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July 23, 2004
Question
I have been waiting for the Lord to send someone into my
life for many years. I have always
believed that if I pray, believe and wait patiently on the Lord He eventually
will bring it to pass. Why hasn’t
the Lord allowed me to get married?
Comments
You’re not married yet for a very
good reason and I can tell you it’s for your own good.
Why do I say this? Just read
the following verse:
And
we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose.
For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of
his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Roman 8:28 & 29
God
is in control of your life and He has a long-term plan that stretches on into
eternity. In other words, His plan for you just doesn’t stop at the
grave it continues into heaven as well. I
think what many Christians forget is just because you desire it doesn’t always
make it a part of God’s plan for your life.
Many look at Psalms 37:4
“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine
heart” and believe as long as they are in the will of the Lord they can name
it and claim it. That’s just not
true and would be detrimental to your growth process as any good parent knows.
As children of God, He knows what’s good for us and if we’re ready
for it.
Take a look at I John 5:14. In my opinion, as far as a Christian’s prayer life is
concerned this supercedes all other scripture.
“And
this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according
to his will, he heareth us.”
God is always going to hear us if
we pray according to His will, but He’s not a genie that we can call on to
grant our every wish. Somewhere
along the line American culture has collided with the Bible and produced a God
of love that will grant our every desire.
He is a God of love but He also desires for us to grow up.
My advice to you is to go to the
Lord and pledge your obedience to Him. Tell
Him you accept His will for your life and trust Him about the future even if it
doesn’t include marriage.
The Lord promises that His plan will work out for your good and for His purpose. All you have to do is believe that’s true.
Pastor Malone