Charlyne Cares Daily Devotional - Helping Stop Divorce God's Way
Charlyne Cares is a daily reminder that God cares and that we care about your marriage. Each morning Charlyne sends a devotional and Bob does a Prodigal Perspective on Tuesdays. These come from someone who has experienced the tragedy of divorce and the triumph of a family restored by God speaking to Charlyne's heart not to give up on their marriage after she divorced Bob.
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Today's Charlyne Cares Devotional:
Saturday Testimonies
Below are excerpts from a few of the testimonies we have received in the past week, each shared with the writer's permission. These are not to tell you how to stand and what to do, but are given here to share how God moves when people are praying. If you have a testimony to share to encourage others, read how to do that when you visit our Testimony Submission Page.
Look what the Lord has done -
Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Isaiah 26:12
Honoring Mothers....
“Five months before my mom passed, I met a woman who I worked with and she was the sweetest lady I'd ever met. She just walked up to me and begin to tell me her testimony. Hers was one of a prodigal husband who put her through much misery, but praise be to God, He restored her marriage and her husband has been saved for well over 33 years. She didn't know when she shared her testimony with me that I had a prodigal husband. God placed her in my life at the right time. She has stuck with me and she calls, visits and keeps me encouraged. I couldn't ask for a better ‘Godmother!’ I honor her because she is truly a woman of God and I love her so very much!” (Maryland)
“My father never left the family, but he was absent both emotionally and spiritually. The burden of caring for me and the household fell squarely on my mom's shoulders. At the time, I never understood why she stayed with my dad; why she put up with everything, put up with being hurt over and over. Now, while standing for my own marriage, I understand. My mother was very active in church and I was raised in a Christian household despite what my dad was doing. I have always valued the Christian example she set for me. But, it wasn't until I began my stand that I truly appreciated the godly example she set when I was younger regarding marriage and staying in your marriage no matter what. Due to this, we now have the closest relationship we've ever had. I praise God for using what was meant for evil to strengthen the relationship between me and my mom. He truly does make ALL things new.” (North Carolina)
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Genesis 50:20
“My first time standing I did not know that I was standing but I knew what being married meant for my mother by watching her taking on everything my father was throwing at her and never an outburst. I don't think she knew she was standing, I don't even know if she was praying for him through it all, but I know she knew she was married until death do us part. I truly believe that's what immediately took over the first time my husband left. I knew I was married until death do us part just as my mother had shown me without even realizing it. So, I fought the best I could until God showed me how it should really be done through Rejoice Marriage Ministries. Know that I am praying and fasting not just for my marriage, but for God to stop Satan once and for all from messing up our marriages. Enough is enough. We need a revival of marriages. We need the divorce rate to drop. We need all covenant married couples to stand firm as an army to pray and fast for a lasting victory. Amen.” (New Orleans)
“My grandmother always spoke of faith to me when I was a little girl. My grandfather was a prisoner of war, and was missing. He was away from his family for five years. Everyone told my grandmother that he probably would not return. But she had faith and never stopped believing that he would. Then the war ended just in time, and he was released and sent home! She must have told me this story several times. She always spoke of having faith. This has resounded in my head throughout my stand! She would never have thought that her story would be an encouragement to me all these years later! I saw my mother fight ovarian cancer for seven years! She was so courageous and never gave up on the possibility of a full recovery. During this time she fought to live the best she could in those years. She fought cancer with courage; I can do the same for my marriage and family! I know both of them would be happy to know they have made a difference for me, and help me stand!” (Florida)
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36
“I just got home from a Mother’s Day dinner with my husband. I know it is just a start but I am so thankful to God for tonight.” (New York)
“I thank God for my Mother's Day gift. My mother lives out-of-state and my relationship during our marriage problems has been strained with my in-laws. I had been praying for a better Mother's Day this year. I had been praying and asking the Lord to place a burden on my husband's heart to acknowledge me on this day. The day was almost over and I was settling in for bed. My phone rang and it was my husband. Just calling to wish me a ‘Happy Mother's Day.’ Our children were around when the call came and we all smiled and praised God for His faithfulness!” (Florida)
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. Proverbs 31:30-31
