thank you for your support and words of encouragement thought i should share this email with you
Which Way Are We Going? -
"Why do some prodigals visit their families and seem
to have a good time, but do not come home to stay?"
Men and women who are standing with God for marriage restoration
must have a lot of faith. Along with that, they have high hopes
of a prodigal spouse soon coming home. What has happened when the
process seems to be starting, and then suddenly the prodigal
makes an 180 degree turn, once again, away from their home and
praying spouse? What happens to the stander's high hopes?
Charlyne and I pray that by now you understand that the path back
home that a prodigal spouse travels is not always a straight one.
Like a road to the top of a mountain, (and your prodigal coming
home will be a mountaintop for you), the road is not straight.
If we were to leave our home and travel north on I-95, we would
reach a point in Martin County where the compass would indicate
we are going south. Are we going north or south? Should we give
up on our northbound trip, because the compass says we are going
the opposite way? I-95 actually goes so far west in Martin County
that at one point, due to a curve, northbound cars are heading
south.
My wife and I can understand your high hopes of restoration, and
that is great, providing these hopes are based on the promises of
God. When the road home takes an unexpected turn, you need to
pray just as strongly, never doubting for a moment that God is at
work.
The foremost question on the heart of any prodigal who ever gives
thought to returning home is a simple one; "What's different
now?" It does not matter if you are separated because of
adultery, abuse, alcoholism, or any of the rest of the alphabet
of causes, your spouse wants to know what has changed so that
this nightmare will not repeat itself.
Most standers make the mistake of volunteering what is different,
reciting to their prodigal about a closer walk with the Lord, and
how much He has changed them. Your absent spouse does not want to
hear your words; he or she wants to observe the changes.
"Me change?" someone is thinking. "My spouse was the one who
committed adultery, not me. Let them change!" You need to stop
playing the blame game. Satan is the one at fault for your
situation. He attacked your family by using a pre-existing
spiritual weakness in one or both parties. Gradually, the enemy
took over that person, until they were his captive, as described
in 2 Timothy. Let's follow a typical family from the thousands we
have on our mailing list and attempt to discover why the spouse
has not come home.
It could be a husband or wife, but let's say that Jack becomes
too friendly with Susie at work. That is the point of the enemy's
attack. They progressed from being co-workers to having lunch
together most days. As they got to know each other, things
reached the, "I'll tell you my problems and you can tell me
yours." One of Jack's "problems," be it true or not, was related
as a poor or non- existent sex life at home. While Jack still
went home to Jill each evening, it was Susie, not Jill, who
occupied his thoughts.
At some point, and in some way, Jack and Susie crossed the
physical line. From that moment on, the enemy who had attacked
Jack back in the pre-lunch days now has full control of the man.
He is hearing in his spirit, "You are not good enough for Jill.
She doesn't meet your needs, but Susie sure does!" "You deserve
some happiness, not just a wife and kids." He is hearing from
Susie, in a hundred ways, "We have a future. Leave your wife for
me." The other person may even be giving your guilt-filled spouse
ultimatums that they must make a choice. Can you imagine? The
choice was made when you married. Satan has now taken full
control.
Confused Jack moves out of the family's home, leaving behind a
shocked Jill. She knew something had changed in him, but assumed
it was job pressure or mid-life crisis, or sadly, she blames
herself. You may be to blame for not praying for your family, but
certainly not for the break-up. That credit goes to the enemy,
who is out to destroy every family, thus destroying every church,
thus destroying society itself.
The months or years following are a blur of lawyers, protection
orders, battles over the unimportant, court dates, many tears,
and all the rest that most standers know too well. Jack, silently
bearing the guilt for all of this, tells himself, "Jill hates me.
She probably hated me the entire time. It is best we are
divorcing." At the same time, Susie is pushing marriage. Jack
half-heartedly agrees, knowing if he does not, that he will lose
Susie. By some means, the news is mysteriously leaked so that
Jill will hear there is a wedding being planned, adding to her
devastation.
Meanwhile, God, in His love for Jack and Jill and their family,
used some means to introduce Jill to standing with Him and
praying for the restoration of Jack back to his Heavenly Father,
and to his family. Jill turns not to people, but to her Lord God
for her support, her direction, and her decisions. During her
stand, she becomes less of the abandoned and angry woman she had
been, and more like Jesus every day. Her Bible replaces her
newspaper as her source of information. Jill's taste in music has
changed to Christian music. Prayer takes more time than the
computer. She is teachable. She has a burden for Jack's soul, now
destined for Hell, unless he changes.
Jack's sinful relationship is not going well. Susie is not the
happy person he used to dream about all the time. She is
demanding and controlling. (Do you know why? She knows that her
days with Jack are numbered and she is hanging on in any way she
can.)
Jack sees Jill every other weekend when he picks up the children,
or when he picks up his mail. Gone is the angry, spiteful woman
who sat at the opposite table in court. She has a peace that Jack
wishes he could find. She is kind to Jack, and always agreeable.
The day comes when Jack stands on his own porch, ringing his own
door bell, and is excited to see Jill, if only for a couple of
minutes. It is almost like when they were first falling in love.
