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Please help me. God is not the author of confusion and I need wise, Biblical advice (but, please, no harsh or unkind posts). My situation is very comically, but I will try to just hit the highlights. My family has been through a very tough couple of years including losing our home and suffering through possible hacking which makes my husband appear to be the source rather than an outside hacker. However, despite everyone telling me it is him, I also see evidence, among a lot of technical evidence that I have witnessed myself, that it could be a former coworker of my husband's who threatened to "ruin his life" because my husband discovered some criminal activities that we absolutely do not tolerate (again a long story). Sounds ridiculously dramatic but is unfortunately true. During this, my husband has refused to participate in getting to the bottom of this and simply gets angry, which makes him look even more guilty. I have tried very hard to not accuse him when something else happens, but it is very hard with the way it appears as well as his attitude. If nothing else, I have a problem with him acting like it isn't even worth bothering with. I feel it is because 1. If it is someone else doing this, they are a threat to his family (we have received threatening pictures through our email). & 2. It should not be OK to look like you are cheating / lying to your wife. He has a habit of crossing lines with females that make me uncomfortable.
It is to the point that I'm close to a nervous breakdown and my husband just ignores me or gets angry immediately. I just wanted to work together.
To make matters worse, my sister moved in with us (my 80 year old mother already lived with us and she has dementia) after she suffered for years with her abusive husband. She and my husband would roll their eyes at each other if I got upset or my husband would get angry at me. I was so upset one night after a family member actually hit me (another long story) that I needed to go to the hospital (severe chest pain plus extremely high blood sugar). Rather than my sister coming downstairs to check on me when the ambulance arrived, she ignored everything going on and I left alone in the ambulance. My husband refused to leave work or talk to me on the phone and after he finally finished his shift, he came to the hospital. As soon as I tried to tell him about me being punched in the face (which my sister did not defend me but rather yelled at me), he said he was not going to listen. I was so upset and told him to just go. I meant to the waiting room, but he actually went home and left me there alone. After talking to her and my son, my husband actually did his best, talking to at least two medical personnel at the hospital trying to get me held on a psychiatric hold for at least 48 hours. He was encouraged to do this to me knowing why I was so upset to begin with but willing to pretend that I was just upset for nothing. He only came back when I was discharged. This talking about me behind my back just causes more havoc and problems (especially my sister telling my husband that I could "control their phones" which was not true but could have really caused a lot of problems). I let it be known that I will not tolerate this type of talking behind my back and I thought it had stopped. I again got sick and had to call an ambulance because no one would take me (I was actually told to "call an ambulance or call the police") but I had to even cancel the ambulance because I was reminded that I wouldn't have a ride home. My sister saw the ambulance outside yet never came outside to check on me. I left trying to drive myself and while I was gone, she then came downstairs to discuss what they were "going to do". When I flat out asked her in a text (in which she was so nice about offering to take me to the hospital when she knew I had already left) if she spoke with anyone, which she promised never to do behind my back again because it just causes more problems, she just ignored my questions.
I have also endured things like her calling my husband "Mr. Wonderful" and defending him although she KNOWS he is extremely abusive to me. She has no where to go, but she has done this again. Please pray for my family and me.
I know I need to get my nerves under control and stop getting so upset. I need to know if I am overreacting or is this truly as bad as it feels. I have no one in my home that I can trust or talk to- I feel so alone. They treat me like I'm the one doing something to them but I try so hard to do things for them and love them. In fact, my sister is usually downstairs by now, but She is avoiding ME, as if I did something to her (I did send her text telling her how upset I an). I just want respect and peace in my home without my sister being homeless. U also don't want to be divorced. Sorry for the dramatic long post. Again, please don't be harsh. I want your true opinions, but please be kind. Thank you!
 

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No, you aren't overreacting it does sound like your husband and sister should treat you a lot better than they do. I mean, you're helping your sister by giving her house and home and she can't even drive you to the hospital and back (Assuming she's licensed) or basically be grateful in anyway.

As for your husband, I can maybe see why he wouldn't take time off of work to visit you in the hospital and then he visited you after work but, to refuse to talk about you being punched in the face just, isn't right.

Do you suspect that it's your husband who hacked your personal information and sent those threats to you? It doesn't sound like something a husband would do but, you never know.

