Now LORD, REDEEMER KING, we praise you and thank you for encouraging our sister.
You are strong LORD, and NO ONE can prevent you from accomplishing your will.
Let your Peace continue in this house for we have called it there. Let a deep abiding silence wait upon your Word to this man so that no distraction will keep him from hearing Your Voice.
Give the believer patient endurance and Humility in the face of your goodness.
In Jesus' Name we ask this.
Here is Something Wonderful by our Brother William Cowper:
Contentment (Philippians, iv. 11)
Fierce passions discompose the mind,
As tempests vex the sea,
But calm, content and peace we find,
When, Lord, we turn to Thee.
In vain by reason and by rule
We try to bend the will;
For none but in the Saviour's school
Can learn the heavenly skill.
Since at His feet my soul has sate,
His gracious words to hear,
Contented with my present state,
I cast on Him my care.
"Art thou a sinner, soul?" He said,
"Then how canst thou complain?
How light thy troubles here, if weigh'd
With everlasting pain!
"If thou of murmuring wouldst be cured,
Compare thy griefs with mine!
Think what my love for thee endured,
And thou wilt not repine.
"'Tis I appoint thy daily lot,
And I do all things well;
Thou soon shalt leave this wretched spot,
And rise with me to dwell.
"In life my grace shall strength supply,
Proportion'd to thy day;
At death thou still shalt find me nigh,
To wipe thy tears away."
Thus I, who once my wretched days
In vain repinings spent,
Taught in my Saviour's school of grace,
Have learn'd to be content.
Thank You, Your Majesty, for the Works of Your Servant, William Cowper. You are Mysterious and Great in Your Works, our Lord. 'Now Unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the Only Wise God, be Honor and Glory Forever and Ever, Amen!' (1Tim.1:17)
Thank you for your prayers. I have been fasting for almost a week now.
Well, he is sleeping on the couch again.
Total alcohol consumption for the weekend totaled
close to 50+ beers.
He has talked to her a total of about 2 1/2 hours as
well. It was not until he started talking on the
phone to her again, that he began sleeping on the
couch.
I can see satan's hand in this as our son had a fever
over 104 lastnight, my coughing is worse than ever,
and husband is getting back to his old ways. It's like
our family is cursed. We were all fine or getting
better last week, and I had finally been able to sleep
more than I ever have in over one year!!
Here I am trying to find work, and I always seem to
have these setbacks.
Also, don't you find it strange that he wants to go to
jail? Next week is the court date, and he said he
will accept whatever punishment is given to him
because God wants him there for some purpose. I think
jail is mandatory.
Time for me to get the kids up for school.
Your continued prayers would be much appeciated.