Get up, Jonah. I just lost my job. Use this time to complete the work that needs to be done in yourself and let God work on your spouse. He brought me home to a man I SWORE I didnt love, didnt want to be with, and didnt want to be in the same room with if it could be avoided. We have 7 children who were blindsided as badly as I was. I know that many who read my words have prodigals in your life. Rosaria was an English professor at a small liberal arts college, who hated the way Christians spoke against her beliefs and community. The world is waiting for the church to pray. The answer is simple. It moved me to put on the armour of God and pull my Boo back from the Pit as well. Its good that our heavenly Father does not Give up on His children! I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. Its all a LIE, but we dont know that. But in the end, he chose to follow where he saw the evidence leading himthis is his story. I dont want to apportion blame too much here but suffice it to say we had some in-law issues which contributed greatly to our demise.but that is another story and I want to concentrate on how God showed up and showed off in the mist of my situation. But after being raised in a family plagued with sexual abuse, marital affairs, and deceit, she left her own marriage for another man and nearly lost the hope of making her dream a reality. Eventually, through her interaction with the humble pastor and his wife, and her study of the Bible, Rosaria came to the conviction that God was real and worth believing. I was deep in thought today and I want to share some of my experience as a prodigal. they struggled with feelings of guilt and shame, what REALLY happens on the other side of the mountain. bless you as well! Thank you for your testimony, encouragement and hope. Something that changed her life completely. Thats really good news because there is only one person in the universe who can change the heart, and he specializes in divine heart surgery. And when you are at peace with the thought of them leaving, your blessing of restoration is on its way. Ashley, herself a drug addict who had lost custody of her daughter, had been reading the Bible and The Purpose Driven Lifeand when Brian Nichols captured her, she spoke to him and read to him from the book, resulting in Nichols eventually releasing her to go to her daughter. God knows us better than we know ourselves. When you walk in the footsteps of the father of the prodig He can ring your phone any time of the day or night. With much love and gratitude to you all, He wanted to give our marriage a chance and he loved me and wanted to be with ME. Our Testimony to Rejoice Marriage Ministries. He put on my neck a chain to hold We are all prodigals, in some ways, and at some times. We claim to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I know how hard this must be. I have monitored your site daily since I found it, hoping you would post something new as I need encouragement . For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. I know because I cant quit thinking about you and what Ive done to you. Thank You for Following the Lords leading to share your story. Some went to a Christian college. Jeremiah 24:7. And when he calls, you wont be able to put him on Call Waiting.. I turn my music up to drown out the noise, and advertisements for marriage restoration play on the radio. Amazing, isnt it, how when you want to run from God, you can always find a boat going where you want to go. Hes got your number written on his heart. Underlying all this are two bits of very important theology: 1. 2. Wow! As He tells us, Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and you will find rest for your souls. Hes got our marriages in His hands, so we should be at peace. Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish (v. 6). His marriage began falling apart and he nearly hurt his baby daughter and strangled his wife Cynthia. Are you living married? When your relationship and love for God far surpasses that of your wife/husband, you have arrived. It would be best if you didnt see the pain, the shame, and the troubles that have come since I left you. BUT DONT DO IT!! I cried DAILY AND HOURLYI felt all hope was gone.I mean how do you get someone to love you again when that person is saying I never loved you at all..YOU CANT.BUT GOD CAN. At first, I was a little embarrassed to share it, but I realize that was the enemys condemnation and that I need to use my testimony as God has commanded, which I hope blesses you and will help overcome and hurl down the devil as you stand for the restoration of your marriage and family (Revelation 12:10-11). Yet deep in the mire, with sensual swine, Even though I wrestled with what God wanted me to do because I thought I had many reasons not to go home, I was given a second chance to finally obey God and returned to my husband. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. After he had wasted all his inheritance inwildliving, he ended up feeding the pigs (Luke 15:15-16). So I promise that from today I will cast all my burdens on the Lord because He cares for me and I will wait on God. Everyone on board is endangered by Jonahs sin. 2 Corinthians 12:9 In many ways you have shared my own story. A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. If you do, wake up and pray for us!. Lord, I am stepping out of the way and trusting you and that restoration is already on its way. 1 Corinthians 15:10. Get up and call on your god! And I believe God! Thats so tough to do sometimes; yet it is very much what we have to come too. The title of this article is, Prayer Secret #6 The Prayer of Agreement.. He flooded my heart with loves white light; Love One Another The Overlooked Commandment. Thats true about every city in America. Matthew 26, 27, 28 is where you can read and learn more about each stage of the process. James 1:8 says that a double minded man is unstable in all his ways, and unstable is exactly where your spouse is. I am still shaking after reading your post. I know you're praying for me. So began the arduous, years-long journey of one determined mother who prayed and trusted God to save her drug-hardened, cold-hearted son, even while Christopher ran further and further into sex, drugs, and illegal activities. Here is a simple question that can