For the one this eve that is MAD at God....

I wrote this blog a few years ago.  Today, I believe it is to be edited and posted  again for  one that is very angry with God right now.  Her marriage or lack of a marriage has totally fallen apart of late.  

I get her.  I was once mad too.  I was mad first at my husband, but eventually my anger went back to my Creator.  God.  However, I found out His shoulders are BIG enough to handle that anger  and BIG enough to wait on me -- until that anger was placed in the right spot.  

But until that happened - it was easier for me to just think and tell myself that the person who was hurting me was not God -- but another.  One who had hardened his heart.  One who listened to the enemy rather than the Holy Spirit within him.   

Until that one with his free will changes  -- it was awful.  It hurt.  
Another is feeling that same way.   

Call me crazy and this may not be theoretically correct with your theology - but this helped me wait just a little while longer on God....

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes^[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

⁵ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷ If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

God's word is what we need to take in daily.  

God's word is our communication with HIM.

God's word reveals.

God's word disciplines.

God's word brings light to our darkness....

God's word must be something we CRAVE.  

"Short"  blog post....    vs. 5 says...remain in me and I will remain in you.  

I have a loved one near me -- I saw how he did not remain in HIM.  

I have another loved one, that I diapered as a child, and loved so....and she has not remained in HIM.  

And there is a wife this evening - that wants BACK the man she once saw -- love and worship Jesus like she did.  It certainly seems as if there is NO hope...NO chance of reconciliation and NO peace....but how much more time should she wait?  

Has this one remained in you?  

When I read the words REMAIN in me....  that tells me that I could possibly...'not' remain in HIM....

It is my choice.  

My doing.  

I know that I know, I am eternally secure and I know  - that NO one can pluck me out of my Father's hands -- but, I believe it is possible to WALK out of HIS hands....on my own ...with my own two feet...with my OWN actions.  

As I said, call me crazy -- but THIS makes sense to me.  

Verse 6 says it too -- if you remain....

I believe that MANY of relied too heavily on that ...'walk' down the aisle as a child.....and then --  just... lived.  

I believe there is  NO condemnation for those...who live with Jesus Christ... nothing can stop me from the love of my Heavenly Father -- I don't believe that HE ever 'hates' HIS children....it is not possible for God to hate - us as HE sees us through the blood of HIS Son.  

So, I am not worried, nor do I believe I must re-dedicate my life each night in any type of fear -- Salvation is my gift.  I have freely accepted it.  

I know my heaven is eternally secure. 

I just pray that the others -- the ones I have SEEN love Jesus and serve Jesus but have decided to walk away....I pray there is repentance...and I pray there is no unforgiveness...as eternity is a LONG time to regret...

Hell is a real place.  

  

So, Lord, today - YOU have me thinking LORD... and I love what is transpiring as I think and challenge   YOUR Holy Scriptures.  

Either way -- I am secure.  

And Lord, tonight, I have prayed already -- but I am praying again...asking YOU to intervene...begging you for this victory for my sister in Christ...I WANT to see MARRIAGE win...I want to see HOPE arise...

I will trust that YOU  are ministering to that sweet precious wife who is hurting so.. but praise YOU Lord...that she still wants to wait on her husband.    

And Lord, there may be one where indeed one half won't budge and seek help, so therefore, would you show that hurting wife or husband what Your will is so they stick it out or seek to dissolve the relationship but in a good and godly manner.   Lord, ONLY You can do that -- it even hurts to type the words as I still want to believe in HOPE and a possibility.   As nothing is impossible with God!   

God I want that for her husband - estranged or not...and for those kids....LORD - SATAN has had the upper hand FAR too long..in Jesus name we believe a miracle is around the corner.  Give her closure or set her heart with peace to wait just perhaps one more day or even more more hour.  YOU can do some amazing feats Lord --