What's Going On Right Now in Your Life that Troubles You --Don't Be Afraid...
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Shimmie wow! Your words of encouragement just flowed over me...like a river! Thanks so much! You surely have lifted my spirit!
And your prayer is spot on! Thanks for allowing the Holy Spirit to minister through you to us!
Baby Girl, you so welcome. God loves you and He is very aware and cares about all of your cares. He's been waiting for you to give all of this 'ALL to Him'. God wants to take care of this for you, so that you can rest and shine with no 'heavies' on your mind.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Holman Christian Standard ... And cast all your cares on God, for he takes care of you.
I Peter 5:7
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22
Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.---Isaiah 41:10 -
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.---Romans 8:28
Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ----Matthew 11:28
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.-----Philippians 4:7
Loving --- Peace... Total Peace --- For you
ImperfectlyPerfect
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I am afraid that as I draw closer to the Lord and change my life it will affect my marriage. I no longer want to drink or listen to music or watch programs that I do not feel are pleasing to the Lord. I am afraid that my husband will find me boring and it will affect our marriage.
Arian
Loc'ing Up!
Arian...
Seasons are temporary... the ice and snow melts in Spring. In your life, God is doing a wonderful new thing. Just receive it, Babygirl. Just receive it.
You will not leave this earth with broken Dreams. And your time here is long... Trust God, He's working on your side. Your dreams shall no longer hide... Trust God to bring them to you. He will. Yes.... He will.
Thank you! I get so consumed by my negative thoughts that I have a hard time getting through the days. Some days are better than others...
Awwwwww and so are you kaykari
So are you a very nice Sister and Daughter of God's heart.
Oh yes...... you are!
It's going to be okay Arian
Beyond words, it is truly going to be okay.Pick something that you really like to do... something that makes you happy. Really happy.
Now enjoy focusing on that and give God the Praise for giving you this gift.
It's time to feel better. You deserve it. God wants you to have his joy.
You're His 'Baby girl'
Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, "Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed at that moment. Mark 9:22
Arian, let's try for one more day...
LongTimeComing
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ImperfectlyPerfect....
Dearest Perfectly Perfect (without the 'IM')
No, your husband won't be bored. He'll be blessed. He'll be blessed to have a wife who is a 'Lady' and a woman with the heart of God. Your husband will also 'follow' and give his heart to the Lord too.
When God calls, we yield our hearts and we answer, "Yes, Lord, here I am."
Your husband needs your prayers; he has needs that only God can take care of and there is absolutely no one who can or who will pray with and for your husband but you. The closer you grow to the more He will lead and guide you into ALL Truth. The truth that you will need to literally save your husband's eternal life.
God's Word (scripture) says that from your belly shall flow rivers of living waters. The living waters are the prayers in your belly giving birth to your husband's dreams of being a good man and a righteous man and the man that you've always dreamed of having, who loves you completely and will take nothing from you nor for you. There is no price that he will sell you out for...none.
Let go and allow God's love to flow into your heart and into your marriage. Marriage is God's will, His divine will and purpose and Holy Plan for Woman and Man.... as one. He will not allow your Marriage to be destroyed.
Take the steps towards God. He's cleaning up the past so that your Marriage will last beyond that of any other relationship that the two of you may have had with others.
You may as well 'surrender', for it is such a sweet and peaceful surrender and you will not regret one moment of it. God will now be able to step in and heal all of your challenges that you and hubby have shared. God knows how to fix it and make it right.
Surrender Dear Love... Surrender you heart and love to God. Let Him fix the rest. He wants to give you the very best that you have always dreamed of.
Hubby will cling to you, Hubby will stay. Nothing and no one can steal or take him away.
"Perfect One" ... look what a Woman of God you are for moving closer to God:
From Proverbs 31:10-12
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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Perfectly Perfect...
God says that you will do your husband Good and not evil....all the days of your life.
Perfect? Did you get that? As a Woman of God, who is filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, you will do your Husband 'GOOD' and not evil, all the days of your life.
Now...Go to your Father... Your Heavenly Father in Prayer. Bow your heart and say,
"Lord, I surrender all, unto you. I give you my Marriage, My Husband is safe in your heart and hands. Move our hearts closer to you and unto one another. All we need is You".
In Jesus' Name,
Amen and Amen...
Perfect One... you are never afraid, not ever again of losing anything that God has blessed you with. This includes your Marriage.
For whom God hath joined together, let no man (or thing) separate. God protects Marriages. He truly does.
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
ImperfectlyPerfect if your husband is a believer than he will be changing with you so he won't become bored. If he isn't then you must continue to grow in God and that light that has been placed in your from God will hopefully grab him up. Continue to go after his heart in the way that God goes after our hearts.
Sorry Shimmie I know this is your thread but I have to encourage my fellow sisters in Christ esp about married folks since I desire to be one day.
Sorry Shimmie I know this is your thread but I have to encourage my fellow sisters in Christ esp about married folks since I desire to be one day.
Err' thing... ?
Is that what it feels like AnjelLuvsUBabe? Err' thing?
I wrote those words with purpose for in Err' thing, there is error. Someone / Something has made a HUGE mistake by making you unhappy, and without peace.
