Thanks, YOU are the best! Man, if you weren't engaged already ... ok, gotta focus on the "single" women.
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Mr. X but wouldnt let anything stand in the way of being invovled w/ his D and the special events in their lives.
That has been my approach and I believe my kids are much healtier because of it.
Oh cat, I am so sad for all of the kids that are missing out because their dad's don't have the guts to do the right thing.
Just now I am reminded of a series by a pastor last week. His mom bounced around from man to man yet amazingly he eventually came into a relationship with the Lord and was even blessed to eventually reconnect with the man who was most like a father to him (before he and the pastor's mother went their separate ways due to the mom's lifestyle). My point is our kids, bathed in prayer, continuously, non stop, can experience lives that overcome these terrible things that happen to them. God loves the children as I shared above, Matthew 19:14 (just as He loves His bigger wayward ones).
I can't believe I have not committed to prayer for the children of this board but I do so now and, of course, will faithfully pray over yours. "Father God, Lord of all. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of salvation. Father, I humbly come before you, a repentant sinner who was lost for my adult life until 20 years ago when I accepted your Son's sacrifice to pay for my sins. I bow before you and cry out for these children, for each child represented by a LBS on this board, whether they post (anywhere on the board), lurk or are the friends who post to me.
Father, reach out to them all the days of their lives through friends, family or acquaintances who have your love overflowing from their hearts. Bless these children, draw them to you as the father who never walks away from His children, no matter if the child strays during the lifetime. Pour out your never ending mercy and grace on these precious little ones as well as the older children and even now the adult children who's lives will always be impacted by the end of their parent's marriage. Father Heal the parents here who suffer yet show them a life of peace and joy, hopefully through a closer relationship with you. Help those, such as myself, who still struggle with forgiveness from time to time or those who are (understandably) locked into bitterness and unforgiveness for it is a trap, instigated, provoked and stirred up by the liar of all liar, the great deceiver. Liberate any who are searchning to forgive, help them through the recognition that you have shown us the way to forgive, just as your Son cried from the cross, 'Father, forgive them for the known not what they do' even though we believe the WAS's knew what they were doing. They too need forgivenes from the LBS EVEN if they won't ask for it for we LBS's are liberated in granting such unilateral forgiveness. Help my friends.
Comfort, love, protect, embrace these ones so near and dear to your loving heart. Amen."
Committed2Him- "C2H" All Things (Back from Spain!)...18
