What to do Until Love Finds You

Preparing Yourself for Your Perfect Mate

By Michelle McKinney-Hammond
Harvest House, $8.99

ISBN 1565075315

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Review by Jana Ross

Contrary to popular belief, life does not begin after marriage with a dog and 2.5 children. If you as a single person are living with that false assumption, replace it with a much stronger hope in God's vision of His plan for you. Combining humor, poetry, and basic guidelines for dating, What to Do Until Love Finds You lends rhyme and reason to the muddled realm of modern relationships. Are you living in despair or in hope? Do you take control or place it in trustworthy hands?

Author Michelle Hammond recognizes the tendency of Christians to act as if their love life does not come under the spiritual lordship of Christ and offers reasons for giving it over to Him. In a humorous, confidential tone, she builds a fortress of biblical examples and reminds readers of God's faithfulness and His timing. Jezebel, Abigail, Esther, Samson, Jacob and Rachel, Ruth and Boaz, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah all figured in God's plan. Through their stories and her own personal history, Hammond reminds her spiritual sisters not to equate longing with love, not to wrestle control from God, not to act out of desperation, not to mistake fantasy for reality.

With the practical voice of a friend, she walks through a mock relationship to point out basic principles that can guard it from an early death. Her straightforward manner is tempered by her honest admission of current and past struggles with man and God.

In contrast, Hammond weaves personal poetry in the tradition of the Song of Songs into the text as testament to our worth in God's eyes. Always used as a lyrical interpretation of a point made, the reality of the romance comes through in a way not able to be expressed through prose. Because of this great love, we cannot accept anything less than His highest good for our lives. It all comes down to whether or not we entrust our hearts to the One who loves us beyond comparison. If we do, then we must live life in preparation now!