♕Today's Promise: "And looking at them Jesus said to them, ‘With people this is impossible, but WITH GOD all things are possible.’" Matthew 19:26
Jennifer, how did your Restoration Journey actually begin?
Praise, You, My Beloved for loving me so much and teaching me what it means to love and be loved!
I was married 10 years to another man, had a daughter, and was a fool. I let anger and spite take over my heart and we parted, I got divorced and went to live my life. I should mention I had several other boyfriends.
About 4 years later, I met someone much younger than me, we got involved and soon we were living together. We went through many things together and so each of the readers understands the power of God in my life I will share just a bit more. He was a young man, full of dreams and who came from a life full of problems, involved with drugs and the pregnancy of a girl in his teens when I met him. He was about to be a father but even though the age difference was no obstacle, since I was both working and in college, with him at home, living the life of a young man, soon it started to unravel.
Being older and having been married, needless to say, I was very arrogant. I humiliated him a lot, especially when I uncovered he'd been unfaithful to me. Because he was a child, I foolishly thought I was in control of the situation. It only got worse, I couldn't stand it and kicked him out of my house. Then the unthinkable happened, a few months after he left and I wanted to be rid of him, I found out I was pregnant. When I told him he could come back, he didn't want to come back saying he was with a girl his age and was happy. That's when it hit me and I realized I had done everything wrong in my first marriage.
Several times this guy came back only to leave when I kicked him out again and again. During this period our daughter was born. Alone I cried in utter despair!
How did God change your situation, Jennifer, as you sought Him wholeheartedly?
One day someone saw my despair and texted me the link to Hopeatlast. The second I arrived at your site I explored and devoured everything I could, I ordered the book How God can and will restore your marriage, PRAISE GOD and hallelujah! Finally the truth I was seeking. That book and this ministry changed my life, praise be to God. I had already been an evangelical believer (I know it's hard to believe). I was even baptized but I had never learned or been taught the ways of the Lord. I always had God in my heart, I prayed, was part of a prayer chain, but nothing gave me a relationship with Him. The fruits of my life were parties, dancing, and drinking, but no one said a thing or pointed me in the right direction to the truth, to Him!
From the moment I started taking the courses, on that very first day, I discovered that I was a foolish, contentious, quarrelsome woman and decided to give my life to God, hallelujah. I wanted to change, I wanted to be reconciled with God but didn't know how. Since that day I have spent incredible moments with My Beloved in the sweetest times of intimacy as He cleansed my soul.
What principles, from God's Word (or through our resources), Jennifer, did the Lord teach you during this trial?
The Lord taught me that I needed to love Him first, to love no one else more than I loved Him. Next, to seek Him first, not to ask anyone for help. He taught me to read the Bible, to take pleasure in His law, desiring to do His will, and He continues teaching me every day. I learned, did not need to try to memorize, the teachings of God, the verses that meant the most to me that I quickly marked in my bible, and then made the 3x5 cards to carry and read all day long. It's amazing how my thoughts and decisions are based on the Word of the Lord.
What were the most difficult times that God helped you through, Jennifer?
There were several times I cried at the feet of My Beloved, but when I found out that my daughter's father was dating and went on Facebook to see the woman's profile, I cried a lot that night, but that's when the Lord spoke to me about my first marriage and I thought of my ex. I’d heard he had never remarried but I had no idea where he was and was sure he'd want nothing to do with me.
Jennifer, what was the “turning point” of your restoration?
From the beginning, I tried to apply the principle of letting go, but it was not easy, I was still chasing my boyfriend, even though I didn't want to. But as soon as the Lord opened my eyes, and began to turn my heart toward my ex-husband, it was easy to let go.
So I sought God to restore my first marriage. I wasn't sure if He wanted to but I knew that nothing was impossible with Him. I asked Him if He wanted to restore my relationship with my daughter's father, I was open to His plan. I just needed to focus on my relationship with Him and let things happen.
Tell us HOW it happened, Jennifer? Did your husband just walk in the front door? Jennifer, did you suspect or could you tell you were close to being restored?
One day while I was singing one love song over and over to Him, I got a text from someone I didn't recognize. It was from my ex! He asked if we could meet, I said yes, and the next day I met him at our favorite burger place. My heart was beating so fast I felt like I would faint, but then I heard the Lord whisper, "Just trust Me" and then a flood of verses began pouring over my mind and settling my heart.
It all seemed so impossible. I always felt a certainty that nothing was impossible, but this?! My testimony isn't like any of the other testimonies I've read, none looked like mine. But God spoke to my heart all the time so I didn't give up and trusted Him.
My ex is now my husband and we are so happy. We are weathering the storms of life together as a family. Even though I didn't think it possible for my life to work out, it has. I wasn't the only one with a child, my husband fathered a child, a daughter, who is the same age as my daughter. We co-parent but it's always challenging to navigate how to deal with one issue after another springing up but it's working for our good because it means staying in His Word and living each of His principles.
Would you recommend any of our resources in particular that helped you, Jennifer?
YES, all the RMI materials, read them all, seek God first, but devour everything, read the bible, the books, take the courses, read the entire page on every one of their sites, everything. They are all based on the truth in God's Word. "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free!!" Just as He set me free!! Hallelujah!!
Would you be interested in helping encourage other women, Jennifer?
Yes of course.
Either way, Jennifer, what kind of encouragement would you like to leave women with, in conclusion?
How can I possibly begin? First, do not give up on pursuing His plan for your life! In my case, it seemed so utterly impossible. I never imagined that My Beloved was going to give me back my former husband or another daughter to love and mother as my own.
Even though it seems unbearable, look to God, love Him like a Lover, talk to Him, hold on to Him tightly, and don't ever let go. God will give you victory. I praise God for everything. If it weren't for Him in my life, I would still be nothing, living a life of sin and despair. I praise GOD for the life of Erin, for her family, and all the missionaries who make this site work.
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