Thanks to all for reaffirming to Live in Christ and be a witness. My son Sean and daughter Shaelana have both been raised Christian. My son negated his Maker and married last year. But as of this week has returned to his Faith in Christ perhaps due to his hardships with current divorce. His attitude has changed for the better. My question regarding him was more towards the advice I should give him concerning divorce. As a divorced single mother myself, I understand that God does not want us to live in an abusive relationship, but as a witness also know that God doesn't want divorce. He kept asking me what he should do. At 1st I said work it out, turn it over to God and don't point fingers, as it takes 2 to make or break a marriage. Pray and search your heart, take responsibility for your part. I said remember to pray for her too, she is still one with you irregardless of actions and words said in anger. Later, I explained that God does not want divorce but neither does he want or advocate being in an abusive relationship. And only by aligning his soul with Christ can he pray and LISTEN to what his heart tells him after being in presence of God.
So I just didn't want to give him wrong advice. I found myself praying daily for both he and his wife Chanel. That they both find peace with God amidst their storm.
Look like the divorce is going thru but Sean has learned a valuable lesson
"Hard times can shrivel our spirits, and give rise to a multitude of 'crows' in the form of troublesome worries.
Times of great loss or personal failure break weaker people;
but the strong of heart can bend with the wailing winds.
To endure hard times
— or even grow and benefit from them
In a sense, there is no such
thing as failure.
There is only sweet and sour reality, and more is learned from the sour, oftentimes, than from the sweet.
For failure, hard as it may be to swallow, opens the blinds to the real world, and reawakens the clarity of vision known only to those who have risked, and tasted, disappointment."
And I am grateful to Christ for my son's willingness to open his heart and soul to Him who always takes us back and restores us giving us strength when we have none, our unfailing amazing Father.
My daughter Lana informed me at 15 that she never really believed in God but she thought she couldn't speak up for fear of me being upset with her
Interestingly, she said after my divorce was when she was sure there was no God
At 1st I was, saying to her if it wasn't for God and my love for you and Sean, I would not have overcome the many trials we have gone thru. But later figured, I am not in control, God is. And in His perfect timing, he will touch her at a point where "science and logic" no longer are suffecient for her situation. Or maybe a friend will be a witness and Lana will be moved.
Her morals are intact, she even requested for me to buy her a celabate ring, or purity ring for she olans on saving herself until marriage. She noticed though that no store knows what that kind of ring means, represents or looks like, until we went to the christian store, lol. She was very clear to me and salesperson that she isn't christian and I said ok I get it you don't believe in God, but He and I believe in you!
But who am I to yearn for her to know and feel what has taken me all my life to understand and appreciate with our Lord. I have strayed many times and turned from His ways always thinking only I know what's best for me. Ego, was my worst enemy!
Sadly, I was always a good Mom in many ways, I instilled morals, ethics, and win win situations for every day life, but not enough Christ minded surrender and trust.
With Light and Love,
Lisa
