Marriage after father's death

I would also like to share my testimony.. i lost my father all of a sudden 4 yrs back.. I spoke to him the night before and early morning I received a call that he's no more.

I was shattered.. and my sister's marriage was just a month away.. even though we were strong in prayer and born Christian, my family lost all hope and joy. My sisters marriage got over by His grace and I brought my mother to chennai.

Our trial period started after that.. me and my mom were alone ,left in depression, financial crush , loneliness, no hope for my future nd wat not. But God held us close to him ,consoled me and spoke to me and lead me as appa with so much love that I literally felt his fatherly love.

Then came my marriage discussion and I had nothing in hand. I prayed like a child asking yesappa i want this i want that.. I am even now amazed at how he led my wedding. He did all that I asked for.. fr example like I prayed i should not get loan , I should wear only gold and not imitation , I want lehenga for reception, i even told what design and colors I want and he gave me all that..

Now I am married for over 6 months and he has blessed me so abundantly.. his mercies are great.. though am not worthy his love is incomparable..

Travel with kid- long drive

We went for a small trip after 4 years. We were very sceptical whether my hubby could drive all d way coz he is quite sick.

But God guided us beautifully n there was no issue anywhere.We dint even book accommodation but wen we reached there we got a good room .Thank God for all his mercies.

Lost and found- 9 year old laddle

Praise God. It would sound silly if I say I got my stainless steel 9 yrs old ladle(karandi🥄) I took to beach for a get together. Though I thought it's time to let go n didn't pray to get it back.

God is so mindful of our tiniest concern. Got it from my husband's colleague a week later. And joy for the lost n found ladle reminded me of our Father's Love. Though old unworthy still we're precious in His sight

Lost and found- a brand new dress

Hi All. I have a small testimony to share. This happened yesterday. After church we went shopping yesterday. We had to get a dress for my 2.3 year old daughter. We went to the shops we normally go but didn't get anything we liked. Since its autumn here they had only warm clothes.

So we went to Myer which is kinda costly for us. But we got a beautiful white dress which my daughter liked so much. So we purchased it.

On the way back home in the train I somehow missed that bag. We didn't realize it until we got home. I got upset but my husband went immediately to the central station and checked in lost and found.

The dress had been returned and we were able to get it within two hours. I thank the lord for listening even to our small prayers. 😀

Miracle baby- pcod

I got married when I was 30. I have never had my periods regularly since I was 11. It was always once 2 or 3 months. PCOD they said. When I was a teen, I had taken numerous treatment for it to make it regular. But I was always anaemic.had taken iron shots for 10 days. It's regular for  2 months and then back to it schedule.

I had imagined that I would have to adopt a child after marriage and even spoke about it to my fiance before marriage!
After marriage, my husband expected a baby immediately. As usual my periods were delayed and irregular.  Unable to bear the persistency at home, went to doc to regularise my periods. In 3 months I was pregnant. God helped me deliver a healthy baby, normally when I was 32.

I got preggy again and after 3 years​, God gave another baby.

Praise be to God alone.

Rescued from death

It's been more than seven years and I still couldn't forget that day. I was from a normal Christian background family and I had several issues as others during my teen and youth days. I thought my parents especially my mother doesnt love me the way she loves my brother and being an elder son, he always gets everything needed. I didn't realise that it was the trust factor that I could take care of anything made them to stay away from me and concentrate on my brother.

During my teenage i started hanging around with my friends and they started playing a role in my life than my parents. That's when she came in, my cousin whom I loved so much and happen to be my best friend. After finishing my college and after so much struggle I was placed in a good company and added to it, my cousin from another city also came to chennai to pursue her career in a different company. Both the companies are very near to each other and hence we meet often as she stayed in a room. Our hang around have become such a way that she has become everything in my life and I started expecting her to concentrate on me alone which has become a problem for her. Yes, that is called possessiveness. And days rolled by. And she had the same love i had for her.

But, suddenly one day she stopped talking to me, stopped attending my calls…. My world has shattered down and I couldn't concentrate on my work and I started bunking my office.  My parents couldn't understand the struggle which I am undergoing. So, there was no one to share. Christ didn't come into my mind.

