Nochaeld
Good and Faithful Servant
Now It's not my goal to "shame her" -- the goal is to remove her from a false concept that though she may have known God at one time, the seed has been choked out and the tree is continually bearing bad fruit... Nor am I saying I am innocent in the matter, or have always reacted with equanimity as some stoic philosopher -- but like Peter, or Paul, or any honest person would admit, have delivered things improperly and ill-timed, and could have done better -- and should have been certain I married a believer -- BUT GOD has counselors that have been married and serving God SIDE-by-SIDE for 13 and 34 years READY to meet with us and she won't even answer their calls... At least not to present... I saw my son for 5 mins this morning and could only "show" him the toys I have for him and tell him I want to give them to him, miss him and love him... She didn't translate, and has yet to answer a call since then... We need to learn each other's "love language" and I ask God avert calamity and destruction... Either way I am continuing to seek the Lord -- "Though NONE come with me still I will follow." My Home Group leader was instantly healed of his "sprained ankle" by the laying on of hands, and Lord knows I'm attempting to quote "The Whole Counsel of God" on the matters, AND seeking to worship, hear his voice, fellowship as much as often and evangelize... I am weak, ask for grace to fast, get proper sleep and seek first the Kingdom "in the face of much opposition, 1 Thes 2:2-3, 4, 5. I also pray for protection from the enemy and evil people being alone as a foreign guy in Asia, 2 Cor 2:11. I ask to be kept from the evil one, Jn 17:15, sin, Zeph 3:13, deception and lies, poverty and riches, Prov 30:8. Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil. Paul says every man should have his own wife, 1 Cor 7:2, and so does God in the purpose of creation, Gen 2:18, 1 Cor 11:8, and it's a mystery representing Christ and the Church Eph 5:32, and that certain things are commanded in that context, love from the husband and respect from the wife (the church doesn't boss Jesus around, and if the confessing believer ignores the teachings of Jesus, to many the surprise will be Jesus plainly declaring what people had been warning them about, "depart from me you who practice lawlessness," Matt 7:23, (though not if we can help it, Acts 20:27. So unless celibacy is their calling given to them, Jesus, Mattt19:11, AND The Apostle to The Gentiles say, 1 Cor 7:7, each person is to have his own wife in order to AVOID immorality. 1 Cor 7:2 sums it up Gen 2:18 both reasonably and rationally, "But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. 3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband... 5 Stop depriving one another, EXCEPT by AGREEMENT for a (short) TIME, so that you may DEVOTE yourselves to PRAYER and come together again (QUICKLY) so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control... Lord, it's not good for me to be alone -- I need my wife, my son and fellowship. We need counseling, confession, advice and boundaries to make this work... I ask for a respect for God and man to be gained, that the Gospel and Discipleship goes forth and gains ground, baptizing those that escape darkness, sin, selfishness and the snare of the serpent of old the deceiver, and from following his advice to be their own God, Gen 3:5, and come off the authority of God's Word, "Did God REALLY say,? Gen 3:1. Instead of imaging their father the devil, John 8:44, we are born again in accord with the image of Jesus, the New Creation, walk in His wisdom, power and ways... Thank You in Jesus' Name...
