When Love Hurts: Finding God in the Middle of Marital Struggles." Part 2

Learn how to navigate marital challenges with faith and resilience. This post offers insights for women facing relationship pain, emphasizing the importance of faith in healing.

In the midst of marital struggles, many women find themselves questioning their faith and the strength of their relationships. Why does love sometimes hurt so deeply? In this post, we’ll explore the personal insights from a conversation with Stephanie Daniels about navigating marital difficulties while keeping faith at the core. You’ll discover essential lessons on maintaining your relationship with God, establishing boundaries, and finding healing through faith.

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In our latest episode, we dive deep into the struggles of marriage and how to find God even when love hurts. ❤️  

Barbara and Stephanie share personal experiences of heartbreak, healing, and the importance of keeping faith alive, even when communication breaks down. 

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Remember, even in the depths of pain, God is present and faithful. What boundaries have you set in your relationships to protect your heart? Let's discuss! 

Transcript

SPEAKER_02 0:27

Welcome back to Planet and Rooted by the Word. I am your host, Barbara Wallace, and we are back to the second part of our continuing conversation when love hurts, finding God in the middle of marital struggles. And again, this is part two. So today's conversation, as before, is for the woman who has ever loved deeply, prayed faithfully, and still found herself walking through pain with within her relationship. Marriage is one of God's greatest gifts, but sometimes it can also become one of life's greatest challenges. And there are seasons when communication breaks down, when trust fails, very fragile, when loneliness exists, even though you're not alone. There will be moments when you prayed for change, you prayed for healing, you prayed for answers, and wondered if God hears every single tear that falls when nobody else is watching. So today's episode is a continuation and it's not about judgment. We're not here to judge you. It's not about telling anyone what decisions that they should make. It's about sharing a real story of faith through difficulty, a story of heartbreak, healing, perseverance, and learning to trust God even when the future feels uncertain. Now, if you've ever experienced disappointment, conflict, betrayal, loneliness, or pain in a relationship, I do truly believe today's conversation will encourage you. Because even in seasons where love hurts, God remains present. And sometimes he does his greatest work in the middle of our deepest struggle. So at this moment, let us pray. Dear precious Father God, in the name of Jesus, we come before your presence, humble as we know how, asking you, Lord, for forgiveness of all our sins and unrighteousness. We thank you, Father God, for gracefully giving us another opportunity to worship you and praise you and give you all the praise that you deserve. We thank you for using us as a vessel. And we ask, Father God, in the midst of this conversation, that you touch someone's heart, that you heal their hurt, and that you guide them closer to you, Father God, that they may be more equipped to stand in the midst of trouble. We pray, Father God, that this is something that's pleasing in your eyesight. We know, Father God, we do this because of you and us, and there's nobody greater. So we give you glory, Lord, and we give you honor in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. So we're back again with my guest. That is Stephanie Daniels. This is part two. And we wanted to continue the conversation because we had such a great time, but unfortunately, the conversation was cut short due to interruption in the internet. But we're going to continue on with the conversation, and we're now at the part of where we're going to speak about the healing and the growth and how she remained uh faithful and stayed fast in the things of the Lord. If you want to know what we said on the first episode, you need to go back to that. We won't be doing a recap, but we're going to move forward and we're going to pray that someone is blessed. So, Stephanie, how are you today? I'm good. Thank you. I'm glad I'm glad you made it, and I'm glad you're back today. So, welcome again to part two of when um when love hurts and God is in the midst of the marital struggle. So, uh you ready for your question? Yes, ma'am. All right. So, what lessons did God teach you about yourself?

