Pray for my spouse who is basically self destruction his life and our marriage. He Outlook is if u do me wrong then vengeance is the only option. When he walks into the door instead of heaven walking in hell does. I never know what his mood will be. I have to watch my words and walk on egg shells. We are going to marriage counciling but it seems to be more for me. My church is no help at all. I wish we had more pastor like Mark around here who would bring message like this. We so need a men's conference like this to guide our men with truth and God holy word.
@nikkieades56 I am so sorry you are going through this. I will keep you and your family and your marriage in my prayers. I wanted to share something with you though. There is a book called “the power of a praying wife”. You have to get that book and read it! Believe me give it a shot and pray for your marriage! The enemy wants to destroy homes but we have a greater God who protects us and fights for us! Give it to God. Pray and read the book. It’ll give you encouragement and help you through. It’s helped me a lot. We were at the brink of divorce. God is great and he always had the last say!
Is he physically abusive? The bible says that if a husband mistreats his wife, his prayers won't even be heard. You have to know when it's time for separation. Not only are you hurting yourself by staying, but also your kids if you have any. God blese you ❤ I'm sorry to break it to you but you are not married to a real man.
Pastor you are speaking directly to me with this sermon. Throughout my life I have struggled with anger and bitterness towards many people and a lot of it started with the way my narcissistic and mentally unstable parents treated and raised me and my siblings, to the toxic leaders I was exposed to in the military, to the poor choices I made regarding becoming unequally yoked with non-believers in interpersonal, or shall I say romantic relationships, in my past that went awry due to my old degenerate lifestyle. Now, in my current life, I've married a really good woman and have two great kids, but I still struggle greatly with that sense of anger and bitterness towards everyone. Pastor, I am respectfully requesting that you and your ministry pray for me to help me overcome these challenges and become more of an Elijah and less of a Samson. Especially coming as a military retiree (retired Navy Chief), I want to be a better example, not just to those I work with but also my entire family. If any of you reading this want to throw a prayer my way, I would greatly appreciate it. Much love, and God bless all of you!
First, thank you for your service. I too struggle with "being stuck in battle mode" and don't know how to conquer it. You're very blessed to have a wife and kids, I have neither. My anger has led me to isolate to the point that I'm not even sure how I'd go about getting a wife😅. I'll pray for you if you pray for me
It's VERY HARD to have discipline, by ourselves, alone, when we were not brought up into a positive discipline FIND A BROTHER and be accpuntable. There is no magic trick. Nothing will happen jiat by praying. Take action. Find accountability with a beother and pray everyday. Start there. May God bless you brother!
Thank You, Pastor Mark! I'm an evangelical Lutheran and I can't tell you how refreshing your style is. I appreciate your insights and ability to break things down and see a new perspective! Kudos, keep speaking the truth! We need it, desperately.
Mark, I want you to know that I ministered prophetically on a team at our church’s men’s conference recently, & there was no nonsense like shirtless sword swallowers. My husband attended with our godson, & it was a solid two-day conference. There were the typical man cave activities, but I didn’t mind as I was only there for our team ministry, plus, it wasn’t for women … it was for men. Real men …. There was wrestling & basketball & even a barbershop💈 interspersed between the sessions. You spoke briefly at our church once when you were transitioning out of your Seattle church. I hope you return with a word for our mega church. It’s a solid church, charismatic-lite, & we need a strong presence of God lest we fall prey to the seeker friendly model that stifles the glory of God.
Wow! I literally lived a life of hot anger. I was at the point of suicide 4 years ago. There was no plan for my life as it was all reactionary. So here I am at 61, alone and trying to finish well. Amen.
Thank you pastor Mark for this frightening reality check. I just went through Samson with my teens class and missed most of this application. The only difference between Samson and me is the grace of God…
Thank you for this powerful sermon. You about brought me to tears. Sampson’s life was so tragic as are many men’s and many I know. I pray that the Lord Jesus helps my husband finish strong!
