After college I dated a lot of people. I was on a mission to find love. I never asked for help from God and I wasted a lot of time searching on my own. I guess when I got to a certain age I started to worry that I'll be alone forever. I didn't trust that this person would show up if I gave it to God. After a horrible relationship of a year ended, I was mentally exhausted about love and dating. I finally didn't want to search. I wanted God to take the wheel & I started to trust him completely. I was free from worry. Before I chose to let go, I signed up for a free dating service. I was just about to delete my profile when I got a message from a baseball player in Lancaster named Jed. Made plans to meet once, but I rethought about it and canceled on him.
Brittany and I went to Starbucks on Lancaster Ave. for our weekly hang out one week. This time the parking lot was under construction and we didn't have coins for street parking. We had to drive down to Acme and walk to Starbucks. Jed and another player decided to drive to Philly on their off day that day. Instead of GPS taking them on the highway (which makes complete sense), they took Lancaster Ave. ALL THE WAY! Jed passed us in the car walking down the road. Saw me. Recognized me from my profile picture!!!!!! And I got my first phone call right then from my future husband (too make a long story short).
I finally let go, gave it to God, and He worked it out in a way that could never be orchestrated by me. There is not a more perfect person to be married too than Jed. He surpassed any relationship I've ever been in. He truly is my Godsend.
Day 2:
God moving. Story 2 (not sure if there will be a story every day tho). When Jed and I were dating we discussed children like all couples do. With Jed going through chemo a couple years back, his chances of getting me pregnant were 10,000 to 1 (words from his doctor). He wanted to make sure I understood that might mean no kids or a difficult, waiting, and expensive. Most girls dream about their future family. I did worried that after a few years my longing for family would grow. But of course, I knew I wanted to marry him regardless of this situation. So I decided to give all of that worry to God. I accepted that I may never have a child or that we might have hurtles to jump. I was OK with that. I knew whatever happened it was God's choice (the best choice) and He would carry me through it. To our surprise (or should I say shock) only 2 months after we got married (yes, we waited for marriage), I was pregnant with a healthy baby boy. Now I have two men sent to me by God. The most wonderful gift I ever received.
Day 3:
1 John 3:18 "Let us not love in words or speech, but in actions and in truth."
Day 4:
I'm not an expert at not worrying. The truth is that I worry a lot. God chooses to move in big ways when I finally stop and trust him to do the right thing. Not just whatever I want him to do, but I'm never disappointed with the outcome.
Psa 34:10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.
Day 5:
Jer 17:7 "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence."
Hbr 10:35 "So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!" (I should put this one on the frig. and remember what He has done for me)
Day 6:
Another God intervened moment. I guess this story isn't about faith, but it reminds me how much He actually cares about all of us. Oct. 30th was the day Jed was going to propose to me. Jed began setting up a huge canvas with my Dad & Brother in a field, under a tree across from Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge. A park ranger came to stop them. Apparent you can't set up a huge canvas in the park :) He took Jed's ID and my Dad's as well, claiming that "I understand what you are trying to do, but I don't know if I can help you.". At this point Jed is pleading, saying "I don't have a plan B man, please just let me get this done and we will be out of the way." As the conversation continued my brother recognized the ranger and asked him "Did you go to High School in Johnstown?". The ranger started to look a little more relaxed already as he replied that he went to Ferndale High School in Johnstown. That just happened to be the same high school that both me and my Brother had attended. So my Dad asked the ranger if he knew Genevieve Adams, he said "Yeah!, we went to school together.", and then went from stopping the proposal to shaking Jed's hand. He said to just make it snappy and congratulations. Could have been any park ranger, but it was the one who grew up in a small town, 200 or so miles away, that attended the smallest school in the area with me.... happened to come. Jed got to do his very special proposal... and we lived happily ever after ♥
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