SPEAKER_01 4:44

Okay, um, the lessons that I learned about well, what God taught me as um, I said it before, I don't know if they caught it, but it was pretty much like um as singles, all right, you're a Christian, you're single, uh, maybe you know, you're praising the Lord, you you're doing all you have to do is to serve God. But, you know, whether you're seeking, we're not supposed to look for a husband. The husband's supposed to look for us, but if we desire a husband or a relationship, when that finally does happen, what what God showed me was that we ought to remain the same in Him. Don't slack in the prayer. Like, for instance, I used to always come home, like I said, and do my hour prayer. My prayers were shortened down. Uh, we had Bible study, like group Bible study, but God wants to have that personal time with us. And I said before, um, well, maybe not over here, but I believe if I would have stayed with my personal time with God, I would have been able to see, you know, certain things in the uh fiance at that time. So God just pretty much uh reminded me, and uh, and this is a message I would give to young people and older people, single, single and say that if you're designed a relationship, make sure you don't seek after, let the husband find you. And when he does and if you believe that's your right, the you know, the partner that God has given unto you, make sure you stay in God, stay in his word, stay in fellowship, don't slack because of the excitement of hanging out, you know, dinner dates and all that stuff. Don't let that take precedence over your personal relationship with God. Because I believe and I understand now, had my relationship stayed solid with God, I would have been able to navigate through the marriage, even though, you know, I couldn't control him and his thoughts and decisions, but even the way I have responded. Um I'm I just feel like I wouldn't have gone through so much. But we go through for a reason. At least I know that what I've gone through, God can um, you know, use it to help somebody else.

SPEAKER_02 6:37

Oh, absolutely, absolutely. I agree. Everything that you said is that don't change up because of the fact that you're seeking after someone or you're wanting God to bless you with your spouse, with your, you know, your your mate. And we know that the word says that he that findeth a wife findeth a good thing. So although we do pray for someone that's godly and that's equally yoked, we still can't lose sight of what we done before that man came. And have I heard so many times that people or women prayed and they fast and they had a relationship that was really strong with the Lord, and then an individual comes into their life and then they cut some of that relationship in half. Like you said, the prayer that you used to do for an hour now becomes a quick 15-minute prayer. Right. I love you, I'm on my way out. You know, catch me, you know, if you can. But again, staying strong and doing the things that you did prior to the relationship, it should be a constant thing. It shouldn't be a thing that you have to catch up later on and like, okay, Lord, I'm excited. I have a relationship. Now let me just put that on a put you on the back burner. Would we should never do that when it comes to um God's grace and his mercy because he's a sovereign God, but he's also a jealous God. Right, right. And he wants us to always place him in the beginning of it. And that's why they said the marriage is that you place God the head of the marriage. So it's supposed to come together as a union together, which you know God has created that to be. So it's you know, very important, like you said, and you gave some really good advice to folks. Don't stop what you're doing because you're now someone is pursuing after you and you're now in a relationship. Continue on because there might be some clues or something that the Lord is trying to tell you in the midst of it, if you stayed dedicated in the things of the Lord. Like, oh, okay, now I see my eyes are now opening, and you know, because we know that we walk through the valley of the shadow of death. And that's what happens. But that's why when we put on the full armor of God, walking through the valley of shadow of death, you be able to be prepared more so than for. So absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 9:01

And another thing, another thing, real quick too, to add on to that. Um, I even as I'm speaking now, I'm thinking back. Like I said, we always, even in my family now, we'll have group Bible study, whether it's planned or not, right? But even back then, um, he never asked, he never took my hand and said, Let's pray.

SPEAKER_03 9:20

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 9:20

So me now, as I've grown in God and I understand marriage more, like it's three God, you know, the husband and the wife. And there's no way you have a man of God, a woman of God coming together and leaving God out. So even that, to God, to you all that's listening, if you are, you know, mating and and and the guys pursuing you and you know, you just decided to see what it's all about, if they don't ask you to pray, we like to say that's a uh, what do you call it? Uh uh Oh my god, what's I'm trying to say? Uh oh my God. You know when you get like things that you didn't pay attention to.

SPEAKER_02 9:53

The signals.

SPEAKER_01 9:54

The signals or whatever. So that's that's not even red flags, yeah. Red flags here. I couldn't get it out. I'm sorry. So it's like if you if they don't ask you to pray, you ask them, but still, because maybe they gotta grow more. But if uh if they say they're a real man of God based on what you you've seen them do in church, right? Because you know church could be a performance and people know how to act and put on, but behind closed doors, if they're not praying or even and bringing you into the prayer with them, then something's definitely wrong.

