Article April 23, 2001 Issue

Decisionmaking 101, with help from above

How I answered the popped question

By Kerry Jenkins

My first big decision came when I was a sophomore in college. I met a great guy. Within three months, he'd proposed to me.

This was not how I had planned it. I knew I loved him. But I'd assumed that marriage would come later, maybe after graduate school and travel. At least after I had moved out of my parents' house.

I wanted to hear God's voice, God's direction, and base my decision on something more than my personal reasoning.

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