The subject of Christian love and marriage has been covered in innumerable books but here is one that is, in my experience, a little different.  Sandy Weyeneth, whose husband, Randy, has been a dear friend for many years, has told her story in Love Worth the Wait: Trusting God for Real Romance and Real Relationship (Colorado Springs: Plum Tree Ministries, 2009).

Sandy tells what it is like to wait until, from her point of view, hope was all but gone for the Lord to bring His choice of a mate into her life. By His providence, Randy appeared when she least expected him and God began to give them a love for each other. The email conversations they had over a very intense few months will make you laugh and cry. I was challenged by the creativity Randy showed in winning this lady’s heart, the kind of creativity and attentiveness that we, husbands, ought to exercise long after the wedding bells have quit ringing. I was instructed by the way Sandy and Randy approached the issues of Randy’s sad divorce and how they worked through that.

But the story doesn’t end in a phony “happily ever after” either. I appreciated the fact that Sandy honestly lays out the struggles she had being married for the first time at age 40 and joining a family with grown children. This is a book for those who are single and need patience, those who are married with blended families, those who need to rekindle their first love and those who attempt to assist all of the above. The book includes good material on staying pure as you wait on the Lord and practical advice on deepening in personal fellowship with God.

Some who read this blog will not be completely comfortable with this author’s approach to finding God’s will partially through inner impressions and circumstances, but, setting that aside, this is a book I don’t hesitate to recommend for all the reasons and purposes stated.

To order go to www.loveworththewait.com.