Waiting for my Bill

If you could thank one person in your life time for making a difference in your life, who would you thank?  When I was in college I had to write a short essay on this question. My answer is still the same today as it was then.

I'm sure most of you have heard the term, "Waiting for my Boaz." It speaks of Ruth from the Bible. Short version...Ruth was a young widow who was raised to worship a god called Chemosh. She walked away from her home town, her people, her past and her god.  She moved to Bethlehem with her mother-in-law who was also a widow, Ruth became what we call today, a Christ follower.  Yay!! In Bethlehem she met Boaz. A hunky (my version remember) older man, a man of God. Ruth had baggage and a past that most Christian men back then would run from. She had no kids, but she had an ex mother-in-law in the picture, that's worse than kids! Even so, Boaz married Ruth. Woo-hoo!  Ruth is a short book of the Bible and one I absolutely love.  Check it sometime.

Are you wondering where this is going?

It's time for you to meet the one person that has made a difference in my life. His name is Bill. He is my step-father of almost 40 years. My mom and dad divorced when I was 3.  I am the youngest of 3 girls, the other two are 6 and 7 years older than I. So here my mom is in the early 70's, single with 3 young girls. My mom and Bill were set up by their mothers. My thoughts about that are, his mother was hoping my mom would settle down Bill's wild ways.  Boy did she!!  Oh wait, I think I should say, "Boy did WE!"  My mom was quite the catch so needless to say they feel in love! Wild Bill soon became Sweet William (song reference, Google it).

I treated him badly growing up! I resented that he wasn't my real dad.

It wasn't until I moved out at the age of 18 that I realized how much Bill meant to me.  No matter what I did to him or said to him he never gave up on me.  He always loved me. When I finally grew up I realized how much he did to show that love for me.  I was in many activities growing up and Bill was always there to support me and cheer me on.  If I had somewhere that I wanted to go Bill would take me without hesitation.  I never heard him complain to my mom or anyone else about the way that I treated him.  He was and still is a wonderful father.  I don’t ever remember him introducing me as his step-daughter.  Growing up I may not have liked to be called his daughter, but I now realize how much that meant to me.  He never saw me as anything other than his daughter.  I believe in his eyes I was his daughter not his step-daughter.  

I recently met a man that has known Bill for many, many years.  He told me Bill is one of the biggest transformations he has ever seen. 

Bill is a true man of God. A gift from God specifically created for my mom and her 3 daughters! I can't imagine my life without him. I thank God for him everyday! He may not have been the dad that fathered me, but he is and always will be my dad. 

So there's my story of Boaz in our century. They DO still exist!  :) 

It's not always easy being single and at times I want to take it in my own hands and find a man on my own, but I'll wait on God's timing.  I have faith that God is not only preparing me for my Bill, but He is also preparing my Bill for me.  

If you're single and ready to ditch that status of "single" I pray that you have patience, that you keep your faith strong, continue to build your relationship with God and find peace in knowing that everything will work out in His timing. Maybe you're getting frustrated in thinking that you're ready and you can't wait much longer, but if it makes you feel any better maybe this time it really is "him" and not you.  ;)  

Have a great week...Be YOUiful...Love out LOUD! 

Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be. 
John Ortberg

“A truly God-seeking man longs for a woman with a Christ-consumed heart.” — Lauren DeMoss