Dear Bride to Be {Series} So You Don’t Have a Man

I know you.

You’re young. And single. A Jesus follower who reads the Word. 
You go to work, out with friends, on random dates. Your life is full and you can’t complain. 

Still. There is an ache in your heart for “the one.” 

Maybe I haven’t met you, but I know you.
Because I’ve been you.

I know what it is to yearn for a Godly husband. To want to be a Godly wife. To hear the sermons on marriage and anticipate the day you gladly put them into practice. To buy the books just so you’ll be prepared.

I know what it’s like to stand beside another friend at the alter, holding her bouquet as she holds the hand of her beloved and repeats the vows you long to say. 

I know what it’s like to beg God to either remove that desire for a husband, or fulfill it. 

As one who has walked that road of longing, here is my word to you while you wait.

Bless your husband.

You heard me, bless him. That darling brain of yours has daydreamed dozens of ways to do that in the future, but have you considered that you can should do that NOW?! Pay attention to this snippet from Scripture about being an ideal wife:

“She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.” Proverbs 31:12

Did you catch it? She brought him good ALL the days of her life. Not just the ones after she met him. 

She was a blessing to him by the way she lived even before she laid eyes on him.

So dear girl, it’s time to start thinking like a wife. It’s time to start living in such a way that you bring good to your future husband with how you live today. 

Bless your husband today by deepening your relationship with Christ. Singleness is a great season to serve Christ unfettered.  But beware of the superficial spirituality that comes with busyness. Above all else, press into Christ. Commit to know Him like you’ve never known Him before. This solitary effort will bless your future husband more than any other.