Every Wed. we are to pray and fast for one another. Every Weds we can check in and let everyone know we have prayed for the group. Prayer does mighty things and group prayer is even better.

Right now I am doing "Experiencing God Day by Day" and Lupolady is doing "Power of a Praying Wife" for the ladies. You can use this as your prayer or have your own or combine them.

I think it will be great to see how God works in our lives and heals our marriages and us.

If you want to pray with us I will be more than happy to add your name to the list below.

Prayer Warriors who are praying and being prayed for: cajunky,Ezra, Willgetthruthis, Godisincontrol, Natasha79, JohnC, c++_guy, Wallace, relady, steadfast and committed, morriggs,lupolady, stillwaiting, Broken Hearted, PasDeDeux, hopeful_person,GinnyF, Not peachy in Ga, cry2much,SNL,LostAgain(Dave&April), Dodger, gloriachu, LoveNcare,JMF,WEN, NiteHawk, Absurd, LetSTry,AgainsttheWind,cemmerson, getting better,kellidiane,Terrified, BeeLee,idostylin, Resilient, thiscantbehappening, day by day, Jloves, broken x3, Sue with Hope, sunrise1, shepette, Malc, Faithfulwife, timbo-e,Angelia,FeelingAllAlone,broken_joe,dopey,awake,truly a friend, Is it to late, stilltryingtosaveit, landslide,GODBLESSU,vega

Prayers Answered: Lupolady(air conditioner),Steadfast(first string again),cry2much(sucessful surgery), Movingonwithlife(Wife coming home),WGTT(accepted into mentor program), betrayed and desparate (sucessful cancer surgery),Againstthewind(Got job), Free ( Marriage Restoration begun ), cajunky (wife not engaged & did something with family, told me she loved me), Stillwaiting(neice is o.k.)

Love in Christ
Cajunky

<small>[ February 14, 2003, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: cajunky ]</small>

I got this in my mail and it really encouraged me what God can do no matter the circumstances or how bad our circumstances look. He wants us to get a relationship with him first.

nick: Dawn

state: FL, United States

Praise Report: The Lord is moving mountains and moving
like a thundering army in the restoration of my marriage. So
many things have happened, so many blessings. For each and
every thing Glory be to God! Only He could do any of this.
For over a week every day was filled with mind boggling
blessings. After a week I started feeling almost numb. I
kept praising God for everything but I felt as if I was on
overload. I even prayed "God maybe this is too many
blessings at one time". God knows what He is doing,
don't ever doubt that.

It took me two days of feeling numb to realize that the
enemy was trying to steal my joy! That afternoon I had a
good ole devil stompin party in my apartment. (my neighbors
may now think I'm nuts!) By His blood Jesus gave us the same
authority over the enemy that He has. When you exercise that
authority and stay in His word, things really start to
happen. Most of you know that my husband was a stander for
approximately 12 years. I am the prodigal and am now
standing. I want everyone to know and realize that this
isn't happening overnight. The Lord has been working on this
marriage for 15 years. The Lord is continuing what He
started with my husband many years ago. For two days I kept
praying and asking the Lord why things were suddenly moving
so fast and such an incredible amount of healing was taking
place in such a short time. I wasn't complaining but I
wanted to make sure all of this was the Lord working and not
anything at all that I had done. He answered me and a stream
of tears comes every time I think of His answer. "I've
wanted to do this for so very long for you," was the answer
I received. Let me tell you, that is the closest thing to a
hug that you can get from God....His arms around you, His
love, His blessings, His grace, His mercy. I could never
live without the Lord again.

Now I would like to share some of the baby steps that have
been taking place on a daily basis: Six weeks ago the enemy
had my husband in bondage. My husband is now right with God,
seeking His will, and reading his bible more often. The Lord
has transformed his heart of stone into one of flesh and
blood that once again has feelings of love for me. Praise
God!! I had been praying for that to happen and for my
husband to find the love I knew he had for me that was
burried under so much pain. This is happening but I've found
myself falling in love with my husband all over again too!
Isn't God awesome? My husband says he sees such a change in
me and sees that I have a new heart.