SPEAKER_02 10:20

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 10:21

Yeah, so I just want to say that because he never asks me, let's take my hands and let's pray together.

SPEAKER_02 10:26

Right.

SPEAKER_01 10:26

So, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:27

And that that should be a constant, you know. God is the center, Jesus is the center of my joy. So, yeah. Yeah. So, um, which is very good. You you said that ethically, and I understood what you were saying, and I just pray again that someone is listening to this and taking heed and taking notes because it's very important.

SPEAKER_03 10:52

Right.

SPEAKER_02 10:52

What boundaries or changes became necessary for you?

SPEAKER_01 11:01

Okay, so remember, we'll in my case, I have to always say so that people understand, in my case, um, again, um, I found out that my husband was attracted to the same sex. So now, although I'm wanting this marriage to work, I'm believing God because he's, you know, God the healer, deliverer, he can save, set free, and all the other good stuff. So I'm believing God. So, but at the same time, boundaries was um, I mean, I this could be, I think this is a boundary. We I I didn't allow him in my bed. Like we still stayed together. But I'm like, you gotta get on the couch. Oh I'm praying for you. You know, I was his friend, I talked to him, you know, before the anger came, but I talked to him and I was, you know, still being a wife in my way, but not that way. So that means if you're struggling with this, we're not gonna be doing this. Because, you know, and that saved my life. That's another story, but that saved my life. Um, absolutely. Other boundaries um with him, um, because because I married remarried because me and him got married. So I was like, um, how would you say it? I'm his wife. Um because I I don't accept his lifestyle or his choices of life, but I I accepted him and I decided to work with him because he said he was trying to change. Right. That's the first time he said it. So here goes wifey, you know, supporting a husband. So but some boundaries I had to set was when it was choir rehearsal, and I started seeing some of the friends looking like they're not supposed to be looking, then I had to set some boundaries. They can't come here.

SPEAKER_02 12:29

Right.

SPEAKER_01 12:29

You know, I mean it made things a little bit, you know, rocky with the marriage, and of course I was to blame, but no, they can't come here. I mean, I was going through, I was in love, but I wasn't crazy. Exactly. Crazy in love, but I wasn't crazy. So yeah, no, they can't come here. Exactly. You separate here.

SPEAKER_02 12:45

Right. You separate that uh relationship to come into your household. Right. It's not allowed. So that is a boundary. It's like, you know, once they say when you get married, don't have all these single women in your household, because then they'll be looking at your man a certain way, and you don't want him to be tempted, which is the same thing because of the fact that he was attracted to other men. Right. And you saw the way that those guys were looking at him doing rehearsal, and it didn't seem as if this was a look of, okay, you just my bro, and you're just my friend, is look like, okay, we could go into, you know, something else unspeakable. But like you said, don't bring that in my household. Because it's it's one thing that you're praying for that, but you also want to keep your house clean from any of that. Because then you definitely have to pray for those unclean spirits in your household. So exactly. And those are reasonable boundaries. Like you said, you see it, you address it, but you don't accept it and say, Oh, yeah, you're my husband, come on in. No, that's not gonna do anything, right? Exactly. Yeah, we we gonna stop holding, like cut it out. Yeah, awesome. So, how did healing begin for you?

SPEAKER_01 14:12

Um, healing actually began for me when I just I feel like I'm I finally accept that this is his life. Like I'm not saying it couldn't be changed, but this was his life. Right. And I got tired of going through. And I have to say, I remember um I was actually at his church in in uh New York City, and um uh somebody, my dad kept calling me, kept calling me. He actually called the church, so they was like, there's a phone call, it's an important phone call. So I stepped outside, took the call, um, and my dad asked me to get custody of my nephew. Because if I if I didn't, he would be enforced to care. And um, although everybody else had kids, I didn't have any, so he was asking me. And um, so fast forward by me getting custody of this baby, right? I did go to church over there a couple of times, like maybe a couple of more months, carrying. I got this six-month-old baby carrying with me, you know, six, uh, well, maybe a year, however. I'm lugging this baby over, you know, path train, New York, and I'm having a good time, you know. But then when I realized that he started, because that, you know, he'll have his good days, he has his bad days. Right, right. What I mean is he'll eat maybe he'll he'll be struggling and he'll give into it, or he'll just be like, stay quiet, or, you know, seem like he's focusing on focusing on God. Let me slow down. Seemed like he's focusing on God. So when the bad days came, and I got this little baby, I made up my mind said, you know what, I'm not gonna drag this baby through this.

