Malik Brookins

And I think from dating engagement into marriage, it's been literally like so much spiritual warfare trying to stop all of this from happening.

And it's like, we have been so protected, so covered.

And there's been such a purpose.

I feel like through all of this that the Lord has been teaching us on everything.

If we look back, what has happened, it's,

I feel like I can look to the future and I don't know what's going to happen, but I know based on what has happened, what's to come.

And it's that the Lord will be glorified.

And there's something that he's been producing in us for a generation.

And I honestly feel like we don't even know what it is fully, but it had to come when we first asked the question of what is the purpose of this and not just doing it to do it.

Because I'm like, anyone can get together with someone who they think is attractive.

But yes, that person may be a missionary and you may be called to the local church.

And it's like, yes.

That's not the same thing.

The Lord wants this person to be sent out and he wants you to be planted here.

And I feel like in this, you just have to know what the Lord is calling you to do before you get into a relationship.

and i i'm not the type to really like say stuff like that but i felt it and i was like yes i really feel like this is not what the devil wanted for me no it literally felt like a i don't know how to describe it it felt like a like a like it felt like a shift it felt like a like i don't know how i was how i was like looking at everything in my perspective it was just like

I don't know how to explain it, but it was just a shift.

I feel like we did a tremendous job, even now, serving each other.

I feel like our entire dating engagement, married life has been serving each other.

It has.