Testimony time!!!

[Dim]

I realize this my be the wrong forum but I think you who visit this one can relate more.


My wife and I have been struggling with our marriage allot! We've got one isssue as of late this seems like it a deal breaker. Things are really bad at my house. So what does satan do? He sends a e'mail to me via an old high school friend (a woman of corse). She invites me to this website that people make pages about themselves, so I think what the hay. I look at her's, she got info about her life and pics of her and her kids...so I make one. Like a dummy I put my pic up. Then she pm's me, telling me how much I've changed and that I'm a "hottie". Now I realize that don't mean she wants to get with me or anything, but being human and in a weak state, the thought crossed my mind. I go to open my e-mail and start reading a daily devotional that I get, and it's all about men commiting adultry! I was like "wow". Today I just got done telling a good friend about the whole situation, and how I was thinking it was spiritual warfare, and that Satan was attacking me, but that God had my back. Not 5 minutes after that conversation I checked my e-mail, and what was today's devotional about? SPIRITUAL WARFARE! Coincidence? I think not. This has not only led me to focus on what matters, but has restored my weakening faith. Praise God ! I still have to deal with the situation at home, but at least I now have the power (through Him) to do it.

 

[MusicalProgrammer]

Wow, that's a great story; it always gives me chills to hear testimony like that. The Lord is truly our Shepherd, and if we trust Him, He will take care of us.

 

[jaimegerise]

Yes, great story! Praise God for working in such wonderful ways!

 

[suzybeezy]

Great to hear that God brought this awareness to you. Just a quick question though, did you tell your wife about the website? Sounds as if you still have some lingering guilt about it for some reason. Just my perception, I could be completely off base.

 

[alexia]

SPIRITUAL WARFARE! Coincidence? I think not. This has not only led me to focus on what matters, but has restored my weakening faith. Praise God ! I still have to deal with the situation at home, but at least I now have the power (through Him) to do it.

God is so good. He always there for us to catch us before we fall.



I've heard similar testimonies before. This one guy was about to have an affair and he was about to go out off town with the woman. His wife knew nothing about the other woman, but she felt that the holy spirit impressed her to begin to pray for her husband. At the moment, her husband was struck by lightening when he was with the other woman and he said that God spoke to him when he was knocked out. He went back to his wife and there marriage was stronger than before. And although he was a pastor, I guess he had never realize that he could deceive his wife but he couldn't deceive God. (And I've heard a lot of other "interesting" testimonies...)

So I don't think that what you experienced was a coincidence. If so, then I've nothing but coincidences these last two years. God's spoken to me in several ways including dreams/visions and prophetic words that I've come to pass. God's given me direction during the times when I was struggling and wanting to give up. But the clearest directions when I surrended my life to God and lived a life that was pleasing to God (and no compromises).

I had a dream about a church and a few months later my uncle invited me to his. And strangely it was the church in the dream. And this lady saw me and started praising God. She said that I would be a big blessing to the church.

(BTW not all dreams/visions are from God...but many of mine have been. Especially, the one that revealed to me the kids that I would have. And the funny thing is that the looked nothing like I thought they would...but I guess it's true what the bible says...GOD knows us before we are formed in our mothers' wombs.)


God is always speaking to us but most of us don't listen. And I've noticed that I've gotten more and cleared direction from God when I submitted myself to God and strived to live a holy life.

 

[Dim]

Just a quick question though, did you tell your wife about the website? Sounds as if you still have some lingering guilt about it for some reason. Just my perception, I could be completely off base.

No I haven't. Should I? I know keeping things from her is wrong, but if it's no longer bothering or having any effect on me, should I even bother hurting her feelings? I feel like that might complicate things even more. Please, give me your opinions, everyone.
Thanks

 

[SirKenin]

That's a great story, and far from coincidence I'm sure. A nice little reminder to mow your own lawn. Cool

 

[<Follower>]

I realize this my be the wrong forum but I think you who visit this one can relate more.


My wife and I have been struggling with our marriage allot! We've got one isssue as of late this seems like it a deal breaker. Things are really bad at my house. So what does satan do? He sends a e'mail to me via an old high school friend (a woman of corse). She invites me to this website that people make pages about themselves, so I think what the hay. I look at her's, she got info about her life and pics of her and her kids...so I make one. Like a dummy I put my pic up. Then she pm's me, telling me how much I've changed and that I'm a "hottie". Now I realize that don't mean she wants to get with me or anything, but being human and in a weak state, the thought crossed my mind. I go to open my e-mail and start reading a daily devotional that I get, and it's all about men commiting adultry! I was like "wow". Today I just got done telling a good friend about the whole situation, and how I was thinking it was spiritual warfare, and that Satan was attacking me, but that God had my back. Not 5 minutes after that conversation I checked my e-mail, and what was today's devotional about? SPIRITUAL WARFARE! Coincidence? I think not. This has not only led me to focus on what matters, but has restored my weakening faith. Praise God ! I still have to deal with the situation at home, but at least I now have the power (through Him) to do it.

Thats pretty awesome

He can really get to us in the most peculiar ways sometimes

 

[fairyshyone]

Awsome, nothing like God having your back.

 

[brokenbananas]

Sure, I'll share a very recent (last weekend) testimony along those lines.

The past 3 months, God has been working to restore some hurts and where a part of our marriage was going in the wrong direction due to extremely busy lives, hectic schedules and not taking the time to fill each other's love tanks regularly. Prior to that, one of my friendships (with the opposite sex) had become way too close for comfort. I didn't realize this, but my husband did and eventually stepped in. Long story.

I belong to this forum that he also belongs to (this other friend of mine). I hadn't seen him for awhile and over the weekend, he posted progress pics (it's a bodybuilding forum) of himself. Though the majority of me has resolved to act appropriately and focus on my husband/marriage, there can be still times of vulnerability. The past couple weeks, we'd been so busy, my love tank was once again dropping.

Without either of us knowing that my friend was going to post pics, God was already working in my marriage. That night after seeing the pics, my husband and I (albeit with our kids with us) went to a very romantic Italian restaurant where he seranaded me in Italian and then later that evening had this beautiful love making session. Sunday morning we also spent more time making love and throughout that day doing more love tank filling things.

If my love tanks were empty and my husband hadn't taken the time here to address it, maybe there would've been a problem. We also spent time in prayer, seeking God and we have had such a greater focus on that the past 3 months. God is moving. Satan is also not happy and tries in various ways to thwart this.

My husband and I over the next few days will be going through the Bible to search for Scripture in specific areas of our lives and begin a 42 day reprogramming of our minds/beliefs in those areas. We're going to memorize scripture in those areas to help us have better tools to combat the enemy. We were going to say out loud as individuals each morning these scriptures (and with our children). When we come together later in the day, we'll do them as a couple. And evening before we sleep as we pray with our children, we'll once again say outloud each of those scriptures for that area. We'll have one area to focus on each day for 7 days (7 topics).

We want to see how God will begin to transform and move each of those areas we are focusing God's power in our lives and demolishing the subtle lies we've listened and believed over the years.

Great job on keeping your focus on Christ. Keep up the great work.