"I am uncertain if my heart can truly utter the words
necessary to explain to you the day I saw true love in the eyes of the man I
now call my beloved, my darling, my dear husband. I had known him for a few years, even performed
in a skit with him; us being the two main characters. But never had I seen in those bright intriguing
eyes, adoration, love and longing. I was
never captivated by that smile that now seems to light up an entire building,
not just a room.
It all
began the end of summer in 2010. I had
just truly come to Christ for salvation the previous April, and God was doing a
clean sweep of my life. This “spring
cleaning” of my heart really took full swing when I final surrendered to God
and ended a relationship that was hindering my walk with the Lord. I had never experienced such heart ache and
peace simultaneously! The night I
listened to my Heavenly Father and broke off my ties with this young man, God
was already at work though I knew it not.
Late that evening when social media had let all my friends know that I
had just ended a ten month relationship, the calls, texts and messages poured
in. One in particular, though I had no
idea at the time, would change my life forever.
I was
crying myself to sleep in my sister’s arms, when my mobile phone vibrated. Startled, I squinted through the tears to
read the words from...Mark Passmore? “I don’t know what happened, but I wanted you
to know I am praying for you.” I was
somewhat surprised. We hardly ever talked because Mark never hung around my crowd in school. In
the majority of the girl’s eyes, he was the Godliest young man in our school. I went to sleep peacefully after that,
thanking the Lord for His grace to follow His will, no matter how hard; and
thanking Him as well for Mark Passmore’s prayers..."
