Healing Belongs To You
ISAIAH 53:4-5 NKJ
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet
we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for
our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
This passage in Isaiah foretells the great substitutionary
sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, paying the price to
redeem all mankind from the curse resulting from Adam’s
rebellion. As you can clearly see, it includes healing along
with payment for our sins.
In Matthew 8 we have the inspired commentary of the Holy Spirit
Himself, affirming that the passage in Isaiah 53:4-5 includes
physical healing.
MATTHEW 8:16-17 NKJ
16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were
demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and
healed all who were sick,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the
prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our
sicknesses."
Then Peter, writing to believers in New Covenant times, says we
were (already) healed. That does not mean we are necessarily
possessing healing, but that healing belongs to us.
1 PETER 2:24 NKJ
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that
we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness -- by
whose stripes you were healed.
Just as much as your hands or your feet belong to you, healing
belongs to you. You need not ask permission from God to use
your hands or feet. They belong to you. They were given to you
as a gift. You did not earn them in any way.
It is the same with healing. You could not earn it. It was a
gift from God. Jesus paid for it with His own suffering. By the
wounds He suffered, healing was provided for you.
The normal human response to this great news is usually
something like "If healing belongs to me, then why am I sick?"
Ownership and possession are not the same thing. You can own
something you don't possess.
I am not saying you possess healing, but that it belongs to you
because Jesus paid for it and gave it to you.
So the main reason you may not have received healing is simply
because you did not know it belongs to you.
If you had money in a bank account in your name, but did not
know about it, it would do you no good.
If someone bought a house for you and gave you the legal
ownership papers, it would belong to you. Even if you had never
seen the house and were living in another state, it would still
be yours. Even if someone else was living in the house, it
would still be yours.
But if you wanted to possess that house and enjoy living in it,
you would have to decide to move there. If others occupied it
when you arrived, you would have to evict them. As the owner
the law is on your side, but you have to enforce the law.
Jesus purchased for you the house called "Healing & Health" and
the written Word of God is the legal notice of your ownership.
Where you choose to live now is up to you. Just because this
belongs to you does not mean the Lord will force you to live in
it.
Healing is not a promise in the New Covenant. A promise is
something that has not yet been done. A promise has to do with
the future. But healing is something that has already been
bought and paid for and is now yours through the sacrifice of
Jesus Christ.
So we should not approach healing in a passive manner, waiting
on God to do something. What we must realize is that God has
already done something about sickness and disease. Now we are
supposed to do something. We are to resist sickness and
actively receive and possess by faith the healing God has
already given us in Christ.
Provision has been made by God. Now it is our responsibility to
possess it.
Don't think this is strange. This is exactly the way God worked
with the children of Israel in the Old Testament. He told them
that the promised land belonged to them, but it was still
occupied by giants and they had to fight to possess the land.
It will be no different with you. For you to possess all that
God says is yours will require you to fight (1 Timothy 6:12).
But your fight will not be with other people, but with your own
feelings and reasonings.
Just as you accept the Bible as sufficient evidence to believe
that your sins are forgiven and you have a home in Heaven,
regardless of how you may feel, you should do the same with
what the Bible says about healing.
This message is not condemning anyone. We have simply been
ignorant of the truth. We have been destroyed for lack of
knowledge (Hosea 4:6). This is written to help spread the truth
so the Body of Christ can start rising up to possess all that
belongs to us.
It's time we quit approaching healing as beggars asking God to
heal us, and accept that the Bible says God has already given
us healing.
Then we can focus on how to possess what already belongs to us,
instead of begging God to give us something He has already
given to us.
What evidence should we demand of God before we will believe
that Jesus purchased our healing and it now belongs to us?
Should we demand that our bodies exhibit no symptoms of
sickness? Should we demand a signed note from our medical
doctor? Should we demand that God appear to us and tell us that
His written Word is actually true?
Are we unwilling to accept the evidence of God's Word, but
willing to always believe what the symptoms in our bodies tell
us? Are the symptoms in our bodies more reliable than God?
Should we ignore what God has said and trust completely in our
physical senses, and medical doctors, as our supreme authority?
It may be true that sickness is in your physical body, but that
is no proof it has a right to stay there.
We can beg God to heal us, and believe He has when we feel no
more symptoms of sickness in our body. Or, we can believe what
God says in the Bible that healing was obtained for us through
the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, and therefore we should resist
the sickness and by faith possess the healing that already
belongs to us.
God's Word has told us what belongs to us. Now we must act on
what we have been told, and resist everything Jesus redeemed us
from.
Can we expect that all Christians will perfectly resist
sickness? Not any more than we can expect them to always resist
sin. But just because we fail to walk in complete victory is no
proof that it is not God's will and available to us.
Scripture uses the same words to tell us Jesus bore our
sicknesses as it does to tell us Jesus bore our sins. We know
we can still sin, but understand that Jesus has set us free
from sin's power so we don't have to sin. We must learn to see
sickness the same way and resist it as we would resist sin.
