Saturday I attended the wedding of a church member of mine. I thought to myself, it is that time again, wedding bells. I have thought about the many outfits and dresses I've bought over the years. That' s a lot of weddings I have been to. It is always magical to see the bride walk down the aisle. As soon as the song play, I immediately observe the groom, as his heart melts when he sees her in white and veiled for the first time. The whole ceremony represents something, starting with the aisle. The aisle represents the journey it took to get where these two couples are. The woman walks to her groom which symbolizes their individual walk with Christ. At the end of the ceremony when they are declared husband and wife, they walk down the same aisle together as couple. This symbolizes their new beginning and walk together in Christ. The woman will no longer walk alone, but her husband is there to lead her every step of the way, pointing them to Christ.
I've heard lots of wedding sermons, some that stuck out to me and others that just went in one ear and out the other. It might be a little mean to say, but I have seen some couples that do not represent the picture of marriage as a sacrificial and pure love. Hey, I am not here to judge. On with my point, there were something different about this wedding sermon, I had a moment when it all made sense to me!!!! I am not a married woman yet, but I am thankful for the illustration of godly marriages display in Christian couples. Anyways, when my pastor said these exact words "It is not you or him that bring each other together, it is God." I know this sounds like a DUHH statement, but for me it was an AHHH, I get it. It makes perfect sense going back to the allegory of the wedding aisle. This is where the gift of singleness ant the gift of marriage comes into play as Paul states in [1 Corinthians 7: 6-9 ] "to the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am." Oh how much do we waste the moments of singleness in order to strengthen our walk with the Lord because we are too focused on trying to find the "right one," being matchmakers for ourselves. This is something that Lord has been showing me and growing me, even in my struggle to want to rush getting married because I think I found my mr. right. He is letting me walk the down aisle without a man because he wants to grow my walk with him, seeking him first (Matthew 6:33) which has been my life verse.
You are not walking alone done the aisle, God is walking with you. Ladies, do not be in no rush because God is not. Singleness is a gift, so Glorify him with it and stop wasting this precious time by trying to find the one. He will bring you to the man that he has for you. As for now, he wants you to walk with him in holiness.
"You oh dear one are my bridegroom. The one I gave my life for so that you may have joy in me alone.That my Love will be made perfect in you and no one else." I love you."
-Love, your bridegroom, Christ
