I've experienced a RESTORED Marriage and am a minister but am currently on Sabbatical.
I want to give thanks to my Heavenly Love and praise Him for His continued faithfulness in my life. Even when things seemingly go horribly wrong or when I stumbled, my Beloved never fails to remain faithful and true to His promises. And that causes me to truly see Him as the amazing Love of my life that He is and draws my heart to Him even more. So many times I've been disappointed and hurt by others due to their inability to be faithful-let alone remain faithful, but I can trust my Beloved to surprise me with the depth of His faithfulness.
Brides, I know you (like me) have more than once been let down or hurt by another's careless, lack of faithfulness and it probably made you question or even doubt our First Love's faithfulness. But, I want to encourage you that He will take good care of your heart and show you over and over again the depth of His faithfulness and to His Word, His promises. He will astonish you with His amazing lovingkindness towards you and once you experience it, you will never be the same and you'll know that nothing and no one else can compare to Him!
Hebrews 10:23 NKJV "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."
Jeremiah 31:3 NKJV "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."
Every time I think of all the ways my Heavenly Love is faithful to His promises to me, it brings a smile to my face and makes me want to be just as faithful to Him!
Dear Sister, I know how you are feeling because I remember vividly how I felt when my marriage/life fell apart right before my eyes. I felt desperate, afraid, alone, angry, and hopeless. Not only were my spouse and I separated, but there had been adultery on his part and my own and children born outside of our marital union. I remember feeling that surely I'd made a terrible mistake and was being punished somehow. I was miserable and desperately seeking hope for a better life. To top it off, everywhere I turned, whether to my pastors or other church members or family/friends, everyone was telling me my marriage was over and to move on. I was at the end of my rope. But our wonderful God saw my situation and heard my continuous cries for help and had mercy on me. He brought me to this ministry, as I'm sure He's brought you and that is when my life changed forever...
Dear Sister, I'm sure your marriage seems hopeless and your life has changed forever, but God has a plan for you to give you a future and a hope. He wants to shower you with His amazing love and give you a life you could only dream of. When things in our lives seem the most hopeless that's when God does the miraculous! He sees your struggle and He's heard your cries and He longs to lift you up and heal every area of your life, starting with your heart. I know the pain is bad and deep, but I promise you that once you surrender your heart and life to the Lord, He will astound you with the results. And the healing starts with the RRR courses. As you read and re-read each lesson let the healing power of His Word transform and strengthen you. You will probably learn things in these lessons, as I did, that you've never heard before, but once you apply them, God will do the impossible in your heart and in your life! I am so excited for you as you begin your journey and continue it. Don't stop, finish the courses. Put your complete trust in the Lord and watch Him move on your behalf!
~ Rita in Louisiana
Do you want to PRAISE Him for how He's led you to take and finish the courses OR how what Rita said helped you start again? Aren't you thankful that Rita shared this with you an Encouraging Woman?
Remember, Matthew 7:13-14 tells us to “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it.”
And Psalm 100:4 tells us HOW to Enter— “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.”
Be sure to submit a Praise Report today and enter through that narrow gate few ever find!