He feels good when Jill calls out, "I'm praying for you," as he
walks away.
This marriage is at a crossroad. If Jill continues to stand,
there will come a day when Jack starts to confide in his wife. He
will walk inside his home and have his heart almost burst with
good memories. He will wish that he could rewind the clock and
never have met Susie. Jill will become more serious about
standing. She may fast often, and not waste time online. She
recognizes she is approaching the biggest battle of this
spiritual war for her husband's soul and for her marriage.
What if Jill takes the other road? She feels God has had enough
time and nothing seems to be happening. (But she can't see inside
Jack's heart!) What if she gives up standing and gets on with her
life, like everyone tells her to do? Some day another man will be
opening Jack's front door when he rings. Both Jack and Jill will
revert to angry people, at war not against Satan, but with one
another. Jack and Jill will probably both go on to second, and
possible third marriages. Left behind will be a string of
brokenhearted children.
If Jill continues to stand and to grow in the Lord, God will
change her, before he changes Jack. Then Jill and their home will
become a spiritual magnet for Jack. He will find the peace there
that he is seeking. Jill, still wearing her wedding rings, may
become like the other woman, as Jack shaves the truth to Susie in
order for him to see his covenant wife. Experts, of which I am
not, have said that prodigal spouses may live with one foot in
each of two worlds, as they test the water.
The prodigal comes home for the birthday parties, and then
suddenly leaves, even disappearing for a time, with no contact. I
like to compare this to the pendulum on a clock. Pull the
pendulum all the way back toward home, and when released, it will
go farther to the other side, but always returns.
What's a stander to do? Jill is not even married to Jack, yet he
drops in at home as if nothing ever happened. She should be
rejoicing, because Jack is on the way home. Jack has a tremendous
battle going on inside, between right and wrong. He is guilt-
filled and plays the "What if..." game over leaving Susie. Satan
is losing the war for this family and will pull out his major
weapons at this point.
All the time, Jack is going to be asking himself, "What's
different now?" Charlyne and I pray that all the "Jacks" will
readily see that things are different because you have now based
your life on the Lord Jesus Christ. You are living His way, and
silently inviting the one you love to come home to a totally
different spouse.
We acknowledge that not every situation will match this composite
of fictional Jack and Jill presented here. Charlyne and I pray
that you will find something herein that will help you understand
the dilemma of prodigal spouses who visit, but can't move home
(yet!)
"The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will
prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different
person." I Samuel 10:6
hope and pray that you have had a very blessed day,this email really lifted me up today cos i phoned my wife and she was just very arrogant towards me on the phone,i just thought to my self and said that im not going to give in to satan tricks by getting angry, i just remained very calm,and i am glad that i did that for it made me a better person
Getting Burned -
"But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss." I Corinthians 3:13-15a (NLT) My business is in a 1900 Victorian home that is beautiful! Everything seemed normal until one day as we were working someone came in screaming that the house was on fire. Within a few minutes three fire engines came roaring down the street. My business was going up in flames and they could not seem to get a handle on it. Finally after about three to four hours they got the fire under control. Little did we know that there was faulty wiring in the attic. "Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart." Proverbs 17:3 (NLT) "For everyone will be tested with fire." Mark 9:49 (NTL) People showed up to support me in my time of need, telling me how sorry they were…and that they would do anything they can to help. Whatever I needed they would be there and they were, at first. Everyone worked very hard to get my business running and get me back on my feet. Then the time came to rebuild and a few people came out to help in the beginning, but as the work became difficult, all of the ones that were so eager to help lost hope. Everyone started to say, "You can't rebuild." Then there was one person that said "Yes, you can rebuild and it will be better than before. It will take a little time and a lot of hard work but if you are willing, it can be done." "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you." Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) This is the same with marriage; everything seems just fine on the outside and then suddenly you are taken by surprise. To your devastation, your beloved has decided to take a walk in the wilderness. Again, everyone is there until you decided that you are standing for your marriage. They were all willing to help you move in a new direction. However, they are unwilling to help you rebuild. Everyone begins telling you, you're in denial, you need to move on, you need to date, and find someone else that is better. You find yourself alone...left to clean up the mess that the fire has left. Then there is One, Jesus Christ, who says, "I will rebuild and restore your marriage, if you will believe. It will be better than before! Have faith in Me; it will be a lot of hard work but if you are willing, I can do it." "But if you pray to God and seek favor of the Almighty and if you are pure and live with integrity he will surely rise up and restore your happy home." Job 8:5-6 (NLT) Christ restored that house back to even better than it was before. Even the color of paint was the Lord's choice, "Refuge Blue." God will take care of every little detail if you will trust Him! "God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble." Psalm 46:1 (NLT) "In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation." I Peter 5:10 (NLT) That house is the exact same structure that it was before the fire, but the inside is completely new. You are the same vessel on the outside, but He wants you to be completely new on the inside. Christ can do that if you are willing, with a little hard work He will do it for you...if you let Him. God wants your marriages to be completely restored, but more than anything, He wants "you" to be completely restored. The good news is that through Jesus Christ you can overcome any obstacle. When you stand firm and walk boldly with Jesus "all" things are possible. Trust Him and have faith that your home and the homes of others will be restored! "Create in me clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence and don't take you Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you." Psalm 51:10-13 (NLT) "By standing firm, you will win your souls." Luke 21:19 (NLT)
hope you had a very blessed day and fantastic day filled with the love of god
i always pour the precious blood of jesus upon my marriage,my wife,my daughter and my self,the enemy wants to destroy my marriage and he wants my wife and i to live apart from each other but i wo'nt let that happen,i am going in to the enemy's camp to proclaim what he has stolen from me in the mighty name of our lord and saviour jesus christ ,satan has been defeated,i am not going to allow him to destroy my marriage,to have the upper hand i believ god is going to restore my marriage Amen,had another vision last night my wife and i are back together,went and visited my wife today at her working place and i don't know what came over me i then decided to go to nando's and buy her lunch,i took it to her and she was like really blushing and excited we spent some time together talking but i did'nt mention to her about coming back home,i'm just waiting upon the lord for a break through.
