She had just started going to my church late last September and we've gotten to know each other extremely well. I'm 22 going on 23, she'll be 20 this year. We share a passion for playing Praise and Worship music amongst other things. I play guitar for the band, she's a good singer. I've had feelings for her in the couple months before 2014 came around. She's been aware that I like her since December. Wasn't until recently I found out from her older sister that she feels the same way towards me. One Sunday after a service I was dropping her off and we finally had a talk about "us." And she told me that yes, she does harbor feelings for me, but she want's God's approval before it's official. I knew it'd be going that way.
I'm really close with her family, and most of the people we're really close with are saying that we should go for it. Her older sister is obviously wondering when we're gonna start dating, I'm in good standings with her mom and her younger siblings. My two best friends give me thumbs up, and most of my other close knit friends are happy for me and say go for it. I tell her these things and as happy as she is knowing this, she'd be more happier knowing God approved it. We both admit there is an "us," but it won't be the real thing until He says it's ok for her to have someone.
I know God does things in a different manner to ours. I'm seeking His approval all the time, but I don't actively go, "Ok, I'm gonna do all this so you can reward me by approving us." NO. I do the things I do with the intention of glorifying Him and what He's done for all of us. One of the Pastors I'm really close with, he always says be patient. I still am, it's obviously been working out. But I always catch myself thinking, "Everyone has pretty much given their blessings for us...would I be in the wrong to ask her about making it official?" And idk how she would want to perceive the approval...I said it might come as a dream, or a vision...or God just might tell it straight up. We don't know. And idk if SHE'D want to be the one to get the approval or can either of us find out.
And say we do get a sign....how would either of us go about it? How would we know it's really God speaking for it.
I'm really close with her family, and most of the people we're really close with are saying that we should go for it. Her older sister is obviously wondering when we're gonna start dating, I'm in good standings with her mom and her younger siblings. My two best friends give me thumbs up, and most of my other close knit friends are happy for me and say go for it. I tell her these things and as happy as she is knowing this, she'd be more happier knowing God approved it. We both admit there is an "us," but it won't be the real thing until He says it's ok for her to have someone.
I know God does things in a different manner to ours. I'm seeking His approval all the time, but I don't actively go, "Ok, I'm gonna do all this so you can reward me by approving us." NO. I do the things I do with the intention of glorifying Him and what He's done for all of us. One of the Pastors I'm really close with, he always says be patient. I still am, it's obviously been working out. But I always catch myself thinking, "Everyone has pretty much given their blessings for us...would I be in the wrong to ask her about making it official?" And idk how she would want to perceive the approval...I said it might come as a dream, or a vision...or God just might tell it straight up. We don't know. And idk if SHE'D want to be the one to get the approval or can either of us find out.
And say we do get a sign....how would either of us go about it? How would we know it's really God speaking for it.
