Hope in Action/Real Life

Desire is not a defect. Put it in the Father’s hands.

Hope to Marry

You can want marriage without apologizing for it. You can also refuse to let the want become a god. Both are possible when your identity is already settled in Christ.

God is not withholding to tease you

James 1:17 still stands. Every good gift is from the Father. Marriage is His idea. Waiting is not proof He is cruel. It is often where He builds the kind of heart that can keep a covenant.

Pray the Word. Become whole. Refuse bitterness — it is a thief that will steal the very thing you are asking for.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4 (NKJV)

Live the life you have today

Do not put your gifts on a shelf until a last name changes. Serve. Grow. Be a friend. The person you are becoming is the person someone will marry — or the person who will be deeply alive either way.

Come be part of a family while you wait. Hope is easier in a room full of it.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)

You do not have to figure this out alone

Come sit with people who are living this out.

Church Four Eighteen is a family in Titusville learning to receive what Jesus already finished — and to put hope in action. Saturdays at 5:00 PM. Kids are welcome. Come as you are.

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