Counting Down with a Christlike Attitude

When I was ten, the idea having to wait 11 or 12 years to get married seemed like it would never happen. Who knew waiting only a little over 2 1/2 years would seem even longer? At the moment, I am not engaged, but I am, what my boyfriend and I call "engaged to be engaged," if you catch my drift. We are courting, and we KNOW through intense prayer that God has marriage instore for our relationship. I think knowing that we are going to get married makes it a little hard to wait.
I have never had a first kiss, let alone sex, but knowing that I will marry this man makes me desire to give those things to him. I know that is not what God wants and doesn't glorify God, which is why we are waiting for those blessings until we ARE married. But through all of this "hardship," or at least was feels hard, God is showing me the importance of being patient and waiting. Seeing my other friends getting engaged and married makes me jealous, but God is teaching me that if I am just content in Him and just enjoy the moments I have right now with my boyfriend, those days will fly by and seem so much better rather than being jealous, grumpy, and impatient because I am not getting what I want right now.
Heck, I am scared out of my mind for when we get married, but I am excited. God is really preparing me to be a good wife to David by reminding me the importance of saving my money for our relationship, getting rid of the excess of things that I have, and remaining faithful and serving to the Lord. Through every one of those things, Christ is teaching me to remain patient, humble, and modable by Him.
I am excited for the future, but I am content in the present because each day I spend with my Lord and my boyfriend are moments that I need to treasure. Who knows what could happen. I will be modable and patient for what God wants to show me. God bless.

"Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find (true) delight. turn my heart toward your statues and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word."
-- Psalm 119: 35-37