Is God Good?

Be still and see the salvation of the Lord

For decades, the matter of being single was not my choice. I wanted marriage and prayed for marriage. There were several times when I thought that God was starting a romance with someone but each time turned into a heartbreaking end. Finally, I concluded that I was misreading what God was doing and that I was getting in the way.

I concluded that God’s answers to my prayers regarding marriage were, “No”. If the answer was actually, "Yes, but not now", I figured the best thing for me to do was forget it until God moved....

Be still and see the salvation of the Lord. 

Lo! And Behold! Life became much easier. What a relief – no more banging my head against a brick wall. Oh, it felt so good to stop fretting and to start living. 

Something totally unexpected and different happened at a Church festival in Hot Springs, AR. I met someone without looking for someone. 

The following is what I wrote to an email friend after returming from the Church Festival in Hot Springs, AR. 


10/10/98
Hot Springs Festival Site
After Church services, a lady (divorcee), a single fellow and I went to a veggie, gourmet coffee cafe. We sat and talked for hours in the cafe. That lady, Wilma, has the appearance of being frail and withdrawn -- thin, a little stoop shouldered with strands of gray hair but her face looks young with a smile in her eyes, a nice smile and a mind that is not at all withdrawn but is bright, witty and very likable. Services were over at 12:15PM and we left the cafe at about 5:00PM. Hmmmmm, I wonder what her last name is ......

God Is Good and Knows What He’s Doing

Back in Fort Worth, a few of us decided to get together before Church each week to sing praise songs. Wilma was in this group. Sometimes, after singing praise songs for a while we all would go out for lunch before Church.

After a few weeks, Wilma invited some of us to her place for board games such as Bible Trivia on Saturday night. We all had such a good time that she started having us over almost every Saturday night. She and I hit it off quite well. Eventually, we had our first date during which we talked all day long.

In March of 2000, we got married. I was 56 years old. There are two grown children from her previous marriage and now we have three grandchildren. Is God good or what?

God Is Good and Knows What He’s Doing