Forgiveness from Adultery

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Rather than make several posts in reply to yours so that I can do the “official quote” bit I have put them all together so that I can respond to parts of them all in one post. Since I do not know how to take “bits of quotes” from several posts I will just mark the bits I have taken from what you said and put “You said” in front of them.

You said : “There I see two problems involved and the biggest is you and what your husband would do with it. Are you aware what were the things that got you in such RECURRENT indulgency?”

Yes and I have listed some of the “contributing factors” already in my previous posts but for ease I will re-post those elements here: “ I have a history of sexual abuse. I have had help from the church and have had professional psycho sexual therapy. I have asked God privately and in "alter call" type forums over and over again to heal those wounds in me etc and yet it is still like a PTSD response. Some of my "adultery" was just more abusers coming to me and abusing. Other parts of it were me trying to "fix myself" so that I could be "fixed" for my marriage - I was hoping that if I could learn to respond sexually when with someone who "knew what they were doing" it would break down the barriers in me and that I would then be free to be sexually open with my husband. Some of it was to do anything at all that would distract me from my overwhelming urge to end my life. Lots of "reasons" lots of "contributing factors" but regardless of all of that no "excuses" and still fully, wholly, completely my sin”

You said “There was a time, before I got divorced, I knew details I did not need. My ex wife had sex with someone she loved (perhaps something more than sexually) so, SPIRITUALLY the important thing is regreting what you have done but,if you badly need SEX or affection -outside matrimony- you would keep it on, and that is the sin GOD would not like and that is what your husband would badly regret”

I do not need sex or affection outside matrimony. I love my husband, my husband loves me. The purpose of one of the affairs was to try to learn how to respond and “connect” in sex with the hope that I could then bring that knowledge/learning into my married sex life. I do regret what I have done but given exactly the same circumstances I was in at that time I know I would do the same thing again. However, my life is no longer in exactly those same circumstances.

You said: “Who would you hurt, your husband or GOD?

Who would you miss, your husband, that visceral pleasure your are seeking or finding outside that legal relationship or God´s healing
?”

I hurt both my husband AND God. From what I can find on the internet about the meaning of “visceral pleasure” I assume it means physical (possibly sexual) pleasure? If that is the case I do not need a man for that, vibrators can do the job without the emotional involvement. What I WAS seeking was a way to be healed from my sexual abuse so that I could be fully sexually and emotionally responsive to my husband.
You said “Don’t tell him: I have enjoyed being with another man. Dont tell him, he made me feel and never tell him those datails, EXCEPT TO GOD and,if you planto keep on doing it, please, be divorced, because emotionally you are divorced. No doubt you missed something you dont have with the manyou are married and, probably, he is not awareyou are a human being and, probably, he is also hindered or uninformed of those things you badly liked or missed, that you were lured away, butGOD can forgive you if you face it, with its consequences.”

I am not sure why you assume I enjoyed being with another man. I did not “enjoy” any of my time in adultery with other men. One of them was more of an extra level of abusive relationship rather than a “choice for adultery”. Therefore the only thing I would tell my husband if he really pushed for that info on “how they made me feel” would be things like “used, physically hurt etc”. If I really planned on “keeping on doing it” do you really think I would be taking my time trying to resolve my situation by asking advice from complete strangers in a Christian Chat room? Perhaps you can note from my previous responses as to the reasons “affairs” will no longer be happening….for ease I will post that information once again here: a) I am no longer suicidal - the reason for that has been removed by the fact we now have a son b) I have established that I am not able to "respond" in sex even with an "experienced" partner so my hope of "learning how to respond in order to bring that into my husband and my sex life" is no longer valid and therefore there is no requirement for further adultery. c) God did bring me to one place of massive healing a few years back in the fact He gave me the ability to finally say "no" and stand up to a man wanting sex d) I am aware it might be a "weak" area for me and have removed myself from some of the "sources" where men may be able to "access" me.

You said: “Signs: An ex-adulterer and divorced man.”

