Hi all!
I haven't been on this board for a long time. Why?
What happened was this: I got a long way ahead knowledge and emotionally on this topic so when I (finally) discussed w/wife she was quite taken by surprise (of course). Also, I went places in my heart, thinking about the future, and even making some steps toward pursuing a 2nd wife when I hadn't even discussed it with her. She felt yucky about this (of course, who wouldn't?). This was really dumb and selfish of me.
As part of us seeking the Lord's heart together and getting to a better place, we decided together it would be good for me to take a break from being here. Why? Because it made the discussions a bit more complicated to have a "3rd party" involved and we considered it could distract me from hearing the Lord's voice. It didn't feel good to just stop, but I think it was a good call for the time being. Something of a fast?
My wife and I (and Jesus) are discussing and care for each other's hears, learning how to be respectful/supportive of each other thru the conversations. It's God's grace that gives us the ability to differ in places but still be fully in love and in support of each other while we both seek him.
I really, REALLY appreciate everyone's support and counsel on this board - especially Andrew who I exchanged long emails with and an hour+ telephone call.
Going forward we might be on this forum a bit more but we're doing it together now. Much better! Duh. (But this is my personal account and she has her own account here too.)
Best,
--JAG
I haven't been on this board for a long time. Why?
What happened was this: I got a long way ahead knowledge and emotionally on this topic so when I (finally) discussed w/wife she was quite taken by surprise (of course). Also, I went places in my heart, thinking about the future, and even making some steps toward pursuing a 2nd wife when I hadn't even discussed it with her. She felt yucky about this (of course, who wouldn't?). This was really dumb and selfish of me.
As part of us seeking the Lord's heart together and getting to a better place, we decided together it would be good for me to take a break from being here. Why? Because it made the discussions a bit more complicated to have a "3rd party" involved and we considered it could distract me from hearing the Lord's voice. It didn't feel good to just stop, but I think it was a good call for the time being. Something of a fast?
My wife and I (and Jesus) are discussing and care for each other's hears, learning how to be respectful/supportive of each other thru the conversations. It's God's grace that gives us the ability to differ in places but still be fully in love and in support of each other while we both seek him.
I really, REALLY appreciate everyone's support and counsel on this board - especially Andrew who I exchanged long emails with and an hour+ telephone call.
Going forward we might be on this forum a bit more but we're doing it together now. Much better! Duh. (But this is my personal account and she has her own account here too.)
Best,
--JAG