Call For Fasting 3

Hello every one as we start this fast I felt lead 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.

Isiah 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 Gods presents 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 your self.

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.

Marriages to pray for

Aju & Karen Ruth
Dan & Susan
Jacob and Lisa
Ray & Heather
Scott & Angie
BJ & Theresa
Dearlise & John
Allison & Shimon
Greg & Brandy
John & Marie
Scott & Crystal
Gary & Casandra Roberts
Tab & Span
Tamra & Teron Roberts

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

 

[allibear86]

God honors all types of fasts. He will honor your liquid fast. I'm praying for all of us and our spouses. He will show up and show out

 

[scott123]

Mariposa, I am sorry things look so bad, however I see a blessing in your situation. Your husband feels the need to have to show these things to the other woman. Well he has to because there has probably been doubt from the other woman enough to where its become a problem. Things are starting to fall apart for him and her and this is a sure sign of that. Your husband is afraid because he has pride he doesn't want to admit he screwed up leaving you and once his current relationship fails he will be reminded of all he gave up for a doomed relationship. He will come back whith his head down and in complete sorrow. God is with you and says rejoice in all circumstances because its a chance to see God move, be excited not about what your going threw but what God is doing and going to do.

 

[raven28690]

Fasting can be done with other things aswell not only food.

If health problems, you can fast from other things that you may enjoy. TV, coffee, hobbies, just anything that you enjoy doing in your life besides the time you spend with God.

That is what fasting is, to spend more time in prayer and reading Gods word. SO by removing what ever it is that you do on your own time, personal time and replacing that with more time spent with God.



Had to take a little time from posting as it seems I keep hearing of divorce's every where I am. At my church, from friends, family, and I mean it when I say my heart goes out to each and everyone that has been left standing wondering why the bottom fell out of their world.

I would not wish this emotional roller coaster on any one because the storm cloud that you feel can quickly turn into a super cell tornado that will devour everything in and around you if you keep feeding it.

God is our rock and pillar of strength. He knows that the puff of wind off of a 5mph wind could topple us. Its why he tells us to lay our burdens at his feet.

He is there waiting on us with open arms.



I had heard a story from a evangelist of a mother who was drowning in a river and her little girl was trying to reach out and save her but her mother just kept telling her "Go back, Go back your mother is drowning" Then the second time she went under the little 7 year old girl said mommy I want to save you but the mother just kept telling her to go back. She went under a third and final time. Days later when her father took the little girl to her mothers funeral and the little girl looked into the face of her mother and said "mommy I wanted to save you but you wouldnt let me."

God is there now wanting to save us if we will only let him.

 

[Mariposa101]

I read an article today, that I wanted to share with you. I believe another forum user also posted it on their blog. I wanted to make sure you got a chance to read it, as it hits so close to some of the concerns we've shared with one another lately. I hope it brings you comfort, as it did for me.

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Today's message is from Bob who was a prodigal who returned home and was remarried to me for an additional 23 years before the Lord took him home to Heaven. Bob wrote 19 books from the prodigal's perspective for more than two decades after our divorce and remarriage. - Charlyne

"WHEN DID YOU FIRST THINK ABOUT GOING HOME?"​

Was it when I was driving away from our home, with my possessions crammed in the old blue Dodge, en route to a motel 20 miles away? My sobbing wife could not see it, nor can you, but the pull homeward for a prodigal spouse becomes stronger with each trip we make to our vehicle, removing our possessions from the home where they should be. Nevertheless, like a determined swimmer, working against the tide, we push on.

Was it when I witnessed an accident on that same trip to the motel? Traffic was light on Stirling Road, and no one else had stopped, so I pulled over to render aid. Was it when the victim asked for someone to call his wife, and I realized that I would have no wife to call? Was it when the investigating officer asked for my address, and I had to dig out the motel's card? Was it a week later when I received a thank you card from the wife of that recovering victim?

