Comments on: Nothing is Impossible http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/ Improving Marriages, One Laugh at a Time Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lynette http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-8983 Lynette Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:17:35 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-8983 Thanks for sharing the meat of the word, as we cannot mature as the body of Christ taking milk perpetually. The word of the Lord is indeed a double edged sword that reveals the intentions of the heart. Knowing the truth will set us free! Thanks for sharing the meat of the word, as we cannot mature as the body of Christ taking milk perpetually. The word of the Lord is indeed a double edged sword that reveals the intentions of the heart. Knowing the truth will set us free!

]]> By: sandi http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-3763 sandi Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:19:05 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-3763 Thank you for creating a much needed candid ministry. It is a life line and has helped me to feel understood and supported for the first time. Thank you for creating a much needed candid ministry. It is a life line and has helped me to feel understood and supported for the first time.

]]> By: Matt http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 Matt Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:35:11 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-2007 Blessings, can you keep alive in your prayers Matt,s 2010 prayer Journal, In Jesus Christ Name Amen!Thanks Blessings, can you keep alive in your prayers Matt,s 2010 prayer Journal, In Jesus Christ Name Amen!Thanks

]]> By: KARL http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1767 KARL Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:33:10 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1767 thank you , God bless you thank you , God bless you

]]> By: John http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 John Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:40:50 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1148 Kristen, I may be a man but I understand how you feel. About 10 months ago I thought my marriage was over. My wife moved into our spare bedroom and wouldn't have anything to do with me unless it was absolutely necessary. I won't lie to you and say things are good now but, I will tell you that they are better. What helped me was having a guy friend I could talk to, pray with and would speak truth into my life. He helped me to stop fault finding and trying to fix things myself. I had to do for my wife exactly what Christ did for me and you. I decided that no matter what she did I had to love her and forgive her unconditionally. Then I turned it all over to Jesus and within a week or so I began to feel his presence again. He has never left you or forsaken you. Remember the poem "Footprints" Relax you are right in the palm of his mighty hand. Find that friend and ask God to change you not your husband. When he finally notices the difference, you will know what God has done and want to shout it from the roof tops. Just remember that divorce is not an option. Study what Christ said in Mark 10:2-9. Only because of a hard heart did Moses write the law allowing divorce. Mal 2:16 "I hate divorce" says the Lord God of Israel. Jesus is waiting for your surrender right now. The battle is already won. Remember Jesus final words on the cross "IT IS FINISHED!" Pray right now and ask God to show you what seeds you have been planting because as I discovered myself I was reaping my harvest for the negative things I had done. Now it's time to plant good seed while you harvest your weed patch. God will take care of you if you just let him. Kristen, I may be a man but I understand how you feel. About 10 months ago I thought my marriage was over. My wife moved into our spare bedroom and wouldn’t have anything to do with me unless it was absolutely necessary. I won’t lie to you and say things are good now but, I will tell you that they are better.

What helped me was having a guy friend I could talk to, pray with and would speak truth into my life. He helped me to stop fault finding and trying to fix things myself. I had to do for my wife exactly what Christ did for me and you. I decided that no matter what she did I had to love her and forgive her unconditionally. Then I turned it all over to Jesus and within a week or so I began to feel his presence again. He has never left you or forsaken you.

Remember the poem “Footprints” Relax you are right in the palm of his mighty hand.

Find that friend and ask God to change you not your husband. When he finally notices the difference, you will know what God has done and want to shout it from the roof tops. Just remember that divorce is not an option. Study what Christ said in Mark 10:2-9. Only because of a hard heart did Moses write the law allowing divorce. Mal 2:16 “I hate divorce” says the Lord God of Israel.

Jesus is waiting for your surrender right now. The battle is already won. Remember Jesus final words on the cross “IT IS FINISHED!” Pray right now and ask God to show you what seeds you have been planting because as I discovered myself I was reaping my harvest for the negative things I had done. Now it’s time to plant good seed while you harvest your weed patch. God will take care of you if you just let him.

