To Katherine:
My dear aunt, and sister in Christ, I write to you so that you may be encouraged and strengthened by the work of God in my life! Our time together was wonderful. Thank you for inviting me into your life for a day and your family's as well. Those moments in church were soul-satisfying; a community of deep faith--you're lucky to be there! Don't be frightened to reach out to your family there. Pray that God lead you to (or someone to you) who can guide and counsel you in your new life in Christ and never give up that God will bring just the right person to you! Don't be discouraged when others resist you.
Pray the same for your husband as well. Just don't take it out on him when he doesn't get it. God is working in His life differently and at a different pace. And from personal experience, that is frustrating and can become a wedge between your love for each other if you don't place God above your desire for your husband to be better. I am not married but coming out a relationship where I fought the Lord to change a boy I cared about deeply (maybe even loved) took its toll on me spiritually. You are reborn. Live in that, and wait with patient confidence that the same will happen in your loved one's lives as well.
My heart breaks for your family. I come to you, just as messed up and broken, but with hope. Hope that God is our perfecter and he is our righteousness. Let him recreate you. Know when to speak up, when to act, and when to let go. Sometimes we try to manage our lives, and others too when really what we need is to take our hands away from the busy work of getting things done and doing things right. Also, slow down. You'll find peace in the moments you pause and savor; Christ is in the stillness of life just the same as the rushing, active parts!
"For you have a special place in my heart. God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus. I pray that your love will overflow more and more and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding." (Phil 1ish)
Blessings,
In Christ,
Your niece and sister, Janell.
beauty quote of the day:
The pain passes, but the beauty remains. (Pierre August Renoir)
Joyce Meyers beat you to the punch about stop trying to change people-her lesson this morn- and I posted a fragment- the Jedi stuff was on her site and when she accidentally mentioned matt 25 instead of matt 6 I said tobie grab the bible that was a Holy Ghost moment and at that reading I finally got how I am supposed to keep my sisters and bros lamps lit---MY MINISTRY WOO WHO THANKS JESUS!!! and how she just bout killed herself when it came to her husband before she figured out that if God needs his heart to change He will... love how the Holy Spirit works through all paying attention even in a single day we all get its lesson of the day- AWESOME GOD!!! my lips will praise you!
ReplyDeleteoh and your Great Aunt Tori- the moment I met her said- he is very thick- like his father - Darrell said - huh....duh- I had no concept of thick none at all - I think the female voice was blotted out of the uptake - oh I will stop
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