This article may leave questions in your mind. One article
cannot explain everything. But healing does belong to you. So
decide to quit letting the devil steal health from you and your
loved ones.
For more Scriptures about healing, see www.healing-book.com.
SAY THIS: Healing belongs to me because Jesus paid for it.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Soft Straws March 9th 2012
Spirit of Prophecy Bulletin
Faith Tabernacle
March 9, 2012
SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:
I speak to those places where you have been scattered to bring them into alignment. You have done your best to make all of the pieces fit, but you haven't had all of the pieces you need.
The things that have been missing will come to you and be put in order, says the Lord.
What you need now is patience, wisdom, and direction. Keep your hope and faith alive.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Faith Tabernacle
March 9, 2012
SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by MARSHA BURNS:
I speak to those places where you have been scattered to bring them into alignment. You have done your best to make all of the pieces fit, but you haven't had all of the pieces you need.
The things that have been missing will come to you and be put in order, says the Lord.
What you need now is patience, wisdom, and direction. Keep your hope and faith alive.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Have new ears to HEAR what the spirit is saying....
Ears to Hear
Posted: 09 Mar 2012
Good morning,
Always, always, always, God has provided and made a way for His children. Sometimes we tend to forget that he is well able and He knows all things and even the times and seasons that we are in. He is our Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who sees ahead and provides. We need to trust that even if there is a famine of any kind or capacity, God knows ahead of time, and He has already made a way for you. He is the same God who rained manna from heaven, sent quails by a wind, called water from rocks, and turned bitter water into sweet. (Ex.chapters 15;16;17;) He fed the prophet Elijah by the brook and then He sent ravens to feed him. (1 Kings17) This same God who changes not, caused a widow's cruse of oil not to run out during a time of famine, gave wisdom to Joseph to feed an entire nation plus the surrounding communities through seven years of famine.(2 Kings 4:2; Gen:41) At another time when Elisha was prophet, during a famine, God caused two lepers to walk into the enemy's camp and scare off the army, leaving behind enough food for the nation of Israel. (2 Kings 7) Then we know that our Lord fed five thousand plus, with five loves of bread and two fish. (Mtt.14 and 15) The ways that God provided was different and unique, but what remained the same is that He always provided. James 1:17 "Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." "For I [am] the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Mal.3:6)
"Be not afraid of sudden terror and panic, nor of the stormy blast or the storm and ruin of the wicked when it comes [for you will be guiltless], For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger]. (Pro. 3:25-26) The Lord should always be our confidence [hope]. The devil tries to get us into fear by moving us to do things from a place of fear, and it being the motivator. I know that God is requiring that we believe that He can do anything that He needs to do to preserve us during all phases of tribulations and difficult times. He knows where our level of faith is, but he is all about us growing up in Him. "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ". (Ephes. 4:14-15) We can't start out in faith and be moved by fear, no, we will trust God and His proven faithfulness. This verse has helped me and one that I have been meditating on it helps me to realize that I must not lean on my own understanding;"I have seen that everything [human] has its limits and end [no matter how extensive, noble, and excellent]; but Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]." (Psa.119:96) It doesn't matter how great our ideas, plans, or thoughts are about how to provide for ourselves during difficult times, if it isn't a God idea, it will be limited at best, at worst it can be destructive. Don't spend all of your time trying to be God, let Him be God, He has an awesome track record of doing a miraculous job of it!
Love,
Pastor D.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012
Good morning,
Always, always, always, God has provided and made a way for His children. Sometimes we tend to forget that he is well able and He knows all things and even the times and seasons that we are in. He is our Jehovah Jireh, the Lord who sees ahead and provides. We need to trust that even if there is a famine of any kind or capacity, God knows ahead of time, and He has already made a way for you. He is the same God who rained manna from heaven, sent quails by a wind, called water from rocks, and turned bitter water into sweet. (Ex.chapters 15;16;17;) He fed the prophet Elijah by the brook and then He sent ravens to feed him. (1 Kings17) This same God who changes not, caused a widow's cruse of oil not to run out during a time of famine, gave wisdom to Joseph to feed an entire nation plus the surrounding communities through seven years of famine.(2 Kings 4:2; Gen:41) At another time when Elisha was prophet, during a famine, God caused two lepers to walk into the enemy's camp and scare off the army, leaving behind enough food for the nation of Israel. (2 Kings 7) Then we know that our Lord fed five thousand plus, with five loves of bread and two fish. (Mtt.14 and 15) The ways that God provided was different and unique, but what remained the same is that He always provided. James 1:17 "Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow." "For I [am] the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Mal.3:6)
"Be not afraid of sudden terror and panic, nor of the stormy blast or the storm and ruin of the wicked when it comes [for you will be guiltless], For the Lord shall be your confidence, firm and strong, and shall keep your foot from being caught [in a trap or some hidden danger]. (Pro. 3:25-26) The Lord should always be our confidence [hope]. The devil tries to get us into fear by moving us to do things from a place of fear, and it being the motivator. I know that God is requiring that we believe that He can do anything that He needs to do to preserve us during all phases of tribulations and difficult times. He knows where our level of faith is, but he is all about us growing up in Him. "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ". (Ephes. 4:14-15) We can't start out in faith and be moved by fear, no, we will trust God and His proven faithfulness. This verse has helped me and one that I have been meditating on it helps me to realize that I must not lean on my own understanding;"I have seen that everything [human] has its limits and end [no matter how extensive, noble, and excellent]; but Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]." (Psa.119:96) It doesn't matter how great our ideas, plans, or thoughts are about how to provide for ourselves during difficult times, if it isn't a God idea, it will be limited at best, at worst it can be destructive. Don't spend all of your time trying to be God, let Him be God, He has an awesome track record of doing a miraculous job of it!