Dear Cyrone...
there's a say saying time will heal all wound. I want to correct it: Love will heal all wound.
When I was sick again for how many times I have been...my mom always said: Be happy that you're facing troubles that God has trusted you to go through some test to you to achieve better or higher grade. You will become more like Christ because He Himself had been thru' pain and all kind of trial, but He came out the winner!!!!
So get all your weapon and be truly a believer.
With my praying heart.
i thought i should post you this email i recieved,i get these emails from www.rejoicemarriageministries.com,god has directed me to rejoice marriage ministries in marche when i was doing my research gosh this site is powerful
"TAKE MY PAIN AWAY!" -
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saved those who are
crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
"My heart feels like it is breaking in two. I hurt so badly! I
feel like I am going to die due to the pain in my heart. When
does the pain leave?" This is a statement that Bob and I hear
every day in letters and email. Do you understand your pain? We
want you to know that the pain you are feeling is because you are
one-flesh with your spouse. Your spouse is trying to separate,
tear apart, rip apart, what God has joined together for life.
That is why you are hurting. It is similar to the pain when a
spouse loses their husband or wife to death.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."
Genesis 2:24
"So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has
joined together, let man not separate." Matthew 19:6
Today, open your eyes and ears to the message that your Lord is
speaking to your heart. I remember the pain that you are going
through as if it was yesterday. Sometimes pain is necessary to
get your attention. Many people today do not respond to biblical
truths or seek the Lord until they experience pain. Do you have
a strong personal relationship with your Lord daily? Are you
praying, listening to the Lord for His truths, or are you only
turning to Him when you are hurting, asking Him for help? Are
you
willing to allow your Lord to change you to become the spouse,
parent and Christian that you need to be for the Lord and for
your beloved husband or wife?
"The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers
them from all their troubles." Psalm 34:17
As you go through your suffering or pain, remember that your Lord
hears and sees your pain, your tears and He wants to heal your
emotional pain and trauma. Know that the Holy Spirit can heal
your broken heart and crushed spirit. Your spirit has been
wounded by the enemy's tricks and schemes of marriage problems,
separation or divorce. Satan has used hurtful words to cause
emotional pain and suffering that needs to be healed, but your
Lord God can heal you.
"...He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the
prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day
of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide
for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a
garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Isaiah 61:1-3
Right now, cry out to the Lord waiting and expecting His presence
to come and minister healing to your wounded heart and crushed
spirit. Let me share a powerful scripture for you to stand on:
"He heals the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds." Psalm
147:3
Nothing is too hard for your Lord to do for you as you go through
this difficult time in your marriage. Stand on the promises of
God.
Let the Holy Spirit heal your broken heart and crushed spirit,
today. Allow the Holy Spirit to remove the spirit of
heaviness, despair, depression or oppression. Your Lord can
remove all your pain, any unforgiveness, bitterness and even
anger. The greatest Counselor, the Lord can speak to you
privately and remove all your hurts and pain. Let Him give you a
crown of beauty, the oil of gladness and a garment of praise.
Let the Lord put on you His robe of righteousness and as you
would cover your child in bed, allow the Lord to cover you with
all His unfailing love to remove all your hurts and pain.
I surrendered my body, soul and spirit to the Lord's way in our
marriage and asked the Lord to pour into me His unconditional
love and the spirit of forgiveness. He died for you and loves
you so very much and He has never left your side. The Lord wants
the best for you, your husband or wife, your marriage and for
your family.
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the
weak." Isaiah 40:29
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Was it worth the pain that I went through? A million times over
again, Yes! Bob wrote his first book, "Prodigals Do Come Home"
because he saw someone who was hurting, going through divorce.
He wanted to give him something to give him hope and
encouragement. Bob knew at that time two years after our
remarriage that our Lord God had the answer for marriage problems
or divorce. Bob knew that His Lord could heal wounded hearts and
heal impossible marriages like ours or yours.
May you never forget that you serve a risen Savior who shed His
Blood and defeated satan. You and I need to know who we are in
Christ and walk in victory. God created the Heavens and the
earth and called the stars by name.