Our God is amazing. For Mother's Day, my husband said ‘no’ to dinning with us because he had other plans, but he was coming over to borrow the car and to say hi to the kids. I prayed and asked God for strength to still have a good day. God put a song of hope in my heart like He has been the past few weeks. My husband came and surprised me with a cake and dragonfly balloon. He said my little girl made him promise to get something. I had time to write a quick thank you card before he had to leave. He read it right away and gave me a hug. God is definitely softening his heart into a heart of flesh. This was the best Mother's Day ever. Thank You Lord!” (Louisiana)
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7
“My spouse has returned home and we have started to work on our marriage and our family and it is all because of the grace of God. Never give up on your prodigal spouse because God has not given up on them. "Have faith in God," Jesus answered."I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believe that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:22-24. Never give up!” (Wisconsin)
“My husband left home but glory be to our God who causes us to triumph. Just when I had thought there would be no way out, God brought my husband back in what could be described as a sudden moment. I can't precisely pin point how God did it but He did. My children are a lot happier and I cannot believe the joy and the way God has been healing our relationship. It's almost as if he never left. Praise God. I pray that someone is encouraged by all these testimonies on Rejoice Marriage Ministries and that they remain standing for their marriage because it is not a matter of 'if' but 'when' because God will surely answer your prayers.” (United Kingdom)
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” John 11:40
“Praise God! I am on the last day of a 21 day Daniel fast. He has carried me through this each and every day. Every temptation that has come my way, our awesome and mighty God has given me the strength to endure. Our God is truly an amazing God. I have been fasting for my husband’s salvation and for our marriage to be restored. Today the Lord blessed me with a bumper sticker that read ‘God's Man’ and the bug deflector said ‘Believe.’ Our Lord is never late, but is on time every time. I give God all the glory, honor, and praise for the confirmation He gave me today. My husband is God's Man. He has left his 99 sheep and has found my husband and is bringing him home to Him. Thank You Lord for saving my husband from the pit. I praise Your holy name. I will always stand for my marriage and all marriages forever.” (North Dakota)
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matthew 18:12-14
“My divorce hearing has been rescheduled five times in the last few months. I heard God speaking to me to pray for my husband and I have been praying that this curse of divorce be removed from our lives and from our families. Then God led me to the RMM website and I felt encouraged reading the testimonies posted in your site. All praise, glory and honor be to our GOD forever and ever.” (India)
“Today I received an Order of Dismissal of the divorce my spouse filed. Praise the Lord I'm still married!" (North Carolina)
Join the many standers and prayer warriors who pray for all the court dates on our Court page praying that they will be canceled.
“Praise God I found RMM early in my stand some months ago. My children come to visit me two nights a week. I am not in our home, but I would go home in a second if my beloved spouse would forgive me and invite me home. My younger children are all desiring my return and our visits are bittersweet. I was discouraged last week and felt I could not hear God in the wind or the circumstance that seem so overwhelming. The kids and I went out to play ball while their dad watched. I turned as the kids said, ‘Look Mom.’ There behind us was a huge rainbow stretching across the sky in God's brilliance. Thank you Jesus for providing a sign to me for our family being restored in Your still small voice and beautiful rainbow. My husband also came off the porch and played ball with us for a while. Thank You Jesus! I am standing for Your restoration of our marriage.” (Colorado)
“Thank You Abba Father! A sister in Christ responded to my testimony about Isaiah 7:7. Thank You Father for confirming Your Word AGAIN! It is truly amazing what is in the heart of God to reveal to us when we keep our eyes on Him in His Word. Sometimes we look to the left and/or the right, but LOOK ONLY TO HIM. John 1:1 -The Word was God. Our Father speaks, The Word of God made flesh is Jesus. Jesus is the manifestation of God's Word. John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh. When we start looking at the wind (circumstances) like Peter, we start to sink, but we need to keep our eyes on Him, and we will walk on water. Ecclesiastes 11:4 - says: Whoever watches the wind will not sow (and we need to sow His Word in our hearts); whoever looks at the clouds will not reap (Harvest). Be like faithful Abraham, BELIEVE ANYWAY! Romans 4:19 - And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body (circumstances) and he received the promise. THE WORD SPOKEN TO HIM. Praise the Lord!” (Florida)
