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Post by Sharon on Sept 4, 2016 23:46:45 GMT -5
Anyone else notice how little we all get on and update these days? It used to be every day and then every other day and now it's maybe every week or every other week. Time to get back on track guys! I wanna see some updates on here! What has God been speaking to you all these days? What has been distracting you? What have you been busy with? What is calling you on to?
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Post by Sharon on Sept 4, 2016 23:49:23 GMT -5
I've been praying for the last couple days, because financially I don't know how I am going to do it, but I'm trusting God. I am joining the volunteers in the restoration department at my church and I am going to be attending a 7 month caregiver class. It starts September 14th and goes for 4 days and continues weekly after that. It's going to be a strain because I have to take 4 days off work and it's around $500 for the class, but I am trusting God to provide. I feel strongly that God is calling me to this. Please pray for me guys! I love you all so much and wouldn't be even close to pursuing this if not for all the encouragement and support from you all.
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Post by Adrienne on Sept 5, 2016 20:31:04 GMT -5
Sharon, I'll be praying for your class and your finances! Knowing you and your loving personality, I can definitely see you being a caregiver!
I have been struggling with apathy lately, honestly it's been going on for a few months. I can't seem to focus in on God... I have been studying for my PhD exams and giving that all my time... I've been worried about money and feeling sad and unsatisfied with my G, even though I can see that he's been making an effort. Things are up and down in my marriage but I feel like I'm just floating along and not pressing in. I've posted about it a couple times but just can't seem to kick myself back into drive. That's why I've been distant here. Thanks for the encouragement though; I really do want to get back on the horse.. I just haven't been able to make it happen yet!
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Post by Sharon on Sept 5, 2016 21:51:53 GMT -5
Lord, I pray that you would stir Adrienne awake early in the morning and she would remember that it is You and get up to spend some time with you. We have all been in sloth recently and we know that you don't want to keep us there. You want a fire to start back up over each of us.
I am not sure if it will help, but it ALWAYS jump starts me to go back to my notes and read over my miracles. Even if you just spend 15 or 20 minutes reading a devotional and listening to Klove, try to make the time sister!
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Post by Sharon on Sept 5, 2016 22:08:11 GMT -5
Lord please come and intercede in all of our lives. We all have the radio on, we drag ourselves to church, and we say our prayers before bed, but Lord you want a relationship. Not monotony but the passion and desire. For every eye that reads this, I pray that you would kindle the fire in their soul and bring them back into deep romance with you. You have always loved and cared for all of us. You have always not just protected and provided but abundantly blessed us. Specifically those of us in this group. When our marriages fell apart you never gave up. When the world told us it was over you promised us that it had just begun. You were not satisfied to just let us live Luke warm. You overtook all of us and destroyed our idols in front of us and miraculously in our chaos you drew us to you and we fell in love. We can't go back, but we have all fallen away. I pray that you would shout in our ears. That you would whisper your sweet voice all day. That we would hear you and our hearts would long for you again. That the fire would be kindled and begin to burn in our souls again. That we would be forced to action and to embrace you agains
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Post by pstokes522 on Sept 8, 2016 9:00:48 GMT -5
Thank you Sharon - I, like Adrienne, can't seem to kick start myself into having that passionate drive for The Lord again. But I'm sure we can pray each other back into it. Thank you for your sincere words and I ask that you continue to pray for us. Honestly, I thought I was the only one who had slipped away. It's been so long that I don't even know what was the last update I gave. I bought me a travel trailer and moved out of my house and am renting it to my daughter and her friends. To be honest, I just took a few clothes, a few dishes and my puppy. I just don't feel like dealing with all the 'stuff' at the house. I know I'm running away, but right now I don't think I can handle it. I've been spending my time working then coming home and watching mind numbing tv. I was going to Wednesday evening prayer services, but I haven't even been to that in the past few weeks. I know I'm being led astray by Satan, I just don't know if I have the strength to stop it. I'm not going out anywhere, but I've lost my fire. I have practically no communication with David. After he filed for divorce we talked all the time, working things out. Then after the divorce, we seemed to still communicate, like we'd find some reason to reach out to the other one. Now, that has completely stopped. I know that it's up to me to be obedient and the results are up to God. I just need to get my relationship back so I can get out of this funk.
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Post by Adrienne on Sept 8, 2016 16:04:03 GMT -5
Patricia I can really identify with you (obviously, since we posted about the same type of feeling). :-) I will be praying for you. I'm also feeling relieved that Sharon posted this: it made me feel less guilty for drifting off somewhat. The enemy would love for us to all feel like we are totally alone and feel terrible about ourselves, but the reality is that this is part of a journey and we DO have the strength to change our course. I encourage you to seek God out again and I will be making my best effort to do the same!
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Post by Mary H on Sept 8, 2016 21:58:59 GMT -5
I'm praying for all of you!
I too am currently working toward completely coming out of my funk. I've now accomplished spending time with Him in His word, journaling, & interceding every night. Still working on doing it in the morning & praying more through the day. I decided I'm going to start serving on the prayer team at church again (I stopped serving when tony came home last time.. How foolish!!) & I joined a small group through my church this week! Got tickets for a woman's Confrence at my church next weekend & it's supposed to be a blast! Really pressing into staying connected with family in Christ. I've been struggling today with being patient with the kids.. Please pray. I was able to repent infront of them for being irritable & they also repented for not behaiving well. It was great! I'm struggling to be respectful toward my dad (he & my step mom will be here another 2 or 3 weeks!) our relationship was bad to say the least growing up. Constantly fighting. Since I moved out when I was 17, our relationship got better. Now that he's been here for a couple months, it's wearing on me & im being tempted to be disrespectful & rude a lot. My disrespect just makes things worse & doesn't point him to Christ. He is very very hard for me to be around at times. He likes to agervate.. Makes weird & sinful jokes, cusses around my kids, & calls me a prude & boring basically because I follow Christ & don't think the sinful things he jokes about is funny. But Jesus is telling me to hug him (we never hug) & to zip my lips & be joyful around him. It's hard!
My step mom recently got saved at my church, but hasn't went back since then & ive noticed the spirit of pride & deciete has a hold of her again. She's so very prideful & ride again. Thankfully I've been working at taking each bitter thought about her captive & praying for her instead! Praise God!
My nephew who I have custody of now is 8 & his behaivor has been so bad the past few days
He doesn't get to see his mom so he's sad & is from a abusive & neglectful lifestyle so his behaivor has been bad. I'm close to clueless on how to deal with him. Praying God will send someone to help me.
Last week Tony said when he starts filing for divorce online, he will text me as its asking him questions. I haven't herd from him yet. I don't want to let my kids go but I know I have to trust Him.
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