I have read the recent posts here and noticed how quiet things have gotten...and it appears that no one is still doing the Power of Praying Wife study...sorry to see that.<P>I know that you still pray for each other, and I want you to know that I do read the requests for prayer...like hw's recent post...and I do pray for my sisters here.<P>I wanted to share some progress in our relationship, as well as to ask for continued prayer for my h. during this time of reflection at Easter. I will be praying for your unsaved loved ones as well.<P>Here is what I posted at Recovery:<P>My h. had a affair with a coworker for over a year. <P>He had always had to fight his attraction to her, including asking to work separately, which they did for several years.<P>During our post-confession counseling, many times my h. defended his actions by saying that he couldn't resist the magnetic attraction he had to her...because he didn't feel attracted to me...even claimed that he had 'never' felt sexually attracted to me.<P>Well, here we are almost two years after his a. ended. <P>I recently asked (while giving him a massage) how he dealt with his 'attraction' problem...that is, not finding me attractive.<P>His reply might help both betrayed and waywards...<P>"When I see you next to other women and start to compare you, I remember WHO YOU ARE, everything that is SPECIAL about you...and I remember, that you are the right one TO CHOOSE TO BE IN LOVE WITH."<P>I have prayed for this realization in him for many years...we CHOOSE who to be in love with...<P>joyfully,<BR>lizzie<P>

Lizzie,<P>Thanks for the reminder of our roots! I am in agreement with you that the power of this forum was and is the POPW. Those of us who were a part of the beginning experienced what only God could do with a handful of women seeking His power. The miracle was that the healing truly began with us! We needed to see that God wanted to change us first and then and only then He could change the relationship we had with our H.<P>I am so glad that things continue to go well with you and your H. So many roads we have traveled to get to the point of healing. It would of been impossible to see the hand of God and His plans when we were still "licking our wounds". Hind sight is magnificent isn't it! I praise God for the healing He has brought in the lives of so many marriages. I stand in awe at what He has done in your life as well as Lor's and of course mine and so many others. He is a God of provision, He is at work and He has a plan......we are His workmanship!<P>Thanks Lizzie for the reminder of our roots in POPW! Prayer for others begins when we are aware of God's ability to use us in spite of our challenges.<P>Blessings, Taj<P>------------------<BR>"Perfect love casts out fear" I John 4:18