In Ways That No Human Ever Could...~

Sometimes we take little detours in our DEVOs, but they serve a good purpose because, hopefully, we can all learn something beneficial from other people's questions/testimonies:)

 

My friend has given me permission to share her story.

 

"After being married for over five years my husband decided he no longer wanted to be married to me. I was angry and heartbroken and wondering how on earth I was going to make it on my own. I was especially concerned for our child. I did not want him growing up without a dad. I turned to God and started devouring the Bible.

 

I never pictured myself as the kind of woman who would be willing to forgive the kind of stuff my husband was doing to me--he was having an affair--but I did forgive him.

 

I also discovered something amazing in the process: God is enough for me too.

 

I have found new depths of joy in the midst of my pain that comes from an increasing faith in God. I can not explain this, but I know how I feel, and I feel at peace.

 

The biggest truth out of all of this is that God has shifted my focus off my husband and my hurt onto Him as the Ultimate source of everything I need in life--including and especially love.

 

Don't get me wrong. I pray everyday for a reconciliation between my husband and me--for him to turn his heart back toward our home like the Bible teaches. But in the meantime, my priority is to be restored. To let God love me back to a place where I can be content even without my husband because GOD is the Lover of my soul.

 

This takes work because a relationship is a two-way thing. I wake up and purposely start a conversation with God, and I let Him know that I am trusting Him for the daily bread.

 

Yesterday's DEVO was a good reminder that God has everything I need, including the emotional stability I need to be a single parent...including the self-control I need not to speak poorly of my husband to our child...including the joy I need to protect myself from the bitterness and envy I feel toward other happily married couples...including the strength I need not to spoil my son because I feel sorry that his dad is not there for him...including the self-esteem I need because I struggle with rejection...including even the money I need to pay bills because no one else is helping me.

 

What if I told you that this spiritual adventure I am on is actually exciting? It is scary sometimes, but it is also amazing to see God showing up for me in ways that no human ever could.

 

My life is in His hands, and so is my son's."

 

 

Wow, people! Wow! Wow! Wow!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, You show up for us in ways that no human ever could. Glory! We pray Psalm 68:28 and ask You to "Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God," in our lives. In Jesus' name, AMEN~