I was in church yesterday and a gal from the congregation was giving a little talk. She was telling the church how a series we had just completed had touched her life. In the course of her talk, she mentioned a reference in Isaiah.
For thus says the LORD: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken,and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you,and I will save your children.
Isaiah 49:25
Whoa. I was just about driven to my knees as she read that passage. He will contend with the one that contends with us? He will save our children? My children?
My marriage is a captive. We are the prey of the tyrant. We are within the very clutches of Lucifer himself right now. I don't doubt this. The battle lines have been drawn and the warriors are circling one another and it will be a fight to the death. He would love to see a war that would destroy my marriage. To tear apart the very moral fabric of one of God's own. He's practically tingling with the anticipation of it.
But God will contend with the one who contends with us. The tyrant will be dealt with. Suddenly this battle is looking much more favorable.
And the part that has me shaking in gratitude?
"And I will save your children."
My children will not be causalities. Thank God.
I will stand and fight alongside my husband for as many battles as it takes to win this war. And I suddenly find that the anticipation of it doesn't completely drain me anymore. I feel revived and alive and ready. We can do this. We will do this.
Amen. You are amazing. How anyone could doubt your love for your family is beyond me. You have fought a fight that many give up within the first few weeks, let alone years.
ReplyDeleteGod truly made something amazing when he put you together.
You almost made me cry. Thank you. I have to say that I KNOW Amos and I were chosen for each other. Right now it's my time to be strong, but one day Amos will need to be strong for me, and I know he'll be there for me. I know he'll do it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that God will save our children...thank goodness. And I KNOW that God can save marriages as well....in some of my past comments, I may have come off harsh - but I want you to know I've been in those exact shoes and often times worse, yes - but those exact shoes - pregnant, finding the emails, texts, porn logs...and being told that he didn't want to look at me. I've had the man at counseling, doing it all..promise after promise...and in the end...I needed to save me and my child by leaving.
ReplyDeleteOur situations are different...but I know that before mine got to the bad part - it was already bad...and I felt so much guilt about leaving because it wasn't the "Christian" thing to do. I just don't want anyone to feel that way when the best and safest thing for them to do would be to leave.
(((HUGS))) I really do care for you - already just reading what I have...and pray now that God takes care of you.