Sweet ladies,
I praise my HH for all He is doing in my life. My parents in law live from us far away, so we see us ones in 2-3 months for 4-7 days. They are not Christians, they relationship with my EH is very bad and so many times during their visit we have many bad situations when my EH husband behaves towards them very unkindly. I really prayed this time that our HH and Heavenly Father protect me and children from those bad situations. And you know what? He did it!! all PTL There were again their faiths but me and our children did not see and I was in perfect peace even my mother in law was doing things, which used to make me very angry. 🙂
I have to confess to you one my big failure. Already few years I am kindly asking my mother in law to do not buy so many things and clothes to my children. We do not use it or we do not like them and do not need them. There is also problem to store everything and when I put away the stuff, next visit she is asking me where the things she bought are. She always tells me, ok, ok but next time she brings again more unnecessary staff. Even few weeks before Christmas she sent us 3 big bags full of clothes and toys again and during Christmas, behind my back she was giving my children step by step more and more cloth and things. I lost my patience, the peace and I have screamed at her for it a lot. My big failure. When they left, I felt convicted apologize her. My body was screaming no, why again I have to apologize, when she does not respect my pleading....I felt it is really not fair what the Lord wants from me. But the conviction was too strong, so I send her apologizing voice message.
It gave me so much freedom. It did also some big thing with my parents in law. They were telling this to my EH…. And other thing, yesterday they left. She again brought the clothes and 3 big toys even she promised last she will not...but I was able to stay at peace and enjoy all the time they were here. My HH remind it me that I could stay at peace because of my apologizing and the principle „Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.“
I want to encourage all of you, if you fell convicted to apologize to someone, do it ladies, because it can stay in the way where He wants to do you some beautiful things for you or He cannot heal you from something!!! Have a peaceful and great day!!! 🙂
Thank you for the praise Anissa and for confessing your faults. It is such a freeing experience to know that His grace is sufficient for all of us. My Mother-in-law passed away a few months ago. There were many things that I sometimes felt frustrated with her about, but now that she is not there anymore, all those things now seem pointless and a waste of time. I could have used that time instead to feel frustrated, to let His love shine through me. I am delighted to hear that He is making that change in you while your in-laws are still here on earth and because they are not Christians, it is so much more important that they see that so they will also want the peace and love you have. ❤️
It’s so true what Yvonne says.. last week l recorded a podcast about Women, Encourage the Younger women and it said that our lives are an epistle read by other’s. It’s not what we say but what we do that others see that make them also want to know Him. I’m so glad that you listened to His voice and have so much peace and freedom by doing what you knew He was asking you to do no matter how hard it was 💟
Beautiful Anissa, may the Lord give you the strength to endure and to show His unconditional love to your in-laws through patience as well as that last time you shared with us when you were able to simply enjoy what your mother-in-law gave to your children. Thank you for sharing and confessing your sin, when I have done so it has helped me to speak with transparency and also hearing your confessions has helped me to see that His grace helps us and that we are a work in progress 🙂
Thank you for sharing and confessing Anissa, we all make mistakes and lose our patience sometimes, but His grace is sufficient for us and the next time He helps us to do better!