Wife Said She's Done - Pt. 2 ..and Still Hopeful

[PatientMan]

Thanks PatientMan, I read both of them twice already this morning, and it helped alot.

Also, you mentioned having a 2"x4" paper with bible verses and help advice from this site. Would you mind sharing that with me, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks again for all your help and I am praying for you this day and every day.

My apologies as I somehow missed this. I have the following verses in small font and created it so it printed on both sides of the paper. Then I just cut to size, folded it up, and put it in my wallet:

Side 1:

• 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
• 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.
• 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• 22 Lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted…and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
• 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
• 13 Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be courageous, be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
• 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
• 19 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
• 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• 22 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
• 22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace.
• 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
• 12 … as God’s chosen people, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Side 2:

• 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
• 16 Therefore we do not lose heart… 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
• 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
• 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
• 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
• 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
• 31 If God is for us, who can be against us?... 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 5...make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
• 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
• 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
• 9 My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.

It has changed only slightly over the last two years as I have come across different verses I wanted to focus on. I usually would read through all of them, but I would really focus on the several that applied to the emotions/difficulties I was having at that particular moment.

-PM