I don't really know what to say or do aside from, give you a big hug and tell you that God loves you and that everything is going to okay and that I'll pray for you. Good luck, hopefully other people on here will be more helpful than I am but, I have limited life experience.
 
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No, you aren't overreacting it does sound like your husband and sister should treat you a lot better than they do. I mean, you're helping your sister by giving her house and home and she can't even drive you to the hospital and back (Assuming she's licensed) or basically be grateful in anyway.

As for your husband, I can maybe see why he wouldn't take time off of work to visit you in the hospital and then he visited you after work but, to refuse to talk about you being punched in the face just, isn't right.

Do you suspect that it's your husband who hacked your personal information and sent those threats to you? It doesn't sound like something a husband would do but, you never know.

I don't really know what to say or do aside from, give you a big hug and tell you that God loves you and that everything is going to okay and that I'll pray for you. Good luck, hopefully other people on here will be more helpful than I am but, I have limited life experience.

Mmbattlestar,
I'm not sure why you said that maybe someone else could be more helpful because you were exactly what I needed to hear. God bless you! When you are constantly told that you are the one with the problem because you react rather than concentrating on what started it (although, I know, I should be strong enough through God's help to react appropriately - I am trying), you begin to believe it.
To answer your questions, yes, my sister is licensed with a new car. My husband has paid time off and could have stayed home with me and taken me (he knew before he left for work and left anyway).
I will say this about the hacking... every single trained person (and everyone else who has just seen what gas been going on) has, without exception, told me it was my husband doing this. I have been laughed at many times but I have also personally seen many things that make me doubt it was him and unless I can KNOW it is him, I cannot do anything. I believe what the Bible says about divorcing only in cases of adultery, but if I knew for sure he was torturing me this way, I couldn't divorce him but I would have to do something to protect myself and be able to live a peaceful life with joy as God intends.
I am not physically well, but I try as hard as I can to do the chores around the house, be cheerful (until something else happens ) and ignore little to no help. I try to make everyone happy and things are great until I speak up about things that should not be tolerated. I just don't understand what I am doing wrong that I am so disrespected by these people who say they are Christians. I cannot judge them, but it is very hurtful. I just want to be able to relax and be happy rather than waiting for the next thing to happen.
 
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From what I'm reading, the situation that your in, sounds as if your husband and sister look at you as if your a emotional attention seeker. But to me from what im reading, sounds as if your emotional because no one seems to listen or care how your feeling and the feeling that they look at you as if your a joke which causes you to be more off balanced. Its difficult to find your voice when you feel that the world is against you. Especially knowing your husband and sister are talking behind you back as if your the issue. The issue is that they need to support you, especially your husband. Your sister is your sister and you love her, but she needs to know when she is over stepping her boundaries when rolling her eyes with your husband. Even if she there to help you out in your home,or what ever the case may be, she needs to know that this is your marriage. I dont know if this is possible, but can you change your information completely so you no longer get these suspicious emails or hacking?
I'm not the most knowledgeable person on something like this, so correct me if I'm not understanding.
Praying for you and your family.
 
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I completely agree with DW. You didn't say who punched you in the face....but it really does sound as if you're surrounded by people that are--at least--emotionally abusive to you. I'd recommend getting in touch with a domestic abuse adviser---but be careful about not letting your sister or husband know, because that could make things even worse for you. http://www.thehotline.org/ 1-800-799-7233
 
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I completely agree with DW. You didn't say who punched you in the face....but it really does sound as if you're surrounded by people that are--at least--emotionally abusive to you. I'd recommend getting in touch with a domestic abuse adviser---but be careful about not letting your sister or husband know, because that could make things even worse for you. http://www.thehotline.org/ 1-800-799-7233
Agree, involving the people who seem to "enjoy" putting you down would probably not be the best people to know your seeking outside help. (Knowing that your hubby tried to explain your own emotions at which he doesnt understand to begin with to a therapist at the hospital)
 
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Another option for you, GC, is you can look up "Stephen's Ministries" in your area. They have, what they call, "care givers" that come along side people that are struggling through difficult times (as you are). You really need someone (or a group of people) you can trust and lean on. You're going through a lot, I'm sure, with caring for your mother and having all this antagonism around you at the same time. https://www.stephenministries.org/
 
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