SPEAKER_02 15:36

Gotcha.

SPEAKER_01 15:36

And I remember uh calling my mom to say, come pick me up, and she knew I was going through those times. She didn't ask the question. She drove all the way like an hour and a half to pick me up, and I never turned back. So my healing actually began when I made that decision not to go back. Because as long as I was going over there, he was coming over here. Uh let's go to this outing, let's go to this bank with we getting dressed up. I mean, we dressed up, going nowhere, looking like the perfect couple. We look good. I ain't gonna lie, we was looking good, yeah. But um, but you know, deep inside, like, okay, looking good and acting like, I mean, I had fun with people that I was around because I like to have fun, but when I get ready to go back home, there was no fun. Because he either I'm either leaving him where he was at, or when he comes back, he's quiet or on the phone with somebody. Right. Or, you know, making plans. So I duck to answer your question, my healing began when I made up my mind that I wasn't gonna deal with that anymore, like completely. True. And that's when healing, you know, was able to come in.

SPEAKER_02 16:34

Right. And that's that's where that fake, false facade is. And then we walk around as if everything's good. It's like, okay, I'm gonna keep moving forward. But those are those are things, quiet battles that nobody can see, that nobody knows about you until you decide to say, Lord, I'm gonna let go of this and I'm going to receive the healing from this so that I can move forward as a better saint of God, a better Christian, a better lover of Jesus Christ. So absolutely 100%.

SPEAKER_01 17:34

And just if I could throw in real quick, because you mentioned being a better Christian, and that's very important because if we're locked into a relationship, a relationship, and it's not of God, or maybe it's not working, then always tell people. I don't tell people to divorce. Take a you can take a break and see God more because if you don't, your response to the situation is not gonna be Christ-like. And then you're not really, you know, walking up right. Your heart is for to live for God, but the things that you're seeing and all the stuff you're going through, your response is not gonna be Christ. Well, I ain't gonna say for everybody, but for me, it wasn't Christ-like. And I know there's a lot of people can agree, can we able to agree to that, but yeah.

SPEAKER_02 18:12

Right, and you can tell by your fruits. If you're not if you're not producing any fruit of the Lord, then you're not producing anything because the roots that you once had in Christ Jesus, they're becoming to be dried up. You don't have that living water to keep you sturdy and rooted in the things of God, and that's absolutely what we were saying before. We're not here to tell you what you should do, but seek God in everything. Right. And seek Him true, not just like, okay, uh a little tiny prayer and say, Lord, okay, I'm gonna trust you, but then you walking back into the same thing and allowing things to be the same. It has to be some difference that when you accept God to do what he's supposed to do, because he's an all-consuming fire, what we mentioned before. And he'll be able to deliver whatever that situation is. And like you said, there was times where you were praying for deliverance for him. Yeah. But if he didn't want the deliverance, that prayer wouldn't really go anywhere. But then it became deliverance for you, and having the support of your mom that I heard, you know, immediately, no judgment. Come get you, no questions, bring you in, you know, have prayers. And and that's how our mothers did it. Right. Because my mother the same, you know, when, you know, and it's not a conversation about me when I left my my ex-husband, right? But I called my mom up. I said, Mom, he's not being faithful. She didn't judge me. She just like, come on home. You know when he lived around the corners. I didn't look around the corner. But because of her love for God, right? And she didn't tell this man, you know, well, this is what you should do and what you shouldn't do. She said, Hey, that's between you two. I'll pray for you, but I can't tell her what to do, and I can't tell you what to do, right? But I will continue on loving my child and supporting her and praying with her. Because, you know, back then I really needed a lot of that prayer. And I know you have a praying mother. Yeah. And she's strong on her faith. And she did exactly what you know all Christian mothers do that love their child. I'm not gonna beat you down and say you shouldn't have did that or you shouldn't have did this. I'm gonna wrap you in your arms and I'm gonna love you. We're not gonna have a discussion unless you wanna have a discussion. Right, right. But if we want to pray, we will pray. If you want to read the word, we will read the word. If you want healing, I'm 100% behind you with the healing. So I'm glad that, you know, we both have had a mother that was there for us because that helped me many a day, too. Sure did. So it actually talks about, which my next question is what did restoration look for you in that situation? We talked about your healing, but the the restoring of your mind, the renewing of your strength, uh what did that look like?

