This is something i've never done, never had the nerve to do it and always felt uncomfortable, but after some of the things that have happened in my life in the past year and a half, its the very least I can do. Ill try to keep this brief but that probably wont happen.
I am a Christian and that has been hard for me at times because I am a very logical and skeptical person, and it may not seem to all add up at first. As some of you know, my wife (now ex) left me last July. This was very difficult to deal with, and a few on here have been divorced and can understand it, but its an emotional feeling that is undescribable. When she left I was very angry because she was gone, and she wouldnt talk to me reasonably, and she took things she shouldnt have. I felt I had really been sh!t on. I had to put my life on hold to wait out a 11 month divorce, pay huge attorney fees, and a large (for me) settlement. While this was going on, instead of turning to drugs or alcohol or whatever, I chose to grow my faith in God and look to him for answers and strength. My family and friends never betrayed me and provided me with wisdom and help when I needed it most, but God kept me going and gave me a bright outlook on this whole thing.
Around January I decided that it was time for me to move on and start dating again. I had full intentions of playing the field and seeing what was out there. A good friends wife worked with a woman also going through a divorce. We met up and instantly hit it off. Within weeks we were inseperable, seeing each other 6-7 days a week and absolutely madly in love. We both agree 100% that God put us together to be there for each other when we needed it most. She is the love of my life without a doubt in my mind. We started looking at houses in april or so, and the second one we came to just had that feeling about it, everything before and after was never right. The house was outside my budget, but I figured I could work them down some, but regardless I had to wait until my divorce was over, and it seemed it would never end. While the divorce was still going on, the house sold and I was crushed because we had looked at many others and they never compared to it. I couldnt figure out why my divorce was dragging on so long, everything else had played in to place in my life so perfectly since she had left, then it all came clear. The week of my final trial I got a call from my agent and he said the house was back on the market because of an inspection issue. I immediately called another inspector and checked it out, it could be fixed for under $1000 (the sellers did not know this). My divorce was final on wednesday and I had an offer in the next week. Long story short, I closed on our house on my previous wedding anniversary date for 25K less than the asking price, which was what my divorce ended up costing me (25k). Thats NOT coincedence, thats GOD answering prayers and changing lives.
If you have a need (not a want) in your life, and many on this forum do, I encourage you to go to God in prayer and ask him, he is your father, trust in him, really truly trust in him from your heart, and you will recieve. Just being a good person has its benefits, but one of them is not heaven. You must accept Jesus Christ into your heart, ask him to forgive you of your sins, and be a good person in order to make it to heaven. We have all done things we shouldn't have and things we are not proud of, GOD understands. Think of his measure of love, he gave the ultimate sacrifice, to give up his only son, who was beaten, and spit on, and pursecuted, and murdered; so that us siners may be saved. Think of that LOVE, no one I know would make that sacrifice.
I encourage you to find God in your life and I can assure you, you will have and see things happen that you would not believe, I know I have. Thanks for listening, and feel free to PM me or post with any questions/concerns/comments.
Justin
I am a Christian and that has been hard for me at times because I am a very logical and skeptical person, and it may not seem to all add up at first. As some of you know, my wife (now ex) left me last July. This was very difficult to deal with, and a few on here have been divorced and can understand it, but its an emotional feeling that is undescribable. When she left I was very angry because she was gone, and she wouldnt talk to me reasonably, and she took things she shouldnt have. I felt I had really been sh!t on. I had to put my life on hold to wait out a 11 month divorce, pay huge attorney fees, and a large (for me) settlement. While this was going on, instead of turning to drugs or alcohol or whatever, I chose to grow my faith in God and look to him for answers and strength. My family and friends never betrayed me and provided me with wisdom and help when I needed it most, but God kept me going and gave me a bright outlook on this whole thing.
Around January I decided that it was time for me to move on and start dating again. I had full intentions of playing the field and seeing what was out there. A good friends wife worked with a woman also going through a divorce. We met up and instantly hit it off. Within weeks we were inseperable, seeing each other 6-7 days a week and absolutely madly in love. We both agree 100% that God put us together to be there for each other when we needed it most. She is the love of my life without a doubt in my mind. We started looking at houses in april or so, and the second one we came to just had that feeling about it, everything before and after was never right. The house was outside my budget, but I figured I could work them down some, but regardless I had to wait until my divorce was over, and it seemed it would never end. While the divorce was still going on, the house sold and I was crushed because we had looked at many others and they never compared to it. I couldnt figure out why my divorce was dragging on so long, everything else had played in to place in my life so perfectly since she had left, then it all came clear. The week of my final trial I got a call from my agent and he said the house was back on the market because of an inspection issue. I immediately called another inspector and checked it out, it could be fixed for under $1000 (the sellers did not know this). My divorce was final on wednesday and I had an offer in the next week. Long story short, I closed on our house on my previous wedding anniversary date for 25K less than the asking price, which was what my divorce ended up costing me (25k). Thats NOT coincedence, thats GOD answering prayers and changing lives.
If you have a need (not a want) in your life, and many on this forum do, I encourage you to go to God in prayer and ask him, he is your father, trust in him, really truly trust in him from your heart, and you will recieve. Just being a good person has its benefits, but one of them is not heaven. You must accept Jesus Christ into your heart, ask him to forgive you of your sins, and be a good person in order to make it to heaven. We have all done things we shouldn't have and things we are not proud of, GOD understands. Think of his measure of love, he gave the ultimate sacrifice, to give up his only son, who was beaten, and spit on, and pursecuted, and murdered; so that us siners may be saved. Think of that LOVE, no one I know would make that sacrifice.
I encourage you to find God in your life and I can assure you, you will have and see things happen that you would not believe, I know I have. Thanks for listening, and feel free to PM me or post with any questions/concerns/comments.
Justin
