Many people are waiting. Waiting for the right moment, the right person, the love that's worth it. And for many, this waiting is silent, sometimes painful, sometimes tiring.
You may have heard: "Wait on God." And it's true. God knows the timing of all things, including love.

But there's something just as important as waiting: get ready.
Because true love doesn't come to fill the void, but to overflow someone who already loves you, who already knows you, who has already been strengthened by God.

So this post is a reminder: hope in God, yes - but in the meantime, prepare yourself for love.

Waiting is not standing still

Waiting on God is not crossing our arms.
It's not saying: "I'm going to pray and that's that."
Waiting in faith is internal movement.
It's about living, learning, growing - even if what you want hasn't arrived yet.

While you wait, God works.
But He also expects you to work within yourself.
The love that will come must find a heart that is ready - not perfect, but willing.

What does it mean to prepare for love?

It means looking inwards and asking sincere questions:

  • Do I really know myself?
  • Do I know what I want in a relationship?
  • Have I healed what hurt me in the past?
  • Can I offer what I want to receive?
  • Am I whole or am I waiting for someone to complete me?

Preparation is become what you would like to find.
If you want someone sincere, be sincere.
If you want someone with faith, strengthen their faith.
If you want someone to love deeply, love yourself truly.

God doesn't delay - he prepares

Sometimes we think we're ready. But God sees where we still need healing.
Where we are still lacking too much.
Where we still confuse love with attachment, with the fear of being alone.

It is in this process that he works:
He doesn't deny love - It shapes you to live it with maturity.

"Everything has its appointed time." - Ecclesiastes 3:1

And when the time is right, you won't get lost in love.
It will flourish with him.

The love that comes from God is not enough to save you

He comes to walk beside you.
To add, not to fill gaps.
To share faith, life and dreams.
But before you can walk with someone, you need to know how to walk with God - and with yourself.

That's why waiting time is no punishment.
Be careful.
It's protection.
It's preparation.

While you wait, cultivate self-love

Love is not magic. It's construction.
And you can't build with someone what you don't have in yourself.

So take advantage of the waiting time:

  • Forgive yourself
  • Take a closer look
  • Appreciate the little things
  • Say no to those who don't respect you
  • Learning to be comfortable with your own company

Those who love themselves attract healthier loves.
Because it no longer accepts crumbs.
You no longer lose yourself to fit into the other.

Love doesn't need to be searched for - it finds you

You don't have to chase it.
You just need to be visible in the world - and available in the heart.

God arranges meetings.
He crosses paths.
But he doesn't force anyone to live what they're not yet ready for.

Then stop looking.
Just live.

And while he lives:

  • Love your life
  • Be good company for yourself
  • Build the person you want to be alongside someone else

Love comes.
But he needs to find you living - not just waiting.

Pray for love, but work on yourself

Prayer is powerful.
Pray that God will lead you to the right love.
Pray for the person who will come.
Pray that the two of you will be ready for each other at the right time.

But don't just pray to receive - pray to become.
To mature.
To have wisdom.
To recognize love when it comes - and to know how to live it with balance.

God doesn't unite halves - he unites wholes

This is a truth that sets you free:
You don't need someone to complete you.
You are already complete in God.

The other person doesn't come to cure your loneliness.
Come and share your peace.

So don't wait for a savior.
Wait for a walking partner.
And be that person too.

See also: Saint George's Prayer for Protection

May 9th, 2025