SPEAKER_01 21:23

Um, well, like I said, I called on Jesus. Um, a lot of people we know back in the days when in our younger age, as we grew up in church, people used to go to the offer and tarry. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. You know, on and on for hours. And it's not that I didn't have any tongues or I didn't never. It's like I was told I was used to speak in tongues, I used to pray, but I think what I was going through mentally, um, I had no words. Like I I couldn't get a prayer out. I mean, it was just too much overwhelming, you know. Um I never expected Experienced what it felt like to almost lose your mind until one day I was in in the bed, and um, and this is the breakthrough part, like um UX or you know, yes, restoration. So I was just now, you know, going back and forth, shaking my head, Jesus. And you know, it was a lot going on, and I couldn't, you know. I we're not saying too much on here, but just to let you guys know, it's like so much I saw, so many lies, right? Things that I probably didn't even speak about yet. As a matter of fact, my manuscript, when my mom read over, she was like, I didn't even know all this was going on. Right. Now, I think my dad did, but see, that's how you know, like, people don't even know until you really tell them. Even as family, they don't know. All they know is you're going through, but they don't know to what extent until you, you know. But anyway, I I was I got out the bed, in the bed, back and forth four or five times, maybe more. I was trying to pray on my knees, trying to lay down, pray on my knees. Last time I got in the bed, I just looked up to God and I was like, God, I'm tired. And I called myself uh saying, writing God a letter, but saying it verbally, dear God, it started like this. And um, I remember I fell asleep, but when I woke up back to what I was saying before, when she said, How did I keep the faith? I was always listening to Juanita Bynam. And around that time, the song came out, um, You Are My Peace, You Are My Peace. And it's a part of the song, it's a part of the song that says, Um, when the devil thought he was gonna give me a breakdown, God came in and gave me a breakthrough in peace. So when I hear a prophetic song, I just kept playing it and playing and playing it. And that's the part I was waiting for. When the devil thought he was gonna give me a breakdown, God came in and gave me a breakthrough in peace. So I stood on that and a lot of other songs, not too many, but you know, but other songs and just the word, and I I got my breakthrough. I mean, I was, you know, I feel like I was more free than bound. You know, of course, when you go through stuff, it will come back to try to haunt you or you know, try to make you think on those things, but for the most part, I was free. And I I you know, I thank God for that.

SPEAKER_02 23:57

Oh, absolutely. Um, because in Isaiah 41 and 10 it says, Fear not, for I am with you. So, with that said, your restoration came from hearing the word about your breakthrough from a song and knowing that you don't have to fear anything because he's always with you. But like you said, the enemy will try to sneak into your head and try to bring that back to you.

SPEAKER_03 24:27

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 24:27

But if we just put the word back in us or a song that draws us back, we can always remember what the word of God said. And my pastor always speaking Hebrew words, which is shamar, which is you remembering that it is something that the Lord has, you know, done for you or what he's going to do, which is really powerful, very powerful, because folks just don't know. And I pray that someone that may be in that situation seek God completely because he will be your restoration in the situation that you're going through. And it may not happen overnight, but you have to continue on holding on to the faith of God and you know where he could take you through and just listen. Like you said, I remember those days where we were tarrying all our needs and they were anointing your head, and these were praying people, they weren't pretending, and they prayed a long time with you, and you was pleading the blood of Jesus, they were pleading the blood of Jesus over you while you were saying, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, call on Jesus because he will answer prayer. Right. You know, and they they were serious about that. Your knees were getting all sore down.

