Our love story isn’t like the other love stories where a boy meets a girl and they fall in love at first sight. It is far more complicated than that. It involves heartbreak, redemption, forgiveness, growth, and love.

Senior year is when it all started. Daniel and I, at the time, were not in the same friend group and didn’t even look in each other’s direction. Foolishly, we both had our eyes on other people. Little did we know God was about to clash our two worlds together. It was Super Bowl weekend when Daniel slid up on my story on Snapchat. I was confused as to why Daniel, out of all people, was responding to my story. To my surprise, Daniel was easy to talk to and we quickly became friends. Not long after, we officially started dating. At the time, we were blind to the many flaws we both had. We were in love, or so we thought. Three months went by when the realization hit us that we weren’t right for each other. There were many arguments we didn’t see eye to eye on and we were both in a place where we needed time to mature and grow. After three months, we ended the relationship. We couldn’t love each other correctly because we were missing a huge puzzle piece in our relationship. This piece was God. We were both too hung up on the world and loving ourselves rather than focusing on God and loving Him. During our time of separation, God was transforming both of us. I was praying more, studying God’s word, and had a different demeanor. Daniel felt God working in his life too. He felt the urge to pray (when he wasn’t even saved yet) and slowly changed his way of living. Looking back, I now see that God was transforming myself into the woman Daniel would need and Daniel into the man I would need. I was fully prepared to move on with my life, but God had a different plan. Daniel felt this pull towards me and six months later he was sliding up on my Snapchat story once again. I was hesitant to let Daniel back into my life because I was afraid our relationship would be the same as before. Boy was I wrong. After several months of talking with Daniel, I started to notice the drastic changes in him. However, I wasn’t convinced we should be together again. One day on my way to church I sent a silent prayer to God asking Him to show or tell me if I should be with Daniel. I immediately felt peace wash over me. I had never felt anything like it before and I knew that was God answering me. With God being the center of our relationship, we have been going strong ever since. This love was worth waiting for and I couldn’t imagine a life where Daniel wasn’t a part of it. We are forever grateful for God’s intervention and cannot wait for this journey awaiting us!