So many people are ready to just quit and walk away. They have become exhausted after their stands for their M's.
I know it is hard. But isn't it worth it in the end? When we can say that we fought the good fight and our M was restored?
We live in such a "please me now" world and patience is something that just seems to be lacking so much with this generation. Some stand until it is done, and others give up when they have decided that it is time to end it.
Ultimately, who decides when it is over? Don't we have a covenant? Wasn't it for life? When someone is sick, don't they need a doctor?
Our WAS's are sick right now. Many of us have caused that sickness. I know I have. It is our job to repair that sickness through Jesus.
I hate to see people losing faith and hope and giving up and quitting their stand for their M. They see something else that looks good to them and decide their covenant isn't worth standing for anymore. But I tell you that it is worth standing for as long as it takes.
The enemy works so hard to draw us away from our stand. He brings other people into our lives and tells us that the other people are better for us. But it is all a lie. It is designed to get us to fall away from what God has asked us to stand for. The reality is you eventually become just like your WAS when you give up your stand for your M. People don't want to be told that. But how can anyone deny it?
The weakness, loneliness, fear of the future, etc takes over and becomes so strong that people give in to it. It is a powerful force against us. But that is when we must keep our faith and stand stronger. Pray, fast, spend time with God, keep working on ourselves and building a life as if while not losing sight of the ultimate prize. A restored M better than it ever was before.
I just felt the need to post this after reading some threads of people being ready to walk away and quit.
If it even encourages one person to keep standing for their covenant M, then it was worth it.
Kevin
Me 36, W 37 M: 08/02/97 D13, D9 1st Bomb 02/08 Reconciled 04/08 2nd Bomb: 09/08 W filed for D 02/04/09 Separated 03/09 D dismissed 06/09/09 Still separated...