October 13th, 2007, I began dating Lindy (then Word) now Wise. This year marks 7 years weve been together. Reflecting our time together and what people make of chance in this life, I think sometimes people would rather chart their own course, you know? Wed prefer to think theres not a God who helps fashion plans and fate. Its easier, in my opinion, to determine that you master your own fate because success or failure is then measured according to your own standard. Its much more difficult to accept and have faith that there is a God who transforms tragedy into triumph. Its much more difficult to believe that something you cant see influences the things you can. I freely admit I have wondered before, Are You there? Are You really there? And immediately He brings to mind the time that I brashly quit a little logistics company called Transplace, which turned out to be an awesome decision. I didnt know it, but I was being led to a place called Benchmark Group. And it was during my first year at Benchmark Group that I would go through a divorce and would find support among some wonderful people. Then, the following year, I met Lindy. You see, stories are not as awesome without conflict and change and transformation. All the while, I was being prepared and changed into a man that would be fitting for a woman like Lindy, whose depth of character, moral fortitude, and compassionate drive separate her from the mainstream. She is an anomaly. I did not and could not have woven the threads of my own life to arrange what didnt transpire through coincidence, rather through Providence. No one on earth will ever convince me that I would have somehow known that I needed to quit Transplace, get a job at Benchmark Group (with the help of a friend Id worked nearly a decade before), and then wait patiently until this beautiful bride of mine showed up. The mathematics of the universe is a result of a catalyst, whose name we call Jesus. Anything that operates must have a catalyst. I am now more aware than ever that my life is best submitted to One who gave me seven years with Lindy. She ever reminds me that God has brought me to this place, and that all the credit for everything wonderful and all the grace of Lindys presence He has lavished upon me is due Him. Whether seven more years, or eternity, I thank Him for any more time He wills to give me with the most precious of gifts: my love, my bride, my wife, my lady, my Queen.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:16:08 +0000
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