Posted on 03/22/2014 10:32:07 AM PDT by fredhead
I don't how much more I can handle. I pray every day that things will get better, and they just get worse.
Yesterday, for example. It started with a hearing related to my on going divorce. A divorce I never wanted. The judge awarded my wife temporary support in the amount of all money I have after my bills are paid. Prior to that my attorney had his law license revoked, and I have no money to retain another attorney. My credit is wrecked, my family is gone.
And last night, my old dog died in my arms. I am so alone and don't know how much more I can take.
It seems that God has lost track of my soul, that he has forsaken me. All that is left is my work, and I no longer get much joy from the job I love to do. I need encouragement. Any Freeper friends out there?
Life is hard. My wife of 28 years died on my arms weeping softly from the pain of her metastatic cancer. But I’m a man and so are you and there’s a reason we’re strong; This week is the reason you’re strong. Rely on your strength. It will get better. I got better and so will you. Count on it.
ps:
If you don’t have enough income to handle the alimony and your living expenses both............and you can’t find a higher-paid job, then DO please sign up for the various welfare programs (you know, the ones most of us knock all to Hell ...here on freerepublic, ha!).
You don’t have to stay on the dole forever, but at least until you can work your situation out better on your own, and especially if you’ve been hit (for the present, anyway, until you can get it fixed) with an outrageous alimony order...
do go ahead and sign up for all the “free goodies”...welfare, food stamps, Obamaphone (gawd!), whatever you need to get through this bad patch in your life....
Reality is what it is. Occasionally we have to compromise like this. SO be it. You will get things worked out and get back on your own two feet.. .it just takes awhile in such situations (when courts are involved)....and if you need the help, go get it for now and ... rest at peace at night, don’t fret over this.
Blessings,
M
Praying for you. Don’t despair.
There are many saying about dealing with adversity and my favorite is when one door closes, another opens. I have found that to be so true. When I just couldn’t see any good, it was right there in front of me.
Having a job you love shows that God hasn’t forsaken you. He guided you to that job and He is there to walk these weary miles with you.
Be strong, My FRiend.
I Thessalonians 5:24
Our Lord is faithful. He will do as He promised. His words are not empty promises and He neither leaves us forsaken or forgotten. Rather, He waits patiently for your response to this crisis. Find some promises in Psalms and Proverbs and then affirm your belief in this in your prayers to God and He will move to action.
Reading Job can also be a solace.
It seems from bad times much wisdom comes, wisdom that can be used for those just entering into the trials you’ve already experienced. Use this time in church groups and teach the wisdom given to you. Preach the Word my friend. Do not look back and ask why?
I don't have an answer for you but through experience, I know things will sort themselves out. Have faith in God and yourself and the answers will come.
Good luck.
Our Lord and Savior asked, “Why have you forsaken me?” though He knew that His suffering was God’s plan. He knew.
We don’t know. We must trust in His redemption and give ourselves to His Promise. I will pray for your strength in His name.
The only way to get through a divorce is to pray continually. Been there. It was the only thing that worked. And it revolutionized my life for the better.
Don’t worry about big, fancy-sounding prayers. Just the small stuff will do, whatever is in the moment, like, when tossing and turning, “Father, for the sake of my job that I need to feed my children, help me fall asleep tonight and wake up refreshed enough to do my job.”
Or, when worrying about what to say to the ex or to a lawyer, “Holy Spirit, speak through me now or hold my tongue. Let only Your words come out of my mouth, to say the right thing at the right time and no more.”
Prayers.
By the way, your old friend (your dog) will be happy for you when you get another pup. He knows you aren’t replacing him. He knows that by getting another pup you are letting into your life a loyal companion that will love you without question. Your old friend knows another pup will bring you love and allow you to love when needed most.
Stay strong.
Hang on. It sounds like you’re going through the roughest part of it now.
I’ve had my share of very difficult times too ... including a very painful divorce.
I can look back now at a lot of those hard times and realize that maybe things happened for a reason. If I “had it all” and hadn’t been through the hard times, I may have felt like I didn’t really need the Lord. I am much wiser now and I know I need the Lord in my life.
Hang in there. You’re in my prayers.
To You, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit- Psalm 28:1
Thank you all for your loving responses. I do have a job, a well paying government job working for the Navy. We incurred a bunch of debts which I am trying to pay off. She is living with a lying welfare mooch who fills her head with all kinds of stories about me. I have an adopted daughter who because of the situation now lives with her natural mother and is doing so much better.
It’s just so lonely and I could never stand being alone. I wish I was back in the Navy, I miss having shipmates around.
In my state I think the state bar association has a fund that helps people financially if they lose money due to a lawyer’s misconduct. Might be worth looking into.
So sorry about your wife. Be blessed.
Stay tough.
You can do this.
There will be better days ahead.
I promise.
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