My 3 year engagement ended abruptly 3 days ago. Cried my face hot, and once the door closed behind her I went straight to my knees and begged the holy Father for his presence, and immediately thanked him for whatever he was trying to teach me. No bitterness, I forgave her for her shortcomings against me and asked God to heal her and grace her with his presence. He has already revealed what both of our real passions were that were holding us back from Christ, and I'm grateful that I can trust that God knows what's best for me. That's true faith, and it is very well written in Habakkuk 3:17-18 which reads: "Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls, yet I will celebrate in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!"
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Such a consoling Bible reference - Psalm 138. It shows God's way before and after time for His own. More grace to you Pastor Mark
1 week ago | 1
How long is too long? I broke up in augustb2024 after 5 months of relationship and in a way I still can't move on and the people are starting to mock me that I should have been over a long time ago😢
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ApplyGodsWord.com/Mark Ballenger
There are two easy mistakes many people make when they experience a relationship disappointment. The first mistake is that they get stuck in depression and hopelessness. They take months or years to recover, only to be disappointed again and to then spiral into another long season of grieving and hopelessness.
The other mistake many make is that they don’t grieve the disappointment at all and try to rush their healing, which in the process only prolongs their healing. They deny their need to grieve and they think they can just push past the pain. But in reality, they are not experiencing healing; rather, they are just burying their wounds deeper and deeper, making it that much harder to experience true healing in the future.
Therefore, when you experience a relationship disappointment, the Lord is usually leading you to take an appropriate amount of time to grieve while also then pushing you forward so you don’t get stuck in the past.
There are no cookie-cutter formulas here. Some will need to slow down and grieve the disappointment, while others need to stop grieving and start moving forward with the Lord. The key, again, is to refocus on God and fully submit to his guidance for you.
As Psalm 138:8 states, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.”
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