Hi lizzie Good evening. I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺
One thing that helps me as a man, is knowing that when we follow Fathers truth & forgive, letting Fathers will be done, as scripture says we are heaping coils on their head…
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
That's exactly why one of the things I asked God to remove from this last situation was bitterness because I was really mad like my body would tense up. I constantly ask him to help me forgive and I am now at the place where father forgive them for they know not what they do and I hope one day they realize how they did me but at the same time I wish them healing and the best. I don't wanna be like the person that hurt me. I only want the good from them.
I self destruct myself too. 1984 christian, went for great gov job and it ended and tried to go back repeatedly while in sin. Lost job, went on welfare, tried 2 different careers, both failed...while in sin. God always provided, to the end. Until, while in sin, any legacy I could have had, ended. Then I got real, ended the sin. But, like Darth Vader, "it's too late." Zero legacy. Wife belittles me and my past career is nothing but failure. Clean up while it's daylight. God will not be mocked!!
Brother Mark wasn't condemning you , just reminding you ,as ministers of the Gospel we're to follow the whole word of GOD ,we can't afford to to go off coarse,we are held accountable to God and the word at all times ,as Christians we are all held responsible for causing someone to stumble ,their blood is on our hands, Love you in the LORD JESUS
How about some sermons on what a WOMAN’s role is in marriage. What is a woman? that would be helpful to establish in American culture. Because all is geared towards men - trust me there is an imbalance and women are sitting on pedestals belittling men with disrespect and contempt. No one seems to put emphasis on the Christian female in relationships.
Mark, if we find we're on that Samson path and we are aware, how do we change course? I know I've done some Samson stuff from being stuck in battle mode over the years and have been told I'm scary when I'm angry. I don't want to be like that and feel so helpless to change it. I've been trying to for over a decade. Best i can manage is to isolate and have as little human contact so that i don't hurt people anymore than necessary. I don't know how to stop my explosive reactions when I've been wronged
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
@@firstlast8258 You are moreimportant , make sure you stay close to God in this dark world. God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.
@@firstlast8258 Make sure as a you are a repentant Christian. Read the Bible daily and pray often throughout the day, the devil is trying to make lukewarm Christians everywhere. If you tell everyone that you are a mechanic but day in and out, you do the work of an accountant are you truly a mechanic? No, you are an accountant. Likewise, a Christian by name who lives contrary to Jesus’ teachings by living sinful/worldly is not a real Christian
While it is important to be independent and self reliant, nearly everything in this world and especially our relationships rely on what is called interdependence. Which means multiple independent, fully capable people working together to get a job done more easily and more effectively than a single person could do it alone.
Brother Mark,I watched your word on RU-vid and was blessed by it, but I was troubled ,when you were praying at the end you took off your head covering , but what does the word say about prophesying, 1COR 11 : 4
Treat her like a Queen and listen. Praying for you both to be smart enough not to give into lust . It confuses both male and female. No one ever breaks up and says it feels good after a break up over the age of 15 the reason is you have a soul tie if/ when you have sex . If you don’t feel bad you need to ask why you don’t .
You can’t help her get through something if you don’t even know what it is. I would hope in time she lets you in to know how you two can move forward. In the meantime just be there for her I guess.
Just pray for her to open up, and for God to help her with what she’s going through. And also pray for discernment, for when she does come to you, so that you can do the right things and give her the right advice. Also if she is cheating or doing something unrighteous behind your back God will also help you to discern that too. But don’t get it in your head that she is and don’t sweat it, God is on your side if you are following him, and he will fight for you. When she is ready she will come to you, she could be battling something spiritually, pray for her to have strength.
How can you forgive a large group of persecutors, chasing you for something you have repented for. The persecutors feel justified but it's impossible to move on when you are constantly confronted. Running out of cheeks to turn.
I need wise council. I need someone whom I can talk to. My name is Shelden. There's no one I know. I've been praying, and at this point I'm just reaching out on this video.
Bitterness is a deadly poison. It is drunk by the fool who hopes it will kill someone else. The antidote prescribed by Christ is forgive and leave the "wrong" in the past. It's a horrible life to live looking backwards at those who wronged you. They live rent free in your heart/mind walking around with a wrecking bar smashing your future and your relationships.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