“I thank God for His faithfulness. In the middle of my desperation after my separation and divorce, trying to find some relief to the intense pain, surfing the internet I found Rejoice Marriage Ministries. God put this website in my path and I am so thankful to Him for that. God has put in my heart that I need to stand for my marriage to be restored. I am trusting and waiting on God's promises for my marriage. He can make all things possible, even when my circumstances seem so hopeless at this time. I asked God to see a Covenant Transport Truck and He sent me one. I know that my suddenly will be here at any time as God can change my husband's heart in an instant. I pray every day for all standers to keep the faith and all prodigals to come to Jesus first knowing that He will then send them home to our families. PTL!” (Florida)
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21
“My husband and I have been separated for quite some time. Recently he made what I now realize was a false start. I was growing so defeated and hurt recently. I was crying out to the Lord on my way to my local Christian book store to purchase a CD today when I asked the Lord to forgive me for anything I have done wrong in my stand and to give me a sign to keep standing because I feel this will take a miracle. Just when I got done praying I looked up and saw a Covenant Transport truck pass me. I started praising God and thanking Him for His promises. I wait on the Lord, not my husband and He is an on time God!” (Minnesota)
“My husband has left but I found Charlyne Cares and this website has encouraged me so much!! I prayed for God to give me a sign that I was to continue standing for my marriage. I kept praying to see a Covenant Transport truck, as I had never seen one before. Just as I was getting ready to exit off the very last exit to my destination I saw my truck. I praised God out loud and was so happy that I got my answer from God. What a joy that moment was for me, by God telling me, ‘Do not ever stop standing for your prodigal, I am in control ...just continue to trust and believe that your marriage will be healed.’ Thank you Charlyne, for this website and the encouragement you give us standers!! God richly bless you.” (New York)
“I just praise the Lord for continuing to carry me through my stand for my beloved wife. Although circumstances always look dim, He will give me a Covenant Transport truck and always in perfect timing. I was ready to give up and thought to myself, that I would take down the photos and change the phone voice message and I no more thought it; and a Covenant Transport truck passed by. I knew He was telling me not to do it. God's ways are perfect and He also has a perfect sense of humor. Just now while studying His Word, He presented a truck with large letters that covered the whole trailer ‘Jesus Christ is Lord,’ followed by another truck that said ‘On time...Every time!’ God is so awesome and I know my suddenly will happen. Never give up on God or your spouse. His promises to you are true. On time...every time!” (Oklahoma)
“I see Covenant Transport trucks quite often in my area so the excitement of them has worn off. I travel two highways to and from work but have NEVER seen the trucks on the shorter highway I travel. I prayed to see a truck on the second less traveled highway. NOTHING! I have been unhappy at work and am actively seeking a job closer to home. I wrote a supplication to God and asked for a job at a place I applied to SEVEN times and never got a call back. I got an email from the HR Department of that company asking me to call for an interview. They sent it on FRIDAY before I asked God! They are now considering me for TWO positions! It’s a 5 minute walk instead of the 90 minute drive each way to work! Oh yeah, and I saw that Covenant Transport truck which on the shorter highway! THANK YOU GOD!” (Maryland)
Read more testimonies of how the Lord speaks to standers through Covenant Transport trucks.
“The past two weeks standers have mentioned the encouragement they received from Isaiah 7:7. I read the verse and felt confused by it and that it wasn't for me, I had misinterpreted it and the Lord meant it for someone else. On Sunday when our beautiful children returned from spending time with my beloved spouse and they were full of all the great things Daddy is doing with his new life and all the plans he is making with the other woman, I was crushed. So I took it to my Lord in prayer. As I cried out, He reminded me that He had already given me the answer to my questions (twice!!) He took me by the hand and led me back to Isaiah 7:7 - 'Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says, “‘It will not take place, it will not happen.'” Just to be sure I double checked it with another version and found 'It won't happen. Nothing will come of it.' Just as Gods word says in Proverbs 16:9 - 'In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.' Forgive me for ever doubting You Lord!” (United Kingdom)
“I cried out to God I can’t do this anymore, the pain is unbearable. I prayed that God would give me confirmation. I opened up my bible and a voice said go to Jeremiah 11. It is a reminder of the covenant. I am a baby Christian and barely know scriptures. It had to be the Lord. I also asked the Lord to soften my husband’s heart to send me a greeting card for Mother’s Day. I opened up my email and there was a greeting card from him. Praise Jesus my husband coming home soon!” (North Carolina)
“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritanceto the remnant of this people. As you have been an object of cursingamong the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I saveyou, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.” Zechariah 8:12-13
Be encouraged,
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