A few things are coming to mind as I read you post and all except the physical abuse I can really relate to. I did not take therapy before I got married because I knew I would not have married him. I love him more now than when we got married and that is only because I choose to love him. Well that is part of it.
I remember when I was going through some really hard times and I told a friend well look at Hosea's love for Gomer. He stopped me before I could say anything else and told me to go reread it again. Did you know that nowhere in the book of Hosea does it ever say that he loved Gomer? We as always try to add our human perception to make the story make sense.
The truth of the matter was that Hosea loved God and was obedient. I am quite sure he and God had a lot of discussions similar to the one Adam and God had. "The woman that you gave me...." but he was obedient. he faced what he had to and maybe I am adding to it but to me he seemed tooo busy with Gods work and warning the people about God (you know spreading the gospel like we are supposed to be doing) to even take notice what she was doing while she wasn’t there. I know it had to bother him. He was ridiculed for it and everything else, but he had a bigger purpose.
Some people look at the scriptures of praying a hedge around Gomer and Hosea praying that, but he didn’t, those were God words to Hosea. God even told him what to name his children. Wow. And in the end it worked out for him because he was obedient.
Let’s also look at the prodigal son. I know as a wife I want to go look for my husband let him know I love him and want what is best. just come home, but right now he is too full of himself to hear me and the more I show up the worse it gets, and believe me the worse it get. But look at the father’s example. He waited. We know he had to get reports of what his son was doing. Gossip has been around for a long time. People probably even went to the son and told him you should go home, but he couldn’t see it because he was being blinded by the here and now.
Our spouses are also blinded by the here and now. Even if they are make decision that they know they don’t want to or regrets it is easier at this minute because the arguing will stop. The voice in their head will stop shouting. They will receive some temporary peace. ,. But we have to step back and busy ourselves with God's work and let him work on the other side of the mountain.
If you look at the other two parables in Luke 15 you see the Sheppard and the house wife looking. They are God and believe me God is looking at our spouse. And he loves them more than we could ever love them. .
I don’t know about the rest of you but even as I am here typing this it is ring home a lot of errors I have made and continue to make but it will get better. And I KNOW nothing is too big for my GOD
so if God is telling you to move then do so and don’t limit him. Can you imagine the testimony of your husband going there for you? My friend and her husband were separated one in Washington and on in St Lucia. God bought her husband back to st Lucia. And the pray together etc.
WHAT IS TOO BIG FOR OUT GOD!!! WHAT ATE WE BELIEVING GOD FOR!!! Let’s not believe God for thing we can possible do on our own if we try really hard. LET’S believe HIM FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!
Sorry it is so long. Just some thoughts. And thank you because this has also truly blessed me as well.
I remember when I was going through some really hard times and I told a friend well look at Hosea's love for Gomer. He stopped me before I could say anything else and told me to go reread it again. Did you know that nowhere in the book of Hosea does it ever say that he loved Gomer? We as always try to add our human perception to make the story make sense.
The truth of the matter was that Hosea loved God and was obedient. I am quite sure he and God had a lot of discussions similar to the one Adam and God had. "The woman that you gave me...." but he was obedient. he faced what he had to and maybe I am adding to it but to me he seemed tooo busy with Gods work and warning the people about God (you know spreading the gospel like we are supposed to be doing) to even take notice what she was doing while she wasn’t there. I know it had to bother him. He was ridiculed for it and everything else, but he had a bigger purpose.
Some people look at the scriptures of praying a hedge around Gomer and Hosea praying that, but he didn’t, those were God words to Hosea. God even told him what to name his children. Wow. And in the end it worked out for him because he was obedient.
Let’s also look at the prodigal son. I know as a wife I want to go look for my husband let him know I love him and want what is best. just come home, but right now he is too full of himself to hear me and the more I show up the worse it gets, and believe me the worse it get. But look at the father’s example. He waited. We know he had to get reports of what his son was doing. Gossip has been around for a long time. People probably even went to the son and told him you should go home, but he couldn’t see it because he was being blinded by the here and now.
Our spouses are also blinded by the here and now. Even if they are make decision that they know they don’t want to or regrets it is easier at this minute because the arguing will stop. The voice in their head will stop shouting. They will receive some temporary peace. ,. But we have to step back and busy ourselves with God's work and let him work on the other side of the mountain.
If you look at the other two parables in Luke 15 you see the Sheppard and the house wife looking. They are God and believe me God is looking at our spouse. And he loves them more than we could ever love them. .
I don’t know about the rest of you but even as I am here typing this it is ring home a lot of errors I have made and continue to make but it will get better. And I KNOW nothing is too big for my GOD
so if God is telling you to move then do so and don’t limit him. Can you imagine the testimony of your husband going there for you? My friend and her husband were separated one in Washington and on in St Lucia. God bought her husband back to st Lucia. And the pray together etc.
WHAT IS TOO BIG FOR OUT GOD!!! WHAT ATE WE BELIEVING GOD FOR!!! Let’s not believe God for thing we can possible do on our own if we try really hard. LET’S believe HIM FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!
Sorry it is so long. Just some thoughts. And thank you because this has also truly blessed me as well.
