Are You Tired and Weary?

Friday, March 2, 2012

Are You Tired and Weary?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, The Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31

Are you tired of all your circumstances that you face every day regarding your marriage falling apart or being divorced? Are you weary of all that you have to do by yourself? I know and remember all the pain and sorrow that you are going through right now.

God created male, then female to be fruitful and for two parents to raise their children together. You need your spouse to help, to pray, to encourage, to support, to help instruct your children from toddler age through disciplining them through teenage years. Your spouse has been deceived, tempted by the enemy, Satan, to destroy you, and your family. Why would you ever give up standing and praying, to go into another marriage and have it happen again? Look at the statistics; future marriages do not have better stats for having a healthy, stronger family. Let God be your Helper, Counselor and Friend for this difficult time in your life. Allow Him to work on your spouse's heart, even though you may not see it happening right now! Trust the Lord, He IS working on the other side of your mountain of marriage problems.

Are you being tempted to give up and "get on with your life?" What is going to change? You need to learn who you are in Christ. Don't give up on your Lord God, in spite of everything you hear or your family and friends say to you. Cry out to the Lord everyday! Do not become deceived by listening to others how they would handle their own marriage problems. You can walk in victory and success while you are standing for the restoration of your marriage. You are being a lighthouse for the Lord proclaiming that you made a vow, a covenant with your Lord God and you are going to be faithful to your spouse forever.

I just read an email from a stander in Texas that said, “He has allowed me to minister to two people about marriage...both of them were on the verge of separation and divorce. PTL both couples are together and doing so much better. Both are back in church and want to do whatever it takes to make their marriages work!” The Lord wants you to radiate His truths to others. I know when I was standing, the Lord put women who were having marriage problems in my pathway and I was able to share what the Lord had taught me and their marriages were restored. Open your eyes and ears asking the Lord to bring hurting spouses into your arena where you can share what you have learned. You will give them hope when everything is looking impossible! Their marriage may be restored before yours!

We hear from the young mothers who feel that their children would be better off with someone who will love them and become their children. May I share that we have story upon story where the second spouse does not love the children as their own, but instead, they will want you to pay more attention to them than to your children. Do not be deceived by how they act when you are dating. After the marriage, they often become jealous of your time with your children. I know personally, from our extended family's experience, that as your children grow older some people who have a second spouse will want to send the teenager, who may be having troubles, to the other parent.

"Lord, reveal Your truth to this special child of Yours of what is best for themselves and for their precious children. May this dear stander come to know Your mighty power for You to touch and heal their marriage if they will only wait on the Lord's perfect timing. We can see from the beginning of Genesis and throughout the whole Bible that God does not worry about time. Lord, direct this stander's steps and increase their strength to be able to do all that they need to accomplish as You are their spouse for this season. In Jesus mighty Name I pray. Amen."

Have you made mistakes in your own marriage and in your life? Know today that the sins that you have repented of are washed away by the Blood of your Lord Jesus if you have asked Jesus Christ to become your Savior and Lord of your life. He throws our sins into the sea of forgetfulness. Satan is trying to torment you. Tell him that you have been forgiven by the "Blood of the Lamb!" Your Lord can straighten out any crooked path. Believe in God's grace and mercy for you and your marriage. Today read Psalm 25 as a prayer for you and your spouse.

Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant. Psalm 25:4-10

Why do people want to stop standing and praying for their spouse? They want their pain to stop and move on with their life seeking happiness. Allow your Lord to give you happiness, peace and joy while you stand. Should you not fear the Lord for being disobedient to His will and way of what He has shown you that He wants to accomplish through you? This is so important to you and your family's lives for eternity. Ask the Lord to give you His strength and hope to get you through these difficult days in your life. He can do it! He can replace your weariness with His joy and peace that is beyond understanding. Stand on the promises of God.

"The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him." Exodus 15:2

Have you become weak in standing for God's best in your life and marriage? Are you tired and weary of fighting the enemy? You do not want to go through any more difficult days, but if you could see the Lord on the other side of the obstacle, cheering you on, you could do it! I believe that is what the Holy Spirit is saying to you right now. The Lord is saying, "Keep moving, go forward, you will reach your promised land, if you do not quit or turn back! You will have a restored marriage. Your children's wounded hearts will be healed. Your spouse will be delivered from sexual addictions, pornography, alcohol, abuse, drugs, gambling or other issues."

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19

You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn…The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! Psalm 18:28-36, 46

You must put your hope in your Lord and He will renew your strength. You will not only be like a deer moving and jumping across the field with all four feet, but you will soar on wings like an eagle. Your Lord is your source of help and strength.

Your Lord promises to revive you in the midst of fatigue, exhaustion and weakness. He will give you the ability to rise above your problems and to run spiritually without becoming tired, but walk in steady footsteps of faith, hope and trust in your awesome mighty God. Please memorize Isaiah 40:29-31, so that you can claim it daily for your Lord to give you power and renew your strength. Your Lord God will strengthen and help you right now, in the mighty Name of our Lord Jesus.

"'You are my servant;’ I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:9b-10

Keep praying and believing,

Charlyne