Excerpt of letter from Persuasion:I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you...I have loved none but you.
Doesn't that make you want to sigh? This is the highlight of the story. Of course much has happened up to this point--now the guy takes a step of faith to communicate with the girl he loves. She could snub him; she could laugh at him; or she just might be swept off her feet by his soul-bearing words. He's not sure, but he goes ahead and initiates hoping she will respond positively.
This takes a lot of guts for a guy to take that risk, but if he doesn't he will never know what she's thinking. God has made the man to initiate and the woman is to respond. It shouldn't be the other way around. Gals have to be patient for a guy to pursue her, and guys need to take up the call to take the lead and not be afraid of rejection. Miss Right, be in prayer for Mr. Right, wherever he may be, that when the time comes he will be strong and courageous to pursue you with his God-given responsibility.
