Post by william on Mar 26, 2016 14:18:48 GMT -5
I am at work and heard a song that reminded me of my wife. I sat for a while and thought about her, myself, our storm and said a prayer for strength.
While it was my actions that began the storm because I had strayed off of the narrow path, it was by Gods grace, love and the spilled blood of Jesus Christ I was forgiven. With me being out of the house away from her and the kids, her choosing not to be engaged in communication with me, my not having my family in the state I live in or any really close friends I can lean on has "fast tracked" my spiritual growth at a mind blowing rate because all I have is God to turn and talk to.
Allison still has the "distractions" so to speak that I feel are keeping her somewhat slowed in her storm. I do see God doing his work in her, but he has also revealed that she is using her work, doing things, and her friends to "keep her mind" busy. It's a self defense...a wall if you will.
I guess the point of my post is that, while we are all in our storms of standing for the restoration of our marriages we do so based with our Faith in God and his powers. We have that faith...
A quote by Voltaire I love is Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. We can't lose sight that they are also hurting just as much wether they say so or not, or if they act like it doesn't bother them brothers and sisters this storm does hurt them, they are being resistant to opening their eyes and submitting fully to God and his will. It is hard when everything around you seems to be crashing around you to not put up defenses, or to try and control the situation which when you can't control it...you just get more upset and try harder. It takes more courage to kneel down before God and say your broken & can't do things and you need him, that means surrendering all unto Him without knowing what is to come. Which it all comes back around to having faith...I pray for all our prodigals to not be blinded by the enemy, by the world, by the desires of the flesh. That they may find their own strength to kneel and our Lord God will remove the blinders so that they may see and have the faith...the faith that Moses, David, Jacob and Job had faith that God is there and can restore, renew and give new meaning to.
While it was my actions that began the storm because I had strayed off of the narrow path, it was by Gods grace, love and the spilled blood of Jesus Christ I was forgiven. With me being out of the house away from her and the kids, her choosing not to be engaged in communication with me, my not having my family in the state I live in or any really close friends I can lean on has "fast tracked" my spiritual growth at a mind blowing rate because all I have is God to turn and talk to.
Allison still has the "distractions" so to speak that I feel are keeping her somewhat slowed in her storm. I do see God doing his work in her, but he has also revealed that she is using her work, doing things, and her friends to "keep her mind" busy. It's a self defense...a wall if you will.
I guess the point of my post is that, while we are all in our storms of standing for the restoration of our marriages we do so based with our Faith in God and his powers. We have that faith...
A quote by Voltaire I love is Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. We can't lose sight that they are also hurting just as much wether they say so or not, or if they act like it doesn't bother them brothers and sisters this storm does hurt them, they are being resistant to opening their eyes and submitting fully to God and his will. It is hard when everything around you seems to be crashing around you to not put up defenses, or to try and control the situation which when you can't control it...you just get more upset and try harder. It takes more courage to kneel down before God and say your broken & can't do things and you need him, that means surrendering all unto Him without knowing what is to come. Which it all comes back around to having faith...I pray for all our prodigals to not be blinded by the enemy, by the world, by the desires of the flesh. That they may find their own strength to kneel and our Lord God will remove the blinders so that they may see and have the faith...the faith that Moses, David, Jacob and Job had faith that God is there and can restore, renew and give new meaning to.
