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Our Verse for the Week: “Satisfy [me] in the morning with your unfailing love, that [I] may sing for joy and be glad all [my] days…for I have put my trust in you.” Psalm 90:14, 143:8b, NIV
Our Word for the Week: SATISFIED (Download in a PDF or download in MSWord). Please print it and post it everywhere so you can remember that God’s love can satisfy the thirst of your soul!
Roll Call!! {and a giveaway!}
Let’s get to know each other this week! All who participate will be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to our Proverbs 31 Ministries Online Store.
Just answer these 3 simple questions: Where are you from (state or country), what is your age, what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I’ll go first: I’m 46 and live in North Carolina. In my free time (which I wish I had more of) I love to sit on our back porch and read, and relax or play games with my family. I also love to watch a movie with my husband.
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Ok so I know I already shared but I feel like I really need to share. I am a 27 year old mother of three. My oldest is 7 and has adhd, my daughter is 4 and is special needs, and my 2 year old son is extremely bright. I have been married for 4 years but they have been rocky and hard years. We have been through domestic violence (emotional and verbal) and he had an affair less than a year ago. I read chapter three and it spoke to my heart and finally made me feel like someone actually understands. This book is a total gift from God. I am also involved in a group that is about surviving sexual abuse which I did as a young girl and a young woman. Digging up this past has been extremely difficult and causing alot of self-doubt and other feelings. I think that God is giving me a way to heal from the past and at the same time learn how to change my heart. The biggest thing I have a problem with is my marriage and children. My husband was saved in the past and now has fallen away. Our marriage is suffering because of it and I feel it is only holding on by a thread and I am trying so hard to hold on and see it through… but I am worn, tired, and empty. So I am hoping I can learn to lean on God and see if that changes things… but its hard to imagine God fulfilling the intimacy I dont get from my husband.
Tami –
Your post caught my eye and got my attention quickly! At the age of 26, I, too, was in an abusive marriage with two small children. My ex was physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive. He was also having an affair with a young woman at his workplace. I struggled with what to do as he had also essentially walked away from the church. I felt so alone as my family was adamantly against divorce. I eventually left the marriage and sought a divorce. I have been remarried now for 13 years to a wonderful, Godly man. Abuse, cheating, and divorce leaves scars. Even after being divorced for all of these years (15 years now), the wounds are still there. God did provide healing and I think if I let go, He would provide even greater healing.
I am not suggesting divorce in any way, shape or form. I struggled with the Biblical implications but eventually could not take the cheating and abuse any longer. I want you to know that you are not alone. I am happy to talk and/or e-mail with you any time you need support, or an ear, or a shoulder.
Abuse in any form is unexceptable. I been in a abusive relationship. A man who refuses to see his faults and refuses to deal with them is a broken person. Please break the curse for your children’s sake.
I understand that but God has shown me a few times that my husband is my mission field. That I am here to help lead him to God. I know its not easy but I know that outcome will cause overjoy for our family.
Thank you so much. I would love to email back and forth… its hard to feel like i am alone
Tami,
My heart breaks for you and am familiar myself with the pain of an emotional and verbal marriage and a childhood past of sexual abuse. I was married 21 years and together 23. I’ve been divorced for approximately 6 months and am in the healing process. I struggled with divorce and cried out to God but after 8 separations and the same cycle my boys and I were so worn and fragile. I cried out to God for direction and that is the path He showed me to take. He revealed to me that I needed to let go and let Him have my husband. Since then God has revealed so much truth where there were so many lies and deceit and has revealed he has set us free. I pray faithfully for my former husband.
The Lord healed the deep rooted pain from the sexual abuse in my childhood and is in the process of healing the pain and affects of the abuse in the marriage.
He is the mighty healer and binds up the wounds of the broken hearted. He is El Roi the God who sees and knows your pain and all you have and are enduring. He loves you with an everlasting love and will never leave you. He can restore what the locusts have eaten and make all things new in His timing!!!! He stores your tears in a bottle and doesn’t waste our pain. He uses it!
I will be praying for you and for The Lord to show you His will for your marriage. God bless you Tami! Please feel free to email me .
