Call For Fasting 3

Hello everyone as we start this fast I felt led to share some verses on fasting.

Matthew 6: 16-18 And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?

Be strong during this fast, the enemy knows how powerful fasting is and will try to stop you by putting thoughts in your head of reasons to stop. Surround yourself in God's presence with music and reading His word. Speak to God continuously He will answer. There is so much power in fasting it will change you God will give you an encounter with Him. Seek His answers and be sure you pray for others not just yourself.

Job 42:10 - And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

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My excitement of what God is going to do is so high right now. I can't wait to see the testimonies. Be strong and remember we have all authority over the enemy make sure you let the enemy know that you know that.

God bless

 

[raven28690]

Laying my marriage at God's feet is what I have done as even though I have said in the past I had done that, I was still trying to carry that burden however I finally just said enough is enough.

The stress of constantly keeping all this on my mind was beginning to take its toll on me as I had not been sleeping good the last 2 weeks, I eat once a day so I now weigh 196, just getting out and doing the things I liked to do has become a chore for me.

Also found throughout this who my friends were as only 2 have took the time to call to see if I was ok. The rest have become acquaintances in my eyes.



I have had opportunities to talk to other females when I would go to stores and what not but at the first all that would do is remind me of my wife or everything that had happened with the affair so I started throwing up more walls around me to keep ppl at a distance. However there have been a few that I enjoyed talking to and by talking with them, it took my mind off everything I was thinking about.

One of my friends went thru the same ordeal with his marriage and when his ended, he withdrew into a shell and has nothing to do with dating at all now.



Have really put some thought into what I would do if things don't work out and call me gullible but I do enjoy the companionship that only a spouse can give so I cannot be a hermit.

Not just referring to sex as sex is a part of that bond in a marriage however the biggest part is just spending time together and talking to one another.

It's sad but the world has watered down what God intended marriages to be.

Have heard ppl say when they see 2 ppl holding hands out in public that they must be newly dating. Well, horsecrap. I have a elderly married couple for neighbors that still hold hands and put their arms around one another when they go outside. THAT is what a marriage is supposed to be and it's that what I miss the most.



What I say next is by no means biblical advice for anyone here but only what I have come to.

I can't wait for someone who doesn't want to come back nor has plans on coming back. Can God change hearts? Yes He can however I'm beginning to believe that my spouse is hardening her heart towards God and He will deal with that in His time and way.

Know for a fact that God has been talking to my wife and convicting her however she is choosing to ignore Him.

Went thru the hardest thing that I had ever had to endure (and still going thru it) by holding onto a sinking ship and came close to being pulled under with it in the process.

So, I am letting go of that ship and instead of trying to piece things together in my life, I'm letting them fall where they land.

If God restores this marriage then yea, I would like to think that I would give it a shot but with each passing day my feelings for her are fading out. I guess something is still there but not at all what was.

I cannot honestly say that if I was to meet someone else and my wife came back, I would leave whoever I was with to get back with my wife.

I did that one time when me and my wife were just dating and have come to regret that decision. My wife who was my girlfriend then had left and I moved on and met someone else but later when she came back and I ended the new relationship to go back to her.

Don't think my wife really even knows herself what she wants. Problem is I do know what I want and I can't wait any longer for someone running in circles.

I'm no different than anyone in that I want to be with someone who sincerely wants to be with me.



Sorry this was so long but I seem to keep so much built up inside and when I do get to talking, a whole slew of stuff comes out.

 

[scott123]

Be strong everyone I feel the end of this trail is coming very soon.

 

[scott123]

Praise God because He is worthy. Keep your eyes upon Him and watch what He will do for you things are coming quickly. Change is in the air starting with you. God is doing a work beyond what we have prayed for praise His holy name thank you Jesus. Lord I pray that you speak to us all of your love tell us how much you love us, show us your love today father. In Jesus name amen.

