Still Tryin's new thread 2

[Confident_Me]

Hi ST, I just wanted to add my humble voice to your thread You seem to be doing well & that's really although I do understand this "piecing" can be a loong road, but I'm confident you're on the right path & hey with the Saviour on your side, how can you not be victorious

I don't know if you're on Judy's mailing list at all, but you might find their support a true blessing to your marriage -let me know & I'll email you their details


Anyway, bless you for all the support & GODLY prayers you've offered to my wife & I, thank you!


In closing, here's one of Judy's group emails:

Hi everyone,
Well, somehow Judy's message this morning to y'all got eaten by some computer somewhere, so here it is...

July 5, 2007
Hello Everyone,
Let's open with prayer - (The first paragraph (in blue) of the following prayer appeared at the end of a message from Juan in South Africa so I thought I'd use it to start off this morning's as our daily prayer.

Lord, thank you so so much for loving me enough to send your son to die for my sins. I have never ever done anything in my entire life to deserve what you've done for me and doing for me but I am grateful that you choose me to be your child cos without U I am nothing. Without U Lord I am nobody but with U I am the light of the world, I am the salt of the earth and with U I can do all things, especially standing in the gap for my marriage and husband in Jesus name. Thank You, Jesus for never giving up on me. I love you, always and forever!

Lord, we thank You that You are a God who hears and answers prayer. Right now we lift to you those who have expressed special needs in the last few days. Move mightily Lord to glorify Yourself and set your people free that they might be all You created them to be. All things are possible for You Lord. We praise Your name forever and ever. In the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen and Amen.

I just found out that I'm going to have to take my granddaughter Ella to an 8:00 a.m. dentist appointment so my comments must be brief if I'm to get this out before we have to leave.

And now, here's Juan's message. (Just so you aren't confused, in South Africa Juan is a feminine name and Vivian, masculine.)

I must say today that I am so overwhelmed with gratitude to my God. He has done such amazing things in my marriage, they will seem little to others but to me they mean the world....words can never express how much they mean to me and I told GOD last nite that I will wait for as long as it takes to bring my Husband back to Him and to me...

I bought a card for Vivian yesterday to say I LOVE YOU and I wrote whatever was on my heart...I left it for him to read and you know what He acknowledged the card and said THANK YOU. I can't remember when was the last time He acknowledged one of my smses, letters or cards...It's a little thing but to me it means soooooo much. Ladies, I know I said something to this effect yesterday but I have to say it again, This means that my GOD loves me more than anything in this world and He's working overtime to restore my marriage. I am so overcome with gratitude now, I have tears in my eyes more so for the bond that MY GOD and I have and for the way he's using me and turning my situation around. I may sound arrogant or "full of myself" but really I am just a proud and confident woman who trusts her God inexplicibly (is this spelled correctly?).

I just got off the phone with Vivian now and we spoke just like the old times and I can see through all the pain and hurt that my husband is still the same man that I fell in love with. Who he really is, is hidden under all the hurt and pain that has been caused over the years. Slowly but surely God is bringing MY VIVIAN out again.....I don't care about this d****** that he has requested for as I know that my God is working in me, through me and for me....I don't care abut anything else in this world other than giving Glory to My Father who has bought me with a price that I can never repay. I owe Him a debt that I cannot and will not every repay. Sometimes we forget exactly what was done so many thousand of years ago when The Precious Blood of Jesus Christ was shed FOR US. We forget what it must have cost GOD to give up His only Son so that we could be washed clean of all our sins and iniquities. Have you ever thought what life would be like without The Blood Of Jesus, have you wondered where you would be or who you would be if it weren't for the Powerful Blood Of Jesus???

Never ever give up on God, you can give up on your husband, on your children, you can even give up on your situation but NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON A LOVING, COMPASSIONATE AND EVER FAITHFUL GOD. God Bless - Juan

Thank you, sweet Juan. What an encourager you are. How grateful to the Lord we are for bringing you into our prayer family.

Here is a word sent to me by my friend Miki Earle. I just know that there is a specific word for someone here. Read and be blessed and encouraged.

The Lord is about to release on us a great wave of His love, overwhelming and purifying. He is making us ready for Him the Bridegroom. He has placed a staff in our hands. God is speaking again "Let my people go". We have been given the power and authority to part the waters, to remove all the barriers to our freedom and promise in Him.

Lift up your heads. Do not be downcast. Have faith without doubt. His word will accomplish what He as sent it to do. He will set the captives free and heal us. Salvation is in His hand. And we are His voice in this earth. Let the all consuming cares of your life fall away and see Him. He will not leave us wanting. He does not need our anxiety to fulfill His promise of provision. He needs us willing and emptied of self to be carriers of love and salvation for those who do not know His voice. Our very lives are intercession as we look into His face...as we draw close and listen...listen...listen. Then we are ready to pray. then and only then are we ready to speak what He speaks and do what He does, because we have been watching and listening.

Watch and Pray! What an unbelievable time to be alive in the kingdom of God!

And now let's close with another something sent in to us by Juan in South Africa. It is the Standers Affirmation that is posted on the Rejoice Ministries site. Most of you have probably read it but even if you have, it won't hurt to read it again.




A Standers Affirmation

I AM STANDING FOR THE HEALING OF MY MARRIAGE!... I will not give up, give in, give out or give over 'til that healing takes place. I made a vow, I said the words, I gave the pledge, I gave a ring, I took a ring, I gave myself, I trusted GOD, and said the words, and meant the words... in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad...so I am standing NOW, and will not sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down or be down 'til the breakdown is torn down!

I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances, or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what is trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous... nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God's real thing, nor will I seek to lower God's standard, twist God's will, rewrite God's word, violate God's covenant, or accept what God hates, namely divorce!

In a world of filth, I will stay pure; surrounded by lies I will speak the truth; where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God: where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse; and where the odds are stacked against me, I will trust in God's faithfulness. I am a STANDER, and I will not acquiesce, compromise, quarrel or quit.. I have made the choice, set my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.

I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up 'til my marriage is healed. (Author Unknown)



Well dear friends, if you were feeling a bit iffy about standing in intercession for the healing of your marriage, I'm sure the Stander's Affirmation has given you the boost to press on in what you know you have been called to do.

That's it for today.
Lots of love,
Judy