Woman intuition can lead you if you don't let your heart get in the way.
So a little while back I was feeling some major attacks. My husband was seeing a physical therapist and something just took hold of my spirit and ran with it. I have complete trust in my husband but something in my gut kept insisting that something wasn't right. It brought me to tears and down on my knees. I tried talking about it but my poor husband didn't get it, there was no cause to the effect I was feeling.
Sometimes all you really can do is pray and TRUST. But when you don't know what to pray it can be hard and you end up with very selfish prayers that aren't really honoring God or your husband in the outcome. So feeling lost and confused I picked up this prayer book I borrowed from a friend. The thing I love about it is that several of the prayers are marked. I prayed over temptations, wisdom, his work, protection of his mind, healing of his body. All those things along with the scriptures that went with them. It was funny the first time I did the first prayer I had marked and then the one right before it (or so I thought) because the next time as I turn to the prayer before the card it was a different one and more suited as well. That happened at least 3 times.
After I started my prayers daily every morning for the most part, a peace came over me that I was so thirsty for. I know look back and can see how silly that whole thing must have seemed. But some other things happened as I prayed. My husband started coming to a marriage group that I had been going to for a few weeks, he listened to scripture with me and even started a couples devotion with me. Our time together is so awesome that it feels as if we were just married although a lot more tired (3 little ones will do that to you).
If I would have just followed my heart, it would have led to fights and accusations that would have pushed us farther apart and who knows where. Seeking God and trusting Him with my marriage and my husband, we were able to grow in so much more. I want to have not just a purposeful life but a very purposeful marriage. This isn't just someone I live with my someone I choose to spend the rest of my life with, the honor and adore. This bond needs to grow and strengthen and to do so needs constant attention and work. How blessed I am by our great Lord and the gifts he has given.
So a little while back I was feeling some major attacks. My husband was seeing a physical therapist and something just took hold of my spirit and ran with it. I have complete trust in my husband but something in my gut kept insisting that something wasn't right. It brought me to tears and down on my knees. I tried talking about it but my poor husband didn't get it, there was no cause to the effect I was feeling.
Sometimes all you really can do is pray and TRUST. But when you don't know what to pray it can be hard and you end up with very selfish prayers that aren't really honoring God or your husband in the outcome. So feeling lost and confused I picked up this prayer book I borrowed from a friend. The thing I love about it is that several of the prayers are marked. I prayed over temptations, wisdom, his work, protection of his mind, healing of his body. All those things along with the scriptures that went with them. It was funny the first time I did the first prayer I had marked and then the one right before it (or so I thought) because the next time as I turn to the prayer before the card it was a different one and more suited as well. That happened at least 3 times.
After I started my prayers daily every morning for the most part, a peace came over me that I was so thirsty for. I know look back and can see how silly that whole thing must have seemed. But some other things happened as I prayed. My husband started coming to a marriage group that I had been going to for a few weeks, he listened to scripture with me and even started a couples devotion with me. Our time together is so awesome that it feels as if we were just married although a lot more tired (3 little ones will do that to you).
If I would have just followed my heart, it would have led to fights and accusations that would have pushed us farther apart and who knows where. Seeking God and trusting Him with my marriage and my husband, we were able to grow in so much more. I want to have not just a purposeful life but a very purposeful marriage. This isn't just someone I live with my someone I choose to spend the rest of my life with, the honor and adore. This bond needs to grow and strengthen and to do so needs constant attention and work. How blessed I am by our great Lord and the gifts he has given.