"Great is our LORD and mighty in power; his understanding has
no limit...the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put
their hope in his unfailing love." Psalm 147:5,11
Bob and I are a living testimony that God can touch and change
hardened hearts. Our Lord God is greater than any addiction or
sin. May you start praising the Lord today, as the Lord will
heal your broken and wounded heart as well as heal, restore and
rebuild your marriage if only you will believe in God's mighty
power!
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires
of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he
will do this." Psalm 37:4-5
You're invited to join the group "For Women Only." Stop in to ask questions, give feedback, and receive support from other women. Click Groups in the top nav bar and then "For Women Only." Then request an invite. I hope you enjoy this network! ~Julia/moomins
just getting ready to go to work, thought i should share this email with you that i recieved this morning
Seeds Need To Take Root -
Scriptures to Read:
Matthew 13:3-23
Mark 4:2-20
Luke 8:5-15
"That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer
went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some
fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell
on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up
quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came
up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had
no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it
produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was
sown." Matthew 13:1, 3-8
Bob returned from an errand today with three watermelons and a bag
of sweet-smelling peaches. He had encountered a roadside produce
truck, straight from Georgia. Bob said he knew from the
driver/salesman's southern drawl that this was the real McCoy.
Somewhere, years ago, and hundreds of miles from here, a farmer
decided to plant peach trees. A few months ago, either he or
another farmer decided to grow watermelon.
Are you planting seeds daily like the farmer who sows his seeds is
expecting a harvest? When a farmer plants thousands of seeds on
acres of land or if you want to plant seeds for a vegetable garden
in your back yard, you both must prepare the soil. Today let's
examine the soil for your marriage to be restored.
Jesus taught many principles through the parables he told. Ask
the Holy Spirit to teach you His truths so that you may be able to
apply them to your daily walk with your Lord as you are praying
and expecting marriage restoration.
Let's read three parables in Matthew 13:3-23, in Mark 4:2-20 and
in Luke 8:5-15 about the farmer sowing the seed in the soil. What
can you learn about sowing seed? There is no guarantee when you
sow seeds that you are going to reap a harvest. It all depends on
the soil. How good is your soil?
Jesus tells us in this parable that there are four kinds of soil.
The soils represent the hearts of men. Which soil are you using
to plant your seed? The type of soil that you have planted your
seeds in--which is the Word of God, will determine what your crop
will yield at harvest time.
"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of
God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that
they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the
ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they
have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of
testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stand
for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked
by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not
mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble
and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering
produce a crop." Luke 8:11-15
what soil do you have in your heart today? What kind of soil does
your spouse have for growing seeds? Ask the Holy Spirit to speak
to your heart, opening your spiritual eyes and ears to receive a
new word for your family today.
I believe Luke 8 explains why some standers quit standing for
their spouse. May I explain:
* the soil on the pathway is hardened and uncultivated. God's
Word cannot penetrate it. A person can hear the Word of God, but
they never store it in their heart. The enemy comes and takes the
Word from their heart and they never receive their salvation.
* The rocky soil has a think layer of dirt over the hard rock.
People will hear and receive their salvation, but later when there
is a testing they will turn back to the world's way. These
people accepted Jesus as Savior, but never surrendered their life
to Jesus to be the Lord of their life. They do not grow
spiritually and they have no roots in their life to be able to
withstand the storms of life the Lord's way. Every seed must
grow and take root. You and I must do likewise. Are you taking
root in God's Word?
* The thorny ground is a double-minded man. Some will hear and
receive the Lord, but trials, tribulations, money, and pleasures
of the world tempt them and they never mature and grow in the
Lord. They do not develop a daily personal relationship with the
Lord. Are you growing in the Lord or are you being swayed by your
circumstances and the words of others?
* The seed that lands on good soil will believe and receive their
salvation. They will develop their personal relationship with the
Lord, growing in the Word, applying the truths, persevering and
bearing fruit. They produce a crop for the Lord.
What kind of soil are you going to use to plant your seeds--the
Word of God for your Lord? The soil needs to be rich, well
prepared, and watered regularly. Getting the soil ready is just
half the battle. It is going to need a lot of attention to produce
a crop.
God has started the process in planting the seeds in your heart
for marriage restoration. You need to continue to grow in the
Lord daily and keep up with your plants as they grow so that you
will yield many restored marriages as you serve your Lord daily.
What is your soil like today? You have a choice. Start turning
the soil and make sure that there are no rocks or thorny ground.
You may need a shovel to get some big, deep roots of wrongs out of
your life. Be sure your soil, your heart, is ready to receive
your seeds, the Word of God, which will produce a good harvest.
Now let's pray for a mighty harvest of restored marriages this
week.
"Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it,
and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what
was sown." Mark 4:20
Welcome Cyrone
Glad you joined our wonderful internet family, sharing the love of Christ, learning and growing in your spiritual life.And as a bonus making wonderful friends.
May you experience a wonderful fellowship and growth with all the others by joining in the groups and forums and share the love of Christ.
