Worth Waiting For

I LOVE weddings.

The flowers, the pictures. The smiles, the tears.

Everything is so beautiful, powerful even. No matter the

location. No matter the duration of the ceremony. All weddings

have something special, something glorious about them.

This weekend, I got to watch someone I've known for my 21 years

of life make a promise to a woman he is head over heels in love with.

It was obvious to me and the other 700 people watching. He loves

her. He wants her today, tomorrow, forever. They just belong together.

Have you ever really thought about weddings? I mean, really

thought about them? You're watching people make THE most

monumental decision of their ENTIRE lives.

It's a big, big deal.

After that kiss, they're never going to be same person you knew

before that wonderful walk down the aisle.

From that point on, they're a package deal. Salt and Pepper.

Peanut butter and jelly. John Mayer and a microphone. You

can't have one without the other. They are together, forever.

Till death kisses them goodbye.

On the one hand, I think HOW crazy? People grow, evolve, and change

all the time. How can you possibly believe that in 50 years, 5 years,

or even 5 days from now you're going to be able to say "This is

still the person I want to spend my everyday with."

It seems crazy, borderline insane. How can you know? Why would

you risk it?

On the other hand, I believe in God's sovereignty. I believe He

brings people together in His goodness and He sustains them

to love and grow together. It's beautiful and it's something I can't

wait to experience, to have on a daily basis not just the day I

get to put on an elegant, white dress.

For this reason, I know it's something to truly work toward.

A wedding, I can't wait to have. But a marriage, I can hold off for.

It deserves effort and time, prayer and guidance. I don't want to

rush it. Rather, I want to be able to truly look in my husband's eyes

on our wedding day and say, with absolute certainty, "I take you to have

and to hold from this day forward..."

Whether that's a year from now, or 30 years from now. I want to be

absolutely certain because a good marriage is worth waiting for.

........

The flower toss doesn't lie though. So maybe it won't have to be 30 years! (Fingers

crossed)