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Dec. 9, 2008 - Update
This has been a season of change. In November, I moved. Just my children and I. Yes, you read that right. I left my husband. Lest some of you think that this was a result of the prayer challenge, I will say that my starting the prayer challenge was an attempt to stop the sliding towards divorce. At the time, I didn't think I could ever leave and go through divorce. But here I am happy to be done with the relationship and living in peace. Physical and verbal abuse was my life with him--for almost half of my life. The children are fine.
I don't want to hear comments about working it out. That door is shut in my heart. I'm done. Looking back, I believe that I misunderstood scripture in regards to when it is okay to leave and divorce. I now believe that abuse is a reason for divorce. I've had enough people reminding me of my wedding vows. He broke the vows when he abused me and didn't cherish me. God does not expect me and the children to live with the ugliness that we were living with. It took me many months to come to believe that.
Life is good now. God has always been good. I just had a hard time believing that I was better than what I was living in.
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Jun. 10, 2008 - My steps are ordered
He who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
(Proverbs 15:15b)
Yes, that must be it, my steps are ordered. When I put the Bible verse of the day into my template it was because my theme verse was the verse of the day. That wasn't that long ago, maybe it's been six weeks? Lo, and behold it is today's verse of the day again. I've been reading about joy this morning!
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Jun. 5, 2008 - An Encouraging Word (for me)
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:3
He will guide you into all that is best for you, and into all that will take you to the highest expressions of His love. He will lead you by His way, by His words, and by His will. He will guide you down the paths that lead you straight to His heart. ~ Roy Lessin
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Jun. 2, 2008 - ROH Today - "The Makings of a True Woman"
Today's radio program about marriage is right up this blog's alley:
Honest and Respectful Series: The Makings of a True Woman
If you are clicking this link after June 2nd, note the calendar at the top on the right.
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Jun. 2, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 30!!!
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here. I know this is the last day of the challenge, but I'm going to start this again tomorrow. I'm considering the past month a practice run.  Of the 68 ladies that have signed up to pray for their husbands in this challenge, most all started a week or more into the challenge. Anyone willing to report on how this challenge is going? Seen any positive results? Are you finding the areas in which you are praying for your husband are sometimes areas in which you need some help in?
List at Revive Our Hearts
Day 30
Pray that your husband will serve God and others with pure motives. Pray that he will obey the Lord from his heart, and glorify Him in everything.
(1 Cor. 10:13; John 7:17-18; Col. 3:23-24)
There are 31 days on the list even though the challenge is for 30 days. Here is the last day's prayer:
Day 31
Pray that your husband will recognize the lies of the Enemy in his life. Pray that his attitudes and actions will be guided by the truth as he brings his thoughts into captivity to the Word of God. (John 8:44; 2 Cor. 10:4-5)
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Jun. 1, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 29
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 29
Pray that your husband will surrender his time and talents to the Lord. Pray that his spiritual gifts will be manifest in his career, at church, and in your home.
(Eph. 5:15-16; 1 Cor. 12:4, 7)
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May. 31, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 28
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 28
Pray that your husband will be a man of prayer. Pray that he will seek and pursue God in purposeful quiet times.
(1 Thess. 5:17; Luke 22:46; James 5:16)
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May. 30, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 27
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 27
Pray that your husband will understand the importance of taking care of his body—the temple of the Holy Spirit—for the glory of God. Pray that he will practice self-control by making wise food choices, and get sufficient exercise to stay healthy.
(Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Cor. 6:19-20, 9:27)
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May. 29, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 26
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 26
Pray that your husband will discover and live his God-given purpose. Pray that he will offer all his dreams to the Lord, and pursue only those goals that will bring God glory and count for eternity. (Jer. 29:11; 1 Cor. 10:31)
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May. 29, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 25
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 25
Pray that your husband will be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice, and that he will stand for the truth. Pray that he will protect you and your family from Satan’s attacks. (Ps. 31:24; Eph. 6:13; Ps. 27:14)
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May. 29, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 24
NOTE: Sorry, I'm just posting Day 24 today. My computer was having problems. This is catch-up day.
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
List at Revive Our Hearts
Day 24
Pray that your husband will have a balanced life—that he will balance work and play. Pray that he will fear God, but also gain favor with people he knows at work and church.
