Prayer

Lord, I don't know what your plan is for Chris, but I know that you don't plan to stand idly by and watch as he condemns himself to hell. In fact, I know you don't plan to leave him engrossed in the world as he is. Your plan, you have revealed so many times, is to draw this man back to you. To do your will in his life. To blossom him and create something beautiful from him. It may take years. It may take all our lives. But if I sit still and rest in your presence, I will have my joy. My children I will teach to find their joy in you. And I will not dwell on what is wrong in Chris or how I need to fix him. You are working on that! Lord help me stand back!!! Give me peace to do it!

Oh Sharon I'm praying for you !! Don't worry God has everything under control. I know it's difficult but you have to trust God !! God will show you what to do. I'm going thru some problems with my husband as well. I found out few months ago he cheated on me, I confronted him and I told him I wanted to make it work, for few weeks I thought we were going in the right direction but lately he has been distant again and he's been telling me he wants to find a place for himself. Sharon, I know what you're feeling and I'm going to pray for you !! Our only hope is God!! He's the only one who can do the work on our husbands and I know He will, we just have to trust.

Guys thank you for the continuous prayer. Our pastor told us today to think of 3 people who have personally impacted our relationship with God and thank them. You all are one of my people because I would not have the relationship I have with God without all of you. I am so blessed that he brought me to this church and you are the most amazing friends I ever. God knew exactly where I needed to bring me when he helped me stumble on this group!

So I prayed that God would let Chris come up and respond to talking privately if He wanted me to speak to Chris and Chris did come up to talk. So I felt confident that God wanted us to talk and prayed God give me the words before we talked. And I feel like he blessed the conversation. A couple things that were said. Chris admitted to kissing someone but said nothing else happened. He brought up should we get a divorce and I asked is that what he wants? He said no, but he feels bad for me being married to a crumby guy like him. I told him that the enemy is like a snake. Like the snake in the garden, he spoke temptation and lies to Eve and convinced her to act against who she truly was. That he is not crumby. He is a good husband and a good dad and the enemy convinces him to act outside of who God made him to be. He is truly a good man in his heart. I also told him that he enemies plan is to divide us. That if he can break down the man who is our head then he can destroy our family. I told him I can't imagine how hard it is to be a man. He said it is hard for him too because his friends at the base look at him bad. They say (behind his back of course) that he is the guy who cheats on his wife. And he carries that shame! I told him that is not who he is. That is a lie of the enemy trying to make him feel overwhelmed in his sin. Christ came to die for ALL our sins! And he is not the man who cheats. He is allowing the enemy to give him that name. That his real name is son of God, forgiven, loved. I told him that his problem is his relationship with God. And that I forgive him but more then that, God forgives him. So he has to forgive himself. He might have gone down a wrong path, but now he knows it was wrong so he needs to turn around and come back on the right one. It was a great conversation and he even let me pray for him. I just begged God to reveal to Chris his true value and worth. That God would tell him his real name. That Chris would fall in love with a loving and forgiving father. Please keep praying for him guys! God is doing some big work here! But instead of being broken, I am standing on God this time. He has work to do, and I am going to back down and only do what he asks. I also told Chris I know he wants a wife, not a pastor so I am not going to sit around preaching to him. But I asked would he do this 31 days of prayer for your husband and wives books that I got us. I told him I am weak and really need him to pray for me and he said he would. I am feeling better. Blessed. I just pray that Chris continue to hear Gods voice and choose it as best as he can. And that he believe Gods voice and not the enemy. And that he forgive himself when he makes a mistake.

I came late to this thread, but I am joining you in prayer, Sharon. I have been really trying to find my way back to connecting with God again lately. I know He is listening and has plans for all of us. I am humbled by your drive to seek out His will in your life and marriage, as I always am! Remember to keep your eyes on Him. We can easily grow weary when we look at these imperfect men, but Jesus promises to carry our burdens. I will try to be on the page more. I am a bit overwhelmed right now as school has just started back but I know I need to be active in these God-following communities, which in turn will inspire me to pursue my God with increasing fervor.