Stand your ground because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.  Put on your whole armor because the D is trying to drag you down with him for he has lil time left.  Keep praying for your husband and believe that God has heard your prayers.  He will come thru.  I have a guy in my life which is my fiancee and He knows scripture and talks about the Lord but truly isn't living the way Christ would want him to and works around God's word thinking having intercoarse was ok, but I told him finally that I was standing my ground and am not going to have you drag me down with you anymore!  It was a victory for me because I knew then God must be preparing me for the coming of Jesus.  I will be praying for you as well as all the Body of Christ for his return.  Keep your heads up! 

waiting4him, please realize that this process of forgiveness takes time.  Keep giving this anger to the Lord to carry as a burden.  Release it to Him.  Once you do, you will  realize  you can't take it back.  You must allow Him to deal with it in His way which may differ from your way.  This is easier said then done.  But keep practicing this and one day you will realize that the anger really is gone.  You will then feel sorrow for the other person.  You may feel discomfort around this one  but the anger will go.  We are told to pray for our enemies.

  Is there any way you can get away from this person so you don't see her/him so much?  That would help in this process by buying some time.  It will help buy the time you need to accomplish true forgiveness and to let go of the anger.  Prayer helps a great deal in releasing and letting go--giving it to Jesus to carry.

Practice loving this person in your mind, seeing this person as unable to help herself or deal with the problem between you.  But recognize also that this is the Lord's business to deal with her or him.  Acknowledge the times we are living in as this person is caught up in the world and not striving towards reconciliation with Christ.  Remind yourself to pray for this individual.  Love from a distance in that prayer.  Ask the Lord to care for this person and bless that one.  These are beginning steps that will eventually lead you to releasing her and to  be sorry for her--truly realizing she doesn't get it and how blessed you are for getting it and trusting the Lord.

As for the family situation, suit up in your armor and pray the Lord will work on your husband's heart.  Remember God loves families.  Your slavation covers them and He saves you and your household.  Your righteousness granted by God covers them.  It may take awhile but keep doing what you are and ask the lord to work on your husband's heart, which will then bring in the kids, too.

In the meantime make friends at the Church paving the way for the family.  Ask some there to pray with you over the family's situation that ,they too, will come to Christ.  Endure patirently.

If you mess up go before the Lord and ask for forgiveness and help.  Continue to pray and trust God for the outcome.

Hey sister...praise God that we are forgiven, slate wiped clean, and it's a process...sanctification..not perfect till we are home with Him.  Just remember that Jesus said to come..all who are weary and heavily ladden and He will give us rest.  Rest in His arms, His forgiveness and know without a doubt that you are loved by the Creator of the universe.  I, too, have an unsaved husband that I am standing in the gap for.  Stay in the Word, eat the bread that brings life..drink from the cup of Living waters...you Will be refreshed and have a renewal in your ability to stand.  Praying for you and your family tonight. 

In His Love,

Lisa

Hey Waiting. Sounds like you are going through a bit at the moment. 

I would continue to pray for him if I were you, (which i'm sure you are doing). I can understand your children not going to church. When my wife decides not to go to church, then both my kids stay home with her. 

As far as the drinking part is concerned, I don't think I would worry too much about it. Its not like you sound like you are a bad drunk. I personally don't drink, and never have. I think anything taking control of you is no good, but you have a husband, and it is great that you are spending time with him doing things he likes, as long as you are not sinning I personally don't see an issue. Try make deals, I go out with you, you come to evening service, or home study group. They are a great introduction I have found. 

Praying for you sister....

Stay Blessed...

Thank You Gimel Israel I am going to watch this video...long story short this person has done horrible things to me, and goes way back. I have turned the other cheek literally!! She punched me in the eye and gave me a black eye and I WALKED AWAY, she cussed me and put me down and I just stood there and said nothing! She has trashed me on facebook and I never responded, she texts me and I ignore the text, she even went as far as to start threating my best friend but we both walked away. Then Saturday night she found out where I was and decided to come over and start mess, well I saw her coming before and I left. I do not like conflict and the Lord has had his hand on me to just walk away. My husband starting mocking me and tauting me saying you are a scared cat you are sorry why don't' you just confront her but I don't want too. The Lord has had his hand on me to stay calm when I am around her and just leave it alone. They are on drugs and are drunks and have no job and I just want to leave it alone. It is my sister in law. So the problem comes AFTER I run into her is when the fury hits me. That is when I get mad? So I am going to start praying for her recovery, pray for her to be blessed and come to the Lord. I am not the one that is supposed to judge so the Lord can take care of that for me. I am just trying to do what I am supposed to do. Now, there may come a time that she threatens me and I might not have no choice but to retaliate but right now I am just trying to stay peaceful because that is what the Lord is telling me to do.

I just had a break down and wanted to go out and dance. I felt guilty about it the next morning, but you are right I should try to compromise without messing up my witness....

Thank y'all so much as I don't have any Christian friends to turn to. 

Love y'all until HE returns....