan berkata Tidak ? Masihkah kamu memaksa Tuhan untuk berkata YA?

Dari kisah Hotmaria kita bisa melihat bagaimana ketegaran hatinya. Kita bukan membahas apa penyebabnya atau kenapa itu terjadi. Tapi belajar melihat bagaimana kita harus bisa menerima kenyataan yang terkadang bertolak belakang dengan keinginan kita. Ga ada yang ingin gagal menikah apalagi persiapan yang nyaris sempurna dan hari yang dinanti hanya tinggal menunggu hari. Tapi respon yang kita berikan terkait kegagalan itulah yang akan dilihat orang.

Mungkin saat ini kamu mengalami hal yang sama dengan hal diatas atau mungkin ada hal yang kita anggap ‘buruk’ lainnya terjadi dalam kehidupan kita.

Tapi percayalah jika itu dari Tuhan itu pasti baik buat kita. Karena rancanganNYA ga pernah gagal. “Sebab Aku ini mengetahui rancangan-rancangan apa yang ada pada-Ku mengenai kamu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, yaitu rancangan damai sejahtera dan bukan rancangan kecelakaan, untuk memberikan kepadamu hari depan yang penuh harapan.” (Yeremia 29:11)

Banyaklah rancangan di hati manusia, tetapi keputusan TUHANlah yang terlaksana.
-Amsal 19:21-

If God say NO, don’t push God to say YES !!
Karena apapun ‘proses’ yang Tuhan izinkan terjadi dalam hidupmu (termasuk gagal nikah mungkin) itu baik buat saya dan kamu. Mari belajar untuk taat dan berjuang bersamaNYA melewati proses demi proses yang DIA izinkan terjadi sertaberikan respon yang tepat ya! 

While I am Waiting

While I am Waiting

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While I am waiting I will choose to love my Maker. I will choose to serve my Father with all that is within me, trusting that He knows the right time for each season of my life.

He will bring along everything that I need in His perfect time, for I know that as His daughter, I will lack no good thing.

I will choose to worship. I will lay down my pride and sit at the Master’s feet. I will learn to love, and to allow myself to accept the love that I deserve.

I will not chase after things that are not sent by God. Instead, I will walk so close to Him that I’ll know when He speaks, “that’s the one.”

I will follow His footsteps, stride for stride. And even when my Boaz comes, I will still have no other gods before me.

Because you, Abba, deserve first place in my heart. No matter what season I’m in, you have always been. You’ve always loved me, held me, and cherished me. You are the reason I live. You will alway hold first place in my heart, even when you send along my earthly King.

You are my Heavenly King, the maker of my heart. You are my first love, my light in the dark. You will show me the way.

While I am waiting I will choose joy over pain. I will rest in your presence, come tomorrow what may. Because I know God is on my side, I have nothing to fear.

I am clothed in strength and dignity. I will laugh at the days to come, because I trust the Author of the days to come. I trust what He will write out for my life.

I know it’s going to be marvelous. I know the plans you have for me are not to harm me, you plan to give me a hope and a future.

So while I am waiting I will love you. I will chase after you and choose you. I will learn to be the kind of woman you have called me to be. I will learn to cherish the people you have placed all around me.

I will pursue your presence, and worship my way through the pain. Through every season I am yours. I am your daughter, and I will trust you.

I know that day will come when you bring my soul mate. But until then, I will not sit in worry or panic. I will choose to dwell in your peace.

I want to get to know the King of Kings. I want to find myself. I want to cherish the life you’ve given me. I know that all good things come in your perfect timing and I’m trusting your will for my life.

Thank you for my life, thank you for each blessing, and thank you for the road you have called me down. I will learn to trust you more each day.

“The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.”
~Psalm 34:10

Waiting for your Boaz-A Message that Every Single Woman needs to read

Waiting for your Boaz: A Message that Every Woman Needs to Read

By: Tiffany Langford

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I remember the feeling that haunted my heart, the gut wrenching pain I felt from dealing with things no child, let alone adult, should ever have to deal with. I didn’t understand things like why my dad wasn’t around, or why I didn’t have a good relationship with my mom.

I didn’t understand why I dealt with things like depression and anxiety, or why I never could seem to feel good enough for anyone, not even myself. As a young girl I felt like I carried the weight of the world on my shoulders.

 All I wanted was to love and be loved.

I remember the day that God’s love took me by surprise. God and I worked some things out in that moment. I didn’t even make it to my bed, my knees just hit the ground as soon as I walked in the door and I bawled like a baby in fetal position as I felt God himself wrap His arms around me. I felt His love so strong.