Blessings Nienie
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thank you for your support and words of encouragement thought i should share this email with you
Which Way Are We Going? -
"Why do some prodigals visit their families and seem
to have a good time, but do not come home to stay?"
Men and women who are standing with God for marriage restoration
must have a lot of faith. Along with that, they have high hopes
of a prodigal spouse soon coming home. What has happened when the
process seems to be starting, and then suddenly the prodigal
makes an 180 degree turn, once again, away from their home and
praying spouse? What happens to the stander's high hopes?
Charlyne and I pray that by now you understand that the path back
home that a prodigal spouse travels is not always a straight one.
Like a road to the top of a mountain, (and your prodigal coming
home will be a mountaintop for you), the road is not straight.
If we were to leave our home and travel north on I-95, we would
reach a point in Martin County where the compass would indicate
we are going south. Are we going north or south? Should we give
up on our northbound trip, because the compass says we are going
the opposite way? I-95 actually goes so far west in Martin County
that at one point, due to a curve, northbound cars are heading
south.
My wife and I can understand your high hopes of restoration, and
that is great, providing these hopes are based on the promises of
God. When the road home takes an unexpected turn, you need to
pray just as strongly, never doubting for a moment that God is at
work.
The foremost question on the heart of any prodigal who ever gives
thought to returning home is a simple one; "What's different
now?" It does not matter if you are separated because of
adultery, abuse, alcoholism, or any of the rest of the alphabet
of causes, your spouse wants to know what has changed so that
this nightmare will not repeat itself.
Most standers make the mistake of volunteering what is different,
reciting to their prodigal about a closer walk with the Lord, and
how much He has changed them. Your absent spouse does not want to
hear your words; he or she wants to observe the changes.
"Me change?" someone is thinking. "My spouse was the one who
committed adultery, not me. Let them change!" You need to stop
playing the blame game. Satan is the one at fault for your
situation. He attacked your family by using a pre-existing
spiritual weakness in one or both parties. Gradually, the enemy
took over that person, until they were his captive, as described
in 2 Timothy. Let's follow a typical family from the thousands we
have on our mailing list and attempt to discover why the spouse
has not come home.
It could be a husband or wife, but let's say that Jack becomes
too friendly with Susie at work. That is the point of the enemy's
attack. They progressed from being co-workers to having lunch
together most days. As they got to know each other, things
reached the, "I'll tell you my problems and you can tell me
yours." One of Jack's "problems," be it true or not, was related
as a poor or non- existent sex life at home. While Jack still
went home to Jill each evening, it was Susie, not Jill, who
occupied his thoughts.
At some point, and in some way, Jack and Susie crossed the
physical line. From that moment on, the enemy who had attacked
Jack back in the pre-lunch days now has full control of the man.
He is hearing in his spirit, "You are not good enough for Jill.
She doesn't meet your needs, but Susie sure does!" "You deserve
some happiness, not just a wife and kids." He is hearing from
Susie, in a hundred ways, "We have a future. Leave your wife for
me." The other person may even be giving your guilt-filled spouse
ultimatums that they must make a choice. Can you imagine? The
choice was made when you married. Satan has now taken full
control.
Confused Jack moves out of the family's home, leaving behind a
shocked Jill. She knew something had changed in him, but assumed
it was job pressure or mid-life crisis, or sadly, she blames
herself. You may be to blame for not praying for your family, but
certainly not for the break-up. That credit goes to the enemy,
who is out to destroy every family, thus destroying every church,
thus destroying society itself.
The months or years following are a blur of lawyers, protection
orders, battles over the unimportant, court dates, many tears,
and all the rest that most standers know too well. Jack, silently
bearing the guilt for all of this, tells himself, "Jill hates me.
She probably hated me the entire time. It is best we are
divorcing." At the same time, Susie is pushing marriage. Jack
half-heartedly agrees, knowing if he does not, that he will lose
Susie. By some means, the news is mysteriously leaked so that
Jill will hear there is a wedding being planned, adding to her
devastation.
Meanwhile, God, in His love for Jack and Jill and their family,
used some means to introduce Jill to standing with Him and
praying for the restoration of Jack back to his Heavenly Father,
and to his family. Jill turns not to people, but to her Lord God
for her support, her direction, and her decisions. During her
stand, she becomes less of the abandoned and angry woman she had
been, and more like Jesus every day. Her Bible replaces her
newspaper as her source of information. Jill's taste in music has
changed to Christian music. Prayer takes more time than the
computer. She is teachable. She has a burden for Jack's soul, now
destined for Hell, unless he changes.
Jack's sinful relationship is not going well. Susie is not the
happy person he used to dream about all the time. She is
demanding and controlling. (Do you know why? She knows that her
days with Jack are numbered and she is hanging on in any way she
can.)
Jack sees Jill every other weekend when he picks up the children,
or when he picks up his mail. Gone is the angry, spiteful woman
who sat at the opposite table in court. She has a peace that Jack
wishes he could find. She is kind to Jack, and always agreeable.
The day comes when Jack stands on his own porch, ringing his own
door bell, and is excited to see Jill, if only for a couple of
minutes. It is almost like when they were first falling in love.
