Proverbs 19

"Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord." (verse 14) In other places in Proverbs, it compares worldly gains to spiritual gains and makes the point that no amount of stuff can substitute for spiritual riches. My parents have blessed me in many ways, but I know that the material things that have come as blessings are not what will shape me and remain with me. Likewise in Susan, her parents have planted in her, a different deposit of spiritual blessings. This is all the Lord's work. All the things that have made me who I am and all the things that have made Susan who she is, contribute to her spiritual make-up at this juncture in life. I believe that the Lord has worked divinely in me and in Susan, before we ever met each other, to prepare us for each other. My parents have fed, clothed, and educated me, and although they were the Lord's instruments, it was He who retained the plan for how I will be a husband for Susan. Again, Likewise, the lord has worked in Susan's life to bring her to this stage in life, a person who will be a wife fitting for me. God watches out for us in so many small ways. I find myself thanking God, when there is a near traffic miss, when I just barely make the bus, or when a random act of grace comes my way. Now, I gt to thank the Lord for His divine plan of bringing Susan and I together. It is not by chance or fortunate timing. All of this is exactly as He intended it to be; in circumstance and in time. Praise God for His perfect plan. -Bob