But even Canon Alfred Lilley came back from St. Sulpice questioning the crucifixion. He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. You shared your life. Sometimes God uses the tough moments to show us that we will be okay. God is the glue that will hold you both together. Several times I became a witness of how God brought together two people, often in the most fascinating and miraculous ways. Subscribe to Broom Tree for Daily Reminders. It just takes time, trust, and faith. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them. Maybe He just wants me to grow maturely during this season without depending to anyone but just Him alone. 34 For who has known the mind of the Lord? I am thankful for the time before them, even though it was difficult, because it helped me grow. Or who has been His counselor? Our marriage is stronger from going through the struggle together. Pray together, serve together, and … I feel like he is the one but the Lord is really trying to make me put Him first and that’s why I cut off any communication. Despite the pain caused, this experience has been a beautiful learning curve for me as it has brought me closer to God, it has inspired me to grow. I am not a Christian counselor. This past October He did the impossible. 19 God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. I am so thankful for them. Sometimes God uses the tough moments to reveal His unconditional love. Being saved is a gift from God. Weeping and laughing, planting and uprooting, tearing down and building up, living and dying are all parts of life put together in God’s timing, not our own. It’s easy to say the right thing over the phone. We made a vow to God and I know God intends for us to keep that. Late in 1965 a song called Turn! "Don't fret and worry. And never leaving. A promise that even when the world fails, when we fall, when things change or break or get destroyed, He is here. I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Weeping and laughing, planting and uprooting, tearing down and building up, living and dying are all parts of life put together in God’s timing, not our own. Five years ago, our paths crossed, and you quickly became one of the most important and influential people in my life. The realities of life are always in tension with one another. My husband is a believer, but I’m afraid he’s pulled away from God in this time because he is angry with God about having to go back to the desert. All rights reserved. And again, in refererence to having faith that God will answer our prayers. God never lies. They bring so much joy and love into our lives. There were endless conversations and … The God Who Puts Us Back Together book. He did not hold people’s sins against them. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. You have always been special to me, but never in a million years would I have guessed that you would be the one to help me build my relationship with God. Being saved is a gift from God. In fact, we say in the marriage ceremony "What God has brought together, let no man put asunder." There must have been so me docu mentation in the church that convinced these people of something portentous. You had nothing to do with it. So I asked God to either bring her and me back together as better people or to lead us both to someone else who was better, whichever brought Him the most glory. Amid our faults and shortcomings, because God calls us “strong” and “loved” we can believe what He says of us. Eugene Peterson reminds us that “God invades our experience, whether that experience is joyful or sorrowful, and fills it with his presence, infuses it with his grace, and gives it meaning.” God can bring his presence into every experience of your life, and with his presence, comes his peace. But it was good. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Profound. Following God’s Schedule Romans 11:33-36 (HCSB) 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! The tune is folksy and catchy, the lyrics are almost entirely straight out of Ecclesiastes 3. You had nothing to do with it. I am not an expert in religion or spiritual matters. In His timing, He drew Kelly and John deeper into relationship with Himself, granted time for their friendship to solidify and opened Kelly’s heart to the possibility of a more meaningful relationship with John. It’s hard to live the right way over a consistent and substantial amount of time. Further, I do not wish to offend anyone’s beliefs in God .I was raised in a devote Catholic home, attending church every Sunday. You can get back together, of course. Here for example is a letter sent by Louis Fouquet to his brother after a … It has actually been a scary time of learning to trust God with my heart. To many people think well God put us together so no wrong can come. How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways! We even shopped for his superdry sunglasses together. https://www.bible.com/bible/70/EPH.2.6-8.GW, The Book Of Mysteries: Your Journey To Saving Faith, Grace–Simple. So when you find the right person, remember to always keep God that the center of your heart and marriage. I wanted to ask y’all if God has brought you and an ex back for good. How God Brought Us Together The Great Family. Copyright © 2021 Broom Tree. The truth of this ancient poem still stands, there is a season for everything that happens in our human existence. We can forget how well God knows us. Accept God's Timing. “I believe God brought us together.” I began thinking about this. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him. Since then, the bunch of us always have home-cooked dinners, played more board games and endless talks till late, together. Although frustrating, not knowing the exact timing is often what keeps us in the program. I still remember we walked to the train station together, and he shared his thought about studying abroad in the US. God does it so that people will fear him. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. When the enemy tells us we have no worth, God loves us. When you go through the delays in life, don't faint. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. -SC. It only leads to harm." All things pass, but His love remains. God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. Don't Faint. - Grace-based Discipleship, God’s Promises To You: A 4-Day Reading Plan, Love Unchanging: Transformation Via Vulnerability, Bright Faith Bold Future From Vertical Worship. written by Pete Seeger and recorded by The Byrds rocketed all the way up to number one on the Billboard Top 100 chart. He has made everything beautiful in its time. So stop worrying and start trusting God's timing. He brought us back together. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14). 3:11, "God has set the right time for everything." You risked your heart. I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. God had stirred up the heart of the pagan King Cyrus to issue a decree for the Jews to return to their land and rebuild His temple. January 21, 2012 marked the day when John and Kelly became husband and wife. But it really depends on what’s in your soulmate contract. The Story of Us | God's Timing | Heather's Highlight - Duration: 26:35. Invite Him into your life, and let Him invade each situation you face, allowing his presence to bring you peace. Whatever separation existed between God and mankind before Christ, has been removed and nailed to the very cross that brought us peace. SO many things aligned with us – it was almost scary. Chuck Swindoll has a book titled, Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back [Thomas Nelson, 1980]. God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. Some of a single person’s darkest days fall after a breakup. Now, you’re back at square one in the quest for marriage, and it feels lonelier than square one, and further from the altar, because of all you’ve spent and lost. He was in the middle of a divorce and realized he needed time to heal, so we became friends. Worry doesn't work. Turn! But all too often, we human beings have a tendency toward self … Some thought I was still hung-up on her, that once I met someone else I would be overcome with love for her and be over it.