He feels good when Jill calls out, "I'm praying for you," as he
walks away.
This marriage is at a crossroad. If Jill continues to stand,
there will come a day when Jack starts to confide in his wife. He
will walk inside his home and have his heart almost burst with
good memories. He will wish that he could rewind the clock and
never have met Susie. Jill will become more serious about
standing. She may fast often, and not waste time online. She
recognizes she is approaching the biggest battle of this
spiritual war for her husband's soul and for her marriage.
What if Jill takes the other road? She feels God has had enough
time and nothing seems to be happening. (But she can't see inside
Jack's heart!) What if she gives up standing and gets on with her
life, like everyone tells her to do? Some day another man will be
opening Jack's front door when he rings. Both Jack and Jill will
revert to angry people, at war not against Satan, but with one
another. Jack and Jill will probably both go on to second, and
possible third marriages. Left behind will be a string of
brokenhearted children.
If Jill continues to stand and to grow in the Lord, God will
change her, before he changes Jack. Then Jill and their home will
become a spiritual magnet for Jack. He will find the peace there
that he is seeking. Jill, still wearing her wedding rings, may
become like the other woman, as Jack shaves the truth to Susie in
order for him to see his covenant wife. Experts, of which I am
not, have said that prodigal spouses may live with one foot in
each of two worlds, as they test the water.
The prodigal comes home for the birthday parties, and then
suddenly leaves, even disappearing for a time, with no contact. I
like to compare this to the pendulum on a clock. Pull the
pendulum all the way back toward home, and when released, it will
go farther to the other side, but always returns.
What's a stander to do? Jill is not even married to Jack, yet he
drops in at home as if nothing ever happened. She should be
rejoicing, because Jack is on the way home. Jack has a tremendous
battle going on inside, between right and wrong. He is guilt-
filled and plays the "What if..." game over leaving Susie. Satan
is losing the war for this family and will pull out his major
weapons at this point.
All the time, Jack is going to be asking himself, "What's
different now?" Charlyne and I pray that all the "Jacks" will
readily see that things are different because you have now based
your life on the Lord Jesus Christ. You are living His way, and
silently inviting the one you love to come home to a totally
different spouse.
We acknowledge that not every situation will match this composite
of fictional Jack and Jill presented here. Charlyne and I pray
that you will find something herein that will help you understand
the dilemma of prodigal spouses who visit, but can't move home
(yet!)
"The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will
prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different
person." I Samuel 10:6
God bless,
hope and pray that you have had a very blessed day,this email really lifted me up today cos i phoned my wife and she was just very arrogant towards me on the phone,i just thought to my self and said that im not going to give in to satan tricks by getting angry, i just remained very calm,and i am glad that i did that for it made me a better person
Getting Burned -
"But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss." I Corinthians 3:13-15a (NLT) My business is in a 1900 Victorian home that is beautiful! Everything seemed normal until one day as we were working someone came in screaming that the house was on fire. Within a few minutes three fire engines came roaring down the street. My business was going up in flames and they could not seem to get a handle on it. Finally after about three to four hours they got the fire under control. Little did we know that there was faulty wiring in the attic. "Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart." Proverbs 17:3 (NLT) "For everyone will be tested with fire." Mark 9:49 (NTL) People showed up to support me in my time of need, telling me how sorry they were…and that they would do anything they can to help. Whatever I needed they would be there and they were, at first. Everyone worked very hard to get my business running and get me back on my feet. Then the time came to rebuild and a few people came out to help in the beginning, but as the work became difficult, all of the ones that were so eager to help lost hope. Everyone started to say, "You can't rebuild." Then there was one person that said "Yes, you can rebuild and it will be better than before. It will take a little time and a lot of hard work but if you are willing, it can be done." "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you." Isaiah 43:2 (NLT) This is the same with marriage; everything seems just fine on the outside and then suddenly you are taken by surprise. To your devastation, your beloved has decided to take a walk in the wilderness. Again, everyone is there until you decided that you are standing for your marriage. They were all willing to help you move in a new direction. However, they are unwilling to help you rebuild. Everyone begins telling you, you're in denial, you need to move on, you need to date, and find someone else that is better. You find yourself alone...left to clean up the mess that the fire has left. Then there is One, Jesus Christ, who says, "I will rebuild and restore your marriage, if you will believe. It will be better than before! Have faith in Me; it will be a lot of hard work but if you are willing, I can do it." "But if you pray to God and seek favor of the Almighty and if you are pure and live with integrity he will surely rise up and restore your happy home." Job 8:5-6 (NLT) Christ restored that house back to even better than it was before. Even the color of paint was the Lord's choice, "Refuge Blue." God will take care of every little detail if you will trust Him! "God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble." Psalm 46:1 (NLT) "In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation." I Peter 5:10 (NLT) That house is the exact same structure that it was before the fire, but the inside is completely new. You are the same vessel on the outside, but He wants you to be completely new on the inside. Christ can do that if you are willing, with a little hard work He will do it for you...if you let Him. God wants your marriages to be completely restored, but more than anything, He wants "you" to be completely restored. The good news is that through Jesus Christ you can overcome any obstacle. When you stand firm and walk boldly with Jesus "all" things are possible. Trust Him and have faith that your home and the homes of others will be restored! "Create in me clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence and don't take you Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you." Psalm 51:10-13 (NLT) "By standing firm, you will win your souls." Luke 21:19 (NLT)
God bless,
hope and pray that all is well with you,hope that you have had a very blessed day with the love of god in it
god bless
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Hello Cyrone , Thankyou so much for your comment. God bless you. yoel charan
Melanny
hope you had a very blessed day and fantastic day filled with the love of god
i always pour the precious blood of jesus upon my marriage,my wife,my daughter and my self,the enemy wants to destroy my marriage and he wants my wife and i to live apart from each other but i wo'nt let that happen,i am going in to the enemy's camp to proclaim what he has stolen from me in the mighty name of our lord and saviour jesus christ ,satan has been defeated,i am not going to allow him to destroy my marriage,to have the upper hand i believ god is going to restore my marriage Amen,had another vision last night my wife and i are back together,went and visited my wife today at her working place and i don't know what came over me i then decided to go to nando's and buy her lunch,i took it to her and she was like really blushing and excited we spent some time together talking but i did'nt mention to her about coming back home,i'm just waiting upon the lord for a break through.