The jaded, numb state of my heart broke that day. I must have cried out my very last tear. I cried until I could not cry anymore. I cried out years of desperation and depression. I was searching for love, not realizing that He was the ONLY one who could fill that place inside of me.

I ran away from his love just as Gomer ran away from Hosea. Gomer longed for another lover, just as we so often long for the things of this world instead of our sweet Savior.

 God told Hosea, the young prophet, to take a wife of harlotry and they bore three children. As time went one, she became unfulfilled by his love, and ran away from him. But despite the circumstances, God speaks to Hosea to go buy Gomer back from her paramour, and this is exactly what he does.

It was hard for me to understand why God called Hosea to marry an unfaithful woman, but the story of Hosea depicts the Redeeming Love of God to us, even though we are unfaithful to Him. God allowed Hosea to bear the grieving pain that He himself bore for His children. (On a side note, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers is a MUST read.)

How many times have we gone after other lovers forsaking the love of our Heavenly Father?

We are flawed human beings created by a flawless God. God himself is love; he bore our sin, our pain, our suffering, our depression, our mental illness, our addiction, and anything else that would come against us in this life. He tore the veil that separated us from the throne room of God.

I can’t thank God enough for the day his love burned away every broken part of me, eradicating every desperate, lonely, disheartened part of me. His love made me new and for that I will never be the same. He gave me new life and showed me I was more than worthy and precious in his eyes.

As a daughter of God, He revealed His love to me in my brokenness. He took away my sorrow and replaced it with joy.  He set my feet upon a rock and gave me new life. He showed me how much He loved me and how He would provide everything that I needed as His daughter.

Matthew 7:11 (NIV) tells us, “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”


Being a daughter of faith does not mean we will not face trials, temptations, heartbreak, or suffering, but it does mean His hand of protection is on us, and He will supply our every need, just as it says in Philippians 4:19. Yahweh, our provider, promises provision over every area of our lives. A few examples are our finances, (Deut. 28:12) that our children will be blessed, (Isaiah 44:3) healing of physicalities, (Psalm 103:2) victory over anything on earth that may enslave us, (Galatians 5:1),and yes ladies and gentlemen, even companionship. (Genesis 2:18, Psalm 37:4, Psalm 68:6)

So often we hear people say, “God will provide you a new job,” or “God will heal your body.” But how often do we hear someone say that God will provide for us a suitable partner?

If God said it, He will do it. We have become so warped by our culture’s ideology on marriage, love, and sex and have turned away from God’s idea of marriage. There are a million voices screaming the opposite of what God is trying to say. Still yet, that still small voice tells us, “Don’t you know I have got you?”

At a young age I began praying for my future husband. I prayed for God to save my heart for him, and his heart for me. I wanted the MAN that God had for me. I was a teenager praying this prayer, but that does not mean I didn’t have an understanding of love. I had fallen so deeply in love with God that I grasped the fact that He was taking care of me and WANTED to provide everything I needed, ESPECIALLY who I would marry someday.

Now I am not against dating. I believe when done in accordance with God’s way, it can be an enjoyable experience and a way to find what qualities you want in the person you marry. But for me personally, I knew my own heart; when I fall, I fall hard.

I made a personal decision to spend as many years as it took just falling in love and getting to know God, that was the desire of my heart. While everyone else was dating and meeting people, I basically put my heart on lock down.

By no means was I perfect, absolutely not. I tried my own way a few times, but God protected me. The season of singleness is such a beautiful time in one’s life that so many men and women wish away. Every day that you wish away, remember that you will never get back. And those days turn into weeks, which turns into years. My biggest regret looking back was wasting so much time in fear that God would not keep his promises to me.

If I had known then what I know now, I would have been walking on cloud nine embracing my romantic encounter with God and God alone every single moment. So consider this is your future self telling your present self,

GOD HAS GOT YOU.

He is going to provide everything you need. God is a lover and He fashioned you and me to be lovers just like Him. He looks down on you with butterflies in His stomach and says you, my darling, are altogether beautiful in every way. There is no flaw in you.

Your season of singleness is only for a time and a purpose, don’t wish it away. Learn to embrace the One who loves you more than a thousand lovers ever could. He is mad about you, and wants to dance with you in this crazy walk called life. Trust now, and see that He is faithful to His word. He did it for me, He will do it for you.

Now I am married to the love of my life, Kevin. We will have been together five years and I promise you it just gets better with each day. When God brings the right person into your life you are supposed to continue to grow as a couple and individually. But before that day comes, you are a princess in preparation. Marriage is a rewarding challenge and we must learn to walk alone with God first, so take a seat beside the most Lovely One there is and just enjoy the ride.