SPEAKER_01 25:48

But I remember that. That's why I was in and out of the bed. I was like, I'm gonna get on my knees, Mr. Let me get back in the bed, I'm gonna get up my knees.

SPEAKER_02 25:55

So this part is the part where you get to encourage others, which you have already been doing that.

SPEAKER_01 26:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 26:01

What would you say to someone who is feeling trapped in a difficult relationship today? Now, they don't have to be married, but they're feeling trapped in their relationship. What advice would you give to them?

SPEAKER_01 26:15

Okay, so for anyone out there that's trapped in a relationship, no matter what type of relationship, if you feel trapped, I would say, um, first of all, um, you know, love yourself enough. Love yourself enough to say, you know what, I don't need this. You know what I'm saying? Um, I don't, you know, I don't, this is not what I want. If again, if the person feels like, you know, if it's meant to be and you do separate or take a little break and your break is leading you to God, then God will put you, allow you guys to come back together. But always, you know, take that break, separate, and go to God. Um don't stay in it for finances, don't stay in it because of show. I know people have done that. I believe that. Um, especially in a in a church world. Whatever type of relationship they stayed in it, you know, for the body of Christ, or they stayed, you know, for the sake of the position or the the cars, the houses, whatever they have, don't stay in a relationship uh for those reasons. I always say, just if you stuck, ask God to help you. I always tell people, just be honest, God, I'm stuck. Right. You realize you stuck, you can't lie to God. God already knows God, I'm stuck. Please help me.

SPEAKER_03 27:20

Right.

SPEAKER_01 27:21

Those are my prayers. That's right. Forgive me. Forgive me, yo. I'm stuck, I need help. I can't do this. And that's what God wants you to come to him and know and say, admit that you can't do it. Absolutely. And then guess what? When he delivers you, you'll give God the glory like I am. I would never tell how to take the glory. All glory belongs to God.

SPEAKER_02 27:39

Yes, it does. It does.

SPEAKER_01 27:40

All glory belongs to God. I was stuck, I was bound up and down, up and down by lies. Especially with the husbands that feel like you're gonna leave them or or or relationships, but maybe you decide, well, we're not gonna be engaged, I'm gonna break it off, whichever way it goes. If you need to leave, then you leave because you don't want to do the pattern of, all right, I'm, you know, they showing you nice, they giving you things, then two weeks later it's a shit, another issue, or maybe the same. Right. So if you feel like you're stuck, ask God to help you. Admit to God, you need help and get out of it.

SPEAKER_02 28:11

Absolutely. And so it works hand in hand with the next question that would have been, but it it helps for those that they've been praying, um, but they don't see any changes. You gotta constantly keep doing it because it's not a one prayer reaction that changes things. Right. It's a continuation of praying and seeking God. And you have to believe Him, you know, and always say, you know, Jesus, I'm sorry that I I didn't trust you anymore. Or sorry, you know, for what I may have done, you know, my part of it. Because when you start losing your faith in God, you know, He He doesn't see you the same way, but He still loves you because we're His children and we made uniquely. And another thing that I want to say is that if you rejoice in the midst of it, lift up some praises from what He's going to do, because there is a song that I used to hear, The joy of the Lord is my strength.

SPEAKER_03 29:15

Right.

SPEAKER_02 29:16

If you're displaying the joy, like you mentioned before, you would listen to praise music, you would listen to songs, you would listen to worship, you would also listen to, you know, spiritual messages, and all those things is you praising him in the midst of it. You're not sitting there just having a prayer, and you don't have to pray a lot of words to talk to God. You make it very simple, like you just said a few minutes ago. God, I'm stuck. I'm in a bad place. I need you to help me. Those those simple words right there, God hears you automatically. He's just waiting for you to move forward towards him because God never left you. He never forsakes you, he never will leave you alone. When you're in your room in the darkest hour and you're in your bed and you're crying, God is over there watching you. He's just waiting for you to surrender. And when you surrender your all and you break down and you give your complete heart to God, that's when He will come in and you start seeing miraculous things happening in your life because you'll start feeling a little bit more better. Yeah. Yeah. Your walk will change, your mindset will change, and then you'll say, Yesterday was hard, but today's a little better. A little bit better, yeah. Each day will go by, it'll get better and better and better. And the next you know, all your wounds are healed. Right. Because it's a process. You you cut yourself. That that cut is not going to heal in one day. Right. It'll be a scar there, but that's going to be completely closed, and then you can say, okay, I did get cut there, but now it's healed, and I thank you for that. So um, with this said, because you answered all the questions and I pray again, if you don't mind, Stephanie, if you can just pray a prayer for someone that may be in any predicament right now and they're at loss of words where they can't even pray themselves. But we both know that we can intercede on their behalf and send forth the prayer because whoever sees that, that'll be able to give them now the courage and the direction to pray for themselves.