That was the day, I attempted suicide by drinking the acid in the bathroom. After a second, I heard a whisper in my ears,'You have to live. So go and inform your mother immediately'. The voice was very high. I couldn't avoid it and I didn't get the guts to tell my mom that i drank the acid. So I went and told my sister what I have done. When my mom heard what I said, she took the broom stick nearby and started beating me.

Then I was taken to a nearby hospital with the help of my brother friends. I was not allowed to get admitted in the hospital as it was a suicide case. They need a complaint to be filed with the police. Time run by and that's when one of my brother's friend who is into politics helped us to get admitted in the hospital without any police complaints.

After the treatment I locked myself in a room and I use to sit with lights off. I would call psychiatrist and go to them for treatment. But nothing helped. I became so mad. I didn't eat well.

That's when my friend from college came to visit me and like all mother's my mom too said everything to him. And he gave me a bible to study saying, 'God alone is a big psychiatrist'. That's when I started reading the bible more and in one of the meeting, I surrendered myself to God. I was soaked in the love of Christ then which made me to realise that I was totally wrong with the thoughts I had about my parents. They equally loved me but they didn't show off.

Now, here am I, a new creation, saved only by Him and for Him alone to bear the witness.

Note:
Don't take all the voice s that comes into your mind. If it is bringing you confusion, destruction, stealing your joy, that is not from God.
It is Satan who comes like a thief to steal our joy and when he comes, rebuke him. Christ has come to give us life and when we surrender to Him, everything around us will change completely and will look beautiful.
And, He is the only One who will show us the true love and No one will love us like Him.

Victory in death

Umakaga thanae ayya naan uyir vazgiraen ayya (It's for you I live alone)
intha udalum ullam ellam anbar umakkaga thanae ayya (My soul, heart and everything belongs to you, my Lord)'
I love this song..... Whenever I feel I am left alone, and in desperate conditions, God always reminds me I live for Him alone. But it is
hard to live on those lines in this world.  Anyone will agree with me. Most often when we are surrounded by trials, we often ask God, "Why did it happen to me, Lord? If God is in control, how could He let it happen to me?" But, often we see the present and forget about our future. We forget that God always has the best for us. When God molds, He is preparing a great treasure for us too.

The below is my testimony, though with pains and fear, I believe that God is in control and He always does what is good to me.

I got married in May 2012, and as everyone expects myself and my husband were longing for the good news in our house. We use to pray, "Lord, let everything be done in your perfect time alone".  I know, God will do everything in His time as some man of God blessed us saying, "God will bless your generation".  But that day, on April 1st, 2013, I was praying to God, "Lord you have promised me to bless me with a child. It's gonna be 1 yr now since my marriage. And nothing happened.  What plans do you have in my life?" Whenever these questions arise in my mind, God asks me to wait. That whole week, God was speaking with me with the verses from I Samuel, where Hannah was praying to God and
as God promised, she is blessed with a child.  I took it as confirmation and was praising God for hearing my prayers. His plans are always different. Also, He was always showing me the verse where Hannah promised God to dedicate her child - "And she made this vow: "O Lord of Heaven's Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you, He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut" - I Samuel 1:11(NLT)".

This verse got deep-rooted in my mind and I understood what God was expecting from me. I surrendered myself and gave God a promise that my first-born was for your service, and shared the same with my husband.

Meanwhile, one man of God prophesied to my mom that I will get conceived that month. It was May 20, 2013.  I was very tired and there were some changes in my mind and body and when we went to the doctor, she confirmed that I am carrying. I along with my husband was praising God for all He did in our lives. Days were running and I felt the spirit of God lying with my baby.

I was sure that my child was a chosen one for God. And I also had a chance to meet a family with my friend who were about to travel to abroad. When we were in prayer I felt the Spirit of God and the brother who was praying for me said that he saw my womb glowing. What else will make a mother happy? I was happy that my son will become an ambassador for Christ.  I was in clouds writing poems about my son and singing songs for him. To my surprise he was very active. Doctors were surprised seeing him so active in my womb.

October became the busiest month for me because of my brother's marriage. And after my brother's marriage some questions arose in my mind as if someone was asking it to me, "Will you give your son to me as promised now?"  I was totally confused as I thought that voice to be my imagination.  I just prayed, "Lord, I know nothing will stop my Son growing for you. I can feel it. Be with him, guide him and use him as you wish".
The next day was so awful for me. It was October 26. I didn't feel the movement of my baby and went to the doctor. She said she was not able to hear the heartbeat and I was asked to take scan immediately.  I felt like God was doing something and this will be a miracle. I didn't lose my faith but I just couldn't understand what was going on. "The baby will be safe", this was the only thought running in my mind. I just started talking with God in my mind and asked my friend to send a prayer request to everyone.

But things were not as I expected. The scan report said that my baby's heartbeat stopped and the doctor asked me to get admitted in hospital and they were arranging to take my baby out.  I just thought, "What on earth was happening and why was it happening to me?" My eyes flooded with tears. Many were praying for me and were giving hope to me. Till last minute, I believed that nothing would happen to my child and I surrendered totally to God. One of my friends, who prayed for me, said there are angels visiting me and something great will happen.

Doctors were surprised to see me sitting without pain and they tried to take my baby out that night. It was about 1.30 am on Oct 27. My baby was born. He was so cute, fully formed with lots of hair (as God showed me) but he was dead. I was uncontrollable. The doctors were not able to give reasons for my baby's death as they found me and my baby healthy. But everything happened for a purpose and according to His will alone.
One of my friends who prayed for my baby fervently said that she saw a boy angel taken into heaven and a sister sent me a message, "God has taken your first born for the heavenly choir and the rest will be yours".  She doesn't even know about my promise to God and my friend too sent a same message.

Though I am into worldly pain, I was happy that God chose my child to be with Him. As job said, "God gives and takes away", I bless the one who gave me and took away my child. My friend, who came to visit me, said, "Don't ever question God for the things happened?"

Though it made me strong in Faith, sometimes, some thoughts often pondered into my mind disturbing me. But God knows our heart right.
I know a missionary who was working among terrorists in Kashmir. He often came in my dreams for the past one week and was trying to convey something to me. But I couldn't understand anything. I got a call on 14th November from an unknown number. To my surprise, it was the missionary. He lost my number somewhere and was trying to contact me for the past one week. Somehow, he got my number he called me. He said, "God wants me to tell you something". I got shocked and he continued saying, God wants to tell you that you have trained your son well. He sung well and God loves hearing his song in heaven". I said in a surprise," What? "He said, this God was urging me to tell you for the past one week and he also said the song which I usually sing when my baby was in my womb. The missionary, who spoke to me, didn't know anything happened here and he was saying "I don't know why God was pushing me so much to tell you this." I explained him everything happened here and said, "If someone who knows everything have called and said these, I will trust in God but there will be a chance for me to think that they are trying to console me, but now I can't doubt God at all right".

I praise God for choosing my son in His heavenly choir. I know it will be very hard for us to forget when we lose some one. But God has some plans in our life. When we are engulfed with sorrow and despair with the thoughts, "Where is God?" Despite personal stress and painful circumstances, we can be confident that God is sovereign and He is in control of our life-boats.  When we walk through tough situations, and if we focus on the waves of difficult situations around us without faith in Jesus, we may despair and sink.  But remember always, that God has some purpose in our life and His plans are always for our good and trust Him to walk in His faithfulness.

His peace always will be with us and I am sure that I will be meeting my child in heaven someday. Everything He did was for a purpose. It might be a testing time for us or God is preparing us for something greater.

I am thankful to everyone who prayed for my family in tears. It's not that our prayers were unanswered but God has a better plan for us is what I believe. Hoping to see you all soon

Appraisal

Last 2 yrs my hubby got rating 1 highest.

For last year he was more worried that he might get the 4th last rating. I told him to leave it to God. And I asked him to speak to his boss, he spoke to him that lot of challenges, new role after  promotion, many challenges and learnt few lessons this year..etc. It is bad if I would get 4th rating as I have put more effort etc.

His boss listened and said will see.And we left to God. Last week we came to know that he got   rating 3😊. My hubby felt happy. Last night he told that he got bonus 1.8lacs. We praised God.  Today we came to know that for the one who got rating 4 doesn't get the bonus amount. All glory to God. Nothing is impossible with God. 👍 vallamai ullavar😁

Lost mobile

Yesterday when coming back from office, got from train, went to a mob accessories shop and left my mobile there.

I realised tat my mobile was missing only after reaching home. I was very worried since i dono the shop and had no number to contact them.

We went back to the shop all the way praying.and Praise God that shop keeper has seen d mob and kept it safe 😃

Relationship with In-laws restored.

Basically, I have got very loving parents-in-law. Both are doing some kind of ministries now. I never felt, that am away from my family (after marriage), until I left for delivery to my parent’s place. When I was pregnant, my mother-in-law used to get up early and cook for me before I leave to office at 7.15 AM. I had work pressure at office and I used to be very tired, due to pregnancy. Both my in-laws and my husband, made sure that I have everything that I need. My husband used to peel pomegranate every day and keep it in the box, daily and will make my lunch bag ready. My Father-in-law will make sure that I have my favorite sweets at home. After delivering my baby boy, there started misunderstandings between my parents’ family and my in-laws family. Though, there were mistakes from both sides, it brought misunderstanding between me and my husband too. Whenever he calls up, it would end up in fight. I got frustrated and felt very depressed. And my relationship with my heavenly father also got deteriorated. It showed some physical problems as well. Eight months after delivery, when I came to Chennai (my in-law’s place), the situation become still more worsened. I was not able to tolerate the mistakes they did/do, sometimes I comment in front of them, whenever I get a chance. Though it pricked me sometimes, I could not control my tongue. I couldn’t live a peaceful life. After doing all these, I will cry in my lonely time with God. Slowly, God made me to realize the mistakes that I did and helped me to forgive whatever they did. Praise the Lord!! Though, I may get reminded of, God helped to understand their situations and made me learn how to lead through. Both my in-laws used to tell something good about me to others, atleast when I am around. This also, made me think well about them. Though, I have not told the goodness about them, many a times, but I love to do it now. I believe this is one of the qualities to build up a good relationship. I recommended this to my Mom too, a tip to treat her daughter-in-law. God is helping me, to hear what they say and obey to it. It was quite hard, difficult initially, as it is God who said, there is no turning back. God expects to obey elders, for we are children of God. Even now, God is teaching me, to teach my son, to give respect/obey to what they say and to show his love to them. My father-in-law is so attached to my son and so is my son to both my in-laws. Sometimes, I tried to overrule what they say. But, what they said had only happened. So, I stated leaving it to God. I have noted many times, He wants us to respect elders. If I find something is not acceptable, God is helping me to leave it in prayer. And God takes over. There are some issues still, but I believe that God is at work. He will resolve everything. I Praise God, for he took over my life and brought back the peace. I pray that I should not destroy the peace, but to multiply it in folds that we have now. Thanks for reading!! Praise the Lord!! Amen!

Miracle Baby- Born after a still baby

As we are going to celebrate the second birthday of my daughter next month, I am sharing that testimony too. Many knew that, I lost my first baby when he was 7 months in my womb. After that loss, God brought me out from that incident miraculously. It was a very difficult time for us. Though I kept myself busy with activities and many thought I was happy, that wasn't the case. I use to cry everyday and every night. And also i was pressurised from my in law side that once the baby is lost, the next one will come soon. Days run by and I started hearing so many things from my in law s and as well as from my parents side. Many suggested so many doctors. They asked to go for a check up to find out if there is a problem in me or with my husband. My husband stood firm with me supporting me always. And at last I was forced to go to to a doctor saying she is 'kairasi doctor'. She gave me some medicines and asked me to.come regularly. I started praying already and that day i cried to God, 'Lord, if there is going to be a child in my womb let it be through you and I don't want someone else to get the name'. I didn't take the medicine for a week and my periods also got delayed. On my birthday, God gave me a surprise gift that I was pregnant with my second one. I jumped out of joy and praised him.and we continued to go to the doctor which was suggested by my aunt and about 5 months i went and i couldn't find peace in her treatment. Because she insisted fear on me asking me to be on completed best rest or else i might lose the second one too as the first one. I cried everyday to God. And i told mom, let us go to another doctor. She didn't even give us medicine slips. So I doubted her. And at last we came to know that she is not a gynec at all. We were confused where to go and that's when my regular doctor showed me a hospital at vela Chery. I felt so much peace over there. She encouraged me.alot. though she is not a.Christian, she encouraged me to pray. She asked not to fear and do all the activities. She boosted me up. It was so hard for me to overcome the fear. Even i was under fear when my daughter was born. That's when I started hearing the song 'overcomer' by mandisa and i start3d submitting to God. When I was on 36th week, my doctor said, the baby is full term and let us induce pain and take out the baby. Let us not take any risk as we didn't know the reason for the loss of first one. We went with her advice though I strongly felt it would be a normal delivery. I was admitted in hospital and was monitored. Before inducing itself, my pain started normally. So she said let us wait. I was in hospital with pain for one day and I got tired and slept off. They got so nervous as they couldn't imagine me sleeping with the pain. But God helped me to sleep. Peacefully! The next day my pain was severe and I was taken into labor room. The chief doctor herself attended my case and I even bit her during my pain when trying to push off. I was hearing the song 'Overcomer' in the delivery room. And there she was showing off her little head and came outside to see this wonderful world. The thing is I was so confident it would be a boy when I got pregnant. I was searching for boys name. But before she was born, a week before, the Lord showed me it is a girl, and he showed me the name,' which mean a gift from the Lord. And we got a verse like she would be praising Him always and we named her (which comes from the Hebrew word which is psalms) or it is a form of worship. So we named her so and there she is filling our life with joy. He has turned our sorrows into joys. If anyone is criticizing you for baby and if you are waiting for a baby for a long time, hold on. He who brought you a spouse will bless you with a child soon at His time. Children are a heritage from God which means that they are from God and if they are born when He wished to send them into this world, it would be more blessing. God bless you all.

Mad on Vicks and rice

I was mad on using vicks and eating rice.. I used to carry in a small purse wherever I go.This is for long time guess almost ten years. I used vicks when it was rs. 3.00. Many used to remember me with these two.

My parent and sisters were feeling angry about  it.. But I couldn't leave that habit even I felt that is bad. Atleast smell I need to have and 3rices. I used get these two from days scholar when I'm in hostel and sometimes rice from storehouse.

All on a sudden I was thinking and feeling about this and kept in prayer.for first time. Daily I used to pray.. For this exclusively and for my self control.

God has heard. And wonderfully answered. I slowly changed then I'was not addict to that. Even now in my known circle used to speak about my self control on these.

Really this may be small habit... But whenever I used to think oncontrolling anything I used to think of if it and carryon.. With prayers...

I used to prayer for silly things.. And also whatever I feel for. Lord will answer in his own way... Our temptation may be so different but God will rescue from that.. Unknowingly from us...

TV addiction- shocker

Testimony as we are praying for TV addiction:

I was a TV addict once especially to Hindi movies. I can say the songs and the music. I use to jump and come to hall if I  hear a song that I love.. even I've fall down once in steps while running to watch the song which I love and have got a cut in my chin. I even have that today (it reminds me always).

When I accepted Christ, I had a fight with my flesh that I shouldn't watch movies. I use to shut myself in the room when everyone was watching or use to run out to avoid watching movies. And later when I started myself locking myself with His Word, and started praying about it, i still don't know how I overcame that.

Now i don't have any feelings towards it. Yes, i do watch some movies now a days but not like an addicted one. Overcoming is not easy but when we let Him in, we can.

I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me 😀

TV addiction kid

I have a praise point to share related to tv.

Actually my elder daughter has this craze of watching TV. We bought only some 8 months before. Initially I used to take the tv remote when I go to clinic. Her tv time is 1hour that too when I'm at home. She was ok with this rule.

Then I  trusted her & started leaving remote at home. But when her summer vacation started, she started watching TV both in the morning & evening after I leave for work, that too without my knowledge. Oneday I got to know it. Felt very bad& prayed. Then started hiding the remote when I go.

Oneday I heard her singing some song with Hindu names(comes in some cartoon). I was shocked to hear it. But I told her, this is some Hindu stuff. Jesus doesn't like this. That's y I always  tell u not to watch TV when I'm not there. You r a kid & u doesn't know what to c & what not to. By God's grace she is better now.

Now I leave remote at home & she doesn't watch too. She keeps herself occupied with other stuffs. Praise God for this. But still she  struggles in this. Keep her in ur prayers.

Wedding day

Today is our 9th wedding anniversary.

And I thank God for his wonderful ways.. For past 5years we have not been together during our wedding anniversary, as he was in onsite. This year he got leave.

Please keep in prayers that as a couple we should be blessed...

Gods care during laproscopy

My laparoscopy n DNC  Procedure took little complicated than expected. It took nearly 3 hours to finish. More blood loss happened... Still I praise God That He is helping me to getting better.

After surgery many questions on God or on others in my mind. Because of complication but  praise God that Holy spirit helping me to channelise my mind to see His Goodness n others Goodness during this time which brings intimation than their mistake or negatives which brings distance or separation...

Then slowly avoided it consciously came out from that Questions n started thanking God n His faithfulness. My heart is bubbling n able to see  doctors n my loved ones love n care. Enjoyed hospital rest.

Praise God for my husband who was totally take care of me in the hospital for the past 5 days. He is trying his best to take care of me, not allowing either my mother or mother in law to stay in the hospital. Enjoyed the mother's role on my husband sometimes ordered tooo😛...

Enjoyed all the valuable relationships in my life... Glory to his name.I got discharged from hospital on Tuesday evening. Now  I am with my mother's place. Taking full bed rest n enjoying my Amma's delicious timely food... 😀👍🏻

Struggles after quitting job

When I was in last few months of pregnancy, I decided to quit due to work pressure. I quit Infosys in May 2014, thinking of changing my career as a lecturer, as I had completed my M.E. degree before joining Infosys. My in-laws were quite happy about it, as in their family history, nobody worked after having baby. But, my parents’ and my siblings were unhappy about the decision, for all were working. My husband insisted me to stay at home and take care of our baby atleast until he is atleast one year old. I obeyed him and didn’t try for any job till 2015. Later with my husband’s help, I started looking for job in various colleges, but didn’t get any call. In the same year, my husband who is a Civil Engineer lost his job, as there were layoffs, after Mugalivakkam incident. Since his field was down at Chennai, for around 4 months, he didn’t get any job in Chennai. We didn’t have peace at home, as there was a financial crisis. But, God lead us through. I praise God for it. In April 2015, he got a job in Muscat (Oman) with a reasonable pay to lead our life. This was according to God’s will. After, he left to Muscat, I was in Chennai, with my son and in-laws. I became so depressed, for I didn’t have a job and felt so helpless. I could only send applications to colleges through post or e-mail, as I had to take care of my son. I used to cry at night and lament at God’s feet for hours, after making my child sleep. I had pressures from my parents, for I am jobless and idle. Whenever I go to my parents’ place, they started giving me money, as I do not have a job to earn it. This made me still more depressed, and I stopped going to my parent’s place too. In August 2017, by God’s grace, I applied for PhD on the last day for submission of Application. I started studying for the entrance exam. Since, it was around 9 years after completed my M.E degree, it was so very difficult to cope with it. Also, I didn’t have enough support from my in-laws too. Already I started showing my inability and depression to my kid (as my husband is not around), yelling at him, for simple things. One day, when I was in the kitchen, cooking for the day, and there was no one around, I felt so helpless and crying talking to God, about the exam, which seemed to be the only hope for me. When I was crying, Holy Spirit talked to me, in a mild voice that he has this for me and I will get through it. I was so relieved, as I got confirmation from God. He made my husband to come Chennai, on a medical emergency. But he was alright, to our surprise. Though, he was here, I could not study well, as my son was sticking to me. On the day of entrance exam, the exam was very tough; I know the answer for only around 5 questions. But I attended all the questions in prayer. Since, I got the confirmation from God, I was confident that I will get into. To my surprise, especially my Father-in-law (who was against going for a job leaving my child), started praying (in family prayer) for I should get through. Nobody, except me, know about God’s promise. When my results came out, both my in-laws were very happy. I joined college in January 2017 (as a full time Research scholar). Now, my in-laws are taking care of my son, full-time. God has changed all the situations upside down in his right time. Initially, I sometime argue with my MIL, especially. But God has made me to understand their situation better, and submit my way to God. They are sacrificing their personal works for my son and me. And God has helped me to get up early, and complete cooking before I leave to college. Though, it is difficult, during exam time, God has made my MIL to take care of household works for me additionally. I praise God for He has done everything in HIS time. I praise God for them and their health too. Still, my husband is in Muscat. We are praying for God’s will to be done in our life. Thanks for reading through this long testimony!! Praise be to God! Amen!!

Married to an Atheist

I was married on 25th May 2012. My marriage is purely His will. I was at Bangalore when this proposal came and i didn't want to spend time standing like a doll again and again before anyone. So when I was informed that they are coming to.see me that weekend, i cried to God saying, "if it is Your will alone, take me there, or else i am going to bunk going home." I got peace while praying but that wasn't enough for me. I asked for confirmation or a sign. I said to God that I wanted to see three marriage happening when I reach my room from my client office. I have been in that route for months and i haven't seen a single marriage hall. So when I asked this, there was heavy traffic and my can started moving in alternate routes. Before reaching my street, I saw 2 marriages. But in my mind I said, " aah, I asked for 3 but I saw only 2". When my cab was about to reach my room there was big hole in the road (they were digging for some work) which means that the cab has to come through another street. That was there I saw the 3rd marriage too. (Silly). I sighed and surrendered to God. I didn't ask for his full name nor his job nor his salary. I agreed when they came and saw me. Till engagement I didn't even knew his full name and where he was working. Neither did I get his number. Only on the engagement day, I got his number and we started chatting. That's when I came to know, he is kind of an atheist and haven't been to church at all. My dreams got shattered and I was under confused state and did not know what to do. But God spoke to me through my friends brother. He suddenly called me and said, "Many are willing to marry the person they desire. Why don't they marry the person whom God shows?". This nailed my head and I continued to pray for him. My husband promised me that, he will come with me wherever I call him and he will not stop me from going to fellowship and prayers. Thank God, he never stopped me from going to Thursday fellowship even once after marriage. I never forced him to study the bible nor asked him to church with me. I will just pray and call him. He also will just come with me. He used to ask questions regarding creation and evolution and God helped me to answer him. I remember him asking questions to our fellowship friends too, when we are on the way to thirunelveli to our fellowship friend's marriage. And there was a mission trip arranged from our fellowship. As I was in FMPB before, I have been to that place before and I thought of not joining the trip. But my husband as he is fond of trekking he said he wants to go. We went to mission trip and he got so many answers there. Thanks to Navaneethar uncle who patiently answered his questions and the last day, we are split into groups to share the gospel to everyone in that village. When we were asked to pray for the people who comes to us, my husband also prayed for a boy. He had an encounter with Christ by seeing a cross and surrendered himself to Christ. Praise God. And after that also, i didn't force him to read the bible as that might bring a spiritual ego between us and I left it to God. Till now, God is leading our family and I can see so.many changes happening in the life of my husband. What I learned was, we can't literally change our spouse if we are not praying for them. If at all praying for them, leave it to God and don't grumble and speak bad about them. God will change them at the right time

Intro

Dear girls, We from fellowship are witnesses in Christ, for what God has done, and is doing great things in our everyday life. It is purely by God's grace that we are alive and living. This blog is a collection of lives that struggled, failed, and rescued by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in different aspects of our life. It could be as silly as a lost earring, or a healing of a broken marriage. They are real stories, from real people. Walking similar boats, in the ocean of life. God has taught us and is teaching us great things. We want to glorify God and encourage each other. Colosians 2:2,3 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Note: - Posts will be anonymous, and if requested, we can refer you to the owner. - Posts need to be short with one topic. ( One for salvation, One for marriage, one for work, one for child) - Split into many, so that it is easy to be read. - Provide labels, so that it is easy to locate. Love and Prayers, Beulah