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

 

[allibear86]

Hello all. Just wanted to check up on you guys hoping your weekend went well. I have been having a lot of emotional and mental opposition lately. I prayed to God on Friday asking Him to cancel and nullify all my husband's plans this weekend that might put him in tempting situations. Satan has been putting thoughts in my head all weekend that my husband is having fun without me and that he is so much happier being away from me and home with me. I turned to God every time I started to feel sad or panicked. The old me would have been so tormented that I would have taken matters into my own hands and pursued my husband. But I just tried as hard as I could to stay focused on God. Praise God though! Yesterday while I was at work I texted my husband to see if he was still going to take his dog for that day for the night. He called me right after I texted him but I missed his call. So I called him back and he was at work and told me that somebody was fired at his job so now he had to work today too! (today) I praised God silently while we were on the phone and after we hung up. Satan still kept attacking me for the rest of the night though but I just kept as faithful as I could. Then today, Satan was attacking me again to the point where I was missing my husband so much that I ended up crying, even right before I reached church. I was feeling really down. I saw my mom and my aunt and sat next to them. My mom was helping me button the cuff part of my long-sleeved army fatigue shirt. I just bought it this past week and was compelled to wear it this morning. Then it was announced that the youth group's performance was about to start. Then that's when I looked up and noticed......they were all wearing army fatigue! I was the only other person apart from them that was wearing army fatigue! Then the song started....it was about standing up against the enemy and fighting the battle and not giving up, no matter how hard it gets! I praised God and told Him I got the message. Then after church I felt a little better. Then as the day went on, Satan attacked me even more. I just kept crying out to God. This evening I was just sitting on the floor next to my bed, and I felt the Holy Spirit telling me to ask my husband if he could possibly pick up dog food tomorrow. He didn't reply immediately. Satan made me think he was ignoring me. But I just leaned into God. Then a few minutes later, he responded. He apologized because he didn't have the money. We talked a little bit. Turns out, he is at work and doesn't get off until 12 tonight! I told him it was okay and that I hope he has a good night at work and to get home safely. He thanked me and apologized again. I praised God! Satan tempted me all weekend and even though he made me panic some and even cry, but I leaned into my God and He showed me the truth and answered my prayers. Thank You Lord!!!

 

[raven28690]

What I have always been told alli is that anytime the Devil starts trying to get a foot hold in your life by tempting you or planting negative thoughts in your head, is to just remind him of his future. That he is a defeated foe and he has no power over you. So in other words take his lil bag of lies and deceptions and tell him to hit the road JACK.

 

[allibear86]

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[raven28690]

Here is a good scripture to use as well.
Luke 10:19: “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

When Satan tempted Jesus in the desert, Jesus used scripture against Satan.

 

[allibear86]

Welcome ###! Thank you so much for sharing your story and situation with us. We will all be glad to pray and stand with you for the restoration of your marriage. We are all here to support each other and pray for each other in these rough times. God is more than able to heal our marriages. Satan knows that he is defeated. He always tries his hardest to get us to quit because he knows that God is doing something behind the scenes. Satan uses anybody and everybody to say or do things that could shake our faith. I know my husband's friends are probably saying that he made a good choice in leaving and that he will find some one better. But the truth is, he won't. God brought us together. Who can be better for my husband than some one who God Himself chose for him. Satan is a liar. He is lying to our spouses everyday. But God is bigger and greater and He will bring Satan down to his knees and make him give back what he has stolen.

 

[raven28690]

Welcome ### and feel free to post. This board and the people here have been God sends for me.

### hit everything on the head with what she posted so will only add that we would be happy to add you and your spouse to our prayers.

Ouch, I know about mother in laws and fueling the fire.

Everyone here can attest to the fact that Satan will attack as he doesn't like what we are doing one bit but what we/you are doing is in God's Will so as Romans 8:31 says

"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?"

 

[Mariposa101]

Welcome greeniz8. This has been a great place to vent, ask for prayer & counseling, and to be among fellow standers who know your trials & tribulations. It's a blessing to be involved with such a great group of God's children, standing in agreement for the same things.

I pray for you & ###, as well as your children. The devil fights a tough battle, and only through God can we seek victory.

