I want to encourage those who are recent arrivals to this digital shore. It does get better. The sharp, intense emotional pain does lessen over time. Thoughts of your cheater become less and less as you heal. In fact, one day–I don’t know when it will be for you–you will wake up and spend a … Continue reading “And then they are nothing more than a footnote”
Category: Encouragement
Not ashamed of my pets “taking care of” me
“You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” -I Kings 17:4, NIV “Do you need someone to take care of you?!” This accusation was aimed at me to shame. It was aimed to suggest the person hearing it was less than an adult. But it … Continue reading “Not ashamed of my pets “taking care of” me”
Not your fault and not your job!
Public Service Announcement: It was NOT your fault that they cheated on you, and it is not your job to make them faithful! I want to encourage you that they need not buy what others sell regarding infidelity. They might try to make you feel responsible–if only in part–for your cheater’s actions. To take that … Continue reading “Not your fault and not your job!”
God’s kindness through confirmations
36 And Gideon said unto God, “If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel … Continue reading “God’s kindness through confirmations”
God’s got you!
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.” -John 10:29, NIV “God’s got you, David.” -Pastor to me. I recieved this timely prophetic word in November last year. It has provided a great deal of comfort to me as I continue … Continue reading “God’s got you!”
Grow your gratitude!
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? -Matthew 6:26, NKJV The discipline of gratitude is the secret to an abundant life. Of this, I am convinced. Grateful people do not live … Continue reading “Grow your gratitude!”
Fun post about my hobby
Today, I registered for my first powerlifting meet. It is in Iowa this coming July. I never would have believed I’d be doing this if you told me in high school. What I mean by that is lifting the sort of weights I am working on in gear. Those numbers seem mind-blowing from the perspective … Continue reading “Fun post about my hobby”
How good are you at letting Jesus’ love in?
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” -John 13:34, NIV How good are you in letting in Jesus’ love? I think this is the question when it comes to spiritual health. We were made for love as God is love (see I John 4:16). … Continue reading “How good are you at letting Jesus’ love in?”
Unwanted (at the time) path
“…when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” -John 21:18b, NIV Unfortunately, I was the first. Somehow, my huge family had never experienced a divorce on either side of the immediate family. But I became the first … Continue reading “Unwanted (at the time) path”
Cheater curses
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. -Proverbs 26:2, KJV Cheaters and their apologists say all sort of cruel and awful things about the faithful spouse. I would consider these things curses. They are using their mouth to degrade and attack the faithful party. It … Continue reading “Cheater curses”