Just know that God is right there with you and He will contend with those who contend with you. God will make all the crooked places straight, all the high places low and crush into dust, the gates of iron.... (things that won't move outta' your way.
God is making those 'everythings' into 'nothing'. Just for you.
I want to pass something onto you. A scripture that the Lord spoke over me some years ago and 'Angel', I watch every word come to pass in my life. It was during a time when I felt that I was down to absolutely nothing... I had nothing to continue with and nothing to begin with... a total wreck, a desolation of every dream I ever had.............. or so I thought.
This word is for you ... A sure gift of God's Promises:
For You, Angel :Rose: Isaiah 61 (Note the Bolded verses)
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
Matthew 2:19-23; Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6; Luke 2:39-40; Luke 4:16-30)
1--The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2--To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3--To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4--And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5--And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6---But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7---For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8----For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9---And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10---I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
11--For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
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Angel... I can take this scripture verse by verse and apply it to each area of your life, each area of your 'everything', yet you can do this and see what the Lord is speaking to you... to your heart.
The 'former desolations are being raised in your life...
All of the pain, the fear, the shame, the downsizing of what should have been an increase of blessings instead, is being healed by God's love for you.
And Angel, this is where you can rejoice and say 'Err' thing' is gonna be blessed in your life. God is making what is already all right, just right for you to see and live and enjoy it and to share with others, whom you love.
Be blessed, Angel. Be blessed. No more shame or blame, just be blessed.
Jphillips
Chosen and equipped by God!
Right now, my main concerns are growing spiritually, having a career and my marriage. I become really discouraged at times because it seems like my hard work in college was for nothing. Sometimes I feel like I am behind in life and that I have made too many mistakes. I want to have the peace that passes all understanding, and I know that comes from keeping my mind stayed on God. However, that is extremely difficult to do at times.
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
Jphillips do not all the attacks from Satan to be accepted as truth. Do not believe the voice within saying your behind or that you have done too many bad things and you have struck out. We believe in God who had his son Jesus pay it all for us. Walk in that freedom that there will be better days to come either here or on the other side. Your married that is a great awesome thing! Be proud and confident in all that God has given you right now! With you doing that it upsets Satan and it gives you proper focus on the one who loves you soo much he died for you. He absorbed major pain and just pure torture so that we may live and have a abundant life!
Your gifts and talents will never be wasted. And Jphillips this is not a 'general' or canned response.
Remember when God renamed Abraham and Sarah? God changed their names, for they had 'taken the course of life and under their graduation, God gave them a certificate of Affirmation of whom they would be and the purpose of their life which would be fulfilled, which was the Father and Mother of 'ALL' nations. (That's a whole lotta babies to be had... Whew
)So, what has this to do with you? You have gone through the course and you have graduated and have received your certificate of the course you have taken, you have been affirmed. God is not going to let your degree go to waste. Everything that I have learned through this life, God is using in me now. I didn't understand the delays before. I went to college to become a teacher, but it did not occur until years later. Yet in the 'before' years, I developed other gifts and talents that God is also using.
Look what God's Word (through the Apostle Paul) said to Timothy in I Timothy 4:12-15
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Precious "J", you are not surpassing your youth. Your gift will not expire nor die or go under the 'dust'.
Look what God says in Proverbs 18:16
"A man's gift maketh room for him (her); it will bring him (her) before important men."
Your gifts are not going to waste. How about God is holding on to your college dreams to make sure the 'important men' are in place, sure and secure.
Look at the 'Room'... your gifts are too varied and abundant to fit even in this space so large.
Your dreams are not going to waste... Give your hubby a huge hug and tell him how wonderful he is. All he can do is love you back and live up to it... all. He has big dreams too and they are all for you, not just his, he wants to share the world with you.
These are my prayers for your unending joy.
Be encouraged.
Nice & Wavy
Well-Known Member
Awesome thread....just awesome!
ImperfectlyPerfect
New Member
ImperfectlyPerfect....
Dearest Perfectly Perfect (without the 'IM')
No, your husband won't be bored. He'll be blessed. He'll be blessed to have a wife who is a 'Lady' and a woman with the heart of God. Your husband will also 'follow' and give his heart to the Lord too.
When God calls, we yield our hearts and we answer, "Yes, Lord, here I am."
Your husband needs your prayers; he has needs that only God can take care of and there is absolutely no one who can or who will pray with and for your husband but you. The closer you grow to the more He will lead and guide you into ALL Truth. The truth that you will need to literally save your husband's eternal life.
God's Word (scripture) says that from your belly shall flow rivers of living waters. The living waters are the prayers in your belly giving birth to your husband's dreams of being a good man and a righteous man and the man that you've always dreamed of having, who loves you completely and will take nothing from you nor for you. There is no price that he will sell you out for...none.
Let go and allow God's love to flow into your heart and into your marriage. Marriage is God's will, His divine will and purpose and Holy Plan for Woman and Man.... as one. He will not allow your Marriage to be destroyed.
Take the steps towards God. He's cleaning up the past so that your Marriage will last beyond that of any other relationship that the two of you may have had with others.
