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We received these two questions from the same bride, please Seek God to encourage her:
"Hello, I wanted to reach out and ask for wisdom and prayer. I'll try and stay clear of too many details.
"Hello again, I apologize for not making this one longer email. Anyways, I just was informed that the OW is a couple months pregnant and that the EH had me sign these "special "divorce papers. My question is this. Do I encourage my now FH to have a relationship with this child, or should I just keep silent even more regarding all of this and let the Lord lead this situation.
The 1st thing that came to mind dear bride that l Seeked God to ask Him is to remain agreeable, l agree with you that by law its not binding you are not legally divorced so until that happens continue wearing your rings unless eh asks you to remove them which seems to be the case due to these special papers he gave you. But mainly you have to keep seeking HIM day by day so that HE can lead and guide you thru each obstacle. Remember the Freedom of Letting Go 🙌
Where your eh relationship is regarding the child with the ow leave that up to the Lord, its in his hands.
I did a podcast a while ago with 2 brides from SA that have navigated this journey with the Lord titled “Baby with OW”
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1lkXbbaklyJm-PCVQiX3N3ifWklw8H6Y&si=5SUCscx-le2qx2Kd
Dear Bride,
I know you are hurting with so much pain, but I know that the Lord has a special plan for you. I can relate to your experience, my EH ended up getting the OW pregnant two weeks after I found out I was I was pregnant. I went through the whole pregnancy alone, but the Lord used it for good because that’s what He used to bring my EH home a year later. The OW turned bitter and drove my EH home. Then the Lord blessed me with another pregnancy and EH has been here the entire time with our daughter. The Lord will make a way with your situation as well. Keep quiet on the situation and remain invisible with your EH. Follow His principles, continue to wear your ring until asked, remain quiet and agreeable with your EH. I recommend reading this lesson to help in regards to your marriage status. https://hopeatlast.com/c2/d8-separated/ Let the Lord fight your battles and seek Him daily with everything. He loves and cares for you deeply. It will all be worth it when you find your true First Love.
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.””
Exodus 14:14 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/exo.14.14.NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/jer.29.11.NLT
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”
Matthew 6:33 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.6.33.NLT
thank you so much Atara! I truly appreciate the insight precious sister. ❤️
Dear, since you said “I have sought the Lord on this and I believe He’s telling me to treat it as if it’s a real legal binding divorce To remove my ring and rewatch the be encouraged video, no longer be intimate, replace my ring with a new one because I’m no longer available” Continue to seek Him. Sometimes when I am having trouble hearing and wondering if it’s my own thoughts or His, I write down my question and what I think is His response and then search His word to see if it lines up.
I agree with Atarah that you should remain agreeable and read what Elda suggested. I also have added some links below that I found that addresses the OW and pregnancy.
https://encouragingwomen.org/restored-marriage-testimony-my-husband-is-involved-with-another-woman-and-shes-pregnant/
https://encouragingwomen.org/double-the-amount-of-money-the-ow-is-pregnant/
https://encouragingwomen.org/restored-marriage-testimony-eh-confessed-ow-was-expecting-his-child-2/
https://encouragingwomen.org/mm-fired-my-lawyer-in-fra/
Thank you very much you all. for reminding me to remain in His peace and seek Him.
❤️
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so I just realized something as I am sitting here in complete peace because of the absolute goodness of my Love, that things are getting worse. I just got notified that I have a month to pack up my stuff and find a new home. Which is so funny, because honestly, I don’t have a job, I don’t have a truck and here I am, completely at peace knowing that my Love will provide everything that I need and more. and a few weeks ago, during one of our romantic walks, He asked me if I would give this house back to Him. of course I said yes, I knew He wanted me to be ready for the next thing He called me to. I didn’t realize i would be moving out of this gorgeous house I just moved into 2.5 months ago, but the level of peace I have is astounding.
I was tempted to feel bad for myself for a second, but what is this, all of this stuff, these physical things I have are nothing compared to the love of my Beautiful King.
It’s incredible how you find peace and trust in your Love, even in uncertain times. His light is shining through you. It’s been amazing to watch you grow with Him through your post. I can’t wait to see how He is going to bless you. 💕
I am so grateful for you and this whole community. It’s such a blessing to have the Internet for such a beautiful thing! He’s been showing me how every step of the way can be filled with his love, peace and beauty if we rest in Him. ❤️ it’s not a waste.