I mentioned my need to the preacher and she said, "Listen, don't search by yourself for a husband, the Lord can do a far better job." I left the matter with the Lord, and a year and a half later I met a young Christian man in another country while on vacation.
Meant For Each Other
We talked about all kind of things and what the Lord had done in our lives, when he stopped and looked at me and said, "Could it be that we are meant for each other? Perhaps this is the Lord's will?" he continued.Then he saw a little closed pendant on my necklace, which held a picture of my little son, and he said, "Can I see that?"
I said, "No!"
He came closer and said, "Why not? Whose picture is in there?"
I had no choice but to let him open it. He looked at the picture, then at me, and again at the picture. By now I started to cry. I was afraid he would reject me. I thought to myself, "Lord, why did this have to happen?"
And do you know the next thing that happened? This young man held me in his arms and said, "Praise the Lord. I asked for one and He gave me two."
Wonderful Surprises - Wonderful Ways
The Lord has wonderful surprises. We were married a few months later and within the next few years we had three daughters, but never another boy. While the children grew up together, they all looked alike. We were often told that "our" son looked so much like his father, my husband. What a great blessing this son is and has been to us.How wonderful are the Lord's ways. Just the thought that my son could have been aborted, and that I wouldn't have had him, hurts the innermost depth of my soul and makes me cry. But, praise God, the nightmare ended and God turned my night into day, my crying into laughter, my despair into relief and my sorrow into joy.
No problem is too big for the Lord and no cry is too desperate. He will make a way. He will answer your prayer. He will look after you. He will take your burden. You only have to call upon Jesus and He will touch your life and make a complete change. He'll give you an overhaul, so to speak. Remember, you're not alone. You'll never walk alone!
- Psalm 42:8
The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,
And in the night His song shall be with me—
A prayer to the God of my life. (NKJV)
Blessed be the name of the Lord!
Copyright © Dr.Trudy Veerman, 2006
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