Summer Lovin'

Love is in the air.  After attending my second summer wedding, the thoughts of everlasting love, friendship, and commitment have been swimming through my mind.  Even though I tell myself day after day…all in God’s time, Genevieve…I feel the urge to meet that one, right person nagging deep within my being.  Will I meet him today?  Will I meet him tomorrow?  Next month?  What if he was standing right next to me and I never took the time to notice?

I feel as if I used to be better at letting God take control and not thinking about the person who I will live with the rest of my life.  Maybe peering into my dreaded senior year in college has made me anxious.  All this talk about the real world and life after college is getting serious.  How many times have I counseled people by saying, “God has everything in your life planned, so don’t worry about the future when you can live fully in the present; just allow everything to fall into place”?  Now, that is a lot easier said than done.

This summer, as I watched my friends celebrate their love for one another in two brilliant weddings, I can only sit back and thank God for bringing them together and for teaching me the art of patience.  For the time being, I enjoy leaning on God and learning more about what it means to be His bride.  Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and I am so excited to embrace the journey, trusting in His guidance.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).