♕ Today's Promise: "But I have against you that you have forsaken your first love. Remember then from what height you have fallen, and repent and do your first works." Revelation 2:4-5
~ Kristine in the Netherlands
Dear Brides, this praise report is entirely to the honor and glory of Him who made me and in honor of my Beloved. Now, a week after hearing this information, it still pops into my mind every now and then. And I'm sure I want to share this situation with you. What I recently heard is certainly not as heavy as the day after I got the information. But frankly, I still struggle with the value of this information for the point in my recovery journey with Him. It's been nearly three years since my former husband told me he saw no chance for us to possibly ever get back together and file for divorce. When I first heard that, I panicked.
Fortunately, my Heavenly Father let me find the website Hopeatlast.com, so I soon understood why and how I ended up in what was then a terrible situation for me. In the second conversation about the divorce, I was able to tell my husband with a happy and cheerful heart that I only wanted his happiness and would not hinder the divorce. The divorce was finalized six months later. Thanks to my new Beloved and RMI's (Restore Ministries International) many resources, my heart slowly began to find peace about the new phase of my life.
A life with Him and my children. Until 9 months after the divorce when my former husband told me he was moving on with his life and had met another woman. He wanted me to hear it from him and not from anyone else or the kids.
However brides, I now know that our Lord is so loving and certainly won't let us experience anything that or for which we are not already prepared for by Him. One of my children had already more or less indicated that there was someone who got the attention of my former husband. And again through Him and the many lessons and testimonies I had read on the RMI website I could hear this news with hearing joy in my voice and more importantly in peace. This should have happened. Shortly after, there was a moment when I met this other woman at a distance. And by the grace of my Lord, as we were in the Covid-19 period, the minimum distance and no possibility of the usual shaking hands when introducing each other was not possible. Oh my Lord isn't He great. My Lord knows my heart. It never came to a real meeting.
Dear ladies, the fact that I was happy and happy with my new life and I had absolutely no need or desire to ever fix my marriage again. I didn't feel the need to meet this other woman. I am only immensely grateful to my Lord for His presence with my children on many occasions such as holidays, birthdays, and other encounters with my former in-laws. Has kept me calm. On top of that, He has blessed me doubly, for the children never spoke to me or asked questions about the other woman. And has He answered my heart's desires never to have to meet her. I who has learned not to ask questions, He has kept me in peace. Shielded from things that might still have hurt me. Saved from the many pains the enemy wanted to give me. At the end of last year, despite the fact that I didn't want to do it myself, the desire for the restoration of my marriage started to increase.
Believe me brides, I have fought with my Lord but He has lovingly shown me and let me know that recovery will not be for me but primarily for the glory of Him and my children. Sometimes I still try to fight but now I know that fear of losing Him isn't real. Nothing can separate me from Him. He is and remains my first Love ️. So my prayer now is not my will to be done but His will in my life. In the past few weeks I have heard comments several times that I thought why am I hearing and found it strange. In the next praise report I will continue my praise.
To be continued >>>>>>>
"But I have against you that you have forsaken your first love. Remember then from what height you have fallen, and repent and do your first works." Revelation 2:4-5
My Heavenly Man was there first. He takes care of me with a lot of love. He is worthy of my love. And certainly my life.
He is all I need. When I have Him I have everything.
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