Correct me if I am wrong but you seem to be projecting onto me your own personal reasons for why you committed adultery and assuming my reasons would be the same?


You said: “he could not be capable of giving you what you were seeking outside. So, I think important you would be honest to yourselve first.”

I am aware of this. My husband has a severe premature ejaculation problem and in spite of us doing things that might help that the issue is not resolved. I have decided that I will live with and work around this area of “problem” for him just as he lives with and tries to work around the area of problem that is for me caused by my sexual abuse history.
 
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What is it going to take for you to find peace? God will forgive you when you confess to Him. Sounds like your husband is at peace with the matter. You pastor may not be doing the wisest thing in pushing for more.

Demonstrate your repentance by not doing it any more and all will have peace. Trust is hard to restore and will take time. I see no reason why it cannot be achieved by those involved. Trust the Lord then you will be able to trust others.

For the cause of Christ
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I think I will find peace when I know I have done all I can do to ensure I am doing the right thing now by my husband in regards to this and the right thing by God. There is no function for any affairs in the future. From this point forth I intend to get my life fully and completely back on track in Christ and let him bring as much healing in me as he sees fit.
 
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Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. -Romans 8:1

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[SUP][b][/SUP] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.[SUP]39 [/SUP]No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. -Romans 8:38-39

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. -1Peter 4:8.

Please meditate on these verses sis - and God will heal your heart and his peace will rule your heart.

PS. If you have truly repented before God - your forgiven, don't worry about anything else, just walk in his way and live in peace with your husband

Thank you for those verses I have taken note of them.
 
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Oh reading to what you wrote burdens me. You should know that we all deserve hell and we dont deserve heaven or to be with the Lord - But, in his unconditional love took our punishment, he took yours and mine and all ours punishment on the cross - you don't have to feel that you deserve punishment - Jesus had already taken it on him - Your forgiven and loved - believe and don't believe the lies of Satan anymore - confess on Satan's face that Jesus accepted you and your forgiven. I will be praying for you sister! May God bless you.
Thank you, I am actively working on myself in that area (partly by listening to a .mp3 of last Sunday's sermon which was all about forgiveness).
 
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secularhermit

Rather than make several posts in reply to yours so that I can do the “official quote” bit I have put them all together so that I can respond to parts of them all in one post. Since I do not know how to take “bits of quotes” from several posts I will just mark the bits I have taken from what you said and put “You said” in front of them.

You said : “There I see two problems involved and the biggest is you and what your husband would do with it. Are you aware what were the things that got you in such RECURRENT indulgency?”

Yes and I have listed some of the “contributing factors” already in my previous posts but for ease I will re-post those elements here: “ I have a history of sexual abuse. I have had help from the church and have had professional psycho sexual therapy. I have asked God privately and in "alter call" type forums over and over again to heal those wounds in me etc and yet it is still like a PTSD response. Some of my "adultery" was just more abusers coming to me and abusing. Other parts of it were me trying to "fix myself" so that I could be "fixed" for my marriage - I was hoping that if I could learn to respond sexually when with someone who "knew what they were doing" it would break down the barriers in me and that I would then be free to be sexually open with my husband. Some of it was to do anything at all that would distract me from my overwhelming urge to end my life. Lots of "reasons" lots of "contributing factors" but regardless of all of that no "excuses" and still fully, wholly, completely my sin”

You said “There was a time, before I got divorced, I knew details I did not need. My ex wife had sex with someone she loved (perhaps something more than sexually) so, SPIRITUALLY the important thing is regreting what you have done but,if you badly need SEX or affection -outside matrimony- you would keep it on, and that is the sin GOD would not like and that is what your husband would badly regret”

I do not need sex or affection outside matrimony. I love my husband, my husband loves me. The purpose of one of the affairs was to try to learn how to respond and “connect” in sex with the hope that I could then bring that knowledge/learning into my married sex life. I do regret what I have done but given exactly the same circumstances I was in at that time I know I would do the same thing again. However, my life is no longer in exactly those same circumstances.

You said: “Who would you hurt, your husband or GOD?

