Queen Esther: A Story of Love, Faith and Courage

By Lynette Easter

The account of Queen Esther and King Xerxes is one of my favorite love stories. My admiration of her causes me to understand that God is no respecter of persons when it comes to giving us, His sons and daughters, His best.

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As I read through the book of Esther, I see so many wonderful traits that I would love to embody in my own life. I have been enlightened to so many practical things experienced in my life prior to now that will not carry over in this new chapter of my life. Moving forward means removing all of the dead weight and God is helping to do just that.

My single status is just a reminder that God is still cultivating me and when I look the way He designed me to be, He will bring me my king.

Come along with me as we go through this love story and as I share some practical applications that hopefully everyone can benefit from along the way.

Esther found favor in the sight of everyone who came in contact with her in the new home. Even her required beauty regimen consisted of additional treatments. Where she was housed was nothing short of the best. These were results of the favor God bestowed upon her from the head person in charge of her and the other women.

The evening arrived when she would go before the king and when she did, once again, God granted her favor. She had found favor in the eyes of the one who mattered; it was he who changed her life around forever. He loved her above all of the women placed before him, so he married her and crowned her queen, Queen Esther. Out of respect and obedience to her uncle, a gate keeper at the king’s palace, Esther did not reveal that she was a Jew.

Now this is where I must stop the story until next month and insert my point of view.

Esther obeyed her uncle by keeping the secret from this young man, the king, who became her husband. Things worked out for her and she even became queen; I believe that being up front in a relationship is vitally important. What is done in the dark will come to light Every. Single. Time.

The short introduction of this beautiful, courageous love story causes me to pull from past experiences as I do some self-evaluation. Let me begin by saying that I could not fathom why Esther would feel the need to agree to hide the fact that she was a Jew. If the king loved her, he would love her regardless. Then as I did some deeper self-evaluation I had to face the facts. How dare I fault this young lady for keeping the fact she was a Jew a secret?

Now in the past I made it clear in my relationship that I was a Christian and did not see it a problem that he was not. Yes, I compromised and when the relationship became weak and disagreements settled in more often than I would have liked, I prayed to God. The only thing that ensued was my heartache and débâcle. Yes, I professed my faith with my words but my deeds were kept secret and in the end, my Christianity was just a label attached to my name.

There is a reason why God gives us Christian men and women specific instructions when it comes to how we must conduct ourselves before marriage and who we are to marry. Doing things outside of God’s will brings about real consequences.

For myself, I cannot be in a relationship with a young man who is not a Christian, among other things. I’m not looking to waste my time dating just to date. I’m looking to date to end up at the altar ‘til death do us part.

My Father, God, gives nothing but the best and until God brings me my king, I Will Gladly Wait!