Before the Wedding Bells Ring

Tomorrow is my wedding day. *insert excited squeal here*

A day that I’ve been dreaming about since I was a little girl playing dress-up in her mama’s heels and dresses. As I’m lying here I’m savoring the fact that I get to sprawl out in the middle of my bed without having to share it…let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a bed all to themselves, am I right?! But my belly is doing flip flops, and I'm pretty sure my heart is literally about to gallop straight out of my chest because my day is finally arriving. I’m a firm believer that the Lord works ALL things out for His kids, in HIS timing. I know when I was 23 I thought I was totally prepared to get married, yes yes let's all chuckle at the naivety of my overachieving heart. Man oh man was I wrong, here I am at 33 and I’m like… “how do I wife?!” But, I am so thankful for the years of molding, shaping, and tough character building that the Lord was doing in and through me. Not only that, but for the women, he surrounded me with that invested into my life, and shared with me nuggets of wisdom and experiences that helped them in their role as a wife, to there instill into me when it was time to step into mine. Tomorrow, that chapter begins. Thank you Lord for the time, tears, and trusting that it took for me to be here in this moment. I say all these things to say, no matter where you are in your life, trust HIS timing. Whether it’s for a husband, a new job, moving somewhere, whatever it may be, trust that the Lord is preparing you for

such a time as this. Be brave, be resilient, be teachable, be obedient, be patient, be able to stand still, and trust. Don’t lose hope, even when it feels like it will never come to pass, remember that the Lord wants so deeply to give us the desires of our hearts. Tomorrow I get to vow to fully give my heart to the man that the Lord had for me all along. All I had to do was let go, and surrender. And let me tell you, sister. It was worth it all. So cheers to you wherever you are, this is your girl Ariana, leaving you as a single gal, and returning as a married woman.

“Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust him along the way, you’ll find he pulled it off perfectly!”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37:5‬ ‭TPT‬‬