Sometimes satan tries to use the very calling that God gave you to try to bog you down in the bondage of business.......pray, pray, pray. God will let you know what He expects of you and will give you a peace about picking up or cutting back.....you being anxious or unhappy is never in His plan....pray, pray, pray.
Its been really interesting reading this Thread! I am in the same position. My b/f is in our film ministry and I am in the childrens ministry.
With each of us working during the day and having to be in the ministries at different times we only have 1 evening during the week to see each other and maybe a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon between services. We live about 15 minutes drive away from each other so its not always easy to drive to each other especially in the evening. (I live in South Africa and its really dangerous driving at night especially for a woman)
I have noted down books that have been recommended and I start resourcing myself.
I hope God blesses you all in all that you need and desire
I totally understand what you are saying and I agree with EyezOFire. Your husband is not a mind reader and so he doesn't know what's going on in your heart. Consult God to find out what you should say and then tell your husband everything. How can you two walk together down the path of life and ministry except if you agree?
( It is 1:30 AM my time and there are three teens here now. )
hmm??? ..time for the kiddie's to go home and go to bed.
I feel gulity for the feelings that I have. I never want to be the reason that someone doesn't find the Lord
remember, you only need to testifiy to the Truth, God gives the increase. your husband and you are not replacement parents. they need to go home and be with their parents. dad's are suppose to be the real youth pastors imho.
But I can't live this way any longer.
i don't blame you. might be time to look for a church that puts the emphasis on family ministry rather than youth ministry.
here's a link to a church of what i'm referring to. i know the pastor at this church, he used to be my neighbor. i personally love their ministry outlook.
Pls let your husband know who you feel, you need to have boundries. This is not what God wants, God wants your marrige to be healthy and prosper in Gods love. Don't feel guilty about what you feel, you need to be very honest and tell him what is happening in your marrige and how you feel. Father God bless this marrige and please let this husband know what is going on, reveal yourself to him. In jesus name heal this marrige, amen.
__________________ Mrs. Linda Martinez
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new testamament says
seek first the kingdome of God ...seek to know Him as righteousness, peace and joy.
then all things else come after.
i would say that if you have no peace...you need to make whatever changes that will faicilitate the return of peace.
you are not a human doing, you are a human being.
when others dominate and there isnt even enough time or privacy to pray....this equation is out of balance
love the Lord your God whole heart
love others as self
loving oneself and making healthy choices for self care and happiness and quality of life, come from quality time spent being loved by God as His liitle one.
when you lose sight of being a little one, you can get confused and start to think you are responsible, you are the strong one...and you start taking over God s role.
your role is to be the weaker vessel
God is not expecting work to overtake your relating with Him, with yourself, your family...
He has done it all on the cross.
peace is how you know that you are going at the right pace.
there will always be more to do...and if you dont learn loving yourself through expressing boundaries , saying no, not right now, or im sorry i cant
what s beautiful about boundaries is that when you say i cant...it opens up people to look elsewhere..or it may inspire someone else to pray about their involvement.
on ething is for sure
God puts peace first.
He will be happier when you agree with Him and keep adjusting until your peace and joy return.
i admire you for your honesty and willingness to share, thanks so much
Right now I'm in Iraq but in a few weeks I will be home with my loving wife. My prayer is that God will give us a ministry that we can do together in the church. However as others have said my home is my first ministry. By the Word of God and I am the head of my home and since my children are all grown my wife is the only church member that I am responsible for. Her wants, desires and needs should be my first concern and I feel that God's purpose for me in the ministry will be strengthen even the more when those things are taking care of first.
1 Tim 5:8 says "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
Satan doesn't mind how much you do in church, matter of fact the more he can overwhelm you with the better. Always remember that he hates marriages so whatever he can do to destroy it even if it is "in the name of the church" he will do it. You have first hand experience and knowledge of that now.
By all means discuss this with your husband and make him aware of every uneasy feeling that you are having. It will take the power away from the enemy. If he has some hesitation about it then it maybe time for both of you to talk with the pastor.
Keep in mind that although we should be workers in the vineyard we are not responsible for the entire vineyard. God never said that he wanted us doing everything that's why the bible expained to us the purpose of the "Body of Christ". Let someone else sow or water. God will still give the increase.
Are you talking to the Lord??? 
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