I was 44 when I met my husband… here’s what God said to me in the waiting

Woman Alive’s deputy editor explains how she managed to keep trusting God when it felt like her prayers weren’t being answered.

I recently saw something on Instagram that said: “Joseph waited 13 years, Abraham waited for 25 years, Moses waited for 40 years, Jesus waited for 30 years. If God makes you wait, you are in good company!” It’s true, we know it’s true. So then why is waiting so difficult? I’ll tell you why. It’s because it’s refining. We all like to be refined when we can look back at it in hindsight, but in the process, it’s horrible.

When we are waiting for any promise God makes to come to pass in our lives, we often question three things; God’s love for us, God’s power to change the situation, and God’s goodness. I waited until I was 44 to get married. (If I had known when I was 24 that I would have to wait that long, I may well have collapsed in a heap on the floor!) Learning to trust God in the waiting was a journey…