Attacked from below
Attacked from below
I posted this over in the religious discussion forum, and I was directed by a few to post it here.
I have experienced something similar my self. My son has a Gift of music. He is 9 years old and has been playing the piano for 3 or 4 years now. He started by playing Jesus loves me one day just sitting down at the piano and plinking it out in 4 flats ! No prior experience (how could he, he was 4 ). We then started having taught, lessons, etc. At that time there was a couple in our Church who we were friends with(best friends), she played piano, he played base, and I am a drummer. So, as you can guess we all started playing together. For about a year all was well, Brett(my son) advanced to a level that was so advanced that his teacher was so amazed she couldn't begin to know how to teach him, our little group was progressing beautifully. Then the enemy showed his head, as he always does. She would call our place from time to time and ask if Brett could fill in for her on Sunday mornings when they couldn't make it, and of course he would say yes. There was a period of about 6 weeks when the couple we were friends with didn't come at all, and wasn't returning phone calls, we thought they were upset with us for some reason. One Sunday they show up and they see Bretts name in the Bulletin as "pianist". They get furious, and walk out and havent been back. About 6 month later my wife has an affair and now Brett is so destroyed he won't/can't play. Really stinks.
I have experienced something similar my self. My son has a Gift of music. He is 9 years old and has been playing the piano for 3 or 4 years now. He started by playing Jesus loves me one day just sitting down at the piano and plinking it out in 4 flats ! No prior experience (how could he, he was 4 ). We then started having taught, lessons, etc. At that time there was a couple in our Church who we were friends with(best friends), she played piano, he played base, and I am a drummer. So, as you can guess we all started playing together. For about a year all was well, Brett(my son) advanced to a level that was so advanced that his teacher was so amazed she couldn't begin to know how to teach him, our little group was progressing beautifully. Then the enemy showed his head, as he always does. She would call our place from time to time and ask if Brett could fill in for her on Sunday mornings when they couldn't make it, and of course he would say yes. There was a period of about 6 weeks when the couple we were friends with didn't come at all, and wasn't returning phone calls, we thought they were upset with us for some reason. One Sunday they show up and they see Bretts name in the Bulletin as "pianist". They get furious, and walk out and havent been back. About 6 month later my wife has an affair and now Brett is so destroyed he won't/can't play. Really stinks.
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JaysonL... I wrote a bunch of replies to this, and kept hitting delete after I wrote it. It is hard to know what to say to a person who is going through something like that. "wow, that sucks." seems kind of insensitive. Your son obviously has a gift. I hope that with your encouragement he will go back to it. And I can tell you from experience that a marriage can withstand infidelity. I have been married for 13 years, and it has been 8 years since we sat down and decided if we were going to make it work or split it up. We are stronger now than we ever have been. Hang in there. You have the big guy on your side. You will get through this and be a stronger person because of it. Keep the faith.
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Well guys my divorce was final back in July. My ex is now shacked up with some guy and we share custody of our son. Brett actually progressed some since the split but he says the reason he can't play is the he just feels like he's going to cry. He goes to lessons now, but I can tell his heart isn't in it yet. As far as the marriage, I could NEVER again share a bed with someone who has been unfaithful. Plus there would have to have been some form of an apology from her and that never happened. So I'm trying to start over here and let me tell you, after 10 years with the same woman, this is tough. Thanks everyone, God bless.
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jayson, I have been divorced for some 14 years now with two kids. I am remarried and things can still be hard from time to time. but for the most part it is good. With God's help all will work for good. I know that at times it seems easyer to just give up and go another way. But that is only a temp. fix and you will soon find yourself in a worse place then you are now. Do what you love to do and keep God first in your life. And as hard as it is forgive your ex-wife, even if she does not ask for it. You will be glad you did and it makes you stronger not weaker. It may not come easy to forgive someone who does not show any care for what they have done. But God tells us to forgive 7X70 and it does not say they need to ask for the forgiveness. Sorry to go on for so long may God bless you and I will add you and your son to my prayer list.
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