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08-17-2008, 09:20 PM
| | | I need help.. I have never been one to pray..I have always thought my problems were my own to deal with/handle.And I never really encountered one that i could'nt..
3 months ago my wife and I separated.We had been together 15 years and justthe daily burdens of life and job,and all that stress had taken a toll on our marriage..I fought for weeks to no avail to save my family..
In may I was forced to leave my home and all the people I loved the dearest,I never gave up fighting..Even when my wife began seeing someone else.I hung in there,And i fought..I did it on my own. sought no guidance,Nor prayers.I thought i could fix my own problems,clean up my own messes.
3 weeks ago my fight and my struggle payed off.She told me she had searched within,And her heart had chosen US as what she wanted,We bagn making plans.Making promises (Promises were the one thing always held sacred between us,Never break a promise)..And based on that,I And in my haze of happiness I told my children that daddy was coming home.That mommy and i were making plans for their annual family birthday trip (which we were)..A foolish move on my part I know,But I was happy,I had been sad for months,My kids had been as well,I wanted to share some joy..
Well 3 days ago she told me she was having second thoughts..Told me she could'nt stand to see me suffer any longer while she was unsure..It hurt her to see suffer she said..I was crushed..I tried to take my own life..It failed..I spent the night in a psych ward and was able to convince a shrink that I was sane,Just under IMMENSE stress and did'nt know what to do..
I have tried everything i can on my own to save family..I have failed..I have surrendered my fate,My family's fate to a higher power..Itis all out of my hands..My only wish in life is to go home to my wife and children,And I just dont know how to make it happen..
I dont know anything anymore.... | 
08-17-2008, 11:54 PM
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This is His love letter to you.
My Child ~
You may not know me, but I know everything about you ~ Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up ~ Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways ~ Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered ~ Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image ~ Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being ~ Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring ~ Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived ~ Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation ~ Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book ~ Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live ~ Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made ~ Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb ~ Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born ~ Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me ~ John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love ~ 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you ~ 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your father ~ 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could ~ Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father ~ Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand ~ James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs ~ Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope ~ Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love ~ Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ~ Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing ~ Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you ~ Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession ~ Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul ~ Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things ~ Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me ~ Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart ~ Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires ~ Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine ~ Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you ~ Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart ~ Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes ~ Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth ~ Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus ~ John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed ~ John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being ~ Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you ~ Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you ~ 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love ~ Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me ~ 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again ~ Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen ~ Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father ~ Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is ~ Will you be my child? ~ John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you ~ Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad, Almighty God
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tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
__________________ Jesus Christ the One referred to in Scripture,there is Salvation in No one else! There is no other name for men to call upon to save them-Acts4 My eyes ever looking to the Lord for help. He alone can rescue me. Come Lord, show me Your mercy for I am helpless, overwhelmed, in deep distress; my problems go from bad to worse. O' save me from them all! See my sorrows; feel my pain; forgive my sins-Ps26 The Lord is my strength & shield my heart trusted in Him and I am helped-Ps28
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08-19-2008, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Unregistered I have never been one to pray..I have always thought my problems were my own to deal with/handle.And I never really encountered one that i could'nt.. 3 months ago my wife and I separated.We had been together 15 years and justthe daily burdens of life and job,and all that stress had taken a toll on our marriage..I fought for weeks to no avail to save my family.. In may I was forced to leave my home and all the people I loved the dearest,I never gave up fighting..Even when my wife began seeing someone else.I hung in there,And i fought..I did it on my own. sought no guidance,Nor prayers.I thought i could fix my own problems,clean up my own messes. 3 weeks ago my fight and my struggle payed off.She told me she had searched within,And her heart had chosen US as what she wanted,We bagn making plans.Making promises (Promises were the one thing always held sacred between us,Never break a promise)..And based on that,I And in my haze of happiness I told my children that daddy was coming home.That mommy and i were making plans for their annual family birthday trip (which we were)..A foolish move on my part I know,But I was happy,I had been sad for months,My kids had been as well,I wanted to share some joy.. Well 3 days ago she told me she was having second thoughts..Told me she could'nt stand to see me suffer any longer while she was unsure..It hurt her to see suffer she said..I was crushed..I tried to take my own life..It failed..I spent the night in a psych ward and was able to convince a shrink that I was sane,Just under IMMENSE stress and did'nt know what to do.. I have tried everything i can on my own to save family..I have failed..I have surrendered my fate,My family's fate to a higher power..Itis all out of my hands..My only wish in life is to go home to my wife and children,And I just dont know how to make it happen.. I dont know anything anymore.... |
God Bless you!! I can feel your pain in your post. I will be Praying with you and for you and your wife. It sounds like you have come to end of the road and don't know which way to turn. The Road to take is to God and His plan of Salvation He has for all of us. When you come to Him and cast all your cares on him He will work it out for all of us. We all must wait Patiently for Him to move for us. Put God first in your life and your family second is what God wants for all of us. I Pray that you will commit your situation to God. God Bless you again. ODIE   
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08-19-2008, 11:31 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | | Thank you Odie for writing that. I have written it so many times to so many whose marriages and lives are failing and said it over and over to myself. It is the Truth. God has to be first in our love, in our life, in everything... or it will all fall apart.
Thank you zepth for that beautiful love letter also.
Father I pray for this man's heart. I know how badly this pain feels. It is a hard thing to accept and extremely painful Father and I pray you ease his pain and you renew his mind with your word. Please help him and guide him through this Jesus and give peace and joy inside him again no matter what he is going through from the light of your love and your promises for us.
In Jesus name I pray
AMEN
God bless you
Trust in the Lord and put all your efforts and focus and thoughts on his Word. His word is powerful and will heal you. 
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15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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