10-24-2018, 10:46 PM
(10-24-2018, 04:31 PM)Ed Hurst Wrote: Just an update: Things aren't going that well for Tom and his missus. As he strives to take seriously the things we teach, it's creating tensions because she seems uninterested in adapting to the new Tom. Keep in him your prayers as often as the Lord calls him to mind.
Will do, I'm familiar with having a woman who don't get it. She's just comfortable in the religion and lifestyle she was raised with, conservative southern Baptist (she often remarks that she would have been happy in the 1950's). I've moved past it and leave it be. It's the Spirit of the Living God who changes hearts so, I stand aside and don't interfere with His work. We are in general agreement on the raising of our children. Occasionally, I have to bring out the metaphorical two by four to assert my authority or point out when she's seriously wrong. We met and got married at a time in my life when I believed in western civilization and western christianity. I was trying very had to fit into the button down mold and Michelle was the right choice for such a person. Now to Brother Tom, I say even though our situations may be very different, I do know how it is to be a man for whom God has chosen to reveal to and guide on the heart led path, while being married to a spouse who ain't. I'll pray with you, for you and you can pray for me. Together, as brothers in Christ Jesus, we will bring Him glory.