What can we expect from Chapter 2, you ask? The answer is short, sweet, and simple: How not to spiritually ambush your spouse! Okay, maybe not “simple”. While I read this chapter, all I could think of was how many times I could relate to what Lynn was sharing!! I had to chuckle at how many of the “ambush attempts” she mentioned, were things I had tried in the past, too!! haha!
It was SO IMPORTANT to ME that my husband understood just how important salvation was, that I would like a Nazi trying to ambush his every waking moment to get him to give his life to Jesus! HELLO!! Can you say “Bible-thumper”???? Yes, that’s who I was! But God…..
Ohhhhh, But God began to show me some things about my walk with Him; and some things about my husband’s walk with Him!
He began to show me what was my responsibility, and what was HIS (God’s) responsibility! I had to learn to give God control of my husband’s salvation. I had to learn to trust God! I had to tell myself over and over again “God’s Got This!” That is my favorite mantra now, in everything: “God’s Got This!! I wonder today just how many times God looked down and said “Good Grief Girlfriend, I’ve Got This!!! Let It Go!!!”
Letting Go was the key! The key to not only my peace of mind, but to my husband’s salvation. I had to learn to let go and get out of God’s way, so that He could do what He needed to do … without my interference!! I was never going to save my husband! I didn’t have the ability to save my husband….ONLY GOD DID! I had to get out of God’s way!
I had to stop nagging him about reading his Bible. I had to stop leaving Christian material lying around everywhere, so he would see it. I had to stop talking. I had to start listening! But most importantly, instead of nagging, I had to start praying!!! I had to get on my knees every day and pray, asking the Lord not only for my husband’s salvation, but asking God to help me stay out of His way, so He could do what He needed to do in my husband’s life! Girlfriend you have no idea how many times I had to almost put duct tape on my mouth to shut me up!!! My husband probably wanted to do that a time or two, as well! haha!! (I can laugh about that today….!!!)
GOD’S
GOT THIS.
So back to Chapter 2. Here is your Reading Assignment for this week! Remember, each day you have a certain section to read so you can follow along with our blog posts. We take a chapter a week, and break it into sections and blog about each section. That way it gives us a way to really focus on that particular section! THEN we go back to our Facebook Discussion Group, and talk about that section just a tad bit deeper! I hope you will join us! Click HERE if you would like to sign up for this study and join our FB Group!
YOUR READING ASSIGNMENT:
Monday: Oct 8 –
Don’t Save Your Husband – Save Yourself – Beverly
Tuesday: Oct 9 –
It’s Safe to Relinquish Control – Jennifer
Wednesday: Oct 10 –
Throw Me a Life Preserver – Donna
Thursday: Oct 11 –
A Daily Prayer / How Should We Pray – Sarah
Friday: Oct 12 –
Weekly Review / Discovery / Prayer – Martha
Let’s Pray:
Oh Heavenly Father, as we read through this chapter this week, open our eyes Lord to see what You have for us!! Open our hearts Lord so we are able to receive from You. Lord, I pray against any hindrances that may stop us from reading this week, or participating in the discussion group. Lord I know that the message in this book is such a powerful message for those of us who are unequally yoked!
Father, help us to see clearly how we are in Your way, and what we need to do to get out of Your way! MOVE US out of the way, if You have to, Lord!
Lord, I pray for the unbelieving spouse of each reader that comes to our blog each day, and I ask for a Spirit of righteousness to fall upon them! Bless them Lord, with a thirst for salvation! A thirst so powerful that nothing will quench it…but You Jesus! Repair hearts Lord that have been damaged in the past by “religion” and “legalism” Lord. Set the captives FREE, Lord, In Your Precious Name, AMEN!
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Enjoy your reading this week! I’ll see you in the Women’s Group! 🙂
In His Love,