Love,
Pastor D.
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Weaver
THE WEAVER
My Life is but a weaving
between my Lord and me;
I cannot choose the colors
He worketh steadily.
Oft times He weaveth sorrow
And I, in foolish pride,
Forget He sees the upper,
And I the under side.
Not til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly,
Shall God unroll the canvas
And explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the Weaver's skillful hand,
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.
He knows, He loves, He cares,
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives His very best to those
Who leave the choice with Him.
www.sermons.org
My Life is but a weaving
between my Lord and me;
I cannot choose the colors
He worketh steadily.
Oft times He weaveth sorrow
And I, in foolish pride,
Forget He sees the upper,
And I the under side.
Not til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly,
Shall God unroll the canvas
And explain the reason why.
The dark threads are as needful
In the Weaver's skillful hand,
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.
He knows, He loves, He cares,
Nothing this truth can dim.
He gives His very best to those
Who leave the choice with Him.
www.sermons.org
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Family Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opi1Qre8Cc
The Family Tree
You didn't ask for this Nobody ever would Caught in the middle of this dysfunction It's your sad reality It's your messed up family tree And all your left with all these questions
Are you gonna be like your father was and his father was? Do you have to carry what they've handed down?
No, this is not your legacy This is not your destiny Yesterday does not define you No, this is not your legacy This is not your meant to be I can break the chains that bind you
I have a dream for you It's better than where you've been It's bigger than your imagination You're gonna find real love And you're gonna hold your kids You'll change the course of generations
No, this is not your legacy This is not your destiny Yesterday does not define you No, this is not your legacy ] This is not your meant to be I can break the chains that bind you
Cause you're my child You're my chosen You are loved You are loved
And I will restore All that was broken You are loved You are loved
And just like the seasons change Winter into spring You're bringing new life to your family tree now Yes you are You are
No, this will be your legacy This will be your destiny Yesterday did not define you No, this will be your legacy This will be your meant to be I can break the chains that bind you
And just like the seasons change Winter into spring You're bringing new life to your family tree now
Cov. Marriage Scriptures...TAKE HIM at His Written Word!
COVENANT MARRIAGE - EQUATIONS (with BIBLE VERSES):
by Zipporah on Tuesday, 3 January 2012
A + B = Covenant Marriage (A,B - BOTH - NEVER married before) (Genesis 2: 18-24 KJV)
A - B = Divorce (Malachi 2:14-16 KJV)
A + C = Adulterous Marriage = SIN ( B - still living) (Exodus 20:14;Mark 10:11-12 KJV)
A - C = ONLY Option to GET RIGHT with God (Hebrews 10:26-31 KJV)
A + B = Re-Marriage - from a LEGAL perspective(marriage of original spouses)
( I Corinthians 7:10-11; Col. 2:14 KJV)
AND ALSO
A + B = Renewing of Vows - from GOD'S perspective(as marriage NEVER ended with the death of a spouse) (Mark 10:8; I Corinthians 7:39 KJV)
AND ALSO
A + B = TESHUVAH
If A = Man than B = Woman; if A = Woman than B = Man..there are NO other RELATIONSHIPS acceptable to GOD.
C = Man or Woman in a heterosexual or homosexual ADULTEROUS relationship with A OR B = SIN
by Zipporah on Tuesday, 3 January 2012
A + B = Covenant Marriage (A,B - BOTH - NEVER married before) (Genesis 2: 18-24 KJV)
A - B = Divorce (Malachi 2:14-16 KJV)
A + C = Adulterous Marriage = SIN ( B - still living) (Exodus 20:14;Mark 10:11-12 KJV)
A - C = ONLY Option to GET RIGHT with God (Hebrews 10:26-31 KJV)
A + B = Re-Marriage - from a LEGAL perspective(marriage of original spouses)
( I Corinthians 7:10-11; Col. 2:14 KJV)
AND ALSO
A + B = Renewing of Vows - from GOD'S perspective(as marriage NEVER ended with the death of a spouse) (Mark 10:8; I Corinthians 7:39 KJV)
AND ALSO
A + B = TESHUVAH
If A = Man than B = Woman; if A = Woman than B = Man..there are NO other RELATIONSHIPS acceptable to GOD.
C = Man or Woman in a heterosexual or homosexual ADULTEROUS relationship with A OR B = SIN
Saturday, March 3, 2012
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
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
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