No. Im 45 years old i am a single mom with an 11 year old son. We all want love and we want God to give us the right person to marry. He carries all the godly personalities I’d want in a husband, he’s pursuing me like he should. Then after so many nights of begging and pleading God to give me a “yes” to all the boys I thought were so right for me only to find out there was a reason He always gave me “no’s,” I heard God say something I had never heard Him say before. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. There will be a thousand acts of grace that your husband will not reward, or perhaps not even notice. Did loving God fully mean I should stop hoping and praying for the gift of marriage? I desire my God-fearing partner in the ministry. When we expect God to give us a husband or wife, and he doesn’t provide one — or provide one as quickly as we want him to — anger can fill our hearts and build a wall between God and us. Because, believe me, God won’t send you someone that corrupts your character or leads you astray. Most Christian singles talk about how they are waiting on God to give them their future spouse pretty often. I serve the Lord and delight in Him for 34 years but still single. I’ll be the first to admit it. 3. The key to the Christian life, single or married, is trusting and obeying. God does not give His own a chance or allow them to search for their husband or wife . God will be behind this union, but you will still need to take many actions steps to receive this blessing. He whispered to me, “He’s the one.” Umm, okay God. How very, very true the famous hymn writer was when he penned the words "Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey" (John H. Sammis). God loves us too much to give us things we are not prepared to handle correctly. 6. When we demand marriage from him, it’s like we refuse to accept God’s love. Delighting in God. Please send me a husband dear Lord who will love both me and my son. He’s making plans of joining me at my place of study, but all efforts are proving futile. God does not hold you accountable for your husband’s sins. Did trusting God mean my desire for a husband should go away? God Will Not “Just Give You a Spouse” Because the Process Prepares You for the Prize. Once we know what the Bible says we should be looking for, we can begin actively looking for a spouse, trusting that God will bring him or her into our lives in His perfect timing. We want God to bless us and sometimes we get angry when He doesn’t. But hold fast to this truth: God sees in secret. God sent me an incredible man -- one who has faithfully honored his vows to me for over 20 years. But He was patiently working to show me that God Himself is inherently better than the dearest of husbands. And you will feel so alone in your sorrow. If the Lord brings me a husband, then I feel quite sure my desires will change again. Many of us single women know Psalm 37:4-5: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I recall often gazing at a beautifully hand-lettered picture of that passage hanging on my roommate’s wall and interpreting it as, if I delight in God, He will give me what I want … a husband! Cecilia on August 25, 2019: Pray for me for a God- fearing husband. By sleeping, you allow God do His creation which He began and He will accomplish by giving you your exact heavenly made husband or wife at the right time and place. If we pray, God will lead us to the person He has for us. I have been mad at God before because I felt He was taking too long to give me my spouse. 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