Believing I didn’t deserve any better, I looked for the affection I deeply desired by dating and letting myself be mistreated. My identity was a mystery and my home was void of love or warmth. I continued fighting my battles while he worked to overcome his. We stayed in the same area but went to separate schools. Friends dragged me to church left and right, but my heart was so hardened by my circumstances I couldn’t hear the truth of the Gospel.Īfter high school graduation, we both went off to college. My faith consisted of nothing more than a faint belief in a higher power. My husband was battling keep his faith strong despite suicidal thoughts and a pornography addiction, and I was battling abuse at home and in my relationships. We were both too busy fighting spiritual battles that we didn’t see the significance of this. We gravitated toward one another like magnets. Looking back now, I can see we had a connection that neither of us truly understood. We were good friends for all of middle and high school. Only by the grace of God did we end up here, and only by His strength and provision are we building a strong, joyful marriage. Our story has a happy ending, but a messy middle.
When I reflect on our story, it reminds me I can always trust God’s timing. I love it because it points to the faithfulness and redemptive power of Jesus Christ. Not because it is movie-worthy or because it is incredibly sweet (though it’s the sweetest in my very biased opinion). My earliest memories of our friendship are of me poking his head through the gap between the seat and the window to wake him up. His assigned seat on our school bus was the one right in front of mine. We grew up in the same town and went to school together from middle school through high school graduation.
My husband and I first met when we were in 6th grade.
However, sometimes it is very clear when you reflect on situations in your life. God’s timing is a mysterious thing and it doesn’t always make sense. Facebook Instagram Pinterest Our Love Story: A Testimony of God’s Timing
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