Seperated and Lost My Way

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Steph

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Hi,
My name is Stephanie and I am really struggling with life. This is my story. In August my husband lost his job, he shortly found a new one but the pay cut was too much. So our house was foreclosed on and we are having to file bankruptcy. While in foreclosure we began to fight alot me than usual. December it was so bad that he left and took our children. Our house sold on the 8th of January and I had to move to his family farm with he and his parents. The tense in the home was so bad that i decided to stay in an old trailer that had no running water or working toilet. I felt bad that he gave up his bed for me and was sleeping in a recliner. I keep praying to God to help restore my family and my marriage. Everyone tells me to give him space and let him sort things out, but he says he has no love left for me. I have started reading "The Love Dare" and I am on Day 23. It is a very enlightening book. It is hard to perform the dares when we are not living in the same house. I have asked that he try living with me again to see if we can make a go of it but I only get "I don't know". I would be very grateful for some christian prespective on this matter and some new friends.
Thanks for listening!
 
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SeekinHIM

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Dear Steph,

Wow, first of all I am glad that I take a closer look at the prayer request page as often as I do, and I am sorry that the other 13 viewers couldn't at least say something like I am praying for you....................O well. Anyway, I am indeed praying for you at this time.............

I am going to ask specifically of the LORD to identify all that is hindering you, your husband and this financial situation you are facing.............Were you and your husband tithing? Sometimes this is an issue that blocks our blessings from coming to us.

When you look up the particular Scriptures pertaining to tithing, you'll see a very peculiar verse that the LORD says HE'LL do................and I will REBUKE THE DEVOURER ON YOUR BEHALF...............Malachi 3:11

I will be praying for breakthroughs for you and your family.......

SeekinHIM
 

cookie39

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Oct 5, 2009
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I will suggest that instead of asking your husband to make a go of it, how about asking him to pray with you, always allowing him to pray first. and ask God to help your Family as well as your marrige. and come to him everyday asking for prayer. if he say no, use the word please. be patient and very gentle. what he is going through as a man you will not even come close to understanding, but you must be... you are the only one he has to pour out his anger on; although it is not your fault. and please remember that no matter what know you are not to blame; but we as humans sometimes cant let joy when we have soo much pain and disappointment, when it seems as if the whole world is coming down on us.
when I am frustrated and my husband would say something to me I find myself snapping at him, when he is not the reason for it, although I never blamed him but it seemd I could not control how I spoke to him... I told him that I was sorry and asked him to not take it personal when I talk to him like that because he was only hearing what I was feeling, and it was not that he was hearing me be angry with him.
So try not to take it personal, because you are only hearing what your husband is going through and he as many of us have not yet learned to not take it out on others; even though we want to love them, just need God to come in and take over.
Love him, never ever nag, or complain. God said that a man would rather be on the coner of a roof top, thean to be in a house of a contentios wife, read proverbs it will help Alot...
you have to be happy around your family; that can only happen if you trust that God will help. with all your faith you have to stand and fight for your family and this battle is not with a fleshly enemy, but the enemy of our souls who has come in with nothing but the intentions to destroy.... you need God NOW!! you need to put on the whole armour of God and go to the battle feild for your family and all your needs. if you need help on how God say we are to do this, I am willing to help you.. and I will pray for your family.

If you have time come to the prayer room that many can come in agreement with you before God in prayer... I am there most of the time.. but there are some true prayer warrriors that are there and will pray with you and for you.... and you need much prayer. just you never stop going before our Holy Father.
 

pickles

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Apr 20, 2009
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You, your husband and your family are in my daily prayers.
Hugs and God bless, pickles