What happens when God asks you to surrender your timeline, your plans, and your desire for control?

In this episode of For Such a Time As This, we sit down with Austin and Jessica to hear the story of how God brought them together after seasons of singleness, growth, and preparation.

This is our first episode featuring a married couple, and we dive into what it looked like for them to navigate singleness before marriage, trust God’s timing, and allow Him to work in their hearts before bringing them together.

Austin shares about learning to let go of control, finding contentment in the season God had him in, and allowing God to peel away things in his life that were keeping him from becoming the man he was called to be. We talk about how sometimes God places roadblocks in our path, not to punish us, but because He knows we aren't ready for what we're asking for yet.

Jessica and Austin also share the unexpected way their relationship began, including how Jessica was dating someone else when they first met, the encouragement from a friend that she would meet her husband on that trip, and how God’s timing unfolded in a way neither of them could have planned.

We talk about what it means to recognize when God opens a door, why sometimes things move quickly when the timing is right, and how marriage is about more than becoming husband and wife; it’s about remaining friends, growing together, and building a partnership centered on Christ.

A house divided cannot stand, and a strong marriage starts with two people committed to growing closer to God and each other.

Whether you’re single, dating, engaged, or married, we hope this conversation reminds you that God is always working even in the seasons where you can’t see the full picture yet.

🎙️ Season 2: Single & Set Apart