I have been reading a few of the threads of what is left of the "old crowd" from last summer. Stepping away for a few months and coming back, their amazing strength is so apparent!! Living through their sitch day by day, they probably don't feel strong at all, but I see it.
Personal growth, is that what gets us through? It is an interesting juxaposition since the WAS is having no personal growth at all. They are like a kite twistin' in the wind.
I commented on a thread that I thought faith could help prevent MLC. It was posted to me that Rejoice Ministries' was started by faith-filled people who had a MLC anyway and then came back to their marriage and their faith. I'll have to research that. However, to clarify, I meant living a faith throughout ones life where the primary goal is eternal salvation. Spouses are supposed to help us get to heaven. Parents primary job is to teach children about the goal of eternal salvation. Jobs, houses, money status symbols are just tools given to us to use wisely. They are not the end; they are part of the means. When I was raising my family, I totally blew this. Some of my children are nomimal church-goers. The others are not at all interested. Someday, when the chips are down, maybe they'll come back to understand the importance of faith.
nlf
You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. ---Leonardo da Vinci
