Well, it’s exactly 6 years after Chris died. As you’ll recall this past January, I wrote a blog titled, “Where Am I Now?” I wrote that I was moving forward with my life and had started dating in 2019, with the goal of finding someone to fall in love with and get married again.

After being in a couple of relationships that didn’t work out. I joined online dating again, praying that God would open the door to the right man and close the door on the men that weren’t right for me. Not only was God closing the door on every man, he was quickly slamming the door shut. Discouraged, thinking God was telling me this wasn’t the right time, I was about ready to call it quits for a while. But first, I got down on my knees and poured my heart out to God, telling Him that I really want to move forward with my life and find a great man to marry.

Then “Mr. Right” messaged me through Match.com. (His name is omitted at his request for privacy.) He also lost his spouse of 30 years to cancer. He was about ready to give up on online dating, too, until he saw my profile. It didn’t take either of us long to realize we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. After a whirlwind romance, we got engaged and are getting married this summer.

We will be getting married in the small prayer chapel at his church. When we went to look at the chapel, I noticed the Bible on the table wasn’t opened to the center of the Bible. Curious as to what it was opened to, I discovered it was Matthew 6:25-34--Chris’ favorite Scripture verses that he asked to be read at his funeral. I began to tear up, as this Scripture tells us “Do not worry. God is in control.” I felt confirmation that God brought this new man into my life and chose him specifically for me when the timing was right. I believe Chris was also giving approval.

My story of the significance of this specific Scripture can be found in “God’s Perfect Timing.” My realization mentioned in that blog changed my life.