My husband an I are seperated so this is definatly one of the most meaningful chapters in Stormie's book for me. In the book study I'm doing it was also one of the chapters assigned for this week. Well, as I was reading it again last night and then as I was praying the part that the Holy Spirit lead me to focus on was where she said "Lord, unite us in a bond of friendship, commitment, generousity, and understanding." The first several times I've been through this prayer I didn't have any problem praying for those things then last night as I said those words tears just poured. I felt like screaming out to God "Lord this sentence right here is the key...do you hear me." I remember what good friends my husband and I were in the beginning. How we laughed and cut up and just had fun whenever we were together. Now the friendship has whithered and been replaced with near hatred. I mean don't get me wrong I LOVE him to death but sometime when I think about him I can't do anything but cry. The hurt keeps coming back to. I keep praying to God to cleanse my heart and not let me focus so much on the hurt but to teach me to be content where I am and to teach me to know Joy just being with my Jesus. And when I pray for that the Lord is faithful but I suppose I am just too stubborn because I always allow the hurt to enter back into my heart. Whenever I get overwhelmed with that hurt though I think back to POPW again and in the attitude chapter she says "A...negative person can get that way for several reasons. He (she, ME) stays that way because of a stubborn will that refuses to accept God's love." WOW!!!! <P>Anyway I wanted to say some things about the understanding part too. I was praying so earnestly "God, just let him understand me" And the Lord laid this on my heart. Ther is a Billy Graham crusade coming to town this weekend and MANY people will come to a real and concrete understanding of the Lord. As a matter of fact even though not everyone knows and understands the Lord he is the most understood person I know. More people know him than would ever know me. Anyway the Lord laid on my heart. BECOME MORE LIKE ME AND YOU WILL BE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. What a great thing to be told when you are trying to pray for your husband huh???<P>Well anyway I just wanted to share. Hope everyone is having a good day.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IClaimRom15:13:<BR><B>Anyway the Lord laid on my heart. BECOME MORE LIKE ME AND YOU WILL BE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. What a great thing to be told when you are trying to pray for your husband huh???</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Beautiful! I will take this to heart.