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NWR-Stormy Weather
FMIL found out yesterday that she has shingles under her arm. She's 61, on meds for it, but FFIL is leaving tomorrow to drive with Fletcher out to Kansas and won't be back until Friday. FI's sister & BIL live in town, but they both have full-time jobs, so hopefully they can find someone to just give her a hand so she's not trying to do to much around the house while they're gone.
Speaking of FS&BIL, they came home from church today to find their hot water heater had dumped water all over the garage and foyer (they own a townhouse) and their furnace went out yesterday.
My pastor said once that you're either in a storm, coming out of a storm, or about to head into a storm. So how about you? How's life? As Kelly asked a while ago, how's the weather? Anything we can be praying for? Any encouraging verses, sermon quotes, devotion readings, etc you want to share?
Speaking of FS&BIL, they came home from church today to find their hot water heater had dumped water all over the garage and foyer (they own a townhouse) and their furnace went out yesterday.
My pastor said once that you're either in a storm, coming out of a storm, or about to head into a storm. So how about you? How's life? As Kelly asked a while ago, how's the weather? Anything we can be praying for? Any encouraging verses, sermon quotes, devotion readings, etc you want to share?
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As for me, well my life seems like a perpetual storm. I'm not speaking with my mother...haven't spoken with her since around New Years when I found out that my father can no longer pay for my wedding because she's going after him for money he *allegedly* owes her from 1991. They had such a messy divorce and 16 year custody battle that I was *finally* starting to move on from all of the trauma and thought that that part of my life was behind me. Unfortunately, it is not. And now I feel even worse because as much as this isn't my fault, it's really REALLY not my FI's fault and now he has to suffer because I have a miserable family.
I'm angry and hurt that my happiness and wellbeing are always an afterthought to my own mother. I tried to call my mother over a week ago to let her know how I felt and she actually said, "I refuse to accept any responsibility for any of this" and proceeded to go on a 10 miinute rant about what a bastard my father is and how she's disappointed in ME for not telling him to go f*** himself, and how he should have done anything (including going into DEBT!) to keep his promise to pay for my wedding!
I've been really depressed about the whole situation lately. It's been difficult to get out of bed every morning. I sleep all the time. My appetite is off. It's basically impossible to focus on school. Although I've been actually FORCING myself to focus for the last two days. My therapist says I might need to go on antidepressants.
So, sorry to threadjack, but that's what's going on in my life. You're right...when it rains, it pours.
1 Corinthians 2:9 - "However, as it is written, 'What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived' - the things God has prepared for those who love Him."
I'm sorry for what you are going through but I hope this offers some encouragement. You are being prayed for!
Emily - Sorry I forgot to say in my post, but I'm praying for your FILs.
Matthew- 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Our pastor explained that the man who built his house on the rock (God) was not exempt from the storm, but did not fall because of the storm. God will never give us anything we cannot handle. I find this message so encouraging!