While reading and studying “What Is the Abundant Life?” He has taught me to always put HIM first in my whole life. Before I only had head knowledge in having HIM as my first but my heart still longed for my husband. I still thought of ways to get closer to EH and had not developed intimacy with my HH. Although, until at this point, I still have not all of HIM in my life and I’m still far from getting intimate with HIM, my heart has been pining to get intimate with HIM and want HIM only. My heart had been wanting to remove my addiction to my EH and even remove him from my heart because I want my HH to be my first.
Dear Brides, you will never find a better Husband than your HH. However, there is no straight formula in finding HIM but your guidance and testimonies from others will help you get to the point of longing. The very first chapter of the course will get you started in finding your HH who is eagerly waiting for you so that you can be lavished with joy and abundance.
“For the LORD has called you, Like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,’ Says your God… For your Husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth’” (Isa. 54:6–5).
This scripture has touched my heart as I have been wandering in my restoration journey for so long. I have always thought of my EH and always pursuing and longing him in my heart, only to be rejected and replaced by somebody else time and time again. I have not put it into my heart that my HH has always called me to be HIS BRIDE. I have not put it into my heart that joy and abundance are waiting for me if I only heed HIS call. Hence, this scripture reminds me of my stubbornness in not heeding His call. This scripture reminds me to accept HIS call and be HIS wonderful bride.
I have learned that the most important thing is our intimacy with our HH. And just like the book and course said, it feels lighter when I say that the Lord is all I want, all I need and all I live for. When I say these words, my hurts and fears are becoming lighter.
I will be living this principle of having intimacy with my HH, by always asking HIM every time I make decisions, offering my job and day to HIM, and to continue asking HIM to help me to get closer and intimate with HIM. I shall be uttering the words, “Lord, you are all I want, you are all I need and you are all I’m living for.”
Pray with me: Lord, my heart just wants to feel the joy unspeakable. I just want to be intimate with You and feel I have You as my Husband. Please help me to love You with all my heart and soul and remove my addiction to my EH. Remove my pains and fears every time I think of the divorce filed by my EH and remove my longings for him. Instead, replace it with my intimacy and love for You. Please Lord, hear my prayers. I want and need You in my life.
Dear Brides, I know that you are still hurting and probably still pining over winning your husband back. But, please know that pursuing your Heavenly Husband and being in love with HIM is the very first thing to do so that you will no longer go through the pains and fears caused by your marriage problems. You don’t have to pursue your husband, instead, pursue the Lord and experience joy and abundance amidst pains and fears.
Finding the Abundant Life will walk you through making your life joyful and abundant amidst pains and fears. This book is very helpful if you want to foster intimacy with your Heavenly Husband.
~ Fidelma
More Encourager Praise Reports from Fidelma
“You can be Lavished with Joy and Abundance”
While reading and studying “What Is the Abundant Life?” He has taught me to always put HIM first in my whole life. Before I only had head knowledge in having HIM as my first but my heart still longed for my husband. I still thought of ways to get closer to EH and had not developed intimacy with my HH. Although, until at this point, I still have not all of HIM in my life and I’m still far from getting intimate with HIM, my heart has been pining to get intimate with HIM and want HIM only. My heart had been wanting to remove my addiction to my EH and even remove him from my heart because I want my HH to be my first.
Dear Brides, you will never find a better Husband than your HH. However, there is no straight formula in finding HIM but your guidance and testimonies from others will help you get to the point of longing. The very first chapter of the course will get you started in finding your HH who is eagerly waiting for you so that you can be lavished with joy and abundance.
“For the LORD has called you, Like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,’ Says your God… For your Husband is your Maker, Whose name is the LORD of hosts; and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, Who is called the God of all the earth’” (Isa. 54:6–5).
This scripture has touched my heart as I have been wandering in my restoration journey for so long. I have always thought of my EH and always pursuing and longing him in my heart, only to be rejected and replaced by somebody else time and time again. I have not put it into my heart that my HH has always called me to be HIS BRIDE. I have not put it into my heart that joy and abundance are waiting for me if I only heed HIS call. Hence, this scripture reminds me of my stubbornness in not heeding His call. This scripture reminds me to accept HIS call and be HIS wonderful bride.
I have learned that the most important thing is our intimacy with our HH. And just like the book and course said, it feels lighter when I say that the Lord is all I want, all I need and all I live for. When I say these words, my hurts and fears are becoming lighter.