god bless
there's a say saying time will heal all wound. I want to correct it: Love will heal all wound.
When I was sick again for how many times I have been...my mom always said: Be happy that you're facing troubles that God has trusted you to go through some test to you to achieve better or higher grade. You will become more like Christ because He Himself had been thru' pain and all kind of trial, but He came out the winner!!!!
So get all your weapon and be truly a believer.
With my praying heart.
GOD BLESS4.8
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i thought i should post you this email i recieved,i get these emails from www.rejoicemarriageministries.com,god has directed me to rejoice marriage ministries in marche when i was doing my research gosh this site is powerful
"TAKE MY PAIN AWAY!" -
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saved those who are
crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
"My heart feels like it is breaking in two. I hurt so badly! I
feel like I am going to die due to the pain in my heart. When
does the pain leave?" This is a statement that Bob and I hear
every day in letters and email. Do you understand your pain? We
want you to know that the pain you are feeling is because you are
one-flesh with your spouse. Your spouse is trying to separate,
tear apart, rip apart, what God has joined together for life.
That is why you are hurting. It is similar to the pain when a
spouse loses their husband or wife to death.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."
Genesis 2:24
"So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has
joined together, let man not separate." Matthew 19:6
Today, open your eyes and ears to the message that your Lord is
speaking to your heart. I remember the pain that you are going
through as if it was yesterday. Sometimes pain is necessary to
get your attention. Many people today do not respond to biblical
truths or seek the Lord until they experience pain. Do you have
a strong personal relationship with your Lord daily? Are you
praying, listening to the Lord for His truths, or are you only
turning to Him when you are hurting, asking Him for help? Are
you
willing to allow your Lord to change you to become the spouse,
parent and Christian that you need to be for the Lord and for
your beloved husband or wife?
"The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers
them from all their troubles." Psalm 34:17
As you go through your suffering or pain, remember that your Lord
hears and sees your pain, your tears and He wants to heal your
emotional pain and trauma. Know that the Holy Spirit can heal
your broken heart and crushed spirit. Your spirit has been
wounded by the enemy's tricks and schemes of marriage problems,
separation or divorce. Satan has used hurtful words to cause
emotional pain and suffering that needs to be healed, but your
Lord God can heal you.
"...He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the
prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day
of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide
for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a
garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair." Isaiah 61:1-3
Right now, cry out to the Lord waiting and expecting His presence
to come and minister healing to your wounded heart and crushed
spirit. Let me share a powerful scripture for you to stand on:
"He heals the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds." Psalm
147:3
Nothing is too hard for your Lord to do for you as you go through
this difficult time in your marriage. Stand on the promises of
God.
Let the Holy Spirit heal your broken heart and crushed spirit,
today. Allow the Holy Spirit to remove the spirit of
heaviness, despair, depression or oppression. Your Lord can
remove all your pain, any unforgiveness, bitterness and even
anger. The greatest Counselor, the Lord can speak to you
privately and remove all your hurts and pain. Let Him give you a
crown of beauty, the oil of gladness and a garment of praise.
Let the Lord put on you His robe of righteousness and as you
would cover your child in bed, allow the Lord to cover you with
all His unfailing love to remove all your hurts and pain.
I surrendered my body, soul and spirit to the Lord's way in our
marriage and asked the Lord to pour into me His unconditional
love and the spirit of forgiveness. He died for you and loves
you so very much and He has never left your side. The Lord wants
the best for you, your husband or wife, your marriage and for
your family.
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the
weak." Isaiah 40:29
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Was it worth the pain that I went through? A million times over
again, Yes! Bob wrote his first book, "Prodigals Do Come Home"
because he saw someone who was hurting, going through divorce.
He wanted to give him something to give him hope and
encouragement. Bob knew at that time two years after our
remarriage that our Lord God had the answer for marriage problems
or divorce. Bob knew that His Lord could heal wounded hearts and
heal impossible marriages like ours or yours.
