In my last post, things with my marriage seemed to be improving. Yet again I have fallen from what I thought was a safe place to that of despair. I love my husband but I think that I have put him in a position that is not fair. I love him with all my heart and want only the very best for him. Over the last few months I have seen him continue to struggle with his own demons...and with that struggle mistrust and jelousy have clouded our marriage. We are no longer able to talk or even trust. I don't know if my marriage can be healed anymore and for a moment last night I almost gave into utter despair. I prayed very hard as the thoughts of doing something to myself raced in my head. I began to pray and the Lord answered by putting me into a restful sleep. My first thought this morning was to ask for more prayer. My husband to a trip today...on his birthday...he didn't open his birthday card to see the words that I wrote from my heart...I think he is avoiding this....I want my marriage to work but I also understand that it may not...I am accepting this very slowly. Losing my family is the hardest thing in the world, my children will suffer more than me and it will break their hearts to lose the stability and security of a family.
So I am asking now that the you pray with me that again we find peace and love....that my husband forgives me and I forgive him that we learn to be friends again, rebuild our trust of each other, that the Lord restore the blessings he has given us and help us in this time of need. Please pray for the salvation of my marriage.
I want to thank everyone for the beautiful prayers and thoughts....I want each of you to know that while I was losing faith in the beginning God has blessed me with renewed faith in him and his power. I am no longer losing faith...I have faith that the Lord will continue to bless me in his own time and way....I wrote a letter to my husband last night explaining the things that have been bothering me...I don't know if he will read it or not...I do know that I feel realesed from what has been binding me by writing the words...even if it means that we will not reconcile our differences....I love my husband and I will remain a devouted wife who will care for him and our children always....I know that somewhere in his heart and soul he loves me and cares about us but he is battling his own demons...it feels good to be able to say that...John has his own demons to fight...so I continue to pray for the salvation of our marriage...for Our Father, our Savior Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to lift my husband from his prison and release the demons that have him bound. I give him to Our Lord and pray for his safe keeping and salvation...that he be protected everyday and that he finds the path to peace and love....I pray that we will come together as we were in the past but with new understanding and conviction of our purpose in this life...that we set a good example for our children...that we remain strong in faith and love...I ask for the continued blessings that have been given to us and future blessings....my marriage will be saved I believe this and I have faith in this...the day the Lord tells me to let go of this marriage is the day I will stop believing that he will restore our commitment to each other....I do not see that day anytime soon...I know he has moved the Holy Spirit in me to be at peace and he has again saved me..he has given me peace...so I ask that you help me claim my husband John back from the demons that bind him and give him to Our Father who will heal him and with this heal our marriage....Amen.
Dear Losing Faith,
As you may already know, faith is the thing hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. When we hold to that which we have supposedly left in God's hand, we are resisting Him and He will not over power your will. He will continue to comfort you until you surrender. Sometimes it seems that at the point of letting go is when the miracle begins. You have already asked Him through your request to us and I believe and know that God does not slumber nor sleep. The Word of God declares that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him. God loves you and desire to see your marriage whole but you have to leave it in His capable hands. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. Psalm 68 says that God sets the solitary in families. Begin to thank Him for your trials and know that these only come to make us stronger that His glory may be revealed. Thank you Lord for your love and your comfort, for we do realize that whom you love you chastise so that we may stand before you naked and unencumbered. Thank you Jesus that you gave your life that we might have life and life more abundantly. We realize that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and power, rulers of the darkness, spiritual wickedness in high places, but the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity everys thought unto the obedience of God. For He is the Lord the God of all flesh and there is nothing too hard for God. Thank you God for saving this marriage in Jesus Christ name. Amen
Wife's Prayer For Husband
Lord God, before You and man I was joined together with my husband and we are now flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone through the holy bonds of matrimony. Therefore I pray for my husband and ask that Your peace and blessings be upon him.
I pray Lord God, that I do no harm to him and that I do not hinder him from the God ordained role of spiritual head of the household. May he flourish in this role and be under subjection to You. May he treat me as Christ would treat me and may I treat him as I would our Lord.
I pray Lord God, for my husband as provider and protector in this marriage. May it please You to use him in both these capacities. May I accept with gratitude this position in which he functions.
I pray Lord God, for my husband's spiritual well-being. May never lose his hunger and thirst for You. May we be supportive of each other's individual walk, and may we join together in unity in worshipping and serving You.
I pray Lord God, for my husband's financial planning decisions. May he receive showers of blessings from You as he makes Godly decisions that will affect us both. May his decisions be wise and appropriate.
I pray Lord God, for my husbands health. I pray that You will keep him in perfect health and that he remain well and whole. When he needs that care taking from me, may I be as supportive, loving and compassionate as I would have him be with me.
I pray Lord God, for my husband's safety. May You place a hedge around him and keep him from harm's way. May Your ministering angels protect him in his time of need.
I pray Lord God, for all other things that affect him. Work, children, friendships, relatives and even recreation. May I serve by his side and see to it that all these areas of his life be lived in harmony.
