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Post by Sharon on Mar 5, 2016 22:57:56 GMT -5
I really feel like God has helped me organize my priorities - God first, husband second, work and kids third, self last. What I need help with is how to invite my husband into my communion with God. I have complained actually about going to church with my parents, sister and brother in law, etc because I love spending my time alone with God and really enjoy going to church alone. I love when my husband is able to come too, because I do feel God speaking to him and to me, but how can I bring that home? How can we spend time together with God in deep fellowship? It often feels like when he lets me pray for us or read us a devotional, that we are just going through the motions.
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Post by william on Mar 6, 2016 0:59:00 GMT -5
I have found that since I have been spending my nights alone, I find myself really getting in touch with God by being able to go to body of water (live in South Louisiana / New Orleans) so that's easy, or watching the sunrise or set, something about the 2 soothes me...maybe if have a chance to go to a park or somewhere where you can take in His beauty. I feel it takes you out of places where will keep the thoughts from this is where he yelled or she did this type thoughts.
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Post by wendyp67 on Mar 6, 2016 10:48:21 GMT -5
Hey William. I'm in Louisiana too. North of Hammond. It's true. We have such beautiful landscape. I get you. Nature is awesome and I feel so much closer to God. Just sitting there taking it in.
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 6, 2016 11:02:02 GMT -5
I sympathize with this Sharon. G won't usually let it go too deep and sometimes when he does it becomes a bit combative and he sort of challenges my beliefs. I do need to get better about seeking to invite him in...
One thought that I have is asking him what he wants or needs to pray about. I have tried to do that with G, where we pray out loud but together with both of us, kind of like a conversation out loud between us and God. Another thing is listening to worship/praise music. Often my husband's not in the mood... He loves a lot of awful (suggestive) secular music, but every once in a while he will sing praises with me and it is so moving!!
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Post by Sharon on Mar 6, 2016 11:51:10 GMT -5
Adrienne that is awesome! I have a radio in the kitchen and leave Klove on there. The other day he said something about me "getting all spiritual" which I was a little offended, but maybe that was a missed opportunity to show love. I do really love when he absentmindedly sings the songs on Klove though.
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Post by angie on Mar 6, 2016 22:51:43 GMT -5
I think biI know what you're going through. I can take it a step further, my husband won't go to church and isn't really thrilled with my relationship that God is cultivating and I desire very much. He has mocked, picked fights etc. Now I am not a angel as a wife but I'm trying to change that through God, but he wants me to revert back to going out and drinking and being STUPID and I refuse. There's no going back and I pray that's where you're at. The enemy loves to prey on our weakness and it sounds like that's what he's doing. Do not let him win! I do believe though that wanting to go church alone (if I am understanding correctly) may be a bit selfish. We are called to teach and testify to others and church could be the place that saves their soul. I totally get the alone time with God so I would suggest putting in place a certain amount of time to do this. I think it's vital, sometimes I think it's the only thing keeping me sane lol. Anyway, I pray God gives you the wisdom you need to be like Christ to the best of your human flesh. In Jesus name Amen!
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Post by Adrienne on Mar 6, 2016 23:21:53 GMT -5
Welcome to the group Angie!! Thanks for that reminder that the enemy's voice is loud but we do not need to listen to it. Second time that I've heard something along those lines in less than an hour now so I know God is speaking to me!
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Post by leanna72 on Mar 7, 2016 21:54:23 GMT -5
God spoke to me through a woman who came to speak at our MOPS group.
She said, " Now how do I pray with my husband when he doesn't want to pray? You better not start quoting scripture and you sure as heck better not ramble on... just start by praying quickly and simply, "God thank you for your blessings, please bless our marriage. Amen!" And that's it!"
Go figure that my mops group would bring in a woman with a marriage restoration ministry. Thank you God.
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