Zach can share his side of the story much better than I can, but long story short the place he had planned to propose at fell through last minute (Literally an hour & a half before I was going to be dropped off). He knew this engagement was important to Father, so he knew there was an even better plan that was about to fall together. He ended up being given FREE access to a roof top venue down town that usually costs an arm & a leg to rent. That’s prophetic act #1. Father knew the desire of Zach’s heart & it was a desire of His heart too so He prepared the way for a engagement spot that was better than anything Zach could have put together on his own. Typical Daddy God right? He is so faithful!
I was 99% sure I was getting engaged on Saturday but I had no
idea how or when. Zach told me he
had to work until 4 so I knew it wouldn’t be until after then. I had time to have a last minute lunch
with my sweet friend Sarah & she took me to The
Loft at Soby’s On The Side in down town Greenville. When I realized we were walking to The Loft & not the
restaurant I decided something was definitely up. We got to the door & I saw a sign that said “Guess who
didn’t really go to work today?”
Oh-my-lanta, here we go! I
knew what was going on. I opened
the door & there was a beautiful staircase lined with candles & roses
leading me upwards. I followed
them to the roof to see my man waiting for me. I bounced (literally) over to him & after some sweet
words were exchanged he dropped to one knee & pulled out a little black
box…
Before I continue, you should know that I had no idea what
the contents of that box looked like.
I knew I just wanted to marry Zach. I didn’t care if there was a plain metal band in there. Ok, maybe I cared a little but I didn’t
need a ring to prove anything to me about his love for me. His actions over the last 2 years had
proven that. I know that Zach’s
heart for me is 100% good. I was ecstatic
to become his fiancé. And now that
you’ve heard that, I can also tell you this: anyone who is a woman or knows a woman also knows that we do
love beautiful things. It’s just
how we’re wired. I can’t help it J I didn’t need a
beautiful thing to say “yes” to Zach, but it would definitely be nice to see a
pretty ring in that box. I’d
wondered several times about what the ring would look like. What girl doesn’t? I’d imagined pictures of rings that I
thought would match up with what we could afford. Neither of us are high rollers by any means, but I knew I’d
be happy with what ever he gave me because it was from him.
…Now back to the story. All of those thoughts were flooding my mind while he held
the unopened box infront of me. The
words “Will you marry me?” came out of his mouth & then he opened the box. I was completely unprepared for what
was inside. It held a ring that was more beautiful than anything I'd imagined & that says a lot coming from a chick that
can normally pick something apart in a minute flat! Every detail was what I would have
pictured if someone had asked me to describe my dream ring. I was overwhelmed.
Please hear my heart here- I am NOT saying that an
engagement ring should be fancy & frou-frou in order to be precious. If that’s what you hear, you’re missing
my heart. The man giving the ring
is what matters. That’s why mine
is so precious to me. You see, the
ring I received was given to me by Zach & by my heavenly bridegroom. They both worked together to get it to
me. It was much more than what
Zach & I should have been able to have on our own. God blessed us with that ring &
through it He said, “I have more for you than you could ever get for
yourselves.” It spoke directly into
my heart reminding me of all the promises the Lord had given me to break off old fears of my past. The ring yelled into my heart “You are
CHOSEN for this. You are WORTH IT. You are PROVIDED FOR. You are a Daughter-Queen.” I found myself thinking for a moment,
“This ring is too much” & I heard Jesus say “You are MY bride. That makes you WORTHY”. It is my ring of promise. I get to have a reminder on my hand for
the rest of my life that tells me how abundantly good He is to His laid down lovers. When we lay down our lives before Him,
He loves to surprise us with His goodness! He stands before all of us with a beautiful ring of promise
asking “Will you become one with me?”
When we say “Yes” to joining with Him & coming under His love that’s when
Ephesians 3:20 comes to life in us. It is
posted under my blog title & I love seeing the ways Father fulfills that promise with each new day.
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to His power that is at work with in us, to Him be the glory in the church (the bride) & in Christ Jesus (the bridegroom) forever & ever. Amen”
Here’s a little peek at what his proposal looked like J His sister, Molly, was
a rockstar & took amazing pics. Thanks Molly!
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