Who would you miss, your husband, that visceral pleasure your are seeking or finding outside that legal relationship or God´s healing
?”

I hurt both my husband AND God. From what I can find on the internet about the meaning of “visceral pleasure” I assume it means physical (possibly sexual) pleasure? If that is the case I do not need a man for that, vibrators can do the job without the emotional involvement. What I WAS seeking was a way to be healed from my sexual abuse so that I could be fully sexually and emotionally responsive to my husband.
You said “Don’t tell him: I have enjoyed being with another man. Dont tell him, he made me feel and never tell him those datails, EXCEPT TO GOD and,if you planto keep on doing it, please, be divorced, because emotionally you are divorced. No doubt you missed something you dont have with the manyou are married and, probably, he is not awareyou are a human being and, probably, he is also hindered or uninformed of those things you badly liked or missed, that you were lured away, butGOD can forgive you if you face it, with its consequences.”

I am not sure why you assume I enjoyed being with another man. I did not “enjoy” any of my time in adultery with other men. One of them was more of an extra level of abusive relationship rather than a “choice for adultery”. Therefore the only thing I would tell my husband if he really pushed for that info on “how they made me feel” would be things like “used, physically hurt etc”. If I really planned on “keeping on doing it” do you really think I would be taking my time trying to resolve my situation by asking advice from complete strangers in a Christian Chat room? Perhaps you can note from my previous responses as to the reasons “affairs” will no longer be happening….for ease I will post that information once again here: a) I am no longer suicidal - the reason for that has been removed by the fact we now have a son b) I have established that I am not able to "respond" in sex even with an "experienced" partner so my hope of "learning how to respond in order to bring that into my husband and my sex life" is no longer valid and therefore there is no requirement for further adultery. c) God did bring me to one place of massive healing a few years back in the fact He gave me the ability to finally say "no" and stand up to a man wanting sex d) I am aware it might be a "weak" area for me and have removed myself from some of the "sources" where men may be able to "access" me.

You said: “Signs: An ex-adulterer and divorced man.”

Correct me if I am wrong but you seem to be projecting onto me your own personal reasons for why you committed adultery and assuming my reasons would be the same?


You said: “he could not be capable of giving you what you were seeking outside. So, I think important you would be honest to yourselve first.”

I am aware of this. My husband has a severe premature ejaculation problem and in spite of us doing things that might help that the issue is not resolved. I have decided that I will live with and work around this area of “problem” for him just as he lives with and tries to work around the area of problem that is for me caused by my sexual abuse history.
Wow! You are brave.

That problem is affecting too many people here and around. If it is so, there is the place where he is hindered and that pushed you to where you were lead. At least, some say it could be sort and it is up to both of you how to face it.

I will keep on reading it to grow a little by your teaching.
 
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Wow! You are brave.

That problem is affecting too many people here and around. If it is so, there is the place where he is hindered and that pushed you to where you were lead. At least, some say it could be sort and it is up to both of you how to face it.

I will keep on reading it to grow a little by your teaching.
For anyone reading this reply we are talking about premature ejaculation. Secularhermit it was not my husband's premature ejaculation that caused me to have affairs. Admittedly it is an area of "problem" for us in our sex life but it is not impossible to "work around" that issue when you love someone. My husband "works around" an awful lot more of a problem in the "issues" I bring to our sex life due to my sexual abuse history.
 
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Its not a joke she mentioned she had been abused so yes her husband could help her with healing.My husband cheated on me and he did need to tell me things in order to forgive himself ad I did. And no I'm not sailing anything I don't get anything from giving out a discount my husband and I volunteer so we can give a discount code to friends and family who would like to go. It was a help for my marriage.
 
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"I hurt both my husband AND God. From what I can find on the internet about the meaning of “visceral pleasure” I assume it means physical (possibly sexual) pleasure? If that is the case I do not need a man for that,vibrators can do the job without the emotional involvement.(***) What I WAS seeking was a way to be healed from my sexual abuse so that I could be fully sexually and emotionally responsive to my husband."

