Since my last entry, I
have gone through another one of those rollercoaster rides that seem to regularly
occur in the lives of us standing for the restoration of our marriage. I described it as a “tidal wave” which put out
the flame in my heart that was fueling my call to stand for my marriage. I gave up.
I quit. I’d had “enough”. And I
was just going to “move on” with my life.
Yeah, right. Not so fast.
Our Lord quickly intervened and put me back on track. The very next day I received an email
devotional that was titled: “Have You
Decided to Give Up on your Marriage?”
The email went into detail about how quitting should not even be an
option for husbands.
My prayer friends
lifted me up and gave me encouragement.
This is a testimony that husbands, though we like to do it all by
ourselves, cannot do THIS alone. We need
to humble ourselves and ask for help.
Don’t try to go it alone. First ask God for help. He will lead you to your answers and to others who can assist you. There
are many others out there who have experienced the very same circumstances and
emotions that you are going through right now.
Look around, pray, and ask for help. You
will be blessed.
Continue to immerse yourself,
mind and spirit, in God’s Word, for those Words will heal you, give you
knowledge, wisdom, patience, strength, and perseverance. These are all necessities for the standing
husband.
When the tidal wave
came in on me, a dear friend offered me the following scripture:
“They
will fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His shining-greatness from
the rising of the sun. When the one who hates us comes in like a flood, the
Spirit of the Lord will lift up a wall against him.” Isaiah 59:19
Yes, satan comes in like a flood (tidal wave?) and tries everything possible to deceive us into thinking that we would be better off and much happier if we just quit on our wives. It is just another worn-out trick that the evil one uses on husbands to make the restoration look meaningless in our eyes. But let's not forget about the One whose eyes see all - Our Lord. He will help us.
Let us call on the Holy
Spirit to lift us up when the waters rise.
Stay afloat, for victory has already been attained.
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