personal Christian prayer request..

[smom1976]

Grapes..... yes that would be my chickens prayer...

here ya go

 

[miss_jayne]

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that is so funny...my chickens would be building an alter!

 

[foreverblessed]

Hi smom 1976, key west chick and any other wife/husband going through difficult times with your spouce,

God brought me to BYC today to find some help for a hen that has a sick eye. BUT He may have just brought me here to write this post too.

My name is Laura. My husband I were married 7 years with 3 children- 5s, 3.5d & 4wod, when he "out of the blue" filed for divorce. I guess it wasnt really out of the blue cause we had been seeing a Christian Marriage counselor for almost 3 years at that point. I thought things were going great that is why I say "out of the blue" cause to me it was.

SMOM 1976 it WAS the power of prayer that saved our marriage. The counseling gave us a lot of sound advice but WITHOUT the power of the Holy Spirit and prayer it is and was NOTHING! What three years of counseling did was not a total waste but until my husband "got it" nothing changed. Satan had him deceived and nothing but the power of God can change that, not even a great counselor like we had! Only The Great Counselor can make lasting changes!

Our pastors wife gave her testimony in early Dec 2001 (She had a testimony of her childhood that if I were to write about it I can say most would think I was making it up cause no one's life is that bad, but it is true and it helps explains alot about her by the trauma she went thru growing up). My husband went to hear her testimony. While there He heard about the ministry she had received ministry from and he somewhat "got it". He went to the ministry and received help too. He called me before Christmas and wanted to apologize. He also wanted to let me know he was going to start working on a Masters Program for Marriage and Family Counseling. (I literally laughed) Anyway, as he was apologing I was expecting him to want to reconcile but his last point was "Can you forgive me for divorcing you?" I told him "Yes", but told him what I was expecting, and he immediately said "Laura we ARE getting a divorce."

I made it through Christmas that year. Learning what a single parent and children from divorced homes have to handle as a normal part of their Holidays, back and forth. God changed me through this terrible time in my life. He is using it all now to help others.

Hubby "gets it" while completing the first course in the MA program. The course contained a lot of actual case studies of marriages in trouble .... Here, during this course, God shows him and gives him hope that our marriage can be saved.

In mid-January as I was broken hearted before God, I surrender my marriage into His hands and asked, pleaded that He would make me the best single mom I could be. At the time we had a 6yos, a 4yod and an 8 mod. Three days later after this prayer my husband calls me to ask if I would reconcile.

I never wanted the divorce or separation but God had things He needed to do in both of our lives that He separated us for a time to do His will in our life. It is easy now to see and say this but when you are the one walking the road it is not easy to see that is why we must walk by faith and trust God totally for His out come.

We are celebrating our 15th anniversary on Wed. 11-12!!! My husband was Ordained as a Southern Baptist pastor in 2003. He is now in fulltime ministry for the ministry that God used to heal our marriage.

~~~ God is a God of miracles. ~~~ God is a God of prayer ~~~

~~~~ Keep your faith and keep on praying ~~~~


My prayer for you smom 1976, key west chick and any other wife or husband that these words speak to is that you surrender 100% to Gods will for your life and the life of your children and family.

Please feel free to PM/email me.

 

[smom1976]

wow what a wonderful testimony.. God has a great testimony for us as well... I will continue praying...

 

[Fudgie]

Wow that is cool! God does work in mysterious ways, sometimes you are just LEAD to do something and click on something and read something and act on things. I am glad God sent you this way!!!!

 

[rubyv67]

We are on the verge of divorce too. My heart is broken and I'm so confused. Last night I told God His will not mine. Thank you for your testimony. I need wisdom and a single mind. That's all I want, my children need me. God bless you.

 

[Oblio13]

Sometimes a divorce is the best thing that can happen to you, even if you can't see it at the time.

Hang in there - no matter which way it goes.