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Posted on 10/19/2009 6:40:12 AM PDT by ropin71
I would like to request prayer for my family and myself.. my wife of 21 years and I are seperating resulting from the choices that I made at the age of 42. I have 3 boys, 19, 16 and 11. Our youngest is on the Autistic Spectrum. They are handling the situation much better than me.. I have so much guilt and pain now, feeling like I can't pick myself up and even figure out what I need to do to start putting myself back together. In addition, I see the devastation that I have caused to my beautiful wife, she did nothing to deserve all of this.
My company is in chapter 11, and my job will be gone in December, and I want her and the kids to be able to stay in the house for as long as it takes.
I feel so lost, and I feel homeless even though a friend has opened his door for me and given me a place to stay. I have been praying for strength and guidance every day to accept my choices that I made so I can feel like my life is still worth something.. I'm just so sad.
Please pray for my wife, and pray for guidance for myself to accept the consequences of my choices so I can turn myself around and make the best of the rest of my life.
Thank you.
Tim
Keep praying Tim...He’ll answer some how some way, He will answer you! I’ll pray for you and your family. Stay strong!
Thank you
Quickly, get yourself into a church adult singles group. Not so much for dating, as for surrounding yourself with people who have either gone through what you’re facing, or are presently going through the same thing. Seek Godly counsel on how to love your family through this. A prayer on your behalf is on the way.
I posted this on my Facebook page and it may help.
“Don't talk to God about how big your problems are. Talk to your problems about how big your God is! No contest when God is involved!”
The FReepers are here for you.
Prayers for you and your family.
Realize that we cannot do anything ourselves. We must depend on the Holy Spirit to give us the strength to endure. God bless and keep you and your family.
Praying for you both. Please look up a local Retrovaille weekend for you and your wife. It might open a door you both thought was closed.
Prayers up.
It may be a lengthy healing and forgiveness process. Give it much prayer, patience and space.
You must be going through crushing pain and regret right now. A “broken heart” is something God can respond to.
Your eyes and your repentant heart will open and then you will see the path you must take.
God bless you, your wife and your children.
Do not quit praying, no matter what. I will pray with you and for you.
Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Prayers for you and your family.
Praying for you. YOu have FReep mail.
Prayers to you and your family.
Not completely sure what the problem is, but I'd reccommend asking God what He wants of you, and looking for ways to improve your life, self, career, etc. If you were on the wrong path, God has ways of setting you on the right one (look at Jonah).
You have my prayers for you all.
Prayers up my friend.
My wish for you...and others who are huring. Focus on all the good in your life and know that God loves you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4eVEXuEpcY
Beautiful song...uplifting! Thanks for posting:)
Work.
Pray, and then get up off your knees and work. Work is one of God’s gifts to men. Be thankful that it’s needed in your situation. It’s your duty, and you seem determined to “man up” and discharge it honorably.
No marriage has to end in divorce; often it’s merely the easy way out. But you and your wife will have to address that, hopefully with some wise counsel from trusted friends.
FR is one of the ONLY places I find the insight and guidance of Freedom-loving people, not excluding God, of course. It is quite simply...an amazing place to find what I need:)
Thus far, it has never failed me thanks to all who share of themselves.
Tim,
God is our hope and promise. He is in control and He does perform miracles. We are part of His family.
Mike
My heart breaks for you
FIRST STEP - realize YOU can not do ANYTHING by yourself to turn YOURSELF around.
Here is the cycle - you feel bad, you “medicate” yourself in ways that you shouldn’t, you feel guilty, you vow to change, you can’t, you feel bad - repeat....
You can not change until your heart changes, and then you continually draw your strength from the Spirit of God, through Jesus Christ. You are in a Spiritual Battle, which requires Spiritual Armor.
PM me if you want to discuss
Praying..
** have so much guilt and pain now, feeling like I can’t pick myself up and even figure out what I need to do to start putting myself back together. In addition, I see the devastation that I have caused to my beautiful wife, she did nothing to deserve all of this.**
I’m so sorry this is happening to you. BTW, it is wonderful that you are owning up to your part of the problem, but there are always two sides.
Do you have a good counselor you can go to? Priest? Minister?
This link happens to be from a Catolic newspaper, but it covers the weekedn for separated couples.
http://www.sentinel.org/node/5338
http://www.retrouvaille.org/dates.php
Ministry link.
Hang in there and take it one day at a time. You'll be ok.
http://www.retrouvaille.org/dates.php
A weekend for separated couples
BTW, when many couples look at the finances of divorce.separation today, they are choosing to stay together and work things out.
Prayers for you.
Prayers for all of you.
This just breaks my heart. Why? Because this identical thing has happened to my daughter and her husband. Same situation...except I’m the mama of the daughter!
Even has autism in the pile too!
Just get on your knees, confess your sin to the Lord and to the family. Take the blame....because you are responsible!
Then trust God to bring the pieces together. That may or may not mean putting the marriage back together....but it is the only way for YOU to recieve healing. God is in the business of forgiving so let go of the guilt. That only can do more damage. BUT and this is a BIGGIE..GIVE UP the SIN. Walk away from it.
Amen Squidpup!! What a great post and advice!
A PS to my post...
I forgot to give you a big (((((((((((((((HUG)))))))))))))
and say that I am for your marriage. I hate divorce. I hate the breaking up of families...
Didn’t want to imply by my last post that I was in any way supporting your wife walking away.
Prayerfully,
Polly
Somehow, He will work this all out. Just keep the faith and keep praying.
Notre père, qui êtes aux cieux!
Que votre nom soit sanctificié. Que votre règne vienne.
Que votre volonté soit faite, sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donnez-nous aujourd'hui notre poindre ce jour.
Pardonnez-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi a ceux, qui nous ont offensés,
et ne nous soumetez pas à la tentation, mais délivrez-nous du mal.
Car c'est à toi qu'appartiènne, le régne, la puissance et la gloire, pour les siècles des siècles.
Amen.
Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Prayers for God to be with you and all.
Prayers for you and your family.
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Prayers
Prayer sent.
Prayers for guidance and strength
Prayers for you and family. God will see you through all.
"Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment? Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they? And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit? And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. And if the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, God doth so clothe: how much more you, O ye of little faith? Be not solicitous therefore, saying, What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself."
Matthew 6:25-34
Prayers for you and your family.
Prayers for you, your wife, and your kids. Remember, when you go to beat yourself up, that God forgave us through Jesus Christ. If He can do that, then we have to follow His example and forgive ourselves also. The Lord is there to help, if we ask. He helps you anyway, but I think He kinda likes for us to remember and ask Him. It keeps us humble and helps us remember Him. Talk to Him and He will help. His will be done, not ours. God Bless you Tim.
Prayers up.
Prayers for you and your family.
May God keep you safe and find peace in your heart to accept a great upheaval in your family and God’s will be done for all of this family. May Christ help this work to the betterment of all. Amen. I would talk to a priest even if not a Catholic, they would still listen and help as much as they can.
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