Like you, many of us are fasting & praying, and we also run into times when the enemy is shouting loudly in our ears, deceiving us, and knocking us down. I've had my own share of this lately. I'm very confused these days & having trouble hearing the voice of God. All I can see or hear is my husband's betrayal & sin. My husband's "new friends" (actually the OW's friends) are really pushing them into having a serious relationship. It's been 7 weeks of no contact between us; I haven't heard from him or seen him at all. I hear he's doing really well, got a new job, and is happy. Meanwhile, I've been very lonely & extremely sad. To counter this, I've been seeking distractions with friends and keeping busy. I try to go out with friends & family whenever an opportunity presents itself. That's one of the reasons I've been M.I.A. on this site. But sometimes, I feel convicted that I'm doing something wrong, even though I'm not getting involved with any men or tempting situations. What I have realized is that I am too focused on "sin," and I need to be more focused on forgiveness & love... Forgiving my husband, loving my husband even when it's hardest to, asking forgiveness from God, and accepting his mercy & love. I know I should be working on these things, but I am struggling. I pray for transformation & healing.

The battle gets more fierce, and it gets harder & harder to keep standing. On top of this, I am going through other stressful situations too. Everything is just so mentally, emotionally, and physically tiring. It's draining my spirit and making me weary. I think I mentioned that I was in a car wreck two weeks ago. Well, the other day, I got very disheartening news from my school. It looks like I may end up having to resign from the master's program (this is a huge blow to me). And, I'm having health problems, mostly effects of my illness. I have had horrible migraines, tension headaches, and I was running a fever for 3 days.

I've had crazy dreams and have been studying dream interpretation to see if I've been given any revelations. In many of my dreams, I've seen animals - doves, roosters, elephants, horses... And, I've had what I've always considered my spirit animal (the cardinal) visit me again. Some of the symbolic interpretations of the cardinal are the Blood of Jesus, hope & faith, and love. The cardinal has come to me at various times in my life when I was struggling, especially with relationships. I hadn't seen one since February, I think, but I saw one in my backyard a few days ago. Sometimes, these "signs" are uplifting, but I always wonder if they are from God or just coincidence.

I continue to fast, and I'm trying to pray more frequently again. I talk to God often, in my car, when I have a quiet moment at work, any random time I just need to whisper to Him. But, I still haven't received any breakthrough. I'm also having a hard time receiving "rhema" from reading scripture.

I feel very lost & frustrated. I don't know that I even want my marriage restored at this point, I just want peace and to feel God's presence.

Please pray for me, friends.

 

[raven28690]

Mariposa, you along with ###, ###, and now ### have been at the top of my prayer list.

AS I have mentioned, my situation is very similar to yours.

There has been zero breakthroughs (the only breakthroughs have been negative), Have not heard from my wife since the last week of Jan. and I have wondered on more than one occasion IF I even wanted the marriage restored.

To compound that, there are other issues as well such as being out of work so I'm having to sell things to pay the bills, now I'm thinking my truck is going to need engine work, and it's all taking a toll on my health.

The good news though, I took some pointers from a lot of ###'s and ###'s posts and kept my focus on God by reading the Bible daily and praying throughout the day every day.

I can feel a peace now that wasn't there and where I was so desperately trying to hear God's voice, He has been speaking to me all along while reading His word but I was just too blinded by everything going on around me to see that.

The only thing is I keep reading about God's wrath and punishment and occasionally marriage so I'm trying to figure out what God is trying to tell me.

Before I even open the Bible, I first pray and ask God to show me what HE wants me to read and to help me understand and apply it to my life. I then just open up the Bible and start reading wherever I open it up to.

After reading, I then think on what is God trying to tell me here in those verses or chapters and how can I apply it to my life. If you don't read anything that you feel pertains to you or your situation, keep on flipping through the Bible as God wants us to diligently search Him out.

 

[allibear86]