 

[scott123]

I am praying, be strong and remember God is bigger than any problem we have, don't doubt His word and trust Him above all else. God is with you just lean into Him.

 

[Walkwithgod]

Hi everyone, things have not been going well at all. I am back at my parents. The trust is completely gone. We got into an argument and he went and pulled out money from the account which he said he wouldn't do and break promises again. He left the house for a couple hours and knows that it makes me doubt him but he still does it. He ignored my calls. This morning he left again and I am now at my parents. I found out that he's been spreading lies about me to his mom and his mom talks bad about me to my aunt. I am really hurt that he would disrespect me and be so underhanded. I honestly feel that he's been unfaithful to me or is capable of it because of all the stuff that he has done to me. I don't think I want to continue in this marriage, my husband feels like my worst enemy.

 

[scott123]

God can change a heart in an instant. My wife was going to move to ### and take our girls with her. I prayed hard against it and now my wife is moving to ### without our girls. She is leaving them with me and asked if I would move up there when she settles in. It's not a restored marriage yet but it is a step in the right direction. It's been a long journey of pain and trust, but please keep walking in faith. God will restore; just look to Him, not the problem. Don't be angry at your spouse because they are not the enemy and their actions are not their own but the enemy controlling them. Your spouse is not the enemy; they are controlled by the enemy. Don't look at what you see in them now; look at what God sees in them for the future.

 

[Walkwithgod]

Praise God ###! Glad to hear some good news and inspiration I understand the enemy does have a role in things but aren't we also with free will? Unless the person was completely possessed don't they still know right from wrong? I guess that's the part I don't understand.

 

[raven28690]

I agree ###, it is good to hear something good for a change.



###, yes they still know right from wrong and have the ability to choose whether they want to do the right thing or the wrong thing.



My situation hit a boiling point tonight when my wife brought my son home at 1am. Son told me him, his mom, and the other guy whose name doesn't even warrant being spoken by me spend the weekend together.

My son already knew how I felt about him being around this other guy but chose to do so anyhow which felt like the final stab in the back to me.

I'm done with it all and I'm no longer praying for a restored marriage. I don't want anything else to do with my wife and I'm really let down with my son. I'm not a doormat for ppl to walk on when they feel like it.

 

[scott123]

Walking with God, yes, we have free will; however, deception is strong. I don't stand for my marriage because I want to trust me, it would be easier to find someone else, but God wants me to stand because of what His word says. One way I go is the verse that says love your wife like Christ loves the church. We are the church; where would we be if Christ gave up on us? We have cheated, lied, hurt, betrayed Christ by sinning, and He still suffered death on a cross for us. God says He hates divorce for a reason. The enemy is pulling apart marriages, hoping we won't stand so others will look and say, "Wow, they love God and are still divorcing. God must not be that strong." NO!! I can do all things in Christ that strengthens me. I refuse to let God look hopeless to others. I will stand against the enemy and trust in God's power over the enemy. I am not a victim; I am victorious in Christ. Plus, I am tired of the same thing in my life; if I don't stand, then the enemy will keep doing it because he sees that I gave up. NO NO NO, I refuse to lay down to the enemy.

 

[allibear86]

Scott, I am so happy for you. That is a huge step. God is working on your situation. I pray that He turns your wife's heart around completely. God has been sustaining me. I speak to Jesus and tell Him that I trust what God is doing. If God is going to bring my husband back, that's awesome, but if not, then I know He has something better for me. I left my marriage and my husband at the Lord's feet. I told Him, they are His and He knows what He wants to do with them. I no longer want to stand in the way. I told Jesus that I want Him to heal me and guide me to where I am supposed to be. I have just been working and taking each day at a time. I trust God in whatever He is doing. I haven't spoken to my husband because I need my time to heal. I still love him very much, I'm just hurt right now. I don't know if he is happier now or if he even cares about anything. All I know is that God has him in His hands and I don't want to try to get in God's way of the plans that He has for me and my life.