I kept praying that when my husband looked into my eyes that
he would see Jesus in me. I was wondering why that hadn't
happened in six weeks. God had a different plan...He showed
my husband my heart instead. One night I was in the ministry
room and invited my husband to join me. He popped in but was
upset because he felt that he didn't belong there and only
stayed until they booted "Guest" out. Praise the Lord!...
Last night I found out from my husband that he went back to
the ministry room again on another day and talked to Katina!
I don't doubt that the Lord will send him back again:) So
many feelings of pain, disbelief, anger, and distrust have
been healed in my husband. He has been given a feeling of
peace in many areas. Last night my husband and I spoke for
three hours on the phone. It was a heart to heart
conversation with both of us sharing our true feelings and
any pain that we still felt. It was a conversation of
healing. My husband said that he wanted God's will to be
done for us and that he now believes that restoration is
God's will. He told me that he really is trying but that I
needed to understand that a lot of healing still needs to
take place in him. He asked me for my support.

There has been an "ow" in my husband's life, a friendship
that they were persuing but hadn't progressed. My husband
said that if it wasn't Gods will for her to be in his life
that he submitted to the Lord removing her! I'm crying tears
of joy again. God is so merciful and loving. This morning I
overslept...You see, it's really hard to get out of bed when
you have your arms wrapped around your precious mate. Glory
to God! God IS in control and we are on Restoration Highway

Hi cajunky,

Please add me and H (Workin_On_It) to your list. We are attending the San Francisco MB seminar next month. I know it will help us. Bless you all for your wisdom and prayers.
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EJosef.....You got it. Are you divorced now or just separated?

Please let us know how everything turns out and keep us posted on your progress.

I love to hear praise reports of marriages being restored!!!

Love in Christ
cajunky

Hi Cajunky,

We are together now. We've had some very *messy* arguments, both of us have tried to walk away, but out of love and/or sheer orneriness we are staying together and beginning to work it out. It is not easy. His troubles were very simliar to yours, very big problem with lust and porn. Had an EA/Almost PA with OW he met online. He found this site last month, and we have seen wonderful things happening in our M since then. It pulled me out of a deep depression, and gave me hope and a plan. I praise God for bringing us here.

Many Thanks!

I need prayers. My depression is so bad and I am not sure what to do. I am getting psychological and medical help, but I am so alone. I am not sure for what I would like you to pray, but I need prayers.

<small>[ February 13, 2003, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: Not My Will, But Thy Will Be Done ]</small>

Not My Will.....I am praying for you. I will put you on top of my prayer list this week. Try to stay strong.

Is there someone you can call when you get really down. Sometimes just talking with someone relieves the pressure.

Love in Christ
cajunky

cajunky,
Please don't forgot about me from last week. I need your prayers also. Yesterday was suppose to have been the first court hearing. It's been 6 months since wh's filing & my plan b. My lawyer suggested a settlement agreement & I have been praying for guidence. I not exploding any more thanks to MB warriors & now just trying to be a sheep in god's arms.

Thanks for the praise report, it was a great valentine message of hope. Vega

Vega....you are not forgotten. I prayed for you last week too.

Love in Christ
cajunky

I guess this is one of those "Please answer my prayers God", post. Our church is having a workshop for married couples that Gary Smalley is doing. It is a national live simulcast that will help build your marriage. I want so so so so so bad for my "former" wife and I to be participating in this.

I told my accountability partner the other day that when I ask God what to do he still tells me to wait every time. I was so down on valentines day and I got a card in the mail from the head of the singles department that said " Just wanted to tell you I love you and I appreciate all the work you are doing. I am praying for you and donna and the kids".

God knew I needed that and he reassured me that prayer changes things.

Love in Christ
cajunky

Hey Cajunky! Well God gave me the direcion I was looking for! I will be phoning my husband in the morning to see if he wants to get together for supper or something, God is so good, I am in Langley BC right now at my freinds, and am about to go to bed, thought I would put this prayer request on here. I was at a Covenant Keepers retreat this weekend, it was awesome, when I get home I will share more.... Please pray for the Lord to give me the courage I need to take this step of faith in seeing my H, and please pray for H's heart to be ready to see me. God bless you all, and thanks for your prayers!
Love in Christ, SW

Still....I read your post last nite and I can't stop thinking about it. I have been praying a bunch since I read it just like I have been praying for Willgetthruthis and her husband. My prayer for both of you is always " God, I want so so so bad for their your husbands to be convicted so bad that they will realize how much their wifes love them and they will realize how much they have hurt their families and want to restore their marriages again".

I can honestly say I go into a big tme intercessory praayer mode when I pray for your spouses.

Love in christ
cajnky

i am praying for you all, i ask that you pray for me. i feel completely alone in the world...i do have good friends, but they are married couples and i am always a 3rd wheel. my ex's heart is ice and God seems far away.

please forgive the lower case, i have little dogs asleep on one arm...

yours in Christ....