]]> By: B2R http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 B2R Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:54:39 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1126 Thank you Mark for this blog and also the videos. As I read the Americans' stories, I hear so many broken families. Here in Asia, it is less, although increasing as more couples have more choices and suffer the pressures of life and finances. When I was growing up, my (Chinese) parents' idea of romance is when -husband and wife both stay up to care for a sick child -husband does the cooking as wife bathes the kids -going to the night market together -driving to a remote area for "best food in town" My father never gave flowers to my mom, nor have candle lit dinners and dance. My mother doesn't have sexy lingerie to lure my father home. My father never gave my mother luxury cars. But till today each time we go home, mom and dad are in the kitchen cooking a nice meal for us. Their love language is providing, cooking, caring, cleaning, feeding, chiding, correcting and tolerance. Tolerating each other when we are behaving badly. I believe that's how God loves us. My parents are not saved yet, but I believe many of the habits of being responsible married couples are Christian living. Their mind and ideas of romance are not tainted by the American and European ways of excesses and romancing. Let's enjoy the flowers and the beautiful mountains, but those are not substitutes of love. Perhaps we should learn not to expect Hollywood's or Bollywood's versions of romance and love. Thank you Mark for this blog and also the videos. As I read the Americans’ stories, I hear so many broken families. Here in Asia, it is less, although increasing as more couples have more choices and suffer the pressures of life and finances.

When I was growing up, my (Chinese) parents’ idea of romance is when
-husband and wife both stay up to care for a sick child
-husband does the cooking as wife bathes the kids
-going to the night market together
-driving to a remote area for “best food in town”

My father never gave flowers to my mom, nor have candle lit dinners and dance. My mother doesn’t have sexy lingerie to lure my father home. My father never gave my mother luxury cars. But till today each time we go home, mom and dad are in the kitchen cooking a nice meal for us. Their love language is providing, cooking, caring, cleaning, feeding, chiding, correcting and tolerance. Tolerating each other when we are behaving badly. I believe that’s how God loves us.

My parents are not saved yet, but I believe many of the habits of being responsible married couples are Christian living. Their mind and ideas of romance are not tainted by the American and European ways of excesses and romancing. Let’s enjoy the flowers and the beautiful mountains, but those are not substitutes of love.

Perhaps we should learn not to expect Hollywood’s or Bollywood’s versions of romance and love.

]]> By: J http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 J Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:30:04 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1105 Mark, I want to say that am truly blessed by you,The day my boyfrined engaged me we watched the Laugh your way into marriage and then he proposed to me.we had a very difficult friendship>relationship>courtship sadly within 3 months of the engagement he broke it becasue of something i said out of frustration and anger.Am a strong willed woman and i find it hard to find a man who sees me as a unique kind of woman, i have never seen the word submit to mean subjugate,and unfortunately most guys i met tend to be scared of me as they see me as controlling. So you can imagine my joy to have finally found a man who though found it challenging was willing to finsih the race but then he also quit saying he could not handle me. I embarked on prayer as i thought i must be a wicked wicked woman my esteem has gone down, i quit doing the things i loved doing...then one day God told me "nothing is impossible with me". I have been praying for God to raise this dead lazarus and it been 7 months now and lazurus is dead dead dead and decomposing.I still love him but them i feel like am fighting using this nothing is immposible weapon but lazurus is still Dead. When i tried talking to him he used that thing of ooh i see you are still hurting just move on...which dare i say infuriated me.. This article made me cry as God just took e back to that time he spoke and said those same word(Nothing is immpossible) Mark,
I want to say that am truly blessed by you,The day my boyfrined engaged me we watched the Laugh your way into marriage and then he proposed to me.we had a very difficult friendship>relationship>courtship sadly within 3 months of the engagement he broke it becasue of something i said out of frustration and anger.Am a strong willed woman and i find it hard to find a man who sees me as a unique kind of woman, i have never seen the word submit to mean subjugate,and unfortunately most guys i met tend to be scared of me as they see me as controlling. So you can imagine my joy to have finally found a man who though found it challenging was willing to finsih the race but then he also quit saying he could not handle me.
I embarked on prayer as i thought i must be a wicked wicked woman my esteem has gone down, i quit doing the things i loved doing…then one day God told me “nothing is impossible with me”. I have been praying for God to raise this dead lazarus and it been 7 months now and lazurus is dead dead dead and decomposing.I still love him but them i feel like am fighting using this nothing is immposible weapon but lazurus is still Dead.
When i tried talking to him he used that thing of ooh i see you are still hurting just move on…which dare i say infuriated me..
This article made me cry as God just took e back to that time he spoke and said those same word(Nothing is immpossible)

