Engaged, Unengaged and Then Finally, a Wedding

Engaged, Unengaged and Then, a Wedding.
A Marriage that almost wasn’t.
When Life disappoints, brings changes and strengthens,
then finally, presents the happy ever after.

 

Engaged

Tisha walked on air.

Normally happy and bubbly, these days she was extra. Practically nauseating to those who worked with her.

Okay, so she was engaged.

A lot of girls got engaged, were happy and excited, and planned non-stop.

But Tisha?

She was ENGAGED engaged, she was HAPPILY happy and OVER THE MOON excited.

So, yes, nauseating.

Until, she wasn’t.

 

 

Unengaged

Then we all started liking her again.

Even though she was sad, weepy, putting on tremulous smiles, we liked her better this way.

Because, seriously, who was THAT HAPPY to be engaged?

I mean, seeing the guy she was engaged to was the reason. None of us could see it.

He was not her type. He was quiet, moody, plodding. Her polar opposite.

We couldn’t see how they could survive as a couple.

And then, when we were right, and they didn’t survive,

we were sad.

Because, really, we wanted to believe in that Hollywood happiness.

We wanted to think that when we met our one-in-a-million, we would be nauseatingly excited too.

So when our predictions came true, well, we were just sad.

 

Life Changes and Strengthens

A few months passed.

Tisha grew stronger, happier again, almost back to her pre-engaged self.

With one difference.

She was more likable. Not as goody-two-shoes. More down-to-earth.

She had learned some life lessons, the hard way, and she became a better person.

 

During those months, the almost-groom went through a metamorphosis of his own.

He, too, grew stronger. Both in character and as a Christian. He became someone we had confidence in.

 

 

And Then, A Wedding

Until the day came when he was confident enough to propose once more,

and she said yes.

Not a Hollywood yes.

An ordinary, “I believe in you and love you but I know you’re human” yes.

A true love that would survive yes.

 

This time we liked her. We were happy for her. We wanted this thing for her in all the right ways.

Few of us could attend her wedding. It was too far away.

But she got married.

And is still living the happily-ever-after.

 

 

Engaged, Unengaged, and then finally, a Wedding

So why am I telling you this vague story with so few details?

Because these are my friends, and the details will remain their own.

And because we can fill in the blanks with our own stories.

Life throws curve balls, and sometimes hard ones, when it seems things are finally going our way.

When our dreams appear to be coming true, things can change in a heartbeat.

And what is our reaction?

Do we give up on ourselves? On our situation? Become bitter?

 

Take a lesson from this couple, and become better.

God did want them together, but he wanted them different before they could be together.

Read 2 Peter 2:18.

Life is a journey.

Travel it thoughtfully.

With hope and purpose.

 

 

 

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