Psalm 37:23
The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Well the wedding is over. The honeymoon was an awesome respite. Now it is time to see what God is going to do next with our ministry. But before we get to that part, let’s see just how awesome our God can be. First of all, John and I are still standing on the fact that we did nothing to force this union. God gave each of us the love we have for each other and we just walk daily in faith. God has spent a lot of time on the littlest of details for this wedding and I will do my best to paint this picture for you!
First was the rings. John prayed for God to give him the perfect ring for me and God provided. I had a ring picked out for John but when I went to go get it, it was gone, so I too prayed and God provided again. Our rings were gifts to us as a couple from two separate people in our lives. Then came the date. We had set a date in October but it just kept having issues. We listened for God’s voice and set a new date for 12-7-12 and everything just feel right into place. Next came the photography. Yup, God made that possible too. A friend of ours gave his old engagement ring, yes, gave away, in exchange for photography services. The dress and his suit were gifts. John and I made all the flowers and the wedding cake, so not much expense went into this wedding at all.
The wedding was perfect. There was an issue with the songs at first but we decided God needed someone to hear the song that was accidently played. I was able to surprise John with his favorite worship song during special music. Our sand jar was the perfect representation of our new union. Friends of ours painted portraits of lions for display. God was in EVERY aspect of our marriage. And He still provided things afterwards. We got discounts on both of the hotel stays. The most favor though was at the second place we stayed. God changed our plans bright and early Saturday morning and we were headed to this quaint Bed and Breakfast only a short drive just north of us.
From the moment we arrived at The Shack, we were filled with peace and joy. As John shook the hand of the man who was the manager, he was overtaken by the love of the Father Himself. After handing us the key to the perfect room God had waiting for us I began to feel the love as well. It was room 151. The ones represented John and myself, the 5 represents the 5 fold ministry we are about to enter into as a married couple and all the numbers add up to 7 which is our wedding day and the number for completion. How cool is our God to focus on every detail of our marriage?
To top all of this off, one of the most perfect gifts we received was a set of mugs, not just ordinary mugs, prayed for mugs. John had been on a journey for some time now for mugs for us to have in the morning for our coffee. As we unwrapped this precious gift we just sat and cried. We had read every card we received and marveled at our gifts but this one was so God organized we could hardly believe it. We discovered as we opened our gift we noticed that they had Bible verses on them and they were the exact ones we had read at the ceremony. The person who we received these from would not have had a clue as to what we had chosen for our verses, this was truly someone listening to God as they chose the perfect gift for us.
All I can say is that God is awesome and He does delight in each of us. Every day during our honeymoon we had opportunities to meet people, pray for people and minster everywhere we went. Now it is time to get back into the swing of things. Back to daily blogging. Moving forward at our new Revival Fire Church. Getting the two written books published. We are both ready for what God has already planned out for us. We have come to the conclusion that God designed our lives so that we could love each other now in this moment. We have surrendered everything to God and as we eagerly await the house we will soon be moving into, we know beyond the shadow of doubt that God is in control of every little detail!
Step Upon the Golden Road with Me! 