divinefavor
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Hello,
I've had a few to ask me if I would share my new hubby and I's love story. I've posted this before on Chocolate Brides. Some of you that frequent that forum may have read/heard it before. Our story may not be the perfect fantasy, but it was the ordained path that had to take us in order to get to the point for marriage and for that I am so grateful. We've both learned so much from our process. I hope that in some way our love story inspires one person. I will also include a recap of the couple of days leading up to and our wedding day. Again, I hope this inspires someone to keep waiting on God and His timing. Like I said before I had already posted some of this on Chocolate Brides...so I will be copying and pasting most. It all may seem very long...but I want you all to see the journey that God put me on starting about maybe 8 years ago.
Here's our Story
In Awe of God's Faithfulness
Hello my beautiful sisters!
Before I go into a briefing of my and Larry’s love for each other. I would like to first tell you about the Faithfulness of God. Even when you’re not always faithful to Him, He never ever forgets His promises toward you. I write this not to brag, but as a Testament of who God is and His Faithfulness. I also write this as an encouragement to wait on the man that God has for you, not necessarily the one that you think you may want. But the one that God’s prepared, predestined and intentionally designed for your life. So that God may be glorified through your marriage.
Now, just a brief synopsis of God’s Faithfulness to me and my two sons:
At the age of 24 I found myself separated from my ex-husband and a single mom to a 4 year old and 1 year old. I remember being so angry with God that after living a life for Him that He would allow the generational curse of divorce to fall upon me. I found myself losing weight and slowly drifting into a state of depression. I would still go to church, but my heart wasn’t in it. The only reason I got out of bed during that time is because I knew I had two little ones who depended on me to look to Jesus for strength and comfort. Fast forward about a year to 2000, I felt an unction in my spirit to move to Atlanta, GA. Mind you I had lived in Milwaukee, WI my whole life and knew nothing and not many people in GA. But, at the age of 25, I left my two sons with my mother and stepfather for a couple of months while I found a job and got things together. I had no idea of the struggles and many blessings that God had in store for me in Atlanta. If I had the time I would tell you about all of them. However, I’m going to fast forward to about the year 2004.
Again I am in awe of God’s Love and Faithfulness
In 2004 I left a permanent job to venture into what God was calling me to be and start a business. During that time I was without health insurance for myself, but had state insurance for my boys. I did not realize at that time that although it's part of God's plan for my life for me to work for myself, that it was not the right
season. As a result of the premature walk out of Corporate America, I was faced
with a lot of financial hardships. Just to name a few, repossession of a brand new
car, facing foreclosure twice, negative effects on credit and so on. But through
it all, my boys never missed a meal, had shoes on their feet, clothes on
their backs, haircuts, school supplies, Christmas gifts, and birthday gifts,
etc. As for me, I've never missed a meal (in fact I gained 20 lbs during that time, LOL!), lights and gas were never turned off, etc. Oh yes, there were many
days/nights of tears, uncertainty, screaming, kicking, not understanding.
However, that time also birthed steadfastness, faith, humility, love, respect, brokenness, increase in prayer life, closer walk with God, more clarity in hearing from God, patience, kindness and much more.
Through my struggles God always had a ram in a bush and made provisions (Hallelujah, can someone say Jehovah Jireh!) for me and my sons. During those years of hardship God used people my friends and church family to bless my life and the lives of my boys. I truly thank God and appreciate everything that they’ve done for us. God used them to pray for us, words of encouragement, tough love, monetary gifts, hair cuts, time they’ve spent with my boys to give me sometime to myself, clothes for myself and the boys, food, food vouchers, resources of help, phone calls of love, payments of utility bills, loans, use of a car when my old one would break down, rides to the grocery store, free relaxer touch-ups/shampoos, e-cards of encouragement, smiles when I was crying on the inside and hugs when I felt alone. There is so much more that I could elaborate on, but it would be hard to put them all into this journal. I appreciate those acts of love and kindness that had no ulterior motives behind them. But was just God using them to help me in my time of need.