At the end of the day, GOD is not hurt, but humans... As I can inferred NOW he, your husband could be emotionally hurt and, as I have heard from some secular adults, these also are aware their mates could possible get that what they lacked or are hindered from outsourcing, a thing I personally do not agree with, which I find awful and hurting, though.

I am not sure why you assume I enjoyed being with another man. I did not “enjoy” any of my time in adultery with other men.

I assume nothing, except recommended you not to give him details. Im not judging you and know nothing of you. I just shared what I felt about the ways some men would feel about it, giving you my advice, in case you needed and here wholeheartedly, several gave it, same way that pastor gave you his opinion to be forgiven fully, as he said. Keep in mind I called you, sister, not sinner or anything worst.

...Perhaps you can note from my previous responses as to the reasons “affairs” will no longer be happening...

I did it and
excuse me not having done it the way you wanted. I don´t read EACH POST to write mine, because I don´t like to be biased by others, except by my own emotions or feelings. If I do it that way, probably I would have written nothing. So forgive me if Im honest, my way, and hot the way I could be expected to post on here. I wrote from my sight and, sometimes, I have checked what others wrote and, if you have checked what I have written, like "be strong", perhaps I should have waited for you -or any- to receive permission to write what I felt or think, and that is not the case inapublic forum where you yourselves learn more, reafirming what you have planned emotionally and spiritually.

You said: “Signs: An ex-adulterer and divorced man.”

Correct me if I am wrong but you seem to be projecting onto me your own personal reasons for why you committed adultery and assuming my reasons would be the same?

I signed as an adulterer and as one who cheated on and as one who was cheated on several times, just to "discourage" you to go further in giving him details. If that were addressed to get useful info, I could have added I was to marry an ex - prostitute, because I love the people in their present, not in their past. So, my reasons were not yours.

(***) Thoughts to others written threads:Masturbation and hidering things

This is not for you, sister.

Here I marked a problem connected with masturbation and those things we have liked doing individually and, each gender endorced the other[ s blame...

A. From a feministic side, ladies could say:

1) "he is no achieving sexually" or

2) "He has premature ejaculation problems"

B. From masculinistic side we can say (...) things that would hurt ladies and, sadly, masturbation is not intended to DELAY ejaculation and, contrary, it is intended to produce it without a woman so, just to leave my last note here, sometimes these problems of premature or retarded ejaculation are too connected with male / female masturbation and, as sad as it could be, there are ghosts not mentioned leading people to more problems: selfindulgency, erotic fantacies, using online means to get what we don¨t get at home, etc.

Yes! Whenever I said "
we" just read "I". Just to avoid projecting things on.










 
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For anyone reading this reply we are talking about premature ejaculation. Secularhermit it was not my husband's premature ejaculation that caused me to have affairs. Admittedly it is an area of "problem" for us in our sex life but it is not impossible to "work around" that issue when you love someone. My husband "works around" an awful lot more of a problem in the "issues" I bring to our sex life due to my sexual abuse history.
Yes!

Im not married and I dont know this sister and I freely shared my ideas or feelings to whoever might find something useful to grow a bit.

To beautiful inHis sight:

I dont know why Im felt so personally, that you needed to clarify, but excuse me if I have done something wrong.
 
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Its not a joke she mentioned she had been abused so yes her husband could help her with healing.My husband cheated on me and he did need to tell me things in order to forgive himself ad I did. And no I'm not sailing anything I don't get anything from giving out a discount my husband and I volunteer so we can give a discount code to friends and family who would like to go. It was a help for my marriage.
Thanks! My side, my language and culture mistranslated that way.

Excuse me!
 
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For anyone reading this reply we are talking about premature ejaculation.

