God spoke to me in terms of my love life- Thoughts?

[scottyscotts]

Sorry, I don't have any advice here, but I am just amazed by your story. How lucky to actually hear what God wants for you.

I'm in a really tough situation at the moment where my fiancee and I may break-up. I need to know from God what he wants for us. Does he want us together? Or apart from each other? I need to know his plans for us so I know what to do. I've been praying and praying for him to let me know one way or another. A well timed series of songs that played on the radio caught my attention the other day and I thought it may have been God trying to get a message to me, but for all I know it could have been a coincidence. What I want so much is to actually hear God speak to me, like he did to you. How are you able to hear him? And what was it like? How are you so sure it was God?

Sorry to hi-jack your thread but I'm really struggling right now and your story reached out to me.

[Doug]

Sorry, I don't have any advice here, but I am just amazed by your story. How lucky to actually hear what God wants for you.

I'm in a really tough situation at the moment where my fiancee and I may break-up. I need to know from God what he wants for us. Does he want us together? Or apart from each other? I need to know his plans for us so I know what to do. I've been praying and praying for him to let me know one way or another. A well timed series of songs that played on the radio caught my attention the other day and I thought it may have been God trying to get a message to me, but for all I know it could have been a coincidence. What I want so much is to actually hear God speak to me, like he did to you. How are you able to hear him? And what was it like? How are you so sure it was God?

Sorry to hi-jack your thread but I'm really struggling right now and your story reached out to me.

Hey Scott, I don't mind at all. First of all I'm praying for you and you fiancee. No relationship is without it's problems so don't give up. I know it's hard to understand or even imagine the concept of God speaking to you. Had it not happened to me I myself would be skeptical. I think what happened in my particular case is exactly what the Lord is all about with us- submission. Letting ourselves go. When you become so sure of what you want as a person, and think you know everything it becomes difficult for the Lord to shape your heart the way He wants to. You can't fill a cup that is already full. You can read my story again, and realize what I said about the fact that I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to have things MY way... how to make everything work in MY time... God had other plans. Deep down my intentions were pure, but I was going about them the wrong way. So I finally came to a place where I gave up myself... my own desires... So at church one Sunday this lady came up to me (because it was obvious that I was distressed) and prayed and prayed and prayed, then after she finished, she told me to "Whatever you're going through, you can find an answer. Listen closely, God is speaking to you." And I prayed that day, that He just give me a "yes" or a "no". I wanted it to be HIS decision, not mine. I was DONE trying to figure this all out. So i focused very hard on Him, and He spoke to my heart. It wasn't necessarily audible, but I was filled with a comforting warmth and my thoughts were arrested. His message was clear as day. After He spoke to me, I just knew that it was really Him. I have just never been more sure of anything in my life. Now, to support what happened through Scripture, I believe Isaiah 30:20-21 is appropriate:

20 Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, He will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. 21 Your own ears will hear Him. Right behind you a voice will say, "This is the way you should go," whether to the right or to the left.

When you completely give yourself up, when you yield yourself and just come to a place where you tell God that you want what He wants... it allows Him to guide you. Sometimes He has to bring you through adversity first and have you wait a while before He reveals your destiny. Moses was about 80 years old when God came to him in the burning bush.

My advice to you is to come to a complete surrender. God will guide you if you are willing to do things HIS way. I'm not even going to try to give you relationship advice because you're doing way better than me in that area

Brother, just trust Him. Let the chips fall where they may right now. But don't give up. Have faith that He can work it out.

Blessings to you!

[Doug]

Doug, keep on doing what you are doing, and that is growing in knowledge of the Lord. And I promise you, this will all work itself out. Maybe this is the one for you. Maybe not. But keep on faithfully walking the walk, and friend...God will handle the rest. I can promise you that.

I mean, its not like you have to rush into marriage. You have plenty of time. I suggest thanking God for preparing the lady HE wants to be your lifetime partner. Because you can rest assured...while he's preparing you, he's also preparing HER! Whoever she may be.

Thank you again! I'm not trying to rush into marriage. I'm more concerned with making sure I'm doing what God would have me do RIGHT NOW. He already gave me a word on what/who he wants for me in this life. I'm holding onto it. Sometimes it seems like it won't happen, kind of like how He gave Abraham a promise of a son and he had to wait 20 years to see it come to pass. But our god is able. If there's anything I've learned so far it's to be patient and have faith and obedience. I just wanted some opinions from my brothers and sisters in Christ of the situation as of right now.

Any other thoughts?

[scottyscotts]

Thanks Doug, I really appreciate it. That is so cool! I keep telling God I want what he wants for us, but I realised after reading your post that I have one particular outcome that I’m trying to steer towards. I’m trying to stop myself from doing that so that God can steer me where he wants. I haven’t heard from him yet, but for all I know, that’s part of his plan too.

I'm not even going to try to give you relationship advice because you're doing way better than me in that area

Lol, don’t be so sure about that. Honestly. I’m sure you far more onto it than me.

Thanks!

[Saved7]

Doug, keep on doing what you are doing, and that is growing in knowledge of the Lord. And I promise you, this will all work itself out. Maybe this is the one for you. Maybe not. But keep on faithfully walking the walk, and friend...God will handle the rest. I can promise you that.

I'm reminded of somethings that Jesus spoke...
MATTHEW 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

There's a very powerful message there little brother, and when you read all the verses in that chapter along with the following chapter with the understanding of putting God first, it really sets you straight.

I mean, its not like you have to rush into marriage. You have plenty of time. I suggest thanking God for preparing the lady HE wants to be your lifetime partner. Because you can rest assured...while he's preparing you, he's also preparing HER! Whoever she may be.

Amen...See above verse 33.

BTW, glad to see you back here and I'm glad to see you're putting God first here.