Well its Summer and I'm 22 which means I am surrounded by weddings. My facebook newsfeed is bombarded daily with: engagements, weddings, wedding pictures, engagement pictures, and everything in between. I personally am not upset about this fact because I am female and I simply LOVE weddings, but it does make a person think. When I was in High School I wanted to get married ASAP and I kept this mentality for quite sometime, but within the past year it has subsided. Do not be mistaken, I'm sure when the right guy comes knocking on my door...I'll be ready, but as for now I'm focused on school.
This still doesn't keep my mind from wondering about that special day. Once again as a female I believe most of us daydream about OUR special day from the time we're probably 3 or 4 and start playing dress up. I don't have a clue what colors, dress, venue, or any other detail I would like, but I have decided upon one decision that goes against recent trends.
I'm not sure how many of you have attended weddings like I have within the past 5 years, but recently people have eliminated the fearful line, "If anyone objects speak now or forever hold your peace". I have noted this especially recently because there have been a few times I have wanted to jump over the pews and yell, "ME!!!! I OBJECT!!! DON'T DO IT!!!", but there never was a moment taken for me to say my true feelings. I have concluded that I do not want this line taken out of my marriage ceremony. You may be sitting there asking yourself: Why in the world would you want someone to interrupt your special day? Well here is my exact reason why...If someone feels so strongly as to stand up in front of 200 people and object to me getting married to Joe Blow Billy Bob Bumpkin then I want to know about it before I make a life time commitment. Now I strongly believe Joe Blow Billy Bob Bumpkin will be a man of God, who will be the love of my life, and if he has made it through the interrogation of my Daddy there isn't a bone in my body that thinks anybody would have any reason to object. Therefore I am not afraid to ask this question and part of me feels like the people that take it out of their ceremony slightly doubt their decision.
Anyways I guess I just say all of this because its been on my mind especially today. Young people don't realize what a HUGE commitment marriage is and they go through divorces just like junior high break ups. I refuse to get a divorce and I'm determined to marry a man that believes the same way even if that means I may never get married. I'm so comforted by the ability to pray even when the outcome isn't what I wanted. I ran across this quote today: "God long ago drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. You were never not coming here. This was never not going to happen" It really gave me comfort and strength to make it through today. God knew I wasn't going to be happy with the decisions certain individuals made today, He knew that no matter what I tried to do to keep them from happening that they were going to happen, but He also knows the outcomes of the decisions made. I am happy knowing that my God knows what the future holds. He knows everything and He is in control. I do not have to know about tomorrow, I just have to know MY GOD!!!
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