There will be a thousand acts of grace that your husband will not reward, or perhaps not even notice. Im 45 years old i am a single mom with an 11 year old son. Then after so many nights of begging and pleading God to give me a âyesâ to all the boys I thought were so right for me only to find out there was a reason He always gave me ânoâs,â I heard God say something I had never heard Him say before. God does not hold you accountable for your husbandâs sins. The key to the Christian life, single or married, is trusting and obeying. But he does hold you accountable for the godliness of your responses to those sins. God will be behind this union, but you will still need to take many actions steps to receive this blessing. If we pray, God will lead us to the person He has for us. But hold fast to this truth: God sees in secret. Thereâs nooo way you just told me that. God does not give His own a chance or allow them to search for their husband or wife . We want God to bless us and sometimes we get angry when He doesnât. But He was patiently working to show me that God Himself is inherently better than the dearest of husbands. I serve the Lord and delight in Him for 34 years but still single. Once we know what the Bible says we should be looking for, we can begin actively looking for a spouse, trusting that God will bring him or her into our lives in His perfect timing. God Himself is more gracious, faithful, enduring, and powerful than anyone I would marry. Because, believe me, God wonât send you someone that corrupts your character or leads you astray. Did loving God fully mean I should stop hoping and praying for the gift of marriage? Most Christian singles talk about how they are waiting on God to give them their future spouse pretty often. Please send me a husband dear Lord who will love both me and my son. By sleeping, you allow God do His creation which He began and He will accomplish by giving you your exact heavenly made husband or wife at the right time and place. Delighting in God. I desire my God-fearing partner in the ministry. When we expect God to give us a husband or wife, and he doesnât provide one â or provide one as quickly as we want him to â anger can fill our hearts and build a wall between God and us. God Will Not âJust Give You a Spouseâ Because the Process Prepares You for the Prize. 6. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. How very, very true the famous hymn writer was when he penned the words "Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey" (John H. Sammis). He whispered to me, âHeâs the one.â Umm, okay God. We all want love and we want God to give us the right person to marry. I have been mad at God before because I felt He was taking too long to give me my spouse. When we demand marriage from him, itâs like we refuse to accept Godâs love. And you will feel so alone in your sorrow. If the Lord brings me a husband, then I feel quite sure my desires will change again. Cecilia on August 25, 2019: Pray for me for a God- fearing husband. Heâs making plans of joining me at my place of study, but all efforts are proving futile. Many of us single women know Psalm 37:4-5: âDelight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.â I recall often gazing at a beautifully hand-lettered picture of that passage hanging on my roommateâs wall and interpreting it as, if I delight in God, He will give me what I want ⦠a husband! It is important to wait on the Lord and trust in ⦠God loves us too much to give us things we are not prepared to handle correctly. God sent me an incredible man -- one who has faithfully honored his vows to me for over 20 years. 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