(Luke 2:52; Prov. 13:15)
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May. 26, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 23
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 23
Pray that your husband will be a good father—disciplining his children wisely and loving them unconditionally. If he is not a father, pray that he will find a young man to mentor in the things of the Lord.
(Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:21; 2 Tim. 2:1-2)
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May. 25, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 22
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 22
Pray that your husband will practice forgiveness in your relationship and with others. Pray that he will recognize any roots of bitterness, and yield any resentment and unforgiving attitudes to the Lord.
(Eph. 4:32; Heb. 12:15)
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May. 24, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 21
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 21
Pray that your husband will learn how to relax in the Lord and, in his greatest times of stress, find joy and peace in his relationship with God. Pray that he will submit his schedule to the Lord.
(Neh. 8:10; Prov. 17:22; Ps. 16:11)
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May. 23, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 20
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 20
Pray that your husband will yield his mind and thoughts to the Lord. Pray that he will not entertain immoral or impure thoughts, and that he will resist the temptation to indulge in pornography.
(Prov. 27:12; 2 Cor. 10:5)
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May. 22, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 19
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 19
Pray that your husband will be patient and a man of peace. Pray that he will not give in to anger, but will allow the Holy Spirit to control his responses. (Rom. 14:19; Ps. 34:14)
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May. 21, 2008 - The Wife's Choice: Flight or Fight (In Prayer)
From Psalm 124 (KJV):
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
The Power of a Praying Wife website Click above for excerpt from Chapter 1
This is an excerpt from the Introduction:
If you wake up one morning with a stranger in your bed and it's your husband, if you experience a silent withdrawal from one another's lives that severs all emotional connection, if you sense a relentless draining away of love and hope, if your relationship is in so bottomless a pit of hurt and anger that every day sends you deeper into despair, if every word spoken drives a wedge further between you until it becomes an impenetrable barrier keeping you miles apart, be assured that none of the above is God's will for your marriage. God's will is to break down all the barriers and lift you out of that pit. He can heal the wounds and put love back in your heart. Nothing and no one else can.
But you have to rise up and say, "Lord, I pray for an end to this conflict and a breaking of the hold strife has on us. Take away the hurt and the armor we've put up to protect ourselves. Lift us out of the pit of unforgiveness. Speak through us so that our words reflect Your love, peace, and reconciliation. Tear down this wall between us and teach us how to walk through it. Enable us to rise up from this paralysis and move into the healing and wholeness You have for us."
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May. 21, 2008 - Link: "Alone" Carolyn's story from "No Greater Joy"
Debi Pearl, in "Created To Be His Help Meet", discusses the important, beneficial role of fear. Carolyn's story, found in the book and the "No Greater Joy" online magazine, is an encouragement to some of us wives to not take our husbands for granted.
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom..." (Psalm 111:10)
ALONE
By: Carolyn
snip:
I am 50 years old and have essentially been alone for 21 years. I never thought this would be my life. At no time did it cross my mind that my husband would ever leave me. Although I had been in church all of my life and been taught out of the Bible, I was not saved and did not know anything about being a wife. As I look back, I now know that I made many mistakes in my relationship with my husband.
Today, I see and hear young wives, and older wives as well, thoughtlessly making those very same mistakes with their husbands. (To read the rest of Carolyn's story, click the link above.)
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May. 21, 2008 - "Honor Your Husband Challenge" - Day 18
Update: There are now 67 women who have joined us in prayer for their husbands. My plan when I reach the end of the 30 days is to start again for another 30 days plus add a little something extra each day (for a little variety and putting some feet into honoring my husband) the next time around.
I'm honoring my husband by praying for him for the next 30 days. It's not too late to join us. Sign Mr. Linky here.
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Day 18
Pray that your husband will have an eternal perspective—living in light of eternity. Pray that he will reject materialism and temporal values and put God first in his life.
(Matt. 6:33; Deut. 6:5; Eph. 5:16; Ps. 90:12)
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May. 20, 2008 - Link: "Which Type is Your Husband?"
Created to be His Help Meet (excerpt)
By: Debi Pearl
snip:
Every young bride has a preconceived notion of what her husband should be like. When she realizes that he fails to meet that standard, she spends the remainder of their marriage trying to change him.
A bride’s foundational mistake is not taking note of and accepting the fact that God makes men in three different types or images, just like His own nature–that of the Godhead. Which type is your man? (see the link above to read more)
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