Waiting on God for Boaz

Boy meets girl, they fall in love and now boy is marrying girl and they shall live happily ever after. Just like the Holy manual of life our father gave us (the Bible), a person’s entire life encounter is sometimes summarized in few pages even though many moons passed and many lessons learned as one waits.

I never knew what waiting was until I waited for the right one to come. Until I hungered to have someone alongside that I wanted to thank God for, someone who sees and accepts you for all that you are. Someone to whisper secrets to, someone who would propel you in the arms of the Lord when you feel your strength is gone. One of the greatest songs I have sang many times over but never really digested the lyrics until it was my turn to wait on God. The song says:

I don’t mind waiting

I don’t mind waiting

I don’t mind waiting, on the Lord x2

Serving God and waiting on Him is one of the toughest things to do in life. Don’t get me wrong as hard as it may seem, it is the most rewarding and fulfilling; it deepens your connection and your relationship with the most high. As we are different so are our reasons for coming or drawing nearer to Christ. But as we become one Spirit in Christ so does our reasoning for remaining with Him; God is God.

Waiting on God for my Boaz took years or so I thought as the Lord molded me. A thousand years to man is but a day to the father (2 peter 3:8). Over some periods of time before I started reading the word of God and inquiring

from God about my Boaz, I was impatient. In other words I really did mind waiting (thinking about the song from above), and even more so when people began to ask "so when are you getting married". My response always was "why don't you ask God". There were many nights of tears over failed past relationships or those that never took flight which I named "almost relationships". I prayed earnestly, "God no more almost relationships, no more fizzle that amounts to nothing". At some point I prayed this prayer "Lord keep me single until you send me my husband, I don't want to sample, I don’t want to try what will not last" Other times I would even go as far as saying I was annoyed that I looked about 5-6 years younger than my age (a blessing in disguise if I might add, I was blind but now I see. All things are indeed working for my good). It is one thing to be fancied by male acquaintances,even flattering sometimes but, it is also painful to be approached by 23year olds when you are 26, then 27, 28 and it goes on ohh.

In my quest to find prayer points and scriptures, I began to surf the web, mainly google. To my surprise I came across a story that was profound and beautiful. If you grew up in a Christian home you probably would not think so because it would not be an unfamiliar territory (To give thanks by faith). I read a story about a lady who was trusting God for a husband for some time. In the story she stated she was either approaching 30 or was 30 and felt the wait of the world and people waiting. One day her mother told her to start giving thanks to the Lord for what He has already done though not yet seen in the physical. Her prayers changed from requests to thanks giving and yes the Lord was faithful in her life to hear her cry. To me, this was an epiphany; you mean I could exercise my faith in such bold manner? I could ask God for my own Boaz, shift gears and break out in continues thanks giving, then see a positive manifestation? I was excited and eager to praise. The greatest feeling was knowing and believing that giving thanks for what is not yet seen will manifest and become my reality. God granted me faith and by His Spirit I began to praise and expect.

To cut a long story short, a man of God prophesied in 2015 that “I will gather my friends and family to celebrate”. It became my daily confession in my car, at work and everywhere, "I will gather my friends and family to celebrate my wedding with my God given husband in Jesus name". In April 2015 I had a dream (revelation) and was reading the book of Ruth. Some verses were revealed to me, but because I was uncertain of which verses, I read the entire book. It was and is a book of Spiritual treasures. I read and studied the book of Ruth like never before. I bound all the misfortunes Ruth experienced and claimed all the goodness and favor that followed her

The Lord revealed the book of Ruth to me in April 2015 and I met my husband to be In April 2016, after knowing him as a church member for 8 years prior. I still confess "I will gather my friends and family to celebrate".

If the Lord does not build, LABOR IS IN VEIN

Some things I meditated on

When God has seen that it is not good for me to be alone, He will call me into marriage. He makes all things beautiful, no struggle. (Genesis 2:18)

I will not fear or be depressed in my ALONENESS but will seek and trust God (Isaiah 41:10) because He knows when to release me into marriage at the right time, with the right person.

Do not go about to sample.

To be single is not to be incomplete

I am complete because I have Christ in me (Colossians 2:10)

What it means to be single: to separate, to sanctify

Sanctify yourself that the Lord will do wonders among you (Joshua 3:5)

One of the most important: Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

This journey of seeking God is never complete, it is a way of life and by His grace.

For whatever the reason you are waiting on God, see Him as bigger than the mountain before you. For if your faith is as small as a mustard seed, you can tell the mountain to move and it shall move. (Mountain is anything that torments you). But if you can move mountains imagine what our father in heaven can do.

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