How many times in your life have you anticipated something that you felt was important to you? Albeit Christmas morning, your wedding day, a special birthday, or even the last day of school...we're only human and we anticipate many things in life.
I anticipate the day where I am at peace with my past.
I anticipate the day when I can enjoy God's intentions for marriage.
A few weeks back, I wanted to separate from my husband of 10 years. I couldn't handle things and thought it was the only way out. I have, and still do, a lot of friends praying for us and sharing with me scriptures from God that have since changed my thoughts on it. However, with his current work schedules, he has been gone since July 22nd and isn't due to return until sometime around Labor Day weekend. So, in some hindsight, the break was probably needed for the both of us and couldn't have come at a better time.
Through some reading this past week, I came across Mark 12:30-31 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." This verse stood out to me because I am aware that I should love God and know by now that God does love me, and yet, I haven't given him my all. I keep holding back and wanting to do it myself. With the exception of a recent night of nightmares, I have felt a lot of peace within myself. I have finally felt at ease with some decisions.
A dear friend of mine shared the following verses with me and they meant a lot:
"I will never fail you. I will never forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" - Philippians 4:6
""God's mighty weapons...knock down the Devil's strongholds" - 2 Corinthians 10:4
"Jesus promises, 'I am with you always, even to the end of age.'" - Matthew 28:20
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him." - Psalms 103:12-13
"those who plow evil and sow trouble, reap evil and trouble" - Job 4:8
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