Hi, just want to encourage you to do what you think you are supposed to do. Whatever goals you have set, start doing them. Don’t let opposition hold you back. Opposition will most DEFINITELY be there. Don’t let it stop you. If you don’t let it hold you back, you will get stronger.
We almost need to be at the point where we expect opposition!! Wow, there have been times where opposition was so, so strong it was unimaginable!! To the point where it stopped me dead in my track. That’s why I encourage you to fulfill your destiny!! I know how much is there trying to keep you from it.
The opposition is not all bad, if you keep making the right choices.
James 1:3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
When I married my second husband the second time, I was so sure that this time everything would work out. Not too long after we got back together it was back to drugs and a mess. The perseverance I had to learn during that time, was to love him and let God work in him and pursue my new salon and business dispite what he was doing. Which meant going there painting and working on the place while he was not capable and was home in a recliner. (Thanks kids for helping… you’re awesome)
I had to learn to do this in an attitude of forgiveness toward him. He literally was not capable of anything else. That was not my responsibility to save and rescue him, even though I had to forgive him for what he was doing.
I am going to say something that I believe is true. Many people take the scripture about adultry and believe that is the only thing that God allows as divorce. I know my God though, and I believe that if someone literally will not change from abuse, drug addiction, and such, that God would not want you to live like that.
There are many different scriptures and I believe you have to find in your heart what God is speaking to your situation. Its a pretty touchy subject that needs many counselors and much prayer to come up with solutions.
One scripture says, “If they want to depart, let them.” I think that word could mean depart, in many ways…emotionally, physically, spiritually. It is something that definitely needs to be dealt with, and not just going on and on, with you enabling someone to be treating you badly, and waiting for God to do something. I think that is out of reality. We have to deal with things!! It’s up to us!!
Keep getting help of all kinds, and other people’s wisdom. I’m definitely not giving someone an excuse to run out on a covenant they have made with God, but sometimes the other person has already ran out on the covenant and I believe God hates that as much!!
Each situation is different and deserves to be treated differently. I am just against a person, man or woman, having to feel condemned for making a decision that is very hard to make. I believe we must feel empathy for such cases!! God is out for our welfare and loves us!
Keep on dealing with things!!
Life more abundantly!!
Tomorrow❤