Please pray for God's Will to ALWAYS be done in my life, the life of our son, and the life of my husband...that is my prayer request; for it is HIS WILL, and not mine that is most important.
I am and will continue praying for you all in this same fashion....God knows the needs and the hearts, and already knows what's ahead.
I'm still on a break, but this thread caught my eye, and for good reason.
What follows is food for thought.
This is a gentle reminder that as long as God comes first, all else will fall into place as He Wills it.
The prayer requests are all good ones; you are praying for marriage restoration, your spouses to come through the tunnel, and you're praying for yourselves.
Yet, the MOST important component is missing...where is the prayer for
God's Will to be done in each and every life that you are praying for, including your own?
While He does look at each individual's will in regards to what is being asked for, and hears every prayer sent up, He also looks to see how it falls in line with HIS WILL.
HIS WILL is what will prevail in whatever situation stands, and you need to accept that this comes before yours, as you submit your requests to the Father.
While praying for myself and others, it was and is always prayed that HIS WILL be done in all circumstances, not my will. The Lord's Prayer is evidence of this; as it states clearly: "Thy Kingdom come THY WILL BE DONE; on earth, as it is in Heaven".
Something else to think about...all the possibilities must be faced and accepted in regards to this crisis, as well as understanding that some prayers are not and will not be answered because God knows what is ahead at ALL times; and people are still allowed to exercise free will that was given to ALL people as a gift.
He instructed me to pray that He would work within my husband's heart, as what is within the heart, the mind will usually follow; God will NOT tamper with the mind at all, that would be against His gift of free will...but nothing could keep Him from working within the heart of a person.
I prayed, also for Him to work within other people's hearts, and I saw those prayers answered most of the time, unless the heart I was praying for was hard as a rock...but it takes time for God to break through..and He does this in His time, just as it takes His time to answer prayers, if it is HIS WILL to do so.
Not to dash anyone's hopes, but I didn't always get positive answers to every one of my prayers, and I had to accept that with an open heart, knowing that He knows all things, and I do not.
Later, when hindsight became 20/20, I realized that if I'd gotten what I THOUGHT I wanted, in regards to praying for my husband, it wouldn't have been good for me, as at times I was praying out of ignorance, so, I thanked the Lord for always watching out after me, and NOT answering some of the prayers I prayed for my husband during his MLC.
Never forget to ask for His Will to be done; understanding that His Will will always supercede all, and even though it seems that things are bleak, always remember God is STILL God, and He is STILL working within the situation, behind the scenes, unseen, but not unfelt.
Much love to all,
HB
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