After Strawberry left her comment here https://encouragingwomen.org/he-protected-me-2/#comment-5068, so many ladies responded to her that she was very encouraged and left a Thank you note in our office, which was posted here: Thank You from Strawberry
This morning I received an question in the office from Strawberry.
Strawberry asked:
Dear Erin do you believe that the lord would want me to move on from my marriage and stop praying for restoration and move on to someone else?
May God bless all you in this he is ministry
When I first came upon this website I just left my husband and found out he was having an affair everyone told me it was hopeless and I start to believe it was hopeless as well and then somehow I found this website and I really believed it was God calling me to pray and stand for my marriage in that process I fell madly and deeply in love with the Lord I was never so happy and the peace in my life even though everything was falling down around me. My friends and family was in shock I can literally say those were the best months of my life but it’s been three years and I have made many mistakes I don’t know if it’s because of the mistakes I made or God trying to show me that it’s just not what he wants
Dear Bride, it’s normal to have these doubts. I have these on a daily basis because I was taught to look for “signs” and “evidence” of how things are going. Remember this journey with the Lord is asking us to walk out in faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrew 11:1
Again, would you lay down your will and embrace His? By the same token, would you lay down your expectation of timing and embrace His as well? “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.” Psalm 75:2
Last but not least, I encourage you to journal this lesson if you have not already –
https://loveatlast.org/finding-the-abundant-life/chapter-5-its-so-worth-the-wait/
Dear Strawberry, below are a few quotes from chapters that helped me that I think you will also find helpful.
“Trust and believe that God is able and wants to restore and rebuild you, your marriage, and your family. God does not have any other person out there for you, nor does he think you’ve picked the wrong person. “For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning her husband. So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man” (Rom. 7:2–3).”
https://hopeatlast.com/c1/d1-chapter-1-my-beloved/
You asked about “someone else” this is from https://loveatlast.org/finding-the-abundant-life/chapter-3-the-love-of-my-life/
“There is no reason for you to long for a man who is longing for the world and the things of this world. You have a special Someone who will cherish and love you and give you every desire of your heart and if you have enough of Him, you will never experience that pain of rejection or longing again.”
Wow I am in tears thank you for everyone who responded God bless you all I’ve been really down and out please keep me in your prayers it’s been really hard since I don’t have the courage partner but I am going to lead and trust in the Lord who I once called my heavenly husband and I want to be back at that place so very much love you all you don’t know how much this means to me
Dear bride,
I’ve had you on my mind for several hours now. I can understand the doubts you have. I also regularly have thoughts about whether what I am doing is the will of my Beloved.
In addition to the valuable chapters that the brides Gioia and Hope have given you, I would like to give you this link.
The first thing Erin would definitely answer to your question is, Seek God. Even we don’t know the answers to your questions. He has all the answers.
https://hopeatlast.com/c1/d16-chapter-12-seeking-god/
I would like to encourage you to read the lesson and then place your hand again in the hand of your Heavenly Beloved 💞
[3] ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
https://jeremiah.bible/jeremiah-33-3
Bonus:https://youtu.be/NPL_-dSUrzo?si=ZHB4Nu-yw4xVRvJM
Dear Strawberry, first of all I would like to say that I agree with everything that Gioia and Hope shared.
Since the beginning of my journey, I only had my Beloved Husband, He was my ePartner. It taught me to run to Him only and to rely totally on Him, here is a lesson that helped me a lot: https://loveatlast.org/ryr/c6/ (Tell it to your Husband).
Your Heavenly Husband is always with you, just sit with Him quietly and wait to hear His soft, small voice. Wait to feel His loving embrace that will fill your heart with His everlasting love that heals and fills us with peace and joy. He is waiting for you my dear Strawberry to run back to Him. I love this part from Finding the Abundant Life, Chapter 3: (https://loveatlast.org/finding-the-abundant-life/chapter-3-the-love-of-my-life/)
“The One I am speaking about is right now on bended knee with a proposal on His lips! He does not want you to be His wife, He longs for you to be His Bride—forever!!”
What also helped me a lot, is to help other ladies who are going through the same as we are / or went through. I would like to encourage you to have a look at our Online University and the different ministering courses we have: https://rmiou.com/min/
Here is how to get started: https://rmiou.com/htgs/