You may as well 'surrender', for it is such a sweet and peaceful surrender and you will not regret one moment of it. God will now be able to step in and heal all of your challenges that you and hubby have shared. God knows how to fix it and make it right.
Surrender Dear Love... Surrender you heart and love to God. Let Him fix the rest. He wants to give you the very best that you have always dreamed of.
Hubby will cling to you, Hubby will stay. Nothing and no one can steal or take him away.
"Perfect One" ... look what a Woman of God you are for moving closer to God:
From Proverbs 31:10-12
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
--------------------
Perfectly Perfect...
God says that you will do your husband Good and not evil....all the days of your life.
Perfect? Did you get that? As a Woman of God, who is filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, you will do your Husband 'GOOD' and not evil, all the days of your life.
Now...Go to your Father... Your Heavenly Father in Prayer. Bow your heart and say,
"Lord, I surrender all, unto you. I give you my Marriage, My Husband is safe in your heart and hands. Move our hearts closer to you and unto one another. All we need is You".
In Jesus' Name,
Amen and Amen...
Perfect One... you are never afraid, not ever again of losing anything that God has blessed you with. This includes your Marriage.
For whom God hath joined together, let no man (or thing) separate. God protects Marriages. He truly does.
Thank you so much for this. I am in tears right now. I needed to hear this, especially the bolded.
I have been struggling with surrendering for 15years. God has been calling all this time, he has blessed, kept and intervened for me so many times and many times without me even praying/asking. i can literally feel his arms open to me and hear his call but for some reason I always turn away or half commit. I am ashamed at how many times I have abused his grace and mercy and taken him for granted. He has recently made so many changes in my life and heart that it is clear to all who know me it could have only been him. Yet here I am again making excuses and trying to do it my way. Although I feel closer to him than ever, I feel as if I am right at the precipice but still refusing to surrender. I don't know what or why it seems like I refuse or cannot surrender and give him my whole heart and whole life.
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LovingLady
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Today a friend of mine today me that his girlfriend does not want me around him . . . I am really hurt that I lost a friend.
Nice & Wavy
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I'm so sorry, LovingLady :
I know how you feel...it happened to me with a very good friend of mine a number of years ago and it hurt me to the core. We still talk today, but the friendship the way it was is no more.
Pray for his girlfriend. She is going through a tremendous amount of insecurity. Someone she trusted as a friend hurt her by messing around with someone she cared about in the past, and she feels as though it will happen to her again. At some point, if she doesn't get it together, she will lose him and anyone else that may come into her life.
If your friend makes a decision to walk away from your friendship...let him do it, but just keep him in your prayers. Pray that his girlfriends insecurities doesn't turn into a spirit of control and manipulation...that would be a worse thing for him.
I pray that he would realize that the bible says "a friend sticks closer than a brother." To lose a great friend like you would be catastrophic to him...I know, I see it in my old friends life and its sad...
Praying that the Lord will give you His Peace tonight
LovingLady
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Thank you for the encouraging words Nice & Wavy. It is up lifting as always.
It is moments like this when I wish I lived close to all of you ladies.
It is moments like this when I wish I lived close to all of you ladies.
Nice & Wavy
Well-Known Member
You are always welcome, sis. I know you would that much for meThank you for the encouraging words @Nice & Wavy. It is up lifting as always.
It is moments like this when I wish I lived close to all of you ladies.
I feel the same way...maybe we aren't that far away....
I'm so sorry, LovingLady :
I know how you feel...it happened to me with a very good friend of mine a number of years ago and it hurt me to the core. We still talk today, but the friendship the way it was is no more.
Pray for his girlfriend. She is going through a tremendous amount of insecurity. Someone she trusted as a friend hurt her by messing around with someone she cared about in the past, and she feels as though it will happen to her again. At some point, if she doesn't get it together, she will lose him and anyone else that may come into her life.
If your friend makes a decision to walk away from your friendship...let him do it, but just keep him in your prayers. Pray that his girlfriends insecurities doesn't turn into a spirit of control and manipulation...that would be a worse thing for him.
I pray that he would realize that the bible says "a friend sticks closer than a brother." To lose a great friend like you would be catastrophic to him...I know, I see it in my old friends life and its sad...
Praying that the Lord will give you His Peace tonight
Beautiful...as always.
I may walk away from someone I called friend. She may mean well but her behavior toward me was not loving. I have supported this person and listened patiently. smh
God spoke to me last year about her and again earlier this year. I walked away from a conversation unsettled. That's not of God. She did something similar before and I stopped speaking to her for 3 months.
I trust in God and that is where my hope is.
God spoke to me last year about her and again earlier this year. I walked away from a conversation unsettled. That's not of God. She did something similar before and I stopped speaking to her for 3 months.
I trust in God and that is where my hope is.
Amen, at the bolded Leigh. You're putting those things behind and moving forward towards God's Best. And this shall you do all to the Glory of God's loving heart for you.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Amen, at the bolded Leigh. You're putting those things behind and moving forward towards God's Best. And this shall you do all to the Glory of God's loving heart for you.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Thanks Shimmie!
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