My D was final yesterday: Well it is the third quarter now. I wanted to give up and move on. I've prayed for God to show me a YES to keep trying or No to give up. This is what I got for answer out of the clear blue. Not really out of the clear blue. God did give it to me. It did take awhile to get the answer.
Corinthians 1:18-22
18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No." 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes." 20For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
I'm going to trust God on this one and not give up hope or faith and most importantly not give up on LOVE.
ALOT OF DAMANGE HAS BEEN DONE - BUT I HAVE SEEN MIRACLES!!
Hey, Dude! I remember you from when I first got on here in Oct. 04. Sorry about your predicament. I'm in the same boat as far as keeping and believing the faith. I am trying to put in this in God's hands, but I am having trouble letting go.
So, I can totally relate to what you are going through. Maybe, you can shed some light and give me some pointers in offering up the sitch to God.
I've grown closer to God ever since we separated in May04 - it is a process of reading your bible, praying, and going to church, hanging out with brothers and sister in Christ.
I do have a peace about this whole situation - there are times when I get upset, but not very often.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. Yesterday I was having a moment, and I ran into this little bagel store. This woman was standing next to me and she had a huge black purse with white lettering on it, with the above verse on it. I took it as an answer to prayer!!! On my way to the bagel store, I had been praying for my situation, as that is all I can do now. I feel that God is telling me to "be still and know that I am God" and I have received this message over and over for the past 6 months. Yes he has a plan for me, for welfare and not for calamity. Being still and not being anxious is hard work!!!
There can be no testimony without a test. I am praying to go through this test and come out the other end with a new and better marriage then before.
This is my last post - I'm really done - I have learned so much from this board. Michelle says "People who follow her program end up happier anyway" I think that is very true.
Advice - Why are you hanging on? Is it love or because you have been rejected? If it is truely love then set them free because of love. If it is rejection then move foward.
Why do you keep quitting and then trying again? Are you merely venting or asking for input?
I'm a Laker's fan, and after Magic Johnson's many retirements, perhaps a bit sensitive to this pattern.
If you're done, you're done, and maybe the folks in "Surviving" might be able to empathize a bit more with you. If not, keep posting your ideas and experiences and I'm sure the folks here would be glad to help where we can.
Hello everybody!!!!! I've missed you all!!! It has been awhile.
What a crazy journey. Here is the latest.
Stopped drinking all together. AA works. I have a girlfriend that thinks I'm the greatest guy in the world. I think she is pretty darn cool myself. We are getting ready to move in together. I know it's all quick, but I've been on this journey Dbing since May 04. I've also started back to school. Political Science major in pursuit of Law School.
My X-wife is with 45 year old man that she cheated with in May of 04 and I believe they have been screwing around the whole time. Even when we tried to get back together. She is 26 and sometimes it still can make me sick when I think about it, but I don't think about it very much at all. I pray for there happiness, prosperity, and health. They have pulled some shady things in the past 2 weeks and I wish they would leave me the hell alone. They have drivin by my girlfriends house and followed me around one night. I talked to my lawyer and many friends about these incidents. They are just wanting a reaction out of me I think, but I'm chill. If this continue's they will force me to go to the police. I think they where just having fun one day. Whatever.
S5 started kindergarden and is acting ok - I think he struggles at times and the worse part of this whole mess is that my S5 won't have his parents together.
Today I can say that I would never go back to X-wife. EVERBODY here knows that God can work miracles and that is what it would take is a miracle. FEELINGS CHANGE!!! Right now my feelings are telling me that I have a new women that has never cheated on me and won't stop kissing me. It feels good.
Good for you. I'm happy for you. I wish you the best. Don't forget the hard lessons that you learned on here, especially that you are responsible for your happiness. Don't put the onus of that on your new GF, even if she stops kissing you. Good luck.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt
