GOD RENEWED MY MARRIAGE…

How is your life or marriage doing? Are you feeling empty inside because the one you were meant to spend the rest of your life with has left you due to some misunderstandings, poor communication between the two or financial crisis etc? There is hope through God who restores marriages, changes families for the better and turns our lives around in a way that we can’t imagine.

John had been married to her wife Mary for 7 good years but due to some mistrust Mary went back to her father’s home. John’s life became such a mess when she was away. Today his marriage is back and better but it took God’s hand to change John’s heart that he asked God for forgiveness and being from a non-believing background he became so interested in church. God can change your marriage and transform lives for the better. Here is John’s story…………

"When I separated from my wife my heart was filled with emptiness and deep hurt that I tried to mask out any way I could. I began to drink heavily, tried to entertain myself by endless partying, I worked longer hours, I was afraid of solitude, I even slept with my radio on.

A year went by - I heard that my wife had started to attend a church. I tried to understand her. I thought everyone has a right to lose their mind whatever way they wanted to.
After a while I noticed that the issues she had with me began to disappear slowly. We met often and agreed to mutually attend to our children’s needs.

I was happy about what was taking place. It allowed me to be with my wife. At the time I did not understand that God had brought it about. I only thought that Mary’s mind was clearing up slowly and she was thinking rationally for a change.
We often spoke about faith in God when we were together. Mary shared her parent's views on faith in God whereas I was from a non-believing background and my viewpoint reflected that. 

God only knows how she was successful in getting me to go to church.
I started to attend once in a while. I sat while the others prayed. I was quiet while everyone sang. I watched cynically and tried to establish that they were fakes but I couldn’t.
I used up half a year trying to expose fakes in the church, unsuccessfully.
The one day Mary said: 'Ask God for forgiveness, what harm will it do.' I thought about it and realized my life can’t get any worse if I did, so I made a decision to believe in God and accept his forgiveness.

I don’t remember exactly what I said at the time. I said something like this: 'I am a sinner and if there is a God, please forgive me.'
At first nothing happened. I didn’t feel anything different, and I woke up the next morning as usual. But from that moment on I slowly started to get interested in attending church and reading the Word of God.

I started to attend choir practices at church. The most amazing thing was that we decided to rededicate ourselves to each other and live as a family again.
Now I realize the work God had done in us. How can two families be so different from each other; one totally atheistic and the other a Christian family? And now I see that without God you can’t have peace in your heart or in your family.
I thank God that he gave me spiritual knowledge and understanding. I got baptized in 2008. Many miracles have taken place in my life. I have been set free from of my 26-year smoking habit.

But the greatest miracle is that I am with God and he is in me. I believe and know that God loves and wants to help everybody.
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