Hey guys. I have been having a really rough week. Satan has been attacking me a lot for the past few days. Things were going good between my husband and I, then suddenly, I was attacked. My husband was giving a female coworker a ride because it was really hot outside and she had to walk. So he decided to be kind and give her a ride to the bus station. We were talking on the phone while she was in the car. He said that he has been spending the week at his cousin and aunt's house. I asked why...I wasn't being condescending or anything. But then he was like what do you mean why? It's my family. I told I didn't mean any harm. I was just asking. Then he said, he was gonna say he was at his girlfriend's house but that he knows he can't play around with me like that. I asked if he really had one and he said no he was just saying he can't play with me like that because I'm sensitive. I told that he was kind of embarrassing me in front of his coworker and asked him to stop. He asked if I would be embarrassed. I felt myself getting upset and hurt so I told him I would just speak to him later and hung up. I know he probably said negative things about me. So I went jogging but felt good because I know that Satan was trying to get a foothold and instead of getting upset and crying I praised God for being with me and helping me not get upset and start arguing with my husband. Then when I was finished jogging, I went back into my car and saw that I missed my husband's call. He asked me why I said I was getting embarrassed and I apologized and told him that I really didn't like the way he was speaking to me in front of someone that I don't know and who doesn't know me. He said that me saying I was embarrassed was what I used to say when we "were together." I told him it was nothing like that. And then I said that I didn't really like the girlfriend comment. He told me he really isn't seeing anybody and that he is just trying to get things done for himself. He said even if he was, what would it matter? I was hurt by that. I tried to keep calm and just leaned on God. My husband got very frustrated by the end of the conversation. I just kept apologizing and told him I did not want or need him to be mad at me. He said he was good. After we hung up, I felt so hurt and confused. He was acting cold toward me today as well. I asked him if he was mad at me and he said "no omg." I just left it at that. I don't understand what is going on. I was crying out to God today. I've been crying a lot for the past few days. I've been in such emotional, mental, and spiritual pain. Today I cried to God and told Him that I can't take this anymore. I'm tired of the pain and sadness and loneliness. Not only do I need my husband here emotionally, but as a woman, I need him physically as well (I'm sure you guys know what that means so I won't go into detail). I told Him I will pray for my husband's salvation and other hurting marriages but that was it. After I decided that, I went for a jog. I was at peace. God wants my husband to be saved, that's what's most important. Then I started thinking that maybe I don't really want my marriage restored anymore. My husband seemed happy where he is and never thinks about me. But then that's when God said "Do you know that for sure?" I said yes because it shows. Then he reminded me of the times my husband said he was coming, and the times my husband called just to check up on me and the dogs. Then he recalled all the miracles He made happen over the past month. I felt ashamed. I told God that I tried to handle the situation as best as I could yesterday. He knows. He always knows. He knows what I'm feeling every day. He hurts because I/we hurt. He didn't want this for us. He wants us to live happy and abundant lives. He promised He wouldn't give us anything we couldn't handle. I kept repeating that to Him today. But I know that He will fulfill His promises so that He can get all the glory and praise. He wouldn't promise us something and then leave us broken till the day we die. Then that would have meant that He lied and we would die still feeling that hurt and emptiness. But God is not a man that He should lie. I am still weary and tired but I decided that I will continue to stand. Satan wants me to give up so that he could keep using my husband for his purpose but I refuse to let him take my loving hubby into hell. I'm still here standing. I'm wounded and broken and can hardly stand up but I am still here with Jesus holding me up.

I felt the Lord telling me to do something strange and I finally just went ahead and did it. I went into my dining room upstairs where our wedding gifts are stacked up, and I pulled out our really big framed picture that everybody signed at our wedding. I also got all the cards we got as well. Then I came back down to my room and leaned the picture on my window pane and sat down and read all the cards. I cried. I don't know God drove me to do this but I did it. I hope God reveals to me why He wanted me to do this...

 

[raven28690]

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Alli, you mentioned that you were thinking maybe you don't want your marriage restored anymore.

God may have been asking you to look at that picture and cards to remind you of your marriage covenant and also to remind you of the happiness that you once had in your marriage.

I don't know though. I have tried to make it apparent that I have been feeling the "don't know if I even want it restored" for a while now.

It's hard to have feelings for someone who isn't there nor has any contact with you. Maybe there is something somewhere still inside me but I really don't know.

Either way, the main thing is that ALL of us stay in God's Will though. Odds are the majority of us are in the position we are now because we were doing or "our own things" in worldly ways.

For every action, there is a consequence either good or bad depending on the action. There is no way around that.

Now if we decide to go off and do our own thing to move on, then how is God going to view that?

God gives each and every one of us time to repent and turn from our sins and to Him before He decides to handle the matter His way. I know at times we wish He would hurry and deal with our spouses; however, if that was the case, each and every one of us would be struck down by God when we messed up, so it's a blessing that God is slow to anger and judgment and gives us time to turn.

Wish I had the answers that I seek and for everyone else here, but I just simply don't know.

This is all new to me, so I'm learning as I go.

The only thing I do know is to trust in the Lord as the Bible says He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us.