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This article is from the Faith and Marriage Website and I found it to be very helpful in my STAND for my marriage. I hope it blesses you. Scroggymommy5 Theresa When Your Spouse Remarries One of the most absurd and outrageous false teachings rampant in the Christian church today concerning marriage, divorce and remarriage is that when adulterers get married, they’re no longer committing adultery in the eyes of God! Since that is SO TOTALLY CONTRARY to what Jesus himself taught, there’s NO doubt that’s one of Satan’s MOST destructive and effective weapons against marriage, because Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today And forever. And even more importantly, Jesus himself told us in Matthew 24:35, Heaven...

Lately, my STAND for my marriage has become EXTREMELY difficult. At times, I have considered giving it all up. In a way, giving up brings about an ultimate peace, BUT it is JUST not to be. The Lord has awakened me! He has renewed my strength! He is commisioning me at this very moment to continue to STAND, UNMOVEABABLE! Seven months ago, when my stand began, things were very different. My husband was just entering into this adultery. It was all new, exciting, vibrant and he just couldn't resist! So he left that morning, 3/18/13, very well knowing what he was walking in to. Now here it is, all of these months later. The adultery has evolved in to non-covenant marriage. I have been SHAKEN to my very core by all that has come against me...

BOOKENDS They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:18-19 The bookends sitting on the shelf behind my desk have been a part of my life for about 45 years. Those two pyramid-shaped pieces of white polished stone were a gift from my parents in 1963 when I graduated from high school. One of the two bookends now has a chip, but they are not in bad condition, considering where they have been. The bookends went to Cincinnati with me when I attended Mortuary Science College. When Charlyne and I married, those bookends moved to a new home, which was supposed to be for a lifetime. In 1974, after I had been called...

An older Christian woman I know picked up a “bug†while on a trip. On the airplane flying home, she grew desperately sick. Thinking that if she would confess away thesickness, she would be instantly well, she said repeatedly, “I feel fine.†That formula didn’t work. Next, she remembered a speaker who had urged that we are to praise the Lord in all things, so she began saying, “Lord, I thank You that I am sick.†That didn’t cure her illness, so she tried yet another stratagem, based on the title of a book she had read: Don’t Waste Your Sorrows. “Lord,†she said, “I know You are going to use this sickness for some good. I don’t want this experience to be wasted.†Still, nothing in her condition changed. Finally, in...

A Standers Affirmation I AM STANDING FOR THE HEALING OF MY MARRIAGE!... I will not give up, give in, give out or give over 'til that healing takes place. I made a vow, I said the words, I gave the pledge, I gave a ring, I took a ring, I gave myself, I trusted GOD, and said the words, and meant the words... in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad...so I am standing NOW, and will not sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down or be down 'til the breakdown is torn down! I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances, or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what is trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or...

Lord, Open Their Eyes - Turn Them From Darkness "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" Matthew 6:22-23 God says throughout the Bible, He will set the captives and prisoners free. He will give sight to the blind, and heal the sick. Ask the Lord daily to do this for your spouse and believe in faith that He will do it! As it is written in the Word, it is God's will for all sinners to be saved. Pray for your husband, wife or child to receive healing from their spiritual blindness caused by sin. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the...

The Armor of God 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16...

I've heard a few people teach that since God loves all His creation equally, that He loves Satan. I was in a SDA meeting and they talked about a teaching based on a vision Ellen G White said she had. They talked of how God approached Lucifer before the war in heaven repeatedly so that he would repent. Apparently even now, today he can repent so he can be saved. A minister in an Apostolic meeting last night also taught about the love of God for Satan and how he can repent through the sacrifice of Jesus. So then, shouldn't we be praying for Satan to repent and be saved? This same minister also mentioned a popular teaching that the giants mentioned in Genesis before the flood were spawns of the fallen angels mating with human women...

JESUS WILL CALM YOUR STORM! That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Mark 4:35-39 Are you in a storm of marriage or financial problems? I know the fear that you are feeling. The winds seem to be blowing so strong in your circumstances that...

DESIRE MORE OF GOD Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Psalm 119:2 I challenge you to spend some special quality time this week to find "More of God!" What does that mean? I pray that you will hunger and thirst, seeking God's will and way for your life and marriage. Read God's Word to direct your every step. I pray that you seek His Presence for you to change and become more like Jesus. May you and I stop using excuses about our personalities or our family heritage, or our personal tragedies or failures in our lives, but may we truly desire to be "More Like God" every day. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 Will you do a personal...