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So happy your day improved! God is comforting!Thank you Savedsis![]()
The appointment went well but I was so miserable earlier today after I went home. I had quite a few quiet times in the morning and with all your prayers the day improved.
I found such a great peace in just hanging out in the Devotionals on CF. My mom volunteered to have my little girl for the day and I spent the day in His Word, praying, reading and praising. No tv, no sound other than my crazy kitten tearing around the house.
Our Heavenly Father is so awesome and such a comfort.![]()
Be blessed, sis.![]()
Maybe that's what God is doing at the moment. Perhaps he's doing the shaking. I would simply suggest that you keep him in your daily prayers.Hi Ladies!
I wanted to put myself out there and get something off my chest. I really need some solid biblical advice here. I love my husband dearly and he is a Christian which alleviates a lot of conflict that resides in a lot of marriages. However, I sometimes struggle with his spiritual growth. I know he's not reading the bible like he's supposed to and I'm not sure how much of a solo-prayer life he has. He loves the Lord and for that I am grateful - bieleve me! But I can't help but feel sad when I see him struggle with things, or not choosing the best paths according to God's Word. I know that his walk is his walk and mine is mine but I sometimes feel like shaking him and saying "READ YOUR BIBLE AND PRAY!" Because I know that if he just did it he would grow and his relationship with God would shine. I'm sorry that I'm blabbing......I guess what I'm asking is how do I stop caring so much about my husband's walk? Why can't I just focus on my own and trust that God will draw my husband to Him. God knows that I too at times haven't prayed or read my bible like I'm supposed to but He draws me to Him again and again.
I guess I've answered my own question. lol Trust in Him.
~I feel lighter now...thanks for listening.
Hi Ladies!
I wanted to put myself out there and get something off my chest. I really need some solid biblical advice here. I love my husband dearly and he is a Christian which alleviates a lot of conflict that resides in a lot of marriages. However, I sometimes struggle with his spiritual growth. I know he's not reading the bible like he's supposed to and I'm not sure how much of a solo-prayer life he has. He loves the Lord and for that I am grateful - bieleve me! But I can't help but feel sad when I see him struggle with things, or not choosing the best paths according to God's Word. I know that his walk is his walk and mine is mine but I sometimes feel like shaking him and saying "READ YOUR BIBLE AND PRAY!" Because I know that if he just did it he would grow and his relationship with God would shine. I'm sorry that I'm blabbing......I guess what I'm asking is how do I stop caring so much about my husband's walk? Why can't I just focus on my own and trust that God will draw my husband to Him. God knows that I too at times haven't prayed or read my bible like I'm supposed to but He draws me to Him again and again.
I guess I've answered my own question. lol Trust in Him.
~I feel lighter now...thanks for listening.
Amen!Because that's what the devil does best. He loves to cause all sorts of disruptions and distractions to keep us from doing what we need to do to take care of our spiritual lives.
As I've said in the past, most of my difficulties come from work. I have an extremely difficult time staying out of the Lord's way at work. For 7 yrs. I've battled the same issue and tried to find my own solutions. As I've continued to study and grow in my walk, I finally learned that I can't do these things without him. I finally saw the light and just gave the entire issue over to him. I began to see small but, immediate improvements. Now as I go along, things have smoothed out some between myself and the issue at hand. I've seen gradual improvements over the past few months. Nothing dramatic. Just little things that have helped with the bigger picture. As my relationship improves with the one lady...other areas of my job have also made progress.If you all don't mind... I'd like to keep the discussion going in this direction or any direction it happens to go from here. This does not have to be limited to husbands... it can be any relationship.
In what areas to you find it hard to give it to God and stay out of His way??
After holding on to it and trying to find solutions yourself... then giving it to God... what was the result??
In applying this... what was your way of giving something to God and letting it go??
Ok ok my turn, for I've been having the same struggle. I'm not sure how many of you know my circumstances......I am legally married, but the man I am married to, well he abandoned us, chose his drugs and bottle and girlfriend over his family, myself and our kids about 10 years ago now. So I finished raising the kids on my own and with no support physically or financially from him. About 5 years ago, I met a man whom I fell in love with (and this was during my rebellion/anger with God) and we ended up together. Now neither of us were in God's grace at the time. -Fast Forward- I turned back to God about 3 years ago, Eric has never really believed either way....He didn't deny Him, but He didn't accept Him either. Eric's Father passed away 2 years ago, on that day, the Lord touched Eric and through that Eric is now saved and water-baptized and believes very deeply in his head. He has already in three months, maybe not even that read the Bible front to back and he had never cracked it before. Praise God.....now...another quick fast forward...during our last big trial here in the restaurant, we met with our Pastor and, of course, I knew what was going to be said, for God had been telling me for quite awhile, but I was scared to say anything to Eric. It was that night 3 or 4 months back now, that we repented of our sins together and our life that was not a Godly life at all due to my circumstance and while we cannot afford to live in two houses, we do live in 2 different rooms now and use every bit of modesty around each other so that we stay right with God and are more roommates than even boyfriend/girlfriend and will remain so until Pastor can marry us. Ok, anyway, now that you know my situation.Hi Ladies!
I wanted to put myself out there and get something off my chest. I really need some solid biblical advice here. I love my husband dearly and he is a Christian which alleviates a lot of conflict that resides in a lot of marriages. However, I sometimes struggle with his spiritual growth. I know he's not reading the bible like he's supposed to and I'm not sure how much of a solo-prayer life he has. He loves the Lord and for that I am grateful - bieleve me! .
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Romans 12:16 {NIV}
Like a quartet plays in perfect unison...the Lord wants his children to work together. Beautiful music is made when we each do our part.
~Isn't Gina~