To The Man I'll Spend My Life With

I don't know who you are. I don't know where you are. I don't know if we have met yet and I don't know when our life together will begin, but I have a lot of hopes for you while you live your live without me.

I hope you grow where you are planted. I hope you're not aimlessly walking through life waiting for the next thing, the next step, or what society says you have to do next in life. I hope you slow down and look around you. Take in the relationships you are blessed with. Say I love you to your family one too many times. Take the opportunities placed in front of you. Take chances. Thriving where you are is a necessity for the legacy that I know you will leave.

I hope you're a dreamer. I hope you're reaching for the stars. I hope you have a dream that fills you with excitement. I hope you're taking this dream that God has given you and running with it.

I hope women's expectations of who you should be are not tearing you apart. I would be lying if I said I didn't have expectations of who you are, but if my expectation of you is you being perfect then that is absolutely absurd. This world comes with struggles for you and I both. As much as I hope you will walk with me through my imperfections, I will walk with you through yours. I understand that being like Christ doesn't mean you are Christ. I hope you know that not being perfect is a part of being human.

Most of all, I hope you love your heavenly father more than you will ever love me. His plans for your life are greater than the plans we have. I hope you are looking for His guidance in the steps that you take. I hope you are looking for His go ahead in the chances and opportunities placed in front of you.
Have His joy, without me. Have His peace, without me. Have happiness, without me. I hope you have all of this without me because our fulfillment in life does not come from other people. Find your foundation in Him first and our life together will be greater than we can even imagine.