I was in an abusive relationship/ marriage for over twenty years. I have been divorced for four years now. I have been dating a man on and off for two years, but because I did things my way, it seems though he has many good qualities, he is probably not the man God ordained for me. When I recently began to step away from the chaos of the situation, an old friend who liked me very much contacted me and we have been talking. We are two thousand miles away. He is only separated two years yet says he was basically wanting to be with me from the beginning, but life happened. I am trying to encourage him to go back to his first love, Jesus, as he lost his faith when his children didn't decide to continue in the Catholic faith he was in. I had seen a picture of him and his young wife and their first child and it made me sad. He replied, " that could have been you." I don't know why God allowed this person to find me again. We both have problems. We are in our mid forties I have depression. He has had two heart attacks and MS. I am trying to encourage him in the faith that God has not punished him and that his faith COMES from God. I also encouraged him to go to a great non-denominational church I attended when I visit my home in Pennsylvania.
What I'm trying to ask for is courage to let go of the things God doesn't want for me and the faith to TRUST him and be STILL knowing He IS working it all out for my GOOD. And that I would stay steady in the faith and not keep trying to fix things so I can have the children God clearly promised me again in a way he did NOT ordain. I get ahead of myself and feel I'm behind the curve, yet I remind myself, I'm much like Sarah, who was also a "fixer" so to speak but was well along in years when the promise that Abraham would have a son from his own lineage would be fulfilled. Thank you and blessings. PSRG

I was in an abusive relationship/ marriage for over twenty years. I have been divorced for four years now. I have been dating a man on and off for two years, but because I did things my way, it seems though he has many good qualities, he is probably not the man God ordained for me. When I recently began to step away from the chaos of the situation, an old friend who liked me very much contacted me and we have been talking. We are two thousand miles away. He is only separated two years yet says he was basically wanting to be with me from the beginning, but life happened. I am trying to encourage him to go back to his first love, Jesus, as he lost his faith when his children didn't decide to continue in the Catholic faith he was in. I had seen a picture of him and his young wife and their first child and it made me sad. He replied, " that could have been you." I don't know why God allowed this person to find me again. We both have problems. We are in our mid forties I have depression. He has had two heart attacks and MS. I am trying to encourage him in the faith that God has not punished him and that his faith COMES from God. I also encouraged him to go to a great non-denominational church I attended when I visit my home in Pennsylvania.
What I'm trying to ask for is courage to let go of the things God doesn't want for me and the faith to TRUST him and be STILL knowing He IS working it all out for my GOOD. And that I would stay steady in the faith and not keep trying to fix things so I can have the children God clearly promised me again in a way he did NOT ordain. I get ahead of myself and feel I'm behind the curve, yet I remind myself, I'm much like Sarah, who was also a "fixer" so to speak but was well along in years when the promise that Abraham would have a son from his own lineage would be fulfilled. Thank you and blessings. PRG

To obey the Lord and remain celibate so that I am to be with the man the Lord truly wants me to be with.