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Post by Sharon on Mar 4, 2016 11:52:53 GMT -5
Please keep Chris in prayers over the next few days. He's insisting he wants to buy a Camaro and trade in his car. The car he has right now is not fantastic or top of the line, but it runs well and gets him from a to b and it's not too terrible looking. I told him yesterday that I want to make sure he is not trying to get this car to fill some kind of void in his life that God should be filling. He said I "do too much" meaning I put too much meaning into something that means nothing. He insisted he wanes the car because he wanes the car and that's it. I guess I am concerned because after the new whatever he always wants the next new whatever. He is never happy and satisfied with what he has and I'm sure it's that he's trying to fill the hole that he should be filling with God. I'm uncertain of what I can do or say. I made things bad yesterday by talking about it with him and he started to get frustrated with me. Probably he thinks I am being controlling. Please pray for wisdom for both of us. I would love to both feel good about whatever decision is made. He's determined to go car shopping this weekend though.
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Post by Mary H on Mar 4, 2016 12:16:56 GMT -5
I completely understand this.. Unfortunately .. But just know for certain & with out a doubt that the Lord loves & cares about him more than you do. & He sees the future.. Only He can work in his heart. The Lord can use this to teach him, but not while you are in the way, because He wants to use it to grow you too! I'm saying this to myself too.. I'm glad to be reminded of this myself.. Tony waisted a good chunk of our tax check, & is getting the consequences of it.. It's hard to decide when to say something & how to say it, or when to not say anything... What is considered being passive, & what is saying too much & getting in Gods way.. He will get us all there. I'm praying for you guys!!
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Post by Sharon on Mar 4, 2016 13:38:43 GMT -5
Mary thanks for that. I need to just keep praying - this is the same issue as the cheating problem, but I am more passive about this then I am about the cheating. I think I should be convicting him more, but I don't know how to. I read a devotional about not voting for the "lesser or two evils" but something it made me realize is we are responsible for our actions including supporting something that isn't right, so the least I should do is not support his actions. I guess I hate this because I am in charge of our finances and he isn't responsible enough to handle those decisions, but he doesn't care about finances at all because I always handle it.
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Post by Sharon on Mar 4, 2016 14:02:03 GMT -5
This is the prayer I am praying today -
Lord I pray for Chris today that you would help him discover his joy through you. He is having this desire for a new car now and while I don't care if he needs a new car, this is the same spiritual issue he has had from cheating and from wanting other expensive things. This is him being unsatisfied and trying to fill the holes in his heart with things that he thinks will make him happy - traveling, sex, and expensive things, when what he really needs deeply is you. Lord give me guidance to be a help to my husband so that he can overcome this and use me as a tool so that you can work on Chris heart and he could be convicted to seek after you. Help me also not to be so lazy because I want to focus on me and my projects and I want to relax and ignore the problems. Give me the energy and motivation to help my husband.
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Post by Sharon on Mar 4, 2016 15:40:14 GMT -5
I was praying about this more today and God has promised to use this for his good. I felt strongly Him telling me to insist that Chris and I pray out loud together over this, before we go looking for a car. I am praying right now for God to put his words in my mouth when I pray. God needs to speak something to Chris heart about this and I am standing aside and trusting God.
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 4, 2016 17:58:29 GMT -5
Sharon we had talked about this a bit on the old group page... I definitely understand this pattern of theirs of not being the wisest with money!!! Always wanting the next most exciting thing... I will certainly continue praying on this area for Chris. I am so glad that you were able to connect with God in prayer on this topic and that you're feeling more trusting towards God about it! I will be joining you in prayer that God gives you the words and guides you!
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Post by Mary H on Mar 4, 2016 18:15:14 GMT -5
The power of praying together is amazing!
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Post by william on Mar 4, 2016 20:04:28 GMT -5
Sharon I'm praying for you sister! You have my # if you need it, text or call anytime that goes for you or Chris. Keep strong in faith.
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Post by renee on Mar 5, 2016 7:12:59 GMT -5
War Room. The power of prayer is amazing and yes doing it together is even more amazing. Not that it matters but I am new and unsure if Chris is a believer. I completely understand what you are going through as my husband loves things way too much. He grew up with nothing so now that he has things and always wants more things he obsesses over them all. Drives me crazy. Praying for you especially this specific new car situation.
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Post by Sharon on Mar 5, 2016 20:58:10 GMT -5
God is going to make good from this I am so sure. I feel peace about this. Today, Chris and I sat down with our kids and prayed all together and thanked God for blessing us with this new car and prayed that He would use it to do His good. Chris was so grateful for the car and he recognizes it's a blessing from God, not something that we earned and I am so happy that we were able to show an example of gratitude to God to our kids today too. This will be good
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Post by Mary H on Mar 5, 2016 21:57:13 GMT -5
Yay!!!! So excited for you Sharon!
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Post by william on Mar 6, 2016 0:52:07 GMT -5
Sharon that is a wonderful and amazing blessing!! Praise to God!
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