I pray Lord God, that he might always find me attractive within and outwardly as we keep our marriage alive, through Jesus Christ who brought us together. Amen
A Standers Affirmation
I AM STANDING FOR THE HEALING OF MY MARRIAGE!... I will not give up, give in, give out or give over 'til that healing takes place. I made a vow, I said the words, I gave the pledge, I gave a ring, I took a ring, I gave myself, I trusted GOD, and said the words, and meant the words... in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad...so I am standing NOW, and will not sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down or be down 'til the breakdown is torn down!
I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances, or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what is trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous... nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God's real thing, nor will I seek to lower God's standard, twist God's will, rewrite God's word, violate God's covenant, or accept what God hates, namely divorce!
In a world of filth, I will stay pure; surrounded by lies I will speak the truth; where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God: where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse; and where the odds are stacked against me, I will trust in God's faithfulness.
I am a STANDER, and I will not acquiesce, compromise, quarrel or quit.. I have made the choice, set my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.
I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up 'til my marriage is healed.
- Author Unknown
Lord I ask that You will give this young woman the strength to stand firm and believe in You. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen
Begin to praise God for the Victory within your marriage. The victory is already yours in Jesus name. You are victorious!!! Watch God. Stop talking the problem and begin praising Him, your God for His manifestation. God is working within this union. We cast out all sin and sin natures in Jesus' name. Jesus is real and we only need to believe, ask and receive. Become very serious about your praises. Amen and amen.
May God bless you and your marriage. Please don't think about taking your life anymore. It would be really horrible to wake up in a world much worse than the one you're living in, and not be able to ever leave it behind. Besides, God loves you and will see you through your present problems, if only you let him. Through Jesus Christ I pray that blessings be heaped on you and your loved ones.
In agreement, Lord bless this marriage to be restored in Jesus powerful name Amen!!
Still praying for you and your husband to be reconciled, and be brought back together stronger than before.
May the Lord Bless your relationship, May HE heal it..May you and your family be blessed..Amen!
Father, remove the spirit behind this marriage by turning their sorrows to happiness, grief to grace & misunderstanding to understanding. Show yourself in this relationship by touching both hearts to forgive/forget their shortcomings. Let peace, love and happiness continue to flow in their midst. In Jesus name, I pray.
Please Lord bless her and John with all they need to get through this and get their marriage back on track. Please protect and heal this family and guide her and John and the children. Please Lord lay your healing hands upon this family and remove all the obstacles keeping them at odds. Please move in John to be healed and to be the husband and father you intended him to be. Please Lord work a mighty miracle here. Please Lord Jesus. Please st jude st anne st anthony st michael st gabriel st rita st dymphna st monica and st theresa and mother mary pray unceasingly for them all. God Bless you all amen
Father God I lay this husband and wife at Your feet and ask in the mighty name of Jesus that You would intervene. Lord what You have brought together, let no one take apart. Father Your word says that where 2 or more stand together and request anything in Your son's name, it is done. I stand together with this loving wife and ask that You Lord would heal this marriage. Father remove anything or anyone that the enemy is using as a lure to pull them apart and bind the enemy from doing any further harm in their lives. Please grant her the peace that surpasses all understanding, protect the children from what is going on now, and restore thier marriage, family, and lives this day. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen
I pray for you and please pray for me. I also have problems in my marriage of mistrust. God please help her and bless her marriage.
Father you said marriage is honorable. I come against the destroyer of marriages - Satan and I rebuke him in this situation bring love forgiveness honor, respect and trust to this marriage in Jesus's name Amen
Praise God and all Glory to You Father for encouraging our Sister in Christ to renew her Faith and that she Stand with the Sword of Truth, your Word. Standing on Your Word Lord is at times most difficult for us. We focus on Jesus, we Pray to our Savior, we seek to speak the words of wisdom from You and to Walk in the warmth of Your tender embrace, but we are weak. Lord, it is my prayer that my Sisters marriage be not restored, but to be renewed by the Blood of Jesus Christ to be stronger and more grounded in His love and His annointing. Father, as we stand on your Word it would serve as a reminder to all that we Speak to what is not, just as scriputre tells us, and Trust in Him to make it so. We must watch our words that we speak for out of our mouths flow the well springs of life. Father God, I pray that each person on this site stop thinking negatively about their situations or circumstance for it is written that it is YOUR will that we, who are in Christ, be thanful in all circumstance. It is my prayer that each of us guard our mouths and thoughts and speak with words of wisdome, compassion, and love...Do not speak that He is not listening, or He is not finding favour, No, He is listening in all we say, He is watching in all we do, and He is waiting (in His way and in His timing) to give us that which we desire, the moment we truly believe and trust in Him. Amen.
Dear friend in Christ I pray for your husband that the Lord Jesus Christ will touch his heart free him from all the chains that hold him back . Don't lose faith for he is there for Jesus says believe and he will be with you though this and always