a suitable helper

A couple years ago I was sitting out on the deck at a cabin in Ruidoso with a good friend of mine catching up. It was spring break and a group of us decided to spend at least part of it in New Mexico. As we were talking he started telling me that one of his goals in life was to eventually become an elder, but he was single, and part of the command in Scripture for elders is to be the husband of one wife and that his children be believers. So much of his future goal hinged on finding a woman to spend the rest of his life with, but not just any woman, one who would be faithful to him, who would help him raise their future children to be faithful.

This past weekend I got to see him get married to such a woman. It took me back to that time in Ruidoso as we were sitting and talking, both knowing that God is faithful in His answers to our prayers and the success of the plans committed to Him, but also knowing that our ways are not always His, and the uncertainties that go along with that. It's easy to look back in hindsight and see God's faithfulness in our lives; it's another thing to wait patiently for that faithfulness, but if we do wait on God, He answers in incredible ways. It's amazing to see His answers in action. I'm excited to see what God has planned for these two. I expect nothing less than incredible as they continue to grow in the Lord and together for the rest of their lives.

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." ~Proverbs 16:3