SPEAKER_01 31:41

Right. Okay. So um, Father, in the name of Jesus, we come before your presence. Well, we thank you for the word that just came forth. And we pray that if anyone out there that's listening and is going through anything that we discussed, that you feel stuck in a relationship, whether it's a marriage, an engagement, a friendship, whichever, whatever type of racial relationship that you feel that you are stuck in, I'm praying that God would just allow you just to call on Jesus and just, you know, by cry out to God and just ask God to help you. I pray, God, that you just bless the um the woman that's listening, women or men, praying that by hearing this, they would just be led to open up their Bibles and read your word. You know, just to fellowship, maybe go out to a church, church family, just to the right church, church family, just fellowship with other believers so they can get strength and just get prayer and stay under, you know, under your word, in your word and under your anointing in the name of Jesus. Again, we ask, we just praying that those that may be hurting, that you will heal their broken hearts, that you would dry out the tears, and just let them know that there is hope and that as long as Jesus is alive, there is hope. Yes, and um, we just thank God for the victory in your life as well as the victory in mine, and just trust and believe that you're hearing from a person that understands the hurt and the pain, and just like God has brought me out, he could bring you out in Jesus' name. In Jesus' name.

SPEAKER_02 33:06

Amen. Amen. Powerful prayer, and we pray that someone gets something out of this because Jesus is real. And He's a He's uh omnipresent, He's everywhere. Jesus does not clock in, Jesus does not clock out. Whenever you need him, he's there. So that prayer is just for you. And I'm gonna play my theme song, and then we're gonna wrap this up.

SPEAKER_01 33:44

You wrote this?

SPEAKER_02 34:01

So we thank you for joining us today. I thank my gracious and beautiful um guest, Stephanie Daniels. She had an awesome prayer, she had an awesome story, and she has some words of wisdom departed in that. Um, Stephanie, for those who live in New Jersey, do you happen to know your church address?

SPEAKER_01 34:25

Um, look at me. I'm mixing up with the uh with the um the restaurant. So let me see Biposta Street, what side is there? 84.

SPEAKER_02 34:36

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 34:37

So those who that that are maybe looking for a church to attend and come fellowship in Jersey City, New Jersey, the name of the church is The Full Will of God Christian Ministries. It's located at 84 MLK Drive, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07305. They they also have a website on here, the Full Will of God Christian Ministries. So um any information you need should be on their website as well.

SPEAKER_02 35:02

Awesome. So again, as I always say every week, if you don't have a church home, you need to find a church home. One that will feed you, not one that's just pretending and going through motions and having a big old party, because God is not there for partying, he's there for you to learn and to grow and develop. Now, if you left your church, wherever you may be, go back to that church because you're the saints of God and your pastor will love to have you come back because you have to be fed. You can't just say, I'm going back to God. You got to continually be fed. You have to continue to grow. And although we would like to say we could do it on our own, we need the church home to build us up. And so, since my guest is from Jersey City, I'm not giving my address of our church in Tampa, Florida, which I always do. But if you like the episode, I ask that you please watch, share, follow, write a comment. Let me know what other episodes that you would like to for us to talk about. Again, this was a wonderful episode about um when love hurts and finally got in the middle of your marital struggle. This was part two. We definitely needed her to come back. We had a lot to go over, which we did. So I thank you all. Love you all. May God continue to bless you.

SPEAKER_01 36:31

Thank you for having.