Did I first think about going home after I had moved into room 104 at Cavey’s Motel when I moved the bed so that light at night would come through the window, just like it did in our bedroom at home?
Was my first thought about going home later that same day when I called the female co-worker with whom I had become too close, and discovered she had other plans that night? Was it when I ate alone? Was it when I tossed and turned, attempting to fall asleep, alone in a strange place? Did I first think about going home when I became involved in sin? Fun for a moment, but then I had to endure hearing the Holy Spirit call my name.

“And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?†Job 26:14

Did I consider going home that next morning when the thought of where I was living, and the family I had rejected, hit me like a dull thud as I awoke? Did I think about home while I was searching for the least-wrinkled white shirt, since I had no iron?

Did I first think about going home that day when something happened at work and my first reaction was to call Charlyne and share it with her, until I realized less than 24 hours before I had said there would be no more Charlyne? Did I think about going home that day at lunch when that female co-worker reminded me how different we were, and that we had no long-term future together? Did I think about going home that evening when I exited I-95 and headed for my motel, where a darkened room awaited me, instead of continuing on north to a home with dinner in the oven and where a loving and faithful wife and three great kids could be found?

Yes, my friend, I thought about going home at each of those times, and I suspect many more that I cannot recall, and these examples were all in the first 24 hours of a two-year plus journey of separation and divorce through the “far country.†Yes, your absent mate is also thinking about going home.

“The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,†declares the Lord. Obadiah 1:3-4

There are some “bad words†in marriage ministry that you need to learn to avoid. One of these is “should.†No one except for Jesus Christ can tell you precisely what you should or should not do. Two other words are “looks†and “seems.†Your prodigal is not nearly as happy and their life is not nearly as content as it looks to you. Do you know the innermost thoughts of the one you love? Only the Lord does. So let's leave how things look and seem up to Him. Do not base your stand for marriage restoration on how things look or seem.

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. Psalm 139:1-4

Another no-no word for standers might be “say.†Do not base your stand on what you hear your prodigal say. Yes, the defense of the one you love is to “say†they are happy, or to “say†that the other person has you beat by a mile. They may “say†divorce is on the way, and things may even go that way, but weekly we hear about prodigals who cannot go through with the divorce they initiated. Do you suppose that deep down they are thinking about going home?

My conclusion, based on personal experience, and many years of hearing from other prodigals, is that we all think about going home over and over and over. Then why don't we? Because we have been taken captive and our thoughts are not our own.

Thinking about going home might be like a bag of popcorn popping. At first, a pop now and then. As things heat up, the pops become more frequent, almost endless. If you will continue to stand and to pray, there will come a time when the timer of Heaven sounds and your mate will realize they have no option, but to come home.

Now that you can see how much your prodigal is thinking about coming home, may you make your life a spiritual incubator where a hurting mate would find comfort and the peace they seek. You are standing with our Lord God. Daily you are becoming more like Him. Daily you should be asking the Lord to protect and touch your prodigal, and bring them home to God and to you.

When did I first think about going home? Deep inside, I never stopped thinking about it. Yes, my words were different, as were my actions, but something within never let go of that one flesh relationship. May you do everything that the Lord has for you to do to pave the way home for your prodigal spouse with the unconditional love of Christ and total forgiveness. Yes, the Holy Spirit brought me home, but Charlyne had the door open.

Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. Isaiah 55:7

Because He lives,

Bob Steinkamp

Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.​

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[allibear86]

Yeah i get those devotionals from that site every morning. I love that website. its such a blessing. And i also have the actual book that this devotional came from. It's called the Prodigal Perspective...i think. Its somewhere here in my room LOL. But it really helped to read it. It helped me understand some things and it boosted my faith.