Secularhermit it was not my husband's premature ejaculation that caused me to have affairs. Admittedly it is an area of "problem" for us in our sex life but it is not impossible to "work around" that issue when you love someone. My husband "works around" an awful lot more of a problem in the "issues" I bring to our sex life due to my sexual abuse history.
I would comment or label it like that, sometimes, extramarital love affairs are brought by husband´s sexual lacks, such as that she mentioned AND, of course, the bypassed emotional causes a woman (or men) could be led to extramarital issues, because not only men could be emotionally hindered or sexually limited. There are also reasons that could be endorsed to one (or both) in a marriage to fall off.
 
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Sure!

But, if the complete solution would come soon, in a packet (forgiveness + healing) these guys would not suffer their consequences.
 
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Thank you everyone who has contributed to this thread.

It has become clear to me that "blanket forgiveness" from my husband was not going to give me the heart peace that is required for us to move on from this and so I took the advice of the guest speaker's wife who I spoke to last Sunday. I sat down with my husband this evening and I asked him "exactly WHAT is it you are saying you forgive me for" to which his reply was "sexual sin". I then asked "and what specifically in sexual sin are you forgiving me for?" to which he replied "showing your body to others, letting them touch you.....but I do not think you would actually do full sex with them". I said to him "what if I had done full sex with them, could you still forgive me?". He thought for a while and said "yes, I still forgive you". I therefore said to him (and was crying as I really am sorry for the pain I have caused him) "I have had full physical sex outside of our marriage, I am an adulteress, can you forgive me for my adultery?". He said "yes, I can forgive you and I do forgive you"

He does not want any more detail, no names, no dates or places etc and I am OK with that. I think it is sufficient that it has been made clear between us the actual sin I have committed.

I have made myself accountable to a female elder of our church and asked her to mentor me. I have asked her to see if her husband will do some form of mentoring with my husband and asked if they could speak to us marriage to marriage.

I still do not know for sure if it is "needed" to confess the "title" of the sin to the person sinned against but I do know that in my heart a "blanket forgiveness" did not "feel right" so in my particular case the addition of the naming of the specific sin was needed.

I asked God to prepare my husband's heart to accept the "news" just like he prepared Joseph's heart to hear Mary's "news" and it seems that He did indeed go before me.

I told my husband he was perfectly in his rights to divorce me and that God would not hold that against him. We would have to work out some joint custody arrangement for our son just like any divorcing couple would and I would never be free to re-marry but he would be. He said he did not want that and that he forgives me.

From this point forth I hope my marriage can finally go from strength to strength and that God brings complete healing into my life to remove the effects of my sexual abuse history. Most importantly I hope that from this point forth my relationship with God will finally be unhindered by the fact I no longer have to hide my "secret sin" from my husband.
 
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I'm glad your husband still found it in his heart to forgive you and will keep you both in my prayers for healing and growth in Christ.
 

Angela53510

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I am glad you did not tell him every gory detail, but that you were able to be honest and open with him and he forgave you. My thought is you need to get help on ways to prevent this from happening again, since the sexual abuse has damaged your boundaries towards aggressive men. I think forgiving you again would get very difficult for such a terrible sin like adultery.

I am glad you are getting help in the church. As far as repairing the damage done to you, remember that it is a life time journey, and it may take a long time to "fix" such hurts. Don't put any time limits on your marriage, and remember that while sex is a beautiful part of marriage, marriage is so much more. You sound like you have a wonderful husband, a real keeper. So work together with him on the parts that need to change, but don't pressure him to be the solution to all your problems. Instead, value him as a loving man of God, and seek God together.

Praying for you and your marriage!

PS. Your pastor was dead wrong about the details, and I think rather controlling. This is between you and God and your husband. This pastor might have some issues of his own!
 
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Thank you everyone who has contributed to this thread.

It has become clear to me that "blanket forgiveness" from my husband was not going to give me the heart peace that is required for us to move on from this and so I took the advice of the guest speaker's wife who I spoke to last Sunday. I sat down with my husband this evening and I asked him "exactly WHAT is it you are saying you forgive me for" to which his reply was "sexual sin". I then asked "and what specifically in sexual sin are you forgiving me for?" to which he replied "showing your body to others, letting them touch you.....but I do not think you would actually do full sex with them". I said to him "what if I had done full sex with them, could you still forgive me?". He thought for a while and said "yes, I still forgive you". I therefore said to him (and was crying as I really am sorry for the pain I have caused him) "I have had full physical sex outside of our marriage, I am an adulteress, can you forgive me for my adultery?". He said "yes, I can forgive you and I do forgive you"

He does not want any more detail, no names, no dates or places etc and I am OK with that. I think it is sufficient that it has been made clear between us the actual sin I have committed.

