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Why Doesn't God Care About Me?

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Posted by: nathanmitchell1981

My Name is Nathan Mitchell, I just turned 24 this April, I have stayed faithful to God, and belived in his word through thick, and thin, now my Wife has left me, and taken our 1 1/2 mo. old Daughter, I have not been able to see them in about a month now, I have asked God for help with no answers, so now I sit every night, and pray, begging, and pleading for God to help me. I have had so much stress latley, I almost lost my job, I have collapsed twice, and now have some problems with my heart due to the stress, I have stayed true to him, so why does he not listen to me, and if he does, why does he not care? I am at the point where I just want this pain to end so bad, that I have thought about suicide, first my Wife left with our Daughter, now God has abandoned me. Why does he not care, I need my family, I can not live like this, and he shows me no mercy, or concerne, why does he hate me, when I love him so much? I just want it to end, all that I ever asked for is my family, is that to much to want in life? "If you ask you shall recive" Lord I am asking you, please reunite our family, please Lord hear my cries, without them Lord I wil fail, a life without them is no life at all for me, and I fear that I wont last much longer Lord, please help me...


Posted by: michellejane

Jesus we hold up Nathan Mitchell to You and ask that You will comfort him and reveal Yourself to him that he will know that You are there. Reveal to him the reasons why and i pray that he leans not on his own understanding. Help him to trust You Lord. Jesus, i know that You know what You are doing here. I pray that it is as quick a testing time as is necessary and that You minister to him in mighty ways so that Nathan will know that You are in love with him also and that it is for the sake of this love and his faith and i pray that he continues to acknowledge his need for You in all things and receives salvation through his trust in You.

Nathan, God knows best. You are bearing with Him and sharing with Him and He is building You up in Him. I know that it hurts and you feel that things are out of control. When You come through this your faith will have been tested in the fire of God's finger. You say that you love and trust Him, will you stay with Him in this storm? Will you choose your wife and the security that comes from her or will you choose the security and life and faith and depth of love that comes from the Father through Jesus Christ? Maybe He's waiting for you to decide? Praise Him and worship Him even in the midst of this crisis. You can depend on Him but He needs to see a little more from you. It's for your own good. Be blessed. Jesus comfort Nathan with Your Angels and love for him. Keep him safe and secure in the rest that comes from You. You are our rock. Thanks be to God.


Posted by: MarkSentMe

nathan, welcome! I hear your pleas and I hear your cries. But more importantly, God hears them too. Iron strengthens iron. Metal sharpens metal. Seek out other Christians whom you can fellowship with, both here and at your church. There really is strength in numbers and the load is not such a back-breaking burden when it is shared among God's people.
God hears our every word, even before we speak them or pray them. It's not that God doesn't care, it's that we "fleshies" want our prayers answered right here and now, the way we want them answered. And God just doesn't work like that.

Father God,
Thank You for our brother Nathan. Please comfort his hurting heart. Please watch over his wife and baby daughter. Please align him with other Christians whom will pray for him. Please draw him closer to You. Please send an angel to shine a light for him. Thank You, Lord. In Jesus' Name I Pray. Amen.

Sharyn


Posted by: Sulten

Nathan you are never alone and God's love and concern for you is uncondtional. People may let one another down and that is why God has told us not to put our trust in the arm of flesh. But rest assured that God has a plan for your life even now. Keep putting your faith and trust in him. He can turn things for your good. Be patient. Keep praying especially now and turning to him. You have friends here who will keep praying for you to.

Dear Lord I pray for Nathan at this time, that You will surround him with Thy loving presence at this time of affliction and suffering in his life. I pray that all will be turned into blessings in his life. I pray that You will raise up friends to support and help him in his trials. I pray for strength and comfort and solace. I pray that You will guide and lead him right and order all blessings as he is prepared to recieve them. I ask these things and everything he stands in need of in Jesus Holy name amen.


Posted by: limara

dear brother nathan i know exactly how you feel i have been where you are i was seperted from my husband ayear ago my daghter also was gone it was the hardest time of my life and i feel with you in the pain the old saying is it takes one to know one please hold on gods good and faithful he helped me believe me he will help you his ways are not our ways my family has come back together only by gods spirit and grace it took me to do alot of soul serching and that was not eASY I PRAY THAT IF GOD CAN DO IT FOR ME HE CAN DO IT FOR YOU PLEASE I AM PRAYING FOR YOU AND HANG IN THERE EASIER SAID THAN DONE GODS WILL BE DONEIAM THEWAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT CLING TO THAT AND KNOW WEAPON FORMED AGAINST NATHAN AND FAMILY WILL NOT PREAVAIL GOD BLESSYOU AND GRAETER HE WHOS IN YOU TAHN IN THE WORLD MAY YOU BE LIFTED MUCH CHRISTIAN LOVE AND PRAYERS LINDA


