Comments on: Let Go to Grow

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:26:33 +0000

Sweet sister, kanj, I am certain the Lord will speak to your longing heart and expand it’s capacity to love, as you seek to honor Him in your marriage! Our husbands carry a great burden of responsibility in our marriages, and our loving, faithful prayer support on their behalf help to keep our hearts soft and our tongues restrained. I will look forward to hearing how He is blessing you and your dear husband through your committment to prayer, and surrendered spirit! Blessings to you, dear one!

By: kanj

kanj — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:07:50 +0000

Marilyn, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and your comforting words. i have just purchased the book you have mentioned. i am anxious to start it. there is a Christian book store in my city and if one goes in and inquires of a book, etc…, if they don’t have it, they go to great lengths to get it and if it’s not the book you or I thought we wanted, they simply tell you to return it. a lot of the American titles and authors they may not have but with the blessing of the computer, they never disappoint. thank you once again and i will let you know my thoughts.
kanj

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:31:48 +0000

Dear kanj, I recently listened to a wonderful book on CD by Stormie Omartian titled, The Power of a Praying Wife. I highly recommend it, for it encourages us to pray for our husbands in specific ways, helping us to identify their needs and responsibilities more clearly. It is important that you surrender your husband to the Holy Spirit for His sanctifying work, in His time, for the Lord has things to teach your husband that only He can. When we try to accelerate the process, we can frustrate our husbands, making them feel disrespected and manipulated. It is wise to sacrifice our need to see them grow spiritually, and trust the Lord for His promise “that He Who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6) God bless!

By: kanj

kanj — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:02:31 +0000

thank you Vonette for the devotional. it was hard for me to release my son to the ‘adult’ world when he started college last sep. same thoughts Marilyn, big bad world with big bad negative influences and there was not a thing i could do but release him to the Lord’s care. many months have gone by and although I have been blessed with no stress in regards to my son, i find it easier as i grow spiritually that ‘total release’ has occurred. presently it’s my husband that i need to release to the Lord. I cannot control(nor do i wish to even if it was at all possible) his degree if you will, of his faith. we are two individuals with two individual souls therefore what i believe on a certain level, i shouldn’t expect my husband to just to appease me. i pray that when i reach the gates of heaven that my husband does as well. release this trial I do, pray that I will.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:49:56 +0000

Thank you, sisters, and Marilyn!

By: sharon b

sharon b — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:00 +0000

marilyn thank you for your wonder comments. the last 15 years of my mothers life she lived in tennessee witch is wqhere we were from and my brother was all ready living there,so i only saw her a couple times a year during that time. i missed her vey much. she was only 68 when she passed. and you are right there are so many people i here every day gripe about what they have to do for there parents i wish i could see mine just for a minute again

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:09:42 +0000

Dear Sharon, I, too, miss my precious mother, who passed away in 1996. Would so love to share an afternoon with her again, sipping iced tea and exchanging memories! She was my hero, the one whom I looked up to and longed to be like! I admired her strength of character, her integrity, her genuine concern for others. However, we lived 1000 miles apart, once my father retired and they moved to a warmer climate. Though we talked on the phone a couple of times a week, seeing her only once or twice a year was never enough, yet I was now married and employed full-time, and my responsibilities to these roles overruled my being able to visit more often. I knew, in my heart, that her being in the warmer climate was beneficial to her, probably extending her life by several years, but the heartache of each good-bye left me so sad, and I felt cheated. Others who had their mothers within a 10-minute drive would complain about obligations and such, and I envied their ‘burdens.’ My sweet mother was 83-years-old when she passed away, had been quite blessed with a very loving family and an adoring, devoted husband of 53 years, and I praise God for His goodness to her, and His goodness to me in placing me in her womb!

By: sharon b

sharon b — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:27:33 +0000

my mother has been gone for 18 years now and i miss her every day

By: CS

CS — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:58:30 +0000

This devotion comes in timely. I was struggling on my own, trying to find the best solution and advice to guide my son. I guess its time to let God take control and totally let go. Thank you so much for this reminder. God bless you.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:10:24 +0000

Dear anonymous, as you are precious to the Lord, you are precious to me! We all need encouragement in this race, and it is a privilege to pray for you! May His peace pour over you, sweet sister, like a refreshing Spring rain! God bless!