I've had a few to ask me if I would share my new hubby and I's love story. I've posted this before on Chocolate Brides. Some of you that frequent that forum may have read/heard it before. Our story may not be the perfect fantasy, but it was the ordained path that had to take us in order to get to the point for marriage and for that I am so grateful. We've both learned so much from our process. I hope that in some way our love story inspires one person. I will also include a recap of the couple of days leading up to and our wedding day. Again, I hope this inspires someone to keep waiting on God and His timing. Like I said before I had already posted some of this on Chocolate Brides...so I will be copying and pasting most. It all may seem very long...but I want you all to see the journey that God put me on starting about maybe 8 years ago.
Here's our Story
In Awe of God's Faithfulness
Hello my beautiful sisters!
Before I go into a briefing of my and Larry’s love for each other. I would like to first tell you about the Faithfulness of God. Even when you’re not always faithful to Him, He never ever forgets His promises toward you. I write this not to brag, but as a Testament of who God is and His Faithfulness. I also write this as an encouragement to wait on the man that God has for you, not necessarily the one that you think you may want. But the one that God’s prepared, predestined and intentionally designed for your life. So that God may be glorified through your marriage.
Now, just a brief synopsis of God’s Faithfulness to me and my two sons:
At the age of 24 I found myself separated from my ex-husband and a single mom to a 4 year old and 1 year old. I remember being so angry with God that after living a life for Him that He would allow the generational curse of divorce to fall upon me. I found myself losing weight and slowly drifting into a state of depression. I would still go to church, but my heart wasn’t in it. The only reason I got out of bed during that time is because I knew I had two little ones who depended on me to look to Jesus for strength and comfort. Fast forward about a year to 2000, I felt an unction in my spirit to move to Atlanta, GA. Mind you I had lived in Milwaukee, WI my whole life and knew nothing and not many people in GA. But, at the age of 25, I left my two sons with my mother and stepfather for a couple of months while I found a job and got things together. I had no idea of the struggles and many blessings that God had in store for me in Atlanta. If I had the time I would tell you about all of them. However, I’m going to fast forward to about the year 2004.
Again I am in awe of God’s Love and Faithfulness
In 2004 I left a permanent job to venture into what God was calling me to be and start a business. During that time I was without health insurance for myself, but had state insurance for my boys. I did not realize at that time that although it's part of God's plan for my life for me to work for myself, that it was not the right
season. As a result of the premature walk out of Corporate America, I was faced
with a lot of financial hardships. Just to name a few, repossession of a brand new
car, facing foreclosure twice, negative effects on credit and so on. But through
it all, my boys never missed a meal, had shoes on their feet, clothes on
their backs, haircuts, school supplies, Christmas gifts, and birthday gifts,
etc. As for me, I've never missed a meal (in fact I gained 20 lbs during that time, LOL!), lights and gas were never turned off, etc. Oh yes, there were many
days/nights of tears, uncertainty, screaming, kicking, not understanding.
However, that time also birthed steadfastness, faith, humility, love, respect, brokenness, increase in prayer life, closer walk with God, more clarity in hearing from God, patience, kindness and much more.
Through my struggles God always had a ram in a bush and made provisions (Hallelujah, can someone say Jehovah Jireh!) for me and my sons. During those years of hardship God used people my friends and church family to bless my life and the lives of my boys. I truly thank God and appreciate everything that they’ve done for us. God used them to pray for us, words of encouragement, tough love, monetary gifts, hair cuts, time they’ve spent with my boys to give me sometime to myself, clothes for myself and the boys, food, food vouchers, resources of help, phone calls of love, payments of utility bills, loans, use of a car when my old one would break down, rides to the grocery store, free relaxer touch-ups/shampoos, e-cards of encouragement, smiles when I was crying on the inside and hugs when I felt alone. There is so much more that I could elaborate on, but it would be hard to put them all into this journal. I appreciate those acts of love and kindness that had no ulterior motives behind them. But was just God using them to help me in my time of need.