Posted by: letinitgo

Nathan,
I too am feeling the way you do. I have found on my journey that God will allow us to hurt. For me the pain I feel causes me to grow. The pain causes me to seek God even more, not to question God’s where-abouts. What God wants most of all is a relationship with you. I look at my wife leaving as exactly what I did to God. By knowing how much I hurt because of the amount of love I have for my wife, just think how much God hurts when we leave Him. God allowed His Son to die for all of our sins. What an amazing sacrifice. As I said earlier, God is always with us, for me, I believe that He allows the pain to come and He allows me to hurt. When the pain starts, I begin thinking “OK, God, if You are here, then why do I hurt?” As I read your post, I understand for me why this happens. I am still questioning God. I am not close enough to God. God wants me to trust him no matter how bad the storm. God is allowing me to experience the storm so I will be faithful. For me, God does come. God is a just in time. I thought the pain would get easier as time passes, but it has not. The pain continues to get stronger each day. In my experience when the pain gets so strong that God knows that I cannot handle anymore, He shows me His faithfulness and steps in. He has His way of teaching us to truly trust him. Just by this experience, I am learning to really put my faith in God. This is an amazing growth. Learn to embrace God, then learn to embrace your wilderness experience. God loves you. God knows your needs. Let God be enough as the scripture says. In His word He says He will supply all of your needs. Trust that. Allow God to mold you.
These experiences mold us into the men and women that God wants us to be. God will return to you everything the enemy has taken. Really read the book of Job. Search for books in the bookstore. God is a merciful and healing God. Remember as a child going to the doctor’s office. I hated getting shots and the pain of the shots. Thinking about what the shot did to protect us, the pain was only temporary. Consider the diseases that would cause us more harm and even death if we didn’t have some of the shots like TB, Polio and such. Understand the hurt will heal and is only temporary. Consider it as a shot to prevent greater pain down the road. God will be glorified by the end of your journey. One way His glory will come out is they type of person you will be in the end. I have not completed my journey in this, but I have heard from people that have, and every one of them says that even though the pain is great, they look forward to the next journey because of the closeness to God that they find.
I will be praying for you brother, and If every you want to talk, drop me a private message, and I will be glad to talk to you.

Father God
I come before You thanking You for my “wilderness experience” that You are moving me through. God, I know as David did, we walk through, not over, not around, and not under the valley of the shadow of death, but through it. During this walk in the valley we know you are with us to comfort us. God, thank You for my valley. God, touch this brother, teach him that You are forming him into the man that You want him to be. Let him know that You are a just in time God. God, before any marriage can be restored, we must be completely restored to you. God, guide him to total restoration in You. God, also during this time, we know that You are working on our spouses. God, we ask that You continue your work in us and in our spouses. God, lead us and guide us to be the person that will glorify You. Again God, bless this brother, show him your strength.
We pray that our marriages will be restored that you restore what Satan has taken from us.
For we ask in Jesus’ Name
Amen


Posted by: Jess5138

Nathan you are not alone. I feel like what else can go wrong and then somethng else hits me between the eyes. I am trying to keep faith and praying for help in dealing. I am adding you in my prayers and would give you a big hug if I could. Sometimes just the smallest gesture is life saving. Have faith and we will turn things around for us.


Posted by: bill & alexis

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Originally Posted by nathanmitchell1981
My Name is Nathan Mitchell, I just turned 24 this April, I have stayed faithful to God, and belived in his word through thick, and thin, now my Wife has left me, and taken our 1 1/2 mo. old Daughter, I have not been able to see them in about a month now, I have asked God for help with no answers, so now I sit every night, and pray, begging, and pleading for God to help me. I have had so much stress latley, I almost lost my job, I have collapsed twice, and now have some problems with my heart due to the stress, I have stayed true to him, so why does he not listen to me, and if he does, why does he not care? I am at the point where I just want this pain to end so bad, that I have thought about suicide, first my Wife left with our Daughter, now God has abandoned me. Why does he not care, I need my family, I can not live like this, and he shows me no mercy, or concerne, why does he hate me, when I love him so much? I just want it to end, all that I ever asked for is my family, is that to much to want in life? "If you ask you shall recive" Lord I am asking you, please reunite our family, please Lord hear my cries, without them Lord I wil fail, a life without them is no life at all for me, and I fear that I wont last much longer Lord, please help me...

Nathan,
Hello brother!

My heart truely goes out to you.

Are you crushed by your wife leaving?

-Of course you are!

Does this test seem unbearable?

-Absolutely!

Is it worth taking your life?

-NEVER!!!

The test of your faith is more precious than silver and gold! The LORD has not left you, or, forsaken you!

Continue to run the race, and fight the good fight of faith! Don't quit - you'll be a better man for it!

If your wife is saying "NO!" - that doesn't necessarilly mean "no" - it just means "not now!"

Ask the LORD to forgive your anger towards Him, stay in prayer, and then watch Him move on your behalf!

This is no reason to check yourself out of life! Be strong and courageous!

"When the going gets tough - the tough get going!"

Get tough spiritually, and don't let the devil kick you anymore! Be the Warrior of God you were destined to be!!!

