My Sailor is Back-but not Home

[StrgMarvelousWmn]

SMW,

You already know how I feel about all of this. I am praying for you and your kids. I'm also praying that your DH (my DH stands for something a little different than yours!) wakes up from this self-induced fog that he's put himself in before it is too late to salvage any kind of decent relationship with your children and you.

God bless!

S4H

S4H--

Thanks for being at the other end of a keyboard for me the past few days. Thank you also for all of the prayers. Last night it occurred to me that all of our prayers are moving God to act more swiftly and that in response, the enemy is dragging H down a road he would have never considered as recently as two years ago. The enemy is underestimatong God, as usual, though. I listened to a devotional yesterday and the author said:

The enemy, no matter how fierce, is NO MATCH for Christ.

Add a few dozen prayer warriors across the country and it is time for the enemy to concede this battle to the Lord.

It is so sad to watch DH foundering like this. I know that, in all likelihood, he will have to hit rock bottom before he realizes Who he needs to trust in to dig himself out of this pit. I am more and more thankful for all God has done in me to bring me to the point that I can face what is in front of me, knowing I have His strength to get me through. Another quote from that teaching fits this, too.

I give Him my weakness, He gives me His strength.

Once DH remembers WHO REALLY is in charge, he will begin to find his way back, I am confident in that. I hate that DH may have to be broken down completely for it to happen, but perhaps God will get through before it gets to that point.

I am most concerned about the kids. They are still praying for their Daddy. D9 has been praying that God would show her Daddy that his choices are not right. I only hope that I am modeling the right behavior for them and that they are learning to trust in the Lord for all things. Who knows how they will react after his abandonment and week of silence. Hopefully, I have taught them the lesson of unconditional love for others that the Lord has been impressing on me.

Living God's blessings with grace and dignity~
SMW