From "Experiencing God Day by Day" by Henry Blackaby.

Wait on the Lord

Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strenghten your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord

Waiting is one of the hardest things to do. We want to be people of action. We feel better if we are doing something to address our need, but waiting forces us to rely on God. David learned what it meant to wait. He was chosen by God to be the next king of israel, then spent years waiting for the day God's word would come to pass in this life. As he waited , a paranoid, egocentric king occupied the throne that had been promised to him. David spent his time hiding in caves and living among his enemies. As he waited he saw good friends murdered and his family and possessions taken. He saw Israel's enemies wreak havoc on his nation. Perhaps no one ever faced greater adversity while waiting upon God's promise than David did. He certainly understood what it meant to become discouraged and fearful.

But David also enjoyed the rewaed for waiting upon the Lord. He became the greatest king in israel's history, and, more importantly , through his trials he became a man after God's own heart. The psalms David wrote during his days as a fugitive have been cherished words of encouragement for millions of people through the ages. Through David's descendents came the Messiah. Davids willingness to wait has blessed us all.

Times of waiting on the Lord can be some of the most precious moments in your life(John 11:1-6). If you are waiting on God for something, read Isaih 40:31 and find encouragement as you wait for Him to fulfill His promises to you

Remember to pray for your marriages as well as everyone elses

Love in Christ
cajunky

<small>[ February 17, 2003, 02:06 PM: Message edited by: cajunky ]</small>

Starting this week I am also going to put in "The A B C's of Standing for Your Marriage". It is something that I got from Rejoice Ministries a while back and I have just completed it and it was really inspiring. I will do two letters a week.

Hope you like it as much as I did.

The A B C's of Standing for Your Marriage from Rejoice Ministries

A = Always put the full Armor of God on yourself, your spouse and children every day so that you can take your stand against the devil's tricks.

Ephesians 6:10-18

B = Become a student of the Word. Your direction, instruction, comfort and hope will come not from a person or a ministry, but from God, through His written Word, the Bible. You cannot claim the promises of God, if you do not know them. You will not know them, unless you read and study the Bible.

Psalm 119:9, 11, 105, 148

Love in Christ
cajunky

<small>[ February 17, 2003, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: cajunky ]</small>

Thank you, cajunky, I will wait and pray, pray and wait, and I will trust in the Lord.

Thank you, again,

NMW

Please pray for my WH to be freed from his addictions.

A friend suggested to me, that I pray the 23rd Psalm till I get released.

D.

Wgtt....you know i am praying. I know for a fact when he gets rid of the addiction his love for you will be so strong he will feel like he is going to bust.

That is how my love feels for my "former" wife.

Love in Christ
cajunky

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by WillGetThruThis:
<strong>Please pray for my WH to be freed from his addictions.

A friend suggested to me, that I pray the 23rd Psalm till I get released.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The Lord is my Shepherd--1
I shall not want--2
He makes me to LIE DOWN in green pastures
He leads me beside STILL waters
He RESTORES my soul--3
He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake--4

Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
I will fear no evil--5
For You are with me
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me--6
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies--7
You anoint my head with oil--8
My cup runneth over

Surely GOODNESS and MERCY--9
Shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the House of the Lord FOREVER

1--A good shepherd will give his life for the sheep of his flock. He will guide them, guard them, protect them from dangers of which they are not even aware, and sing to them to soothe them.

2--There will be no need...no scarcity...no meagerness!...no inadequacy...no craving. I will be cared for and loved, and all of my needs will be met such that I am lacking for NOTHING!

3--Notice that the Shepherd has us lie down. He knows we are tired. He knows we need rest. But He doesn't just have us lie down in some pokey, pumpy, dry desert--nope. We lie down beside still waters, where the air is moist and cool...where there are probably trees or bushes growing...where it is pleasant and beautiful...and where the sound of the water itself is babbling and soothing and calms us. Our Shepherd gives us the rest we need when we are weary--in WONDEROUS places. And most importantly of all (this is a biggie for me) HE RESTORES OUR SOUL. At times don't you feel as if your very soul has been torn from your body, because this hurts so much? At times, don't you feel like you just don't have a soul LEFT that isn't all shredded up?? HE RESTORES OUR SOUL!!! We made need some serious time recovering near the still waters, but HE WILL RESTORE MY SOUL and I will happily claim that promise.