I have made myself accountable to a female elder of our church and asked her to mentor me. I have asked her to see if her husband will do some form of mentoring with my husband and asked if they could speak to us marriage to marriage.

I still do not know for sure if it is "needed" to confess the "title" of the sin to the person sinned against but I do know that in my heart a "blanket forgiveness" did not "feel right" so in my particular case the addition of the naming of the specific sin was needed.

I asked God to prepare my husband's heart to accept the "news" just like he prepared Joseph's heart to hear Mary's "news" and it seems that He did indeed go before me.

I told my husband he was perfectly in his rights to divorce me and that God would not hold that against him. We would have to work out some joint custody arrangement for our son just like any divorcing couple would and I would never be free to re-marry but he would be. He said he did not want that and that he forgives me.

From this point forth I hope my marriage can finally go from strength to strength and that God brings complete healing into my life to remove the effects of my sexual abuse history. Most importantly I hope that from this point forth my relationship with God will finally be unhindered by the fact I no longer have to hide my "secret sin" from my husband.
Live a da after another.

He accepted and forgot you, that´s enough, but keep in mind he´ll be "reminded" sometimes that issue IN THE PAST.

Please, work around forgiving YOU yourself and those who hurt or abused you in "that sexual abuse HISTORY" you need to burn out. Will you?

Learn to walk together on those matters. :eek:

I praised GOD for this happy ending.
 

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Thank you everyone who has contributed to this thread.

It has become clear to me that "blanket forgiveness" from my husband was not going to give me the heart peace that is required for us to move on from this and so I took the advice of the guest speaker's wife who I spoke to last Sunday. I sat down with my husband this evening and I asked him "exactly WHAT is it you are saying you forgive me for" to which his reply was "sexual sin". I then asked "and what specifically in sexual sin are you forgiving me for?" to which he replied "showing your body to others, letting them touch you.....but I do not think you would actually do full sex with them". I said to him "what if I had done full sex with them, could you still forgive me?". He thought for a while and said "yes, I still forgive you". I therefore said to him (and was crying as I really am sorry for the pain I have caused him) "I have had full physical sex outside of our marriage, I am an adulteress, can you forgive me for my adultery?". He said "yes, I can forgive you and I do forgive you"

He does not want any more detail, no names, no dates or places etc and I am OK with that. I think it is sufficient that it has been made clear between us the actual sin I have committed.

I have made myself accountable to a female elder of our church and asked her to mentor me. I have asked her to see if her husband will do some form of mentoring with my husband and asked if they could speak to us marriage to marriage.

I still do not know for sure if it is "needed" to confess the "title" of the sin to the person sinned against but I do know that in my heart a "blanket forgiveness" did not "feel right" so in my particular case the addition of the naming of the specific sin was needed.

I asked God to prepare my husband's heart to accept the "news" just like he prepared Joseph's heart to hear Mary's "news" and it seems that He did indeed go before me.

I told my husband he was perfectly in his rights to divorce me and that God would not hold that against him. We would have to work out some joint custody arrangement for our son just like any divorcing couple would and I would never be free to re-marry but he would be. He said he did not want that and that he forgives me.

From this point forth I hope my marriage can finally go from strength to strength and that God brings complete healing into my life to remove the effects of my sexual abuse history. Most importantly I hope that from this point forth my relationship with God will finally be unhindered by the fact I no longer have to hide my "secret sin" from my husband.
Amen sister, I'm am happy to hear a little good news for once. I am very happy for both of you two getting everything out in the open to be able to start the real healing process. Everything you've said this whole thread leads me to believe the Spirit is guiding you and I pray it continues to grant you and your husband the peace and understanding to get through this and come out even more strong and better examples to teach your child together. We serve a GREAT God so just keep listening to His counsel, and may He pour His love and blessings on your family like He has mine. Thank you for sharing your struggles with us, this was a good testament of how prayer and seeking Him is the only way.
 
