Re: Husband & wife in need of prayers
Hello and God bless you,I don't know who you are, but God does. And why He would have me "stumble" on your request is something I do understand. My brother has been in prison the last 8 years. This is his third time. However, I think that it will be his last time. He received a 30 year sentence this time. Every year he comes up for parole and every year (so far) it has been denied. He has given his life to God. This time I think he's serious. He has served on several praise teams while incarcerated and has received good recommendations from the Chaplains that he has served under. His faith seems genuine and I would love it if he were released. But this is ALL in God's hands.God is in control and if we are to believe that, then we should trust that He knows what He is doing. If we can only trust Him in the good times, then our faith is very shallow and self-centered. [I went through a very long testing time as well (not incarcerated) and this is what God graced me to learn.]What the two of you need to do is stop trusting your eyes and trust God's heart. It's not His intention to hurt you, He is at work in your situation. You need to put aside your concerns (I know it's hard) and try to focus on what God is doing. The fact that you are apart has to do with some of the choices that you made to disobey Him in the first place. [In my case, I was trusting in my own abilities and didn't have the proper attitude toward authority.] Even if we truly repent, some things we have to live with once their done.A good example is : If I willingly put my hand in a fire, I will be burned. I can ask God to forgive me and He will. But the physical scar will still be there. I can either focus on the fact that I am unhappy with a scarred hand or I can focus on the fact that I made a wrong choice and learn from it.Forget the past. It's over. Start from today, right now. Understand that your marriage vows were commitments for life in front of God. Through good or bad times, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do you part. Not just until I can't take it anymore. Once that issue is settled in your minds, then look for what God is trying to accomplish through all of this.Really pray really hard. Ask others , especially your pastor, to pray for you. God has put the people in our lives for a purpose. You never know if your strength and courage through all of this is really a witness to others who know you are a christian.Stop listening to the devil's lies and keep your eyes on Jesus.God is with you and will help you both through this IF you will trust Him. Seek Him with your whole heart. His strength is perfect and His grace is sufficient. Only trust Him.in Christ's love, John.
My brother has been in prison the last 8 years. This is his third time. However, I think that it will be his last time. He received a 30 year sentence this time. Every year he comes up for parole and every year (so far) it has been denied. He has given his life to God. This time I think he's serious. He has served on several praise teams while incarcerated and has received good recommendations from the Chaplains that he has served under. His faith seems genuine and I would love it if he were released. But this is ALL in God's hands.
God is in control and if we are to believe that, then we should trust that He knows what He is doing. If we can only trust Him in the good times, then our faith is very shallow and self-centered. [I went through a very long testing time as well (not incarcerated) and this is what God graced me to learn.]
What the two of you need to do is stop trusting your eyes and trust God's heart. It's not His intention to hurt you, He is at work in your situation. You need to put aside your concerns (I know it's hard) and try to focus on what God is doing.
The fact that you are apart has to do with some of the choices that you made to disobey Him in the first place. [In my case, I was trusting in my own abilities and didn't have the proper attitude toward authority.] Even if we truly repent, some things we have to live with once their done.A good example is : If I willingly put my hand in a fire, I will be burned. I can ask God to forgive me and He will. But the physical scar will still be there. I can either focus on the fact that I am unhappy with a scarred hand or I can focus on the fact that I made a wrong choice and learn from it.
Forget the past. It's over. Start from today, right now. Understand that your marriage vows were commitments for life in front of God. Through good or bad times, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do you part. Not just until I can't take it anymore. Once that issue is settled in your minds, then look for what God is trying to accomplish through all of this.Really pray really hard. Ask others , especially your pastor, to pray for you. God has put the people in our lives for a purpose. You never know if your strength and courage through all of this is really a witness to others who know you are a christian.Stop listening to the devil's lies and keep your eyes on Jesus.God is with you and will help you both through this IF you will trust Him. Seek Him with your whole heart. His strength is perfect and His grace is sufficient. Only trust Him.in Christ's love, John.
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