erika
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Post by erika on Mar 29, 2016 20:48:01 GMT -5
James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. Sharon I'm going to pray for you !!!! ask God for guidance, I know he will show you what to do.
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 29, 2016 21:27:53 GMT -5
My go-to verse lately... "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you." (James 4:7-8a)
Sharon I know what it is like to run head-long into self-destruction when you are hurting but I am glad you're ready to look to God again now. Please keep praying and know I am praying for you. I know this hurts beyond belief and you are so very tired, but please remember God is still with you!!! He is still working! I just thought of the story in the gospel of the woman with the blood flow who touched Jesus' robe and was healed through faith... She was sick for 12 years if I remember correctly!! What patience and what faith! Yet God had an amazing plan of blessing and health for her and she was blessed enough to appear in the Bible and to know our Savior personally!
Keep praying, seek God's will. I can't say what His desire is for you right now. I personally think it's ok to have some silence and space from Chris if that is what God has put on your heart. However, and I don't say this to convict you, but you may want to remove your relationship status from Facebook altogether rather than leaving it as single. Remember the enemy is astute and looks to attack us in so many ways, so we should try not to leave any doors cracked at all. This is said with love!!!
I will continue praying for you. I hope you can keep your focus on God and just rest in Him tonight and the rest of this week! *big hugs*
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Post by Sharon on Mar 29, 2016 22:54:58 GMT -5
Guys thank you and THANK YOU LORD! He is so good to me because He knows I am so weak when it comes to being patient. He immediately convicted me for all the self destruction I was doing. It was completely humiliating and humbling all at once and it put me immediately back on the right path. Thank you God for intervening. Thank you God for hearing the groans in my heart. Although I blocked his number, Chris used the "find my iPhone" app to lock my phone so I could only call him, so I had to call to get the passcode to unlock the phone. When I called, he said he wanted me to go to my prayer room and to discuss the Bible and God with him. Thank you God for being so good. We talked about 1 Corinthians 13 and where we each were lacking in love towards each other and towards God. We also talked through Ephesians 6 about the armor of God and how important each piece is. I told him that he has not been loving, but today I have really not been loving to him. That I changed my status to single and it was very obvious to me that he was hurt by that. We talked about trying to act with love towards each other and especially towards God. I told him I had his number blocked and he asked me to unblock him and to remarry him on facebook. He said he would call again tomorrow to do some more Bible study together. I really want to read through Ephesians 5 tomorrow with him. That is the verse that really helped me when I started my stand, to understand how I was supposed to act towards my husband, even if I wasn't at the point of acting that way yet. I have also been reading on my own and God showed me Romans 15:1-2 "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for THEIR good, to build them up." I have been so caught up in "saving my marriage" that I keep forgetting. I am strong in Christ, so that I can tolerate Chris's weaknesses, FOR HIS SAKE. So that he can find God, not so that my marriage can be repaired. He is my brother in Christ first.
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Post by marissaa91 on Mar 30, 2016 2:41:32 GMT -5
Sharon, first and foremost praise the Lord for God intervening and for Chris wanting to have bible study with you. Also the end of your post really moved me. I felt the Holy Spirit speak to my spirit. I had tears in my eyes and read it to my husband. It spoke to him too. Keep listening to the Holy Spirit. The Lord will do great things through you.
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 30, 2016 7:21:37 GMT -5
Praise the Lord for this amazing turn around!! This is so inspiring! Glory to God and to the Holy Spirit who has been moving so powerfully!!!
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