I will be living this principle of having intimacy with my HH by always asking HIM every time I make decisions, offering my job and day to HIM, and to continue asking HIM to help me to get closer and intimate with HIM. I shall be uttering the words, “Lord, you are all I want, you are all I need and you are all I’m living for.”
Pray with me: Lord, my heart just wants to feel the joy unspeakable. I just want to be intimate with You and feel I have You as my Husband. Please help me to love You with all my heart and soul and remove my addiction to my EH. Remove my pains and fears every time I think of the divorce filed by my EH and remove my longings for him. Instead, replace it with my intimacy and love for You. Please Lord, hear my prayers. I want and need You in my life.
Dear Brides, I know that you are still hurting and probably still pining over winning your husband back. But, please know that pursuing your Heavenly Husband and being in love with HIM is the very first thing to do so that you will no longer go through the pains and fears caused by your marriage problems. You don’t have to pursue your husband, instead, pursue the Lord and experience joy and abundance amidst pains and fears.
This book will walk you through making your life joyful and abundant amidst pains and fears. This book is very helpful if you want to foster intimacy with your Heavenly Husband.
“I Tried to Quicken My Restoration”
Two years ago as I was so desperate and broken-hearted because of my separation with my husband, I found this website and learned that our God Almighty should be our first love and focus. It somehow pierced into my soul but as the time went by, I lost focus and left God again and was tempted by mundane things. I tried so many ways to quicken my marriage restoration, but it never happened. See, my marriage restoration was my idol and I couldn’t let go of my husband still.
Until God woke me up again and made me realized that I have left Him again and my life had been a mess without Him. But I praise Him and worship Him because He never left me nor forsook me, instead, He touched my life and reminded me that I left Him again and that’s why my life is a mess. Now, I’m slowly going back and have decided to simplify and focus my life on Him. Thank you, God for disciplining me and thanks to this website for all the guidance.
“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” (Revelation 2:4)
This is the bible verse that woke me up. Our God should be our first love and focus in our lives, not our husband or anybody else. Our God is a jealous God, He wants to be first in our lives.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:5–6 KJV).
This verse reminds us that our wisdom is no greater than God. Therefore in all ways and in all decisions that we make, we need to acknowledge Him and ask Him what He wills.
“My Heart is Still Longing”
I praise the Lord that even in my heaviness of heart, discouragement and hopelessness and in my being lost, my heart is still longing for the Lord.
Although I am longing more of something else, my mind keeps on saying to seek the Lord first. I know that this is the LORD’s doing in my heart and life. I’ll just have to wait until I can see the deliverance that He will do onto me.
I also thank this ministry for sending me daily encouragement and lessons to live by. Indeed, this has been a difficult travel but I will continue to do so until I can see the deliverance.
“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” (Revelation 2:4)
This is the Bible verse that really touched my heart again and again. I just have some heaviness in my heart that I still couldn’t understand where it’s coming. I don’t even know how to explain. I just suddenly become quiet and not even attempting to speak. Although I have been battling with fears, discouragement, and hopelessness in my heart, I’m still clinging on to the Lord. And I feel bad because I know I have left my first love – my LORD.
* Be sure you have Him by your side. Become His bride.
“The Fruits of Trusting Him”
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:4-6)
This may be a common verse and I have read this verse quoted in so many instances, but this spoke to my heart in a few instances of my life lately.
As I go on the lessons in Course 1, the enemy has been attacking me in all aspects of my life. Firstly, I was worried and depressed of the status of my job and my future career. I wanted a raise in my pay. But the enemy is instilling in my mind that I won’t and will be stuck where I am. And then, as if God is fighting for me, my mind would go back to Proverbs 3:4-6 and always remind myself that I need to trust the Lord. And then after a week or so, my supervisor asked me if I could also supervise my colleagues in my shift and she will just raise my pay.
Wow! God indeed heard me and felt my heart too. Whether I will get my pay this month or not, doesn’t matter to me because it was already manifestation that God hears and answers prayers.
Another instance, although is so very small thing, was when I bought a new juicer and I suddenly inserted a part of the equipment to the wrong fit. It indeed worried me because it was stuck there and if I will forcibly pull it out, it will break the whole thing. I just left it that way and talked to God in my mind on how it should be done. And just this last night, I was able to turn it and was easily pulled out.
God also answers even the smallest thing if you only ask it from Him. Just always trust in Him and acknowledge Him all the time.