I've had ALLOT of opposition today but God brought me through the day with His love. I am going to bed with a smile on my face. Satan is still defeated. I ended up so stressed that i ended up breaking fast and eating out with a friend. I felt so guilty afterward. I spoke to my mom and she told me that the guilt is just satan trying to get me down. While she spoke it made so much sense. God isn't mad at me for eating at all. He is understanding and patient. I love my Father God even more for that. SATAN YOU ARE STILL DEFEATED IN JESUS' NAME!! And i was still able to have a good conversation with my husband on the phone today. So, IN YO FACE SATAN! HA!! (sorry got a little ghetto there LOL)

 

[raven28690]

Amen Allibear lol. Keep on Keepin On your on a roll now.

 

[Mariposa101]

Today's the last day of my fast, and I've had a lot of temptation along the way! A lady at work made an amazing hummingbird cake (Banana, cinnamon, pineapple, dates, coconut, and honey..), but I didn't eat any. IT WAS SO HARD TO!!! Then, a friend came over to help me with something last night, and they were talking about grabbing dinner with some other people. I declined, and they went without me. Also, I've been hearing & reading conversations about food, recipes, and restaurants... But, I've been praying more frequently again, and I'm close to completing my fast!



Also, I think the devil is trying to make me feel more sad & discouraged...

I heard announcements that three ladies I know got engaged this week/weekend, and I know of another friend of mine who is getting married this Saturday. I want to be happy for them, but I can't help but feel a little sorry for myself, skeptical, and even slightly jealous. I guess I'm a still bitter & cynical after all of this has happened. I know I need to work on completely forgiving others (especially my husband & the OW) and renew my own mind. My heart is still very heavy, and I know that I am not where I am supposed to be in the eyes of the Lord.



Allibear: Your enthusiasm is amazing. No matter what situation YOU see yourself in, please know what an inspiration you are! I am learning a lot from you...

The most apparent lesson is that your delight in the Lord is being rewarded. Your acceptance to all situations, your complete trust in Him, and Your obedience to His Word & His Promises are bringing you favor, and you are finally experiencing breakthroughs. I have NO DOUBT that your "suddenly" miracle will come very, very soon!



My revelation is that perhaps that's what God is waiting for from the rest of us who are at a standstill. God wants us to (truly) LET GO & be completely transformed within ourselves before he grants us our breakthroughs... God looks at our hearts, our true selves. He knows all our thoughts & feelings. He wants us to have hearts that love like Christ and be filled with faith that moves mountains. He allows these tests & trials to make us better. We have to prove we can overcome them. And when we are truly ready, he will answer.



I know I still have work to do.



I pray for our Almighty Lord's divine strength to overcome all physical, emotional, and spiritual obstacles hindering us from receiving His grace. I pray for the renewing of minds, the healing of hearts, and the restoration of our spirits to where they need to be. I pray for guidance & the endurance to pass the test. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[allibear86]

Mariposa I am so happy and honored that i am such an inspiration to you! I give God the glory for that. He is the one that is filling me with His faith daily. It is not easy but it something that I must do. i have to see this thing through. I have to make it to the other side of this mountain. I have to make it through this storm. I want to see my husband come back and my marriage restored. And the same with you guys and your spouses and marriages. My week has been very rough so far, but i know God is with me and providing for me. And He really is. My sister just got back with her boyfriend and he is here almost everyday now. It is hard to watch them interact with each other because i dont have that interaction with my husband....not for now at least. But i know that this season will come to an end one day and my husband will be back with his arms wrapped around me. God WILL bring him back...and all your spouses as well. We WILL see these marriages restored and we will be able to help others who are also praying for their marriages as well. God IS going to do it. We just have to keep leaning on Him and trusting Him.

 

[raven28690]

Wow, dont have the words to add to either of those.

Never been much of being able to put my thoughts or feelings into words on paper anyhow and I have been starring at this comment section trying to come up with words so instead I will just add this.

 

[allibear86]

Thanks for the song Raven. You like the same type of Christian music that i do. 10 cool points for you guy!! LOL