He was a man of his word. He hated the idea that he might have to back down from the offer for me to become his engineering assistant. But how could he offer to marry a woman who he barely knew, especially after the experiences of his first two marriages? After having read my college transcripts and resume and heard my heart breaking story of frustration and rejection trying to get a job, he could not bear to add to my disappointment. He turned to God for an answer to his dilemma. He told God that he needed His help. It would either take many years of communication and trips back and forth before he could trust or God would have to speak to him clearly and plainly to let him know that I was the one.
It was a very difficult time for him. It was mid January and bone chilling temperatures and long nights were the norm in the far north of the US. His work schedule was heavy and to complicate things even more he began to suffer from a toothache that became so severe that he couldn’t sleep. After two days of suffering he was able to get an emergency appointment with his VA health provider that was a two hour drive away.
It was a cold Sunday morning exactly one week after God had shown me that he was the one. As he started the car and turned on the radio, he was running a question through his mind regarding our dilemma. The first song that came on the radio was the perfect answer to that question. As he began to drive his mind went to the next question, and there on the church sign that he passed was the answer to that question. The third question was answered clearly by the next song. This went on for nearly the whole two hour trip. Question – answer – question – answer – question – answer….. This was clearly God speaking in no uncertain terms. He had experienced this many times before. Before long, tears of joy were streaming down his cheeks as he drove through the ice and snow. By the time he arrived, his pain was nearly gone and clearly forgotten. It seemed as though the weight of the world had been lifted from his broad shoulders. He could hardly wait to get back home and send me the news.