Because Every Heroine Deserves a Hero.
Always remember to …
Praise The Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise His Holy Name.
Praise The Lord, my soul,
and forget not all His benefits —
Who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20-21
If you want enough faith to move mountains, you must learn:
It was Unexpected Answer to a request I’d never made aloud.
My dream had been locked away in the deepest part of My Heart.
But The Lord knows My Heart & My Dreams. (FYI, He knows yours, too!)
Unknowingly, I’d been asking The Lord for a man to love.
A man with My List of 10 particular characteristics.
Then One Fine Day, The Lord unexpectedly answered my silent prayer.
With a question.
You know. Like He does.
I could almost hear His Voice:
“I have this Cute Boy with 9 of those 10 characteristics. Will you take him?”
“Yes!” I replied joyfully.
“Great!” announced The Lord.
“Then I’m going to add a bunch more, totally amazing characteristics to Your List. Things you didn’t even think to ask for. It will be just like Paul wrote about in Ephesians 3:20.”
Then He beamed.
The Lord was right, you know.
Because He always is!
Take delight in the Lord,
PSALM 37:4
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I’d worked so hard for so long. Raising My Three Sons. Earning My Degrees. Teaching My Students. Building My Practice. All I was looking for was a Social Life.
I just wanted to find Fun and Laughter again.
But I got so much more than I’d thought possible!
A Totally Amazing Friend!
Remember My List? The One The Lord upgraded?
Well, it wasn’t long before I realized this Cute Boy has,
not just 9 or 10 wonderful characteristics. He has at least 86!
Literally. I wrote them down.
And I still have That List.
BONUS! He loves all the things I love!
Who knew there was such a man on the earth?
Suddenly everything had changed.
I cried.
More than you can imagine.
Almost daily. For the next 4 months.
First, my tears were the result of being overwhelmed by Sheer Joy!
I was amazed by the fact that The Lord had created such perfectly matched companions … and dance partners. Sometimes I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep.
I couldn’t think of a single thing I’d want to change about this man.
And I still can’t.
Second, I cried from fear … and anticipatory grief.
Because I have a lot of anxious memories.
If you’ve read my story, you know
my amygdalae have stored
enough data to keep me
sad and running
scared.
Clearly this was going to be a Really Big Challenge for me.