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Proverbs 31:10

A Virtuous Woman :: Christian Living :: We have moved! :: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Page 2 of 2 Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman (Read 642 times) Melissa Ringstaff Administrator member is offline Loved ones are the only treasure you can take to heaven! Joined: Jan 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 350 Location: Kentucky Re: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Reply #15 on Apr 7, 2004, 2:16pm » Ashley, I am glad to hear that things are looking up for you and your husband. God is so good and so loving. He works mightily in those who place their trust in Him! Melissa Ringstaff, Director A Virtuous Woman Snickerdoodles Cloth Diapers Country Blinkies Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14 krystalnotes Moderator member is offline Music is so much more than singing or the sounding of instruments, it is the sounding of the soul. Joined: Feb 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 325 Re: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Reply #16 on Apr 7, 2004, 6:36pm » Hey ladies. I'm happy that things are going better! Take it one day at a time and remember, that we never arrive! Just strive to please the Lord in all your ways and He will direct your path. (((HUGS))) Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Richard & Krystal, became ONE 7/11/98 Our Blessings ~ Elisabeth 7/12/99 * Josie 9/12/02 Balanced Moms LauraKaay New Member member is offline Joined: Jul 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 18 Location: Indiana Re: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Reply #17 on Jul 6, 2004, 7:32pm » Hi Ladies! It was so wonderful to read through this thread! Ashley, you've given me hope, thank you! I myself am going through the exact same thing! My marriage is in the same place yours is, and so is my life. Add in a good dose of debt and here I am. I have been so depressed over the last few years and so focused on 'poor me', that I lost sight of our Lord. Within the last month I've been rectifying that by going back to church and joining a women's prayer group. I can feel the Lord working in me, but I still fear failure and rejection on a daily basis. My husband and I fight on an almost daily basis about our finances and I have had trouble securing employment which makes our lives just that much more difficult. I am at the same place where it doesn't really matter what I say to him because it's all just pretty words that no longer have meaning to him. He has lost his faith in me and I've lost my courage to stand and be the person I know I can be. Our house was a disaster, but I've started on that. My goal has been to keep our kitchen clean every day. I've met that goal 7 days running and praise the Lord for it! I have even began cleaning out our basement and garage and held a grage sale two weeks in a row. The first week I made $76, and the second week I made $160. The money is gone on bills and food, but praise the Lord, it came just in time! Our finances are truly terrifying. I posted information on them and a prayer request in the debt solutions thread. Right now we barely have enough to pay our utilities and put food on the table. Every one of our utilities is past due and we are in danger of losing our gas. I know that God will provide for us, I just wish he'd do it and show us in short order. I'm also praying that God find a way back into my husband's life. My husband was a Christian before I met him and showed me the way to let Christ into my heart and my life. It was nearly two years ago that he told me he wasn't sure he actually believed in our Lord Jesus and was not sure he ever really did. This broke my heart. When I met him I was seeking Jesus, but no one else had any answers for me. Until I met my husband, he taught me so much about the Lord and the Bible. It's so hard now to question if his love for me will end up as his love for the Lord has. Since then, he has started some very expensive habits that I cannot seem to get him to break. I fear for him and our marriage and what our children are learning from our examples, and I pray that God open his heart again and that my husband becomes the leader that this household so desperately needs. I want to say thank you to all of the women who posted for Ashley and Amanda. You all gave such wonderful suggestions that I am going to take to heart! Thanks again for sharing your experiences with me. It gives me hope and helps to renew my spirit, just as the Lord has been doing in this last month. I know He has great things in store for me. All I lack now is the courage to follow through with them and be the virtuous woman that He wants me to be. God Bless, LauraKaay Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:25-27 Melissa Ringstaff Administrator member is offline Loved ones are the only treasure you can take to heaven! Joined: Jan 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 350 Location: Kentucky Re: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Reply #18 on Jul 6, 2004, 8:17pm » Laura, I can see that you are sincere in your desire to serve God and live the life that He has planned for you. I know that you will stay faithful, and whatever the outcome of your situation, that He will be your strength. Psalm 46:1: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Proverbs 34:7 "Delight thyself in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Melissa Ringstaff, Director Mama to... James 13, Sarah 9, Emily 7, Hannah 3, Laura 1 Step Mom to... Jeremiah 29, Justin 26, Julina 24, Teresa 23 Grandarlin' to... Elijah 3, Enoch 2, Emma 8 mo., Tiara 4, Abby 3, Chris 4 mo. Ringstaff Family Photo Album A Virtuous Woman Snickerdoodles Cloth Diapers Country Blinkies Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14 krystalnotes Moderator member is offline Music is so much more than singing or the sounding of instruments, it is the sounding of the soul. Joined: Feb 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 325 Re: My Heart Longs to be a Virtuous Woman « Reply #19 on Jul 7, 2004, 10:34am » You will be in my prayers. A sincere heart will find strength, because you are seeking strength from the One who is strong where we are weak. Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and REJOICE in HIS SALVATION! Isaiah 25:9 Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Richard & Krystal, became ONE 7/11/98 Our Blessings ~ Elisabeth 7/12/99 * Josie 9/12/02 Balanced Moms « Page 2 of 2 Jump to page   Go     Forum Jump--------------------» Home--------------------» Hospitality--------------------- We have moved!- Updates at A Virtuous Woman- We have moved!- We have moved!--------------------» Christian Living--------------------- We have moved!- We have moved!- We have moved!--------------------» Keepinghouse--------------------- Cleaning the House- Organized Living- Laundry- Scheduling- And the Challenge Is...--------------------» In the Kitchen--------------------- Around the Kitchen Table- Main Dishes- Vegetarian Dishes- Side Dishes and Desserts- Slow Cooking- Once a Month Cooking- Preserving Food- In the Pantry- Bread Baking--------------------» Health and Nutrition--------------------- Vegetarian Living- Herbal Healing- Raising Healthy Children- Healthier Ways to Cook--------------------» Love and Marriage--------------------- Serving Our Husbands- Dating or Courting- Keeping the Love Alive--------------------» Parenting--------------------- Stay at Home Moms- Pregnancy- New Moms- Moms of School Age Children- Moms of Teens- Adoptions- Natural Parenting- Single Moms--------------------» The Craft Room--------------------- Crafting- Scrapbooking- Sewing --------------------» Frugal Living--------------------- Saving Money - Recycle... 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"Delight thyself in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
Proverbs 34:7