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Please, work around forgiving YOU yourself and those who hurt or abused you in "that sexual abuse HISTORY" you need to burn out. Will you?
Yes I will :)
 
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Amen sister, I'm am happy to hear a little good news for once. I am very happy for both of you two getting everything out in the open to be able to start the real healing process. Everything you've said this whole thread leads me to believe the Spirit is guiding you and I pray it continues to grant you and your husband the peace and understanding to get through this and come out even more strong and better examples to teach your child together. We serve a GREAT God so just keep listening to His counsel, and may He pour His love and blessings on your family like He has mine. Thank you for sharing your struggles with us, this was a good testament of how prayer and seeking Him is the only way.
Thank you. I do feel that God has answered my prayer in "going before me" in this to prepare my husband's heart. Also I have had it confirmed today that the female elder of our church who I have been speaking to plus her husband are happy for us to be accountable to them and draw alongside us and we will be meeting up early November 2014 once school half term holiday has passed.

The Holy Spirit has been actively communicating with me both yesterday and today. Yesterday he put an old song in my spirit called "Where can I go". Unfortunately the tune for it is not on YouTube and I cannot even find the lyrics online but here are the lyrics:

Where Can I Go

Where can I go from Your Spirit
From the heavens to the depths of the sea
Where can I go from Your presence
Knowing that Your love surrounds me?

Chorus

And I’m so grateful Lord
Yes I’m so grateful Lord
To know Your love is always with me
And I’m so grateful Lord
You make my heart feel glad
Knowing that Your love surrounds me

Lord, You have searched me and know me
You’re familiar with all of my ways
Such is your knowledge about me
That You carefully plan all of my days

Chorus

Lord, if Your thoughts could be counted,
They’d outnumber the grains of the sand
Towards me Your thoughts are so precious
Lord you know how grateful I am

I think the song comes from Psalm 139 vs 7-12 but vs 12 "spoke" to me "even the darkness will not be dark to you;the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you" for even in my deepest darkness God said it is "as light" to Him.

Today the Holy Spirit put another old song into my spirit called "I Worship You (I give You all the honour)" [video=youtube;hUVe9mLonDU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUVe9mLonDU[/video]

At first I could not see "why" He would point out that song to me (other than to take the focus off myself and put it onto Him in worship) but as I found the words in it these three phrases stood out:

“As Your Spirit moves upon me now You meet my deepest need”
“You have broken chains that bound me You've set this captive free”
“Your MERCYI've received” – I specifically used the phrase as I repented to God “Lord have MERCY on me, please, show me MERCY”

At present all I can say is that I feel numb, exhausted and sad. It is terribly sad when you see the face of someone you love falling and knowing your actions have hurt them so much. However, I am grateful that God has actively spoken to me these past two days in the way I have listed above and I will now continue to pursue healing and an ever deepening relationship with God plus a ever deepening relationship with my husband. Maybe one day God will use us to help other couples come through similar circumstances.
 
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sassylady

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#60
You need to be honest, sin is sin and it has a name and needs to be spoken. It's easy to say you forgive someone when you have not actually faced what was done. He may find he feels differently when he knows specifically what was done, and he can only fully forgive you one day when he faces it. He makes it easier for you to go back to what you did if it does not get out in the open and taken care of.

I had a family member that pretty much felt like if I don't know then it didn't happen. Her son, my ex, molested our daughters and he has yet to admit it (blames it on my dad) because she enables him to lie. So he has not repented or admitted because she doesn't want to hear it and she makes it easy for him. It's a vicious circle and I long for the day when it finally all comes out in the open from his side of it, but I don't hold my breath either. It's like we all have something hanging over our heads that is unfinished.