]]> By: Butch Davis http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Butch Davis Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1094 Mark,thanks for being honest about the trails of our faith. I know for almost 3 years it seems I have to fight everyday for my faith. Three years ago on a mission trip to China I felt the desire to pray and ask God the following( Father I want to really know You, the power of the Resurrection and the fellowship of your suffering that I might be conformed to your death. A month later I was awakened at 4 am to thoughts, there is no God, the Bible isn't true and everything else that satan could throw at me. It was horrible and it still comes at me for days on in causing me much doubt and making me have questions about God. I continually go back to the Lord Jesus and confess when I am in doubt as sin and ask for His strenght to believe and to move forward in faith. I have to believe that God will become real to me once again as He has been in the past and that He can use this test and trial as a way to strengthen me even though I feel so week. I have surrendered my life completely to Christ and He is my only hope even though the enemy puts those thoughts and doubts, somedays one after another in my mind that I want make it through this. By Gods grace I will come through this and bring Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. I must die so that He can live His life through me and that remains my prayer. Do you have any comments or God given words that will help me move forward in the battle? Mark,thanks for being honest about the trails of our faith. I know for almost 3 years it seems I have to fight everyday for my faith. Three years ago on a mission trip to China I felt the desire to pray and ask God the following( Father I want to really know You, the power of the Resurrection and the fellowship of your suffering that I might be conformed to your death. A month later I was awakened at 4 am to thoughts, there is no God, the Bible isn’t true and everything else that satan could throw at me. It was horrible and it still comes at me for days on in causing me much doubt and making me have questions about God. I continually go back to the Lord Jesus and confess when I am in doubt as sin and ask for His strenght to believe and to move forward in faith. I have to believe that God will become real to me once again as He has been in the past and that He can use this test and trial as a way to strengthen me even though I feel so week. I have surrendered my life completely to Christ and He is my only hope even though the enemy puts those thoughts and doubts, somedays one after another in my mind that I want make it through this. By Gods grace I will come through this and bring Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. I must die so that He can live His life through me and that remains my prayer. Do you have any comments or God given words that will help me move forward in the battle?

]]> By: Kimberly Edwards http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Kimberly Edwards Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:22:22 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1088 This message reminded me that going through tough times does strengthen your faith. When my marriage was getting tough, I relied on the LORD and the strength of the HOLY SPIRIT to get me through. I kept at what I felt in my heart of what HE wanted me to do. When my marriage ended in divorce, I lost faith. I didn't understand. I did everything that I felt the LORD wanted me to do. I was reminded that it takes two people. My ex-husband now realizes that he made a mistake and we are now friends. My faith is getting stronger. I thank you for your message and pray that many people will be blessed by it. This message reminded me that going through tough times does strengthen your faith. When my marriage was getting tough, I relied on the LORD and the strength of the HOLY SPIRIT to get me through. I kept at what I felt in my heart of what HE wanted me to do. When my marriage ended in divorce, I lost faith. I didn’t understand. I did everything that I felt the LORD wanted me to do. I was reminded that it takes two people. My ex-husband now realizes that he made a mistake and we are now friends. My faith is getting stronger. I thank you for your message and pray that many people will be blessed by it.