Be in Peace, and have a very blessed day in the LORD!
Semper Fi!
-Bill

Father God, thank You for Nathan! Impart a spiritual boldness, and peace for him to walk through this situation! Do not let him end his life, and make a serious mistake, which will last for eternity. Bring restoration in to his relationship, and healing for his heart. Completely restore what the enemy has stolen from them - in Jesus name - Amen!


Psalms 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.


Posted by: PMB

Separation is not the end. It is the beginning of a new season. Suicide will end the new season. Suicide will also end you obligation and privilege of fatherhood.

The season is for tough-love actions and decision. A time for you to love God, family and yourself in new ways.

Rejoice! God is there...where? you can find him in the new season. The old things have past away. Behold, everything will become new in the new season. Seek him there.....take your family there now! in Jesus precious name.

Prophetically
thus saith the loving Savior


Posted by: akabezalel

Shawn says the police have been called to go check on Nathan.

We still need to pray for Nathan!

Getting the police there is only a first step, Healing, Salvation and Deliverance are the next ones and we still need to build hedges of protection around him and stand in the gap between heaven and hell for Nathan.

Thank You to those who prayed for Nathan... Keep it UP!!!


Posted by: FriendOfGod

Nathan, God loves you. Satan is lying to you. He is the father of lies. He wants you to think that God has abandoned you. There are people here on this board who care about you. I know it all seems too much to bear now. You are so young. You have a whole life ahead of you. If you turn your life completely over to God, you just may get your wife and daughter back when you stay in obedience to God and his leadings. Don't give up! God hasn't given up on you.

Your sister in Christ

Janet


Posted by: christythompson

Nathan
I pray your pain ease for you are wonderfully designed
Loved and created for a purpose
My thoughts have been with you...


Posted by: nathanmitchell1981

I still do not have my Wife, and Daughter here with me at this time, but I now see the family that I do have, and I thank you all for praying for me, Jesus Christ can do some wonderful things just when I truly felt I couldn't escape the grasp of the demons that I was allowing to drag me down... A HAND CAME FROM ABOVE AND LIFTED ME UP... PRAISE GOD!!! I lost my job, and felt that everything had now been lost... and again, GOD SAID NO!!! and instead of helping me find a new job... He gave me a business of my own.



God just keeps on giving, HE DOESN'T STOP, and I for one am greatful, he gave me the strength to realize no-matter how bad your situation may be, there is always a way out as long as you trust in him, and I will never lose that trust again, thank everyone who has prayed for me during this time of trial that I have been going through, and may God Bless you all, I will remember all of you, and hope that one day I can do for someone, as you all have done for me. "Show The Way Of God" "JESUS IS LORD" Thank You...


Posted by: watson

Nathan i know this might be a little late of an email and i dont know if things have changed. I love the lord to with all my heart and the same thing happened to me. Nathan all i can tell you is give them up to him let them go. we cant place people above god because you said i cant live without them. Nathan you must let them go and let the lord give them back to you. i have thought the same thoughts you have (exactly). Give them to him all of it let it all go you cant control it. She is not yours she is the lords he showed you favor by giving her to you. Nathan he loves us even though its so hard to feel and the pain feels so strong that its hard to breathe. Give it all away there not yours. Nathan i know this is hard to hear and i hope that its gotten better since a month ago but trust christ with your life. i love you buddy


Posted by: Marcelline

Psa 121:1 A Song of the going up. My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?

Psa 121:2 Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psa 121:3 May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.

Psa 121:4 See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep.

Psa 121:5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

Psa 121:6 You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night.

Psa 121:7 The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.

Psa 121:8 The Lord will keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time and for ever.

Marcelline?


Posted by: Patsy

I remember when my first husband (now deceased) was having an affair with a woman 13 years younger.undefinedOne of the things I learned after he returned was that he was an alcoholic. I prayed and begged, wept, read, talked about it, and thought I would not make it through a day. There is so much hurt in such a situation. I don't think anyone realizes unless it has happened to them. To shorten this I will jump three years, when this husband went to a treatment center and I for the first time heard of help for families and friends of alcoholics. I thought for at least the first six months, this group was completely heartless. I resented it when they even appeared happy. They shared their experiences and I really thought I did not belong there, but I kept going. God had taken me to a place to learn more about me, than the husband. He taught me there what I could not learn anywhere else. I learened, many times, God was answering my prayers. God was helping me see my part in the happenings of our family. We all realize there are times when God seems to ignore us, but he never ignores, he may answer in such a way that we will understand later. Hang on for all you are worth. The Lord will help you learn about you, your strengths and weeknesses, and also work on the other member of your family. We have to realize God gave us only one mind, and it is not for training someone who hurts us. We need to get out of God's way and stop standing in as a director letting God know we know what we need. Thankfully, God does know all, and once we get out of the way, things will work out. Maybe, not as we wished, but in a way that will make us stronger and happier then we can imagine. We don't get sick overnight, and we will not heal overnight, but with God on our side, we will not go wrong. Stick with the winners and share your hurts with people who worship and live for God. Peace be with you, and may your guardian angels carry you when you are so weak.
Love in Christ,
Patsy