Reconnecting With God
by Anonymous
Mary Sitting At Jesus' Feet
An excellent question about reconnecting with God:
I am a single mother who is going through my second divorce. I was saved when my oldest son (now 12) was just over a year old. I was so on fire for our Lord. I loved Christ with my whole heart.
I wanted the Godly Home - I read all the right books, said my prayers, fasted, read my Bible, and attended church. I wanted a heart like Mary's and not just to serve like Martha. But, now I have no idea what has happened to me.
I can't, or maybe I won't go to church. I don't know where to go. I want love and the baptist churches I go into are so full of judgment because I am divorced. I am afraid of raising my children anything other than baptist, but now I haven't even taken them this year and it's February.
I love the Lord. I want to come back and I want His blessing on my life. I want that joy and I want that peace and contentment.
Anyone know where I should start?
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Change your church
I am a single mother of 2 boys, I am divorced and I attend a Evangelical Free church in my home town. I do not feel the reticule of being divorced I find hope, love and compassion. Even if you have grown up in a baptist church You can start anew in a new church. Make new friends. Go where you feel comfortable. It's not about the people anyway it is about God and learning and growing in him. |
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Let go and let god
God is not like man he loves unconditionaly . He loves reguardless what other think . Like you i was bound in what everyone had to say or what they may felt about my sitution.I let it bound me so far into depression that i treid to kill myself . The mind is trickey place and if you live in it will destroy you. You have to live in the spirit and the word of God because only He can restore anything you want and sometimes he takes things because there hindering us to be closer to him. It's all about acceptance you say Lord its your will and i trust you things look bad but you said everything works out for the good of those who love the Lord . You also told me you;ll never leave me or forsake me. In Pslams 34:18 you give me words of hope that The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;he rescuses those who are crushed in spirit.Let the Lord be close to you and hold you and strenghen you , but you must force yourself into his word into his presence and dont move until you feel your joy and peace. Read books Noel Jones battle feild for thr mind is a start stay conect to postive poeple who encourage you and expect God to do all he promised .Pray with out ceasing for yourself and others. And if you church is so negative the love of God is not there . They should be loving you through this and your support system . Find a church family that believes in love unconditionly but will hold you acountable. A body that wants to see you raise above the odds and let God use you in a great way . Ways you couldnt even image . Pray for God to send you to the right church and a mentor . Also those children are gift from God they give you strength to carry on . Raise them in fear of God and they will be a blessing to you. Just because you husband is gone it doesnt reflect you or your motherhood. God is your husband fall in love with him the same way you love that man. With all your heart. |
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Don't Be Discouraged...
The first thing that I want to say to you is, don't be discouraged. In the last issue of the Hem Devotional, I talked about how our relationship with God, just like any love relationship, goes through peaks and valleys. I would highly recommend that you read the short devotional; I think it will be a blessing to you. I think the one thing that we can all begin doing when we realize that our relationship and connection with God is starting to weaken is to begin beating ourselves up over it. But, remember that God does not want you to feel condemned. He loves you and He wants you to feel His love. I think that part of the challenge that you are facing is an issue of shame. I may be wrong, but I wonder if you have forgiven YOURSELF for the divorce yet, or if you are still having issues with self-condemnation. As I explain in Becoming God's Masterpiece Satan wants you to feel condemned because it destroys your relationship with God. And I think you are not only feeling condemned about the divorce, but about your church attendance and your relationship with God as a whole. I also wonder why you are scared to raise your kids in any church outside of a Baptist church. Now, I may be way out of line here, but Jesus was not a man of religion and that is what denominations can easily become. Your goal does not necessarily have to be to raise your kids in a specific denomination. Pray and ask God to lead you to the church that He wants you to be a part of at this specific time in your life. You may be missing out on blessings that He has in store for you because of imaginary walls that He Himself did not create. As I said, I don't mean to be out of line, but that is what came to my heart, so I figured I would share it. I hope that what I've said has been at least a bit of help. Hopefully other women will come and share their wisdom as well. God Bless, Ameerah |
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