May you never forget that you serve a risen Savior who shed His
Blood and defeated satan. You and I need to know who we are in
Christ and walk in victory. God created the Heavens and the
earth and called the stars by name.
"Great is our LORD and mighty in power; his understanding has
no limit...the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put
their hope in his unfailing love." Psalm 147:5,11
Bob and I are a living testimony that God can touch and change
hardened hearts. Our Lord God is greater than any addiction or
sin. May you start praising the Lord today, as the Lord will
heal your broken and wounded heart as well as heal, restore and
rebuild your marriage if only you will believe in God's mighty
power!
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires
of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he
will do this." Psalm 37:4-5
god bless
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just getting ready to go to work, thought i should share this email with you that i recieved this morning
Seeds Need To Take Root -
Scriptures to Read:
Matthew 13:3-23
Mark 4:2-20
Luke 8:5-15
"That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer
went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some
fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell
on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up
quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came
up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had
no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it
produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was
sown." Matthew 13:1, 3-8
Bob returned from an errand today with three watermelons and a bag
of sweet-smelling peaches. He had encountered a roadside produce
truck, straight from Georgia. Bob said he knew from the
driver/salesman's southern drawl that this was the real McCoy.
Somewhere, years ago, and hundreds of miles from here, a farmer
decided to plant peach trees. A few months ago, either he or
another farmer decided to grow watermelon.
Are you planting seeds daily like the farmer who sows his seeds is
expecting a harvest? When a farmer plants thousands of seeds on
acres of land or if you want to plant seeds for a vegetable garden
in your back yard, you both must prepare the soil. Today let's
examine the soil for your marriage to be restored.
Jesus taught many principles through the parables he told. Ask
the Holy Spirit to teach you His truths so that you may be able to
apply them to your daily walk with your Lord as you are praying
and expecting marriage restoration.
Let's read three parables in Matthew 13:3-23, in Mark 4:2-20 and
in Luke 8:5-15 about the farmer sowing the seed in the soil. What
can you learn about sowing seed? There is no guarantee when you
sow seeds that you are going to reap a harvest. It all depends on
the soil. How good is your soil?
Jesus tells us in this parable that there are four kinds of soil.
The soils represent the hearts of men. Which soil are you using
to plant your seed? The type of soil that you have planted your
seeds in--which is the Word of God, will determine what your crop
will yield at harvest time.
"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of
God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that
they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the
ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they
have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of
testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stand
for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked
by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not
mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble
and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering
produce a crop." Luke 8:11-15
what soil do you have in your heart today? What kind of soil does
your spouse have for growing seeds? Ask the Holy Spirit to speak
to your heart, opening your spiritual eyes and ears to receive a
new word for your family today.
I believe Luke 8 explains why some standers quit standing for
their spouse. May I explain:
* the soil on the pathway is hardened and uncultivated. God's
Word cannot penetrate it. A person can hear the Word of God, but
they never store it in their heart. The enemy comes and takes the
Word from their heart and they never receive their salvation.
* The rocky soil has a think layer of dirt over the hard rock.
People will hear and receive their salvation, but later when there
is a testing they will turn back to the world's way. These
people accepted Jesus as Savior, but never surrendered their life
to Jesus to be the Lord of their life. They do not grow
spiritually and they have no roots in their life to be able to
withstand the storms of life the Lord's way. Every seed must
grow and take root. You and I must do likewise. Are you taking
root in God's Word?
* The thorny ground is a double-minded man. Some will hear and
receive the Lord, but trials, tribulations, money, and pleasures
of the world tempt them and they never mature and grow in the
Lord. They do not develop a daily personal relationship with the
Lord. Are you growing in the Lord or are you being swayed by your
circumstances and the words of others?
* The seed that lands on good soil will believe and receive their
salvation. They will develop their personal relationship with the
Lord, growing in the Word, applying the truths, persevering and
bearing fruit. They produce a crop for the Lord.
What kind of soil are you going to use to plant your seeds--the
Word of God for your Lord? The soil needs to be rich, well
prepared, and watered regularly. Getting the soil ready is just
half the battle. It is going to need a lot of attention to produce
a crop.
God has started the process in planting the seeds in your heart
for marriage restoration. You need to continue to grow in the
Lord daily and keep up with your plants as they grow so that you
will yield many restored marriages as you serve your Lord daily.
What is your soil like today? You have a choice. Start turning
the soil and make sure that there are no rocks or thorny ground.
You may need a shovel to get some big, deep roots of wrongs out of
your life. Be sure your soil, your heart, is ready to receive
your seeds, the Word of God, which will produce a good harvest.
Now let's pray for a mighty harvest of restored marriages this
week.
"Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it,
and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what
was sown." Mark 4:20
God bless,
Glad you joined our wonderful internet family, sharing the love of Christ, learning and growing in your spiritual life.And as a bonus making wonderful friends.
May you experience a wonderful fellowship and growth with all the others by joining in the groups and forums and share the love of Christ.
Blessings Nienie
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