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SeeksAllTruth:
Thank you brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus for your kind words and advice.  I'm most gratefull for you taking the time to reply.

God bless you!

mari_et_pere:
Hello,
I'm in the same boat that you are in. My wife is still very involved with church. I've been out of it for a long time now. In fact, I attended for a long time knowing in my heart they were wrong, but a little guilty if I didn't go. Know what I mean?
I grew up in a Baptist church, and I don't think I ever truely believed what they were saying about our God. I was in and out of "religion" until my mid-20's which is when I said, "I've had enough." Well then I met my wife, who talked me back into church. I haven't attended more than 5 times for the past few years.
I remember when I found this site I was just blown away that it was teaching what I had already begun to process 15 years before. Of course it's way more in-depth that what I had realized by myself! It's great to know that I'm not alone in my beliefs, and that there are people who we can actively "fellowship" with to help each other grow.
I know how you feel with your wife being involved with church still, brother! I know it can get rough, but please remember as I do, that it's God's will man! We really can't do anything about it. Eventually hopefully our wives will both be brought out, but until then we need to remain faithful and love them the way God commands us to. My wife's precious to me but the few times I've tried to talk to her about what I believe, an argument ensues. She told me to show her what I've read (which would take years by the way LOL) but she has yet to read anything on it. I still have hope however!
Anyways sorry for rambling! I look forward to seeing you on the forum.

Matt

mari_et_pere:
Oh yeah I forgot I was going to answer your original question LOL. I got distracted with my rambling.  ::)

I don't know of any physical place for fellowship like we have here. I'll tell you a "dream" of mine though. I sometimes think about how cool it would be to open some sort of bible study group where we talked and learned about the TRUTH according to the scriptures. Not man made crud, but meat and potatoes, spiritual truth! One step further: how fantastic would it be to start up a "church service" where the public was welcome to attend, and you were free (and priveledged) to teach the truth to anyone who wanted to hear it? And no pressure to tithe of course!

Matt

SeeksAllTruth:
Brother Matt,

Thanks for your reply.  It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one of the brethren that is or has experienced this with our wives.  I pray that the Lord would give revelation to our wives as that is the only way they will come to understand what is going on in our lives.  I realized these past couple of days that if they do what we are doing without a revelation from the Lord, then they would be just following us as a religion.  They have there religion which is better than following us.  I hope I'm making sense here and not rambling :)  I am begining to understand better with time to leave this all with Jesus and just follow Him and obey Him with loving my wife like I always have.  I thank you for your kind words. 

I have not had a dream like you were given but have felt that same way for some time now which I find quite interesting.  I'm learning that that will only happen when and if our Lord wills it. 

I must admitt that God called me out of the harlot at that time for a different reason than the lake of fire truth that I am just now begining to understand.  He called me out by showing me that everything we were doing in the harlot did not match His word, that was my first clue.  I tend to be a slow learner at times so maybe that's why he just now revealing the truth of the lake of fire.  He hasn't burned that truth yet into my spirit but I am begining to see what Ray writes about in the scriptures as I read and ask God to give me an understanding.  OK...enough of my rambling this time.  Thanks for your kindness and I too hope to see you here in the forum.

May He continue to bless you!  :)

mari_et_pere:

--- Quote ---It is comforting to know that I'm not the only one of the brethren that is or has experienced this with our wives.  I pray that the Lord would give revelation to our wives as that is the only way they will come to understand what is going on in our lives.  I realized these past couple of days that if they do what we are doing without a revelation from the Lord, then they would be just following us as a religion.  They have there religion which is better than following us.  I hope I'm making sense here and not rambling   I am begining to understand better with time to leave this all with Jesus and just follow Him and obey Him with loving my wife like I always have.
--- End quote ---

I like when people ramble.  8) It seems to reveal more than when they don't ramble. Feel free.  ;)
On the revelation point you made: It's a very good point! I surely don't want my wife to blindly follow me just to make me happy. I'm happy already. I don't let our difference get me down. As me and you agreed on, it's in God's hands.
However, I feel that if I show her a truth here and there, and show her the scriptual truth, then that could become the catalyst that begins the process of her eyes being opened. Make sense?

I'll keep this one short cuz she needs the computer. LOL.

Peace to you

Matt

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