As he walked into our branch his demeanor was that of nonchalance.
They spoke for a moment, a tall counter separating them, eliminating the opportunity for a welcoming hug. I could see this man’s adoration for my coworker as his eyes never once left her beautiful face. As they said their goodbyes, and he turned to leave, he placed a glass vase on the granite countertop.
Two red roses floated in her direction as if extending a kiss.
I grew up in a family where, to this very day, my father woos my mother. He fills her life with little trinkets and acts of service, and it is because of this that my heart longs for a man with a similar love language. Likewise, Steve Harvey proclaims a man who loves a woman will profess his love, protect her, and provide for her.
This man who will profess, protect, and provide for me has not yet entered my life.
It is at this time that I am trying so desperately to remember that God provides—that I must let God provide. Any time I take control, I limit Him. Any time I take control I settle for less than what God has planned for me.
I read in Streams in the Desert, under April 19, today:
I once believed that after I prayed, it was my responsibility to do everything in my power to bring about the answer. Yet God taught me a better way and showed me that self-effort always hinders His work. He also revealed that when I prayed and had confident trust in Him for something, He simply wanted me to wait in an attitude of praise and do only what He told me. Sitting still, doing nothing except trusting in the Lord, causes a feeling of uncertainty, and there is often a tremendous temptation to take the battle into our own hands…Often we fail to give God an opportunity to work, not realizing that it takes time for Him to answer prayer.
It is a severe battle, sitting still. I am trying to teach myself that only when I trust God will I allow Him to give me the desires of my heart. One day He will bring in my life a man who is truly of Him who loves me like no other man has or ever will.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ (Ephesians 2:17-18).