4--We, each one of us who are prayer warriors here, are all walking in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake. We ALL would be perfectly justified and have every right (by worldly standards) to just tell our spouses to shove it! (Naughty CJ!) BUT... we are walking the righteous path, by choice--and by golly that path gets pretty darn narrow sometimes, doesn't it??? We are walking in the righteous path for GOD's glory and for GOD'S purposes--not our own. We are walking there so that HIS righteousness can be reflected in us--and thereby bring HIS NAME the glory it so deserves.

5--"I will fear no evil" Okay, I have to admit, as I've been walking through this Valley of Death, I have OFTEN feared evil. I could SEE evil harming me and hurting me and slashing me to bits! I was afraid of what evil would do to me and my children. Now, I believe I was wrong. I did not have the faith of Daniel in this one. No, don't misunderstand. I don't think our Shepherd wants us to stand in front of a wolf and say "baaaaaah." No, I'm pretty sure he'd want us to hide and be quiet! heehee <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> This is more like the sheep, who is hiding and who is being quiet, having the firm confidence that his Shepherd is RIGHT THERE to defend him. I fear no evil because my Shepherd does not let me out of his sight! I am loved by my Shepherd, and so I don't need to be "Afraid"--I have complete trust in Him!!

6--The Shepherd has a rod and a staff. Now, I found this interesting. Usually, I picture Shepherds to be quiet, tranquil, docile kind of fellows--not guys with defensive weapons. Furthermore, if the Shepherd HAD a rod and a staff, I'd have to guess that he occasionally USED the rod and the staff. Do you know what this told me??? Sometimes God will use force to defend us! Not like dropping a bomb, but...well...He's not always this milktoast, meek Shepherd. He can fight for us if He has to, and sometimes He has to. Sometimes evil really will try to attack us--the wolf may even get us in his mouth!! But our Shepherd will use force to defend us and save us!! Isn't that kind of comforting??? It is to me.

7--"...prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." Well you'd have to be a Momma to understand this one, but thankfully, I am one! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> To prepare a table takes time, planning, effort, and oh, did I mention...TIME! You wouldn't be in the middle of a battle and go to prepare a feast table! The grocery shopping and cooking alone can take two days--ask any woman who has ever made Thanksgiving Dinner for 20. Our Shepherd takes the TIME and effort that are needed to not only defend us, but also to HONOR us and CELEBRATE us in front of those who would hurt us. MY Shepherd will not only defend me from the raw damage that my stbxH is slinging my way--He will also Honor Me and Celebrate Me in front of the very person who is trying to tear me down and hurt me.

8--Anointing the head with oil is a very old tradition that means you are dedicated and holy. It was the thing to do in the olden days before baptism. It means that our Shepherd not only names each one of us, but He also specially dedicated each one of us to HIM. He KNOWS us.

9--Goodness and mercy. Decency, honesty, integrity, morality, uprightness, generosity, kindness, excellence, quality, virtue, value, and worth--these are the words to describe "goodness". "Mercy" is compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and charity.

Decency, honesty, integrity, morality, uprightness, generosity, kindness, excellence, quality, virtue, value, worth AND compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and charity will follow me all the days of my life. I can live with that. I do not know what will follow my stbxH all the days of his life, but I know that these words...goodness and mercy...are the words that I want to have used to describe the woman that I am.

Your true and faithful friend,

CJ

P.S. In case you were wondering, my marriage is over. I'm brokenhearted. Valentines was a disaster...Sat. he came into the house without my permission or knowledge...Sun. I was crying my heart out...today it took me all morning to quit crying and pull myself together.

Well, I was going to post the next prayer from Power of Praying Wife for this week's prayer time, but I was awestruck by what FaithfulWife posted.

Would it be OK with everyone if we just used that as one of our prayers this week?

Prolly...........

God Bless us all.

Hey, Caj, a little extra prayer coming my way sure would be nice!!

Nothin' special......
I just miss my H. Haven't heard a thing from him in over 7 months.

Sometimes the "stand" gets very difficult. This is one of those times. I guess "stuff" came at me on Valentine's Day, and sent me spiraling down.

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God was gracious! I heard a good story that picked me up. THEN heard Bob and Charlyene Steincampf giving their testimony live on my radio station (I do NOT live in the town they are from, but I visited them once. Guess what the topic was of that night's study? The ABC's of Standing!) Yes, part of what Caj posted (I was there the night they did letters F - L). Pretty cool of God, right? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

I took all that as a "sign" from God that He had heard my prayers (and saw my tears), but the days get harder and harder, and I am very lonely. I miss my H.

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