Set Apart: Why I’m Waiting on God’s Promise for Love and Marriage

There are moments when the wait feels long— when the world around me seems to be moving forward with relationships, engagements, babies, and milestones that reflect what I deeply desire. But I’ve come to realize that not everything that looks like love is rooted in God’s design.

We live in a culture that normalizes intimacy without covenant, babies before vows, and relationships that mimic marriage but lack full, godly commitment. I’ve seen it firsthand. People living together, sharing bills, raising children—but still choosing secrecy, withholding parts of themselves, and avoiding full transparency. That’s not love. That’s not marriage in God’s eyes. That’s not what I’m waiting for.

I want God’s best—not the world’s “good enough.”

That means waiting. It means resisting the pressure to conform. It means choosing purity not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually. It means trusting that God is not withholding love from me. He’s preparing love for me. A love that is covered, committed, and consecrated.

I don’t want to settle for a relationship that imitates marriage without the covenant. I want to be loved out loud, honored fully, and chosen publicly--not tolerated behind closed doors or held onto in secret while someone else takes center stage.

So, I wait.

Not because I’m naïve or afraid…

but because I believe that God’s promise is worth it. His timing is perfect, and His love story for me won’t require compromise, confusion, or competition.

To the woman reading this who feels overlooked or left behind: God sees you. And what He has for you is not delayed. It’s being divinely preserved.

I’m not waiting in loneliness.

I’m waiting in faith.

And I believe… with my whole heart—He is worth the wait.