]]> By: D. http://www.laughyourway.com/blog/nothing-is-impossible/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 D. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:28:45 +0000 http://www.laughyourway.com/?p=540#comment-1081 I just want to encourage you all.....God will see you through...ask the Lord to give you a particular promise to believe and receive from Him...i.e. He will restore the years the cankerworm/locusts have eaten in your marriage, children, finances, and whatever you need restoration. He is a God that believes and wants restorations in your marriage and family...Keep trusting and believing and even though it may look worst ...remember what we see in the natural is temporary and what we don't see is eternal...we walk by faith...and faith is the substance of things hope for and the evidence of things not seen. DON'T GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE....BELIEVE AND RECEIVE FROM THE LORD THAT ALL THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR THE GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD AND WHO ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.....I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALSO ASK THE LORD "HOW DO YOU TURN IT OVER TO HIM"...WHAT TO DO WHILE YOU ARE WAITING.....BUT DON'T GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT...YOUR SEASON IS COMING FORTH.....AND REMEMBER...GOD CALLED THOSE THINGS THAT WERE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE...(I.E. CREATION/SHULAMITE WOMAN WITH HER SON).....BE ENCOURAGED!!!! CALL FORTH LIFE INTO YOUR MARRIAGE/CHILDREN/FAMILY...BEGIN TO SPEAK AND SAY ONLY WHAT THE LORD SAYS ABOUT YOUR SITUATION....DECLARE LIFE IN YOUR MARRIAGE/HOME/EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE......HE WHO PROMISES IS FAITHFUL TO ESTABLISH YOUR MARRIAGE/FAMILY/HOME.....I REALLY BELIEVE GOD IS "WANTING" DOING A NEW THING IN GENERATIONS TO COME THROUGH US...MARRIAGE..CHILDREN...I BELIEVE WITH YOU ALL THE BEST IS YET TO COME...JUST LIKE JOB....HE GOT BACK DOUBLE FOR HIS TROUBLE......AND GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSON WHAT HE DOES FOR ONE HE WILL DO FOR US...HE IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER MORE. I just want to encourage you all…..God will see you through…ask the Lord to give you a particular promise to believe and receive from Him…i.e. He will restore the years the cankerworm/locusts have eaten in your marriage, children, finances, and whatever you need restoration. He is a God that believes and wants restorations in your marriage and family…Keep trusting and believing and even though it may look worst …remember what we see in the natural is temporary and what we don’t see is eternal…we walk by faith…and faith is the substance of things hope for and the evidence of things not seen. DON’T GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE….BELIEVE AND RECEIVE FROM THE LORD THAT ALL THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR THE GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD AND WHO ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE…..I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALSO ASK THE LORD “HOW DO YOU TURN IT OVER TO HIM”…WHAT TO DO WHILE YOU ARE WAITING…..BUT DON’T GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT…YOUR SEASON IS COMING FORTH…..AND REMEMBER…GOD CALLED THOSE THINGS THAT WERE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE…(I.E. CREATION/SHULAMITE WOMAN WITH HER SON)…..BE ENCOURAGED!!!! CALL FORTH LIFE INTO YOUR MARRIAGE/CHILDREN/FAMILY…BEGIN TO SPEAK AND SAY ONLY WHAT THE LORD SAYS ABOUT YOUR SITUATION….DECLARE LIFE IN YOUR MARRIAGE/HOME/EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE……HE WHO PROMISES IS FAITHFUL TO ESTABLISH YOUR MARRIAGE/FAMILY/HOME…..I REALLY BELIEVE GOD IS “WANTING” DOING A NEW THING IN GENERATIONS TO COME THROUGH US…MARRIAGE..CHILDREN…I BELIEVE WITH YOU ALL THE BEST IS YET TO COME…JUST LIKE JOB….HE GOT BACK DOUBLE FOR HIS TROUBLE……AND GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSON WHAT HE DOES FOR ONE HE WILL DO FOR US…HE IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER MORE.

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