In part one of "how I know" I share how God told me Magnus is the one I am to marry. Yet, if there were not many other traits I have seen as true in Magnus' life I would greatly question what I believed to be God's words to me (my understanding is not absolute). The following are further confirmation of "how I know":
In Magnus I have seen a delight in me. I know that sounds silly, but he gets so excited and happy to see me I feel as if it's how God would react to seeing me. Like I am precious and worth rejoicing over. This was especially evident early in the dating process.
I see in him a heart to serve. He told me early on that he desires to serve me and this has proved absolutely true. He desires to encourage and build me up and wants to help me in any way possible - emptying the trash and doing the dishes unasked are just some of the small things I've seen.
He has a teachable spirit. We've had conflict. I've been hurt by him (and I've hurt him), yet when I talk with him about it he truly wants to hear me. If he's done something wrong he will admit it and apologize. He never minimizes my feelings or disregards a concern I have, but seriously considers them and if it is something wrong on his part will allow God to search him and convict him.
He is willing to suffer with me (see Loving Sacrifice).
And he prays. Oh how he prays, and how he prayed for me before we started dating!
These all relate to his trajectory - how he is following Jesus (not where he is currently) - that give me hope, peace and assurance that I can trust him and know that in the years to come he will continue to follow hard after Jesus first and foremost.
So those, among other things, are some of the confirmations I have seen in him that have clearly confirmed the "He's the one" I heard and confirmed the prayers I have prayed for my future husband.
As a side note, here are some of the things I have consistently prayed: Heart for prayer/the nations, teachable, understand suffering, one-woman man, a heart for the Lord.
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