Thank you so much. I am sorry that you had to go through this as well but its nice to have you ladies reach out and tell me im not alone cause its not easy to say my life is on the rocks… I have a hard time being open and vulerable
Hi Tami you are not alone. I have been there myself and know the feelings and the pain. For years I thought I was over it but with giving my life to the Lord and going to church plus this study I have found out I’m not. I too was abuse sexually as a child by my real father and it played a big part in what I thought of my self growing up. My prayers are with you and may God lead you to where you need to be. In Christ Love.
Jo from Littleton, CO. I am 51, I like hanging out with my husband.
Nicole from Reading, PA. I am going to be 40 in a few weeks! I am trying to really rely on Christ and put him in my life first and a live a life he wants me to–I’m struggling with the “how” on this. I love to watch Law & Order-SVU, I have a passion for helping women in or dealing with domestic violence issues. I love dogs and will eat ice cream at any time of the year! Looking forward to gardening again this year.
I am 31 and live in Indiana. I enjoy making jewelry and playing games in my free time.
Hi, My name is Martina. I’m 41 and live in IOWA. I love country life, being on our farm, watching new life spring up right now. I enjoy quiet time to read and home time with my family. Along with occasional shopping trips with my daughter.
I am 43 and reside in Portsmouth, VA. I like many of you don’t have much “free”time as I am active in work , church and family activities. But in my down time my iphone or ipad are not far from me so as to catch up on some of my favorite games. I learned about this study through a share link on Facebook and I am so happy that I did!! I signed up for it immediately and my loving husband bought me the book the next day!
Hello all! I am 34 and i live in New Waterford, OH with my son and husband. While i could definately use some more free time, i enjoy knitting and reading in the rare moments of downtime i find. 🙂
I am 38 years old and live in Ohio. I like to do Bible devotions, cook, bake, garden, decorate and read self help books. I have two kids ages 11 & 12 that keep me busy as well.
Hi. I am 40 yeras old and live in Montgomery, Alabama. I enjoy reading and crafting in my spare time.
Christina from Tallahassee,Florida, 44, i am doing this bible study for the second time with a friend. I mostly only read Christian books that draw me closer to the Lord. I like watching movies and tv with my husband and playing with my kids.
I am 64 years young. Live in Trinidad. In my free time I love to cook and try out strange and unusual kinds of dishes, collecting recipes of course. Also love to read books that brings godly encouragement to my heart and others. I love to watch good game shows with my son to tacks my brain. I even do “word search” and watch food net work, HGTV and DIY. I love to have fun and laughter with my grown son. This basically is my free time.
Welcome, Lynda! Praise God for you. I like doing “Word Searches,” too, and I like game shows, though I don’t get to watch many at all. God bless you richly!
I live in Kansas. Am 35, and love to read, garden, and have coffee with friends.
My name is Kim. I am 33 and I am from Ohio. When I do have free time, I volutneer, exercise and salsa dance.
I’m 58 and from Texas. In my spare time I enjoy word games, facebooking, and traveling with my husband and son.
My name is Sharon I am 50 I live in North Carolina and in my spare time I like to read, do crafts with my daughter.
I’m from Tallahassee, FL. I am 33 years old & any free time I do have is spent with my 1.5 year old daughter and my 8 month old son. Before Irish twins I raced bicycles and triathlons. 🙂
I’m 54 years old. I’m from Pennsylvania, but have been living in Taipei, Taiwan for the past 4 1/2 years. In my free time I enjoy reading, cross-stitch, and crochet – and always spending time with my husband (and family when we’re back in the states).
Terrific Tuesday from Idaho…. I’m 48 and I enjoy crafting and reading Gods inspiring words either in his bible or other books.
I’m Shawna, I’m 43, and live in New Orleans, LA. I am a single mom and have 3 kids….23,18,15. What free time?? This is actually my second time doing this bible study. I loved it but got very busy and missed all of the end. I WILL finish it this time around. 😉
I am 48 years old. I live in Illinois. I am raising my 19 month old granddaughter, In my free time I enjoy sewing and reading.