Ahhhhh! I’m still screaming with so much excitement! I can’t believe I’m typing with a ring on my wedding finger. Like WHAT IS LIFE? God’s timing is so perfect! Me and Jordon actually just made a year dating on August 29 and now it is October and here we are! To be honest, I knew Jordon would be my husband after just a few short conversations with him. I remember we started talking through Instagram DMs. We would not stop messaging each other for like six days straight until he came up to me at church and asked me for my phone number. LOL we will definitely get more into the “How We Met” story through our Q&A IGTV video we have planned (literally we received so many questions on how we met).
Here’s a photo of us celebrating our one year dating:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfr9NUnCki/
HOW I KNEW HE WAS THE ONE
I feel like everyone’s story in knowing how their partner was the one is different and unique to them! If I’m being transparent prior to Jordon, I had been in an almost 5 year relationship. That relationship literally drained me. There were so many people that knew this person was not meant for me; however, I felt stuck in this relationship so I prolonged it. There were many obvious reasons why this relationship was absolutely not for me. I even asked the Lord for direction in this relationship and he gave me the answers, but I completely ignored his responses because I didn’t know better. First advice friend, when God speaks to you, DO NOT IGNORE IT. Sometimes God places specific people in your life to pour into you and guide you – ask God for the wisdom to discern His voice in the people around you. God definitely placed people around me that consistently knew that this relationship was not for me. FINALLY, after an awful end to the relationship, it was over. It was difficult but God knew what He was doing. I wish this person nothing but the best and I pray he finds the wife he has always wanted. Everyone deserves love and true joy.
When Jordon came into my life, it was such a difficult season. My heart was just beginning to heal from my past. All of a sudden, this joyful man walks into my life and literally made me forget everything that had ever happened to me. There was a new joy that birthed inside of me and I could not shake the feeling of complete comfort with him. He became my best friend in literally a week. We talked all the time and I couldn’t get him off my mind!
Before stepping forward in this friendship, I had to pause. I didn’t want to waste my time anymore. I know I’m young (24 years old right now) but girl I wasted basically 5 years in a relationship that was NOT for me. I decided I didn’t want to give my time to anyone else like that ever again unless I absolutely knew he was the one God had given to me.
As soon as I felt a sense of “connection” to Jordon, I began to pray for him. I love writing my prayers out in my journals for moments like this, where I can sit and reflect on the goodness of God.
There was a specific day in which I was driving home from work and I was worshipping in my car and I began to pray out loud. I began to ask God if Jordon was my husband (mind you, we were just friends and hadn’t even been chatting for a month yet). To be honest, I had avoided asking God this question because I was afraid of the answer. However, I gathered up the boldness to come before the Lord and ask him what was on my heart.
Side note: God literally LOVES to hear from you and what’s on your heart. Invite Him into your daily life, talk with Him, walk with Him, because He is so attentive to us and delights to hear from His children.
In the sweetest way, in my spirit I felt the Spirit of God whisper a resounding “YES.” After that of course I doubted God and could not believe it. But the next day, I had come across a random video on YouTube of Sarah Jakes Roberts preaching in regards to “confirmations from God.” I WAS SHOOK. I literally asked God to give me confirmation because I could not continue in this “friendship” with Jordon without it. And that was it for me. And so many moments after that God continued to give me confirmation after confirmation. Jordon is the one God has given to me.
I wrote this letter to Jordon just a day after receiving that confirmation from the Lord however, I never gave it to him. I have yet to actually show him the entire letter, but I just knew I had to write these confirmations from the Lord down. So we continued as friends even though I knew he was going to be my husband because the Lord told me so. Although I was freaking out and so excited about it, I knew I had to keep my composure, keep it to myself and let God move in His timing, not mine. And sure enough, God did it! #WontHeDoit
Our love grew for each other within our friendship in such a deep way and in such a short matter of time! Now we are happily engaged and planning our lives together! It’s so CRAY how God works. But I can’t tell you enough, look to the Lord for confirmation and He will give it to you. Don’t make any sudden moves without His confirmation because the worst place to be is out of the will of God. I have seen God’s favor in our relationship in so many ways and that’s only because it is from Him.
“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17
If you missed it, here is the IGTV vlog I made of our special day together:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGgnUbMHU_5/
PHOTO MEMORIES OF THE DAY
The amount of likes, comments, shares and sweet messages that we have received over the last several days have literally meant the world to me and Jordon! We are so thankful and we are looking forward to our wedding day! We can’t wait to share more with you! Stay tuned! xo Jen