We were created by the author of love. God Is Love, and we were created in his image. So know this, God is taking care of you. Something that I had to realize for myself and I hope you will too is this; no one in this world is going to fill that giant hole in your heart.

That hole is God’s place. When He molded you, He placed that void there so that YOU would choose him. Coming to God is a decision we must make on our own. A relationship is meaningless if both partners are not equally in love with each other. If you could force someone to stay with you against their own will, what would be the point? If they do not choose to love and cherish you, that isn’t a relationship at all.

God is a gentlemen, the best I may add, and He wants you to love Him for who He is, just as we want to be loved for who we are. That’s why the choice is left up to us.

If you have a void in your heart that needs filled and know that you need Jesus, I encourage you to ask him into your heart right now, don’t waste another minute. He can make you whole. That peace you’ve been searching for is in His arms, you can rest in Him.

I am always here if you need prayer. If you want to accept Christ as your Savior, you can do it right there in your house, just like I did. I promise you that you will not regret falling in love with God, you will be eternally changed.

If you need prayer, do not hesitate to email me. You can contact me on facebook ortwitter, or simply shoot me an e-mail.

You are worthy, chosen, beautiful, loved, and precious in God’s sight. I love you beautiful people, be encouraged today.

~Tiffany Langford~

7 Secrets From a Woman Who Waited for Her Boaz

7 Secrets From a Woman Who Waited for Her Boaz

Waitingforyourboaz.com

Love is something I believe we are all searching for, especially that “special kind of love.” Many of us desire romance. We desire to have the person God has for us.

Waiting for the man God has for you can be complicated enough without all of the pressure thrown at us from the world telling us the opposite of what God is trying to tell us.

Sisters, I want you to take heart and enjoy the journey. The day you marry the man God has for you will be beautiful, but so is each and every day leading up to that day.

I pray that in this season you will choose to embrace the love of God and spend your days loving and trusting in Him, trusting that He will keep His promises to you.

Here are seven secrets you can take to heart while you are waiting for your Boaz
1. God is able to fully satisfy you in this season of singleness.

There is nothing like the love of God. His love is the missing piece to your heart. That God-shaped hole won’t be filled by any man on this earth. Your future husband isn’t meant to bear the weight of your eternal peace and happiness. That’s a job for Abba, Father. So rest in the love of the Father and find yourself whole in Him. He’s got your back.

2. God is able to transform the desires of your heart to align with His.

Psalm 37:4 tells us, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” When you become so in tune with God and begin encountering a romance with Jesus, you will notice a change in yourself. You stop looking to the world to fulfill you. You stop wanting the things of this world. You desire more of Jesus, and in that, you will find yourself longing for the things He longs for. Your desires will become like His and in that, you will discover His will for your life.

3. When you find your Boaz you will know, trust me.

You may already know your Boaz. You may not have met him yet. He could live 10,000 miles away or next door. But when the time comes God will reveal to you who he is, but not until it is God’s perfect timing. Fast and pray. Use proper discernment and allow the Holy Spirit to direct your heart down the right path. You can trust He will not forget His promises to you. And when you are following the will of God, you can have peace that the moment will not pass you by. You will be ready and you will know.

4. There is nothing better you can do for your future husband than to pray for him.

Prayer is the most powerful force on the planet. Your future husband needs your prayers. Prayer connects you both in love and is a vital part of preparing for marriage. Pray that God would lead and guide his heart, and that He would fully walk the course God has called him to walk down.

5. Right now is the time to start becoming a godly wife.

There is no time like the present. Do you walk into a classroom on the day of your final exam not having studied or attended the first class? Likewise, don’t walk into marriage blindfolded. Pray that God would reveal how to become the godly wife that your future husband needs and follow through with it. You are a princess in preparation, so walk and talk like the woman God has called you to be.

6. You don’t have to chase or force what is God sent.

Don’t waste precious years of your life away waiting for your wedding day. Cherish these years. They are just as important as the years to come. Take heart that God is paving the way for you. Pray that His will be done, and trust Him to bring every good thing you need into your life in His perfect timing.

You are His precious daughter and He will give you a king who cherishes you, not some boy who makes you chase after him.

7. God will do His part, but you have to do your part.

Don’t chase after the first available decent guy. Just because he goes to church doesn’t mean he is the man God has for you. Don’t let yourself become so desperate that you move ahead of God. God will honor his end of the bargain, you job is to trust Him and do your part. Wait for your Boaz. Don’t settle for any man other than the man God has for you.

Much love,

Tiffany