ladyalaska Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/01/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 My husband and I are on the same journey in our walk with Christ. We are trying to grow in our relationship with Him. I'm house and bed bound and he is out and about working (our job allows us to work at home) and when he's gone I try to pray etc and I know the Lord is w/me but I don't feel as close to Him unless my husband is home and I mean literally I feel closer to the Lord as soon as my hubby walks in. Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethelord Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 667 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1,540 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/17/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) ladyalaska, Just the fact that you feel closer to the Lord with your husband home sounds wonderful to me. I wish I had such a marriage. Especially if you are both on the same walk with Christ. Every marriage is unique and has it's issues, but if you are happy and your both in love with each other, I think it sounds like a blessing. Edited September 25, 2019 by lovethelord 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyalaska Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/01/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, lovethelord said: ladyalaska, Just the fact that you feel closer to the Lord with your husband home sounds wonderful to me. I wish I had such a marriage. Especially if you are both on the same walk with Christ. Every marriage is unique and has it's issues, but if you are happy and your both in love with each other, I think it sounds like a blessing. Thank you for your response :-) Yes I have been blessed w/a truly God fearing man. We both came to the Lord almost 6 yrs ago and we have made the Lord our center of our marriage. We do have our moments but they pass quickly (thank you Jesus) and mainly my doing w/my anger. But my concern is though is there an issue w/ME because my closeness to the Lord comes a lot of times because my husband is here. Shouldn't I be feeling this closeness on my own??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristin Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 875 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 757 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/04/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 I am close to the Lord. But when I’m with my husband I feel safer and closer. It’s the blessing of marriage that God intended. We are lucky and blessed ❤️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, ladyalaska said: My husband and I are on the same journey in our walk with Christ. We are trying to grow in our relationship with Him. I'm house and bed bound and he is out and about working (our job allows us to work at home) and when he's gone I try to pray etc and I know the Lord is w/me but I don't feel as close to Him unless my husband is home and I mean literally I feel closer to the Lord as soon as my hubby walks in. Is this normal? That is not a healthy Christian relationship. First of all we are to love God over anything and anyone else on this earth and that includes your husband. Jesus Christ is always with you. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyalaska Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/01/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, missmuffet said: That is not a healthy Christian relationship. First of all we are to love God over anything and anyone else on this earth and that includes your husband. Jesus Christ is always with you. Thank you for your response :-) but I think you misread my post. I never said nor implied I love my husband more than the Lord but that when husband was home I felt closer to the Lord than when I am alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who me Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,298 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 1,684 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ladyalaska said: Thank you for your response :-) but I think you misread my post. I never said nor implied I love my husband more than the Lord but that when husband was home I felt closer to the Lord than when I am alone Miss muffet is right. Your love for your husband does not deminished when he is out of sight. So your love for God does not depend on your feelings or on whether your husband is present or not or on any other factor. May I suggest that you do some bible study while on your own, see what you find and share it with your husband. Every skill or activity requires practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthAnn Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 13 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 22 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/07/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/25/1985 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I do believe that our walks with God are personal and thus the lack of presence of your husband should not diminish or eliminate your closeness with God. I wonder what is it that makes you feel closer to God when your husband is around? Do you read scripture together? Pray together? Serve in the same activities at church or attend the same Bible study? Do you serve the Lord in any way on your own? The focus should be on God and not on the presence of your husband. I think you are asking this question because God is tugging at your heart and is telling you you need to have a personal walk with God just the two of you. Not God, your husband, and you. Just you and God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethelord Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 667 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1,540 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/17/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 25, 2019 11 hours ago, ladyalaska said: But my concern is though is there an issue w/ME because my closeness to the Lord comes a lot of times because my husband is here. Shouldn't I be feeling this closeness on my own??? Hi Ladyalaska, I reread your post carefully and I think your concern is valid because you should feel just as close to our Lord whether your husband is around or not. I think you realize that your personal relationship with Jesus should be that way as well. The way to love someone is to draw near to Him. Our Lord tells us the more we know him through His Word the more we develop a relationship of love. Please continue to pray and read his Word. Mark 12:30, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted September 25, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 949 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,517 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,023 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted September 25, 2019 18 hours ago, ladyalaska said: My husband and I are on the same journey in our walk with Christ. We are trying to grow in our relationship with Him. I'm house and bed bound and he is out and about working (our job allows us to work at home) and when he's gone I try to pray etc and I know the Lord is w/me but I don't feel as close to Him unless my husband is home and I mean literally I feel closer to the Lord as soon as my hubby walks in. Is this normal? To have and to see the blessing of a mate that loves our Lord is a blessing that can't but help to make each mate feel closer to God while in the presence of each other. Normal? I hope so, cause I look at my wife and thank God for her. Her physical presence certainly enhances that appreciation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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