open up a spiritual conversation: Just those six words make such a difference. He put on my feet the shoes that miss No chance to tread in the narrow path; He pressed on my lips the burning kiss That scorches deeper than fires of wrath. Whenever you read a story like this in the Bible, you know there has to be a but coming. We cant pay our bills. While Susan knows this deeply wounded her son, he never talked about it much or acknowledged it bothered him. promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. Our relationship has grown in leaps and bounds since that dreadful time in our lives. Here is her word-for-word testimony, and then I will point out a few key things she did to get God to move on this extreme situation. (Ezekiel 34:11). What is his promise? In my own journey, I hurt people before I knew the Lord. God will bring them home. During that process, Ashley Smith broke free of her own drug addiction and not long after, regained custody of her daughter. I can preach a thousand sermons, we can all sing a thousand hymns, and together we can attend a thousand church services, but apart from the Lord it will do no good. I had reached my mountaintop, onlythe view disappointed me. Everyday I seek God to fight this battle. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god (vv. In it's narrowest definition, it doesn't. He put on my feet the shoes that miss It's 2years now since he left me and 4 kids for another female. They dont care enough to be hostile. Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am in Seeds Of Faith. He said he wanted to talk and wanted to know if he could come by the househe wanted to know if I could forgive him for what he did and for us to try again at our When Martin was nine, his dad left. We want to personally thank Crystal for allowing us to release her testimony on our site, as it will help show others that God can move to restore broken marriages, no matter how hopeless things may look in the natural. Thank you for sharing, Stephanie. Bob, a returned prodigal, has been asked most often, "What is it like for my prodigal spouse?" In The Prodigal's Perspective, Bob gives answers from his heart . I have been standing for my marriage for six months now with no communication from my husband. Even in hard times, offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and keep any vow or promise you have made to Him, and see what He will do! For six years, best friends and debate partners David and Nabeel argued back and forth, challenging each other and digging deep to figure out whose beliefs were actually true. Nichols later peacefully allowed himself to be re-arrested. Unlike most of the people on this list, Nabeel was not a prodigal in any outward way. Prayer to Heal Broken Relationships. It doesnt matter whether were talking about Seattle or Atlanta, Chicago or Charlotte, New York or San Antonio, Las Vegas or Louisville. Its not his will for divorce. This is wonderful! Father, I yet am a long way off- RUN as fast as we can!! I am just waiting for my husband to come back, because Satan is already defeated, but its our faith that moves mountains! If you come a day too soon, the prodigal will always think, With one more day, I would have figured out a way to solve my own problems. As long as the scheming and lying and deceiving continues, the best thing we can do is to pray for Gods Spirit to bring them to their senses and to wait patiently until that day comes. He knows exactly how to get in touch with you. Talent vs. Faithfulness: What is God Looking For? Psalm 38:1-22 God, I am done standing in your way. You cant give up even if you want to. I am working hard at being the person God wants me to be and try not to focus on my husband or the NCP. So thank you for the reminder to stand back and let God do His work. But forgiveness is not something we can (or want to) muster up on our own. The world generally doesnt care about what we say and do on Sunday morning. Sign up to join over 20,000 subscribers receiving our weekly sermon email. Proverbs 16:9 God brought me to my knees when there was nothing and no one else that could help me. You are never out of reach of God's love - no matter what mistakes you have made. Others were not outwardly prodigals, or were not aware perhaps that they were missing God in their lives. It is no accident that I am reading your post right now because these were words that I really needed. Thank you for sharing.. Im praying for marriage restoration as my husband has moved out and is now living with the other woman, who is pregnant and about to give birth very soon. Nabeel, like Rosaria Butterfield (above) had everything to lose and seemingly nothing to gain for rejecting his Muslim roots and turning to Christ. Do you remember what happened to the prodigal son in Luke 15? There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. Jake. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Keep standing and following His example. Its like God is mad at me or something. Soon he would be in Tarshish, a beautiful city in Spain. Stephanie, thank you so much for sharing your testimony, which has encouraged me and has to have blessed many, many others too. Why cant I just move on?!. You have been given the grace to stand. Thank you for this site and ministry. Ill try to be as brief as possible but I really dont want to leave any detail out.no matter how small, because it may be the very thing God wants to use to inspire and encourage a stander or prodigal spouse. This week, I came to the place you shared You have to get to a point where you are okay either waywith restoration or without it because you are content with GOD and his love. I am so encouraged with your perspective as well as your wordsAnd when you are at peace with the thought of them leaving, your blessing of restoration is on its way. I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. There is a voice within every prodigal that tells them what they are doing is wrong. This is where I am at now, my husband is cold and telling me that its never going to work out! Gods got your number on Speed Dial. The next thing she did right was to enlist the aid of three powerful prayer warriors to help her with her prayers to the Lord. Your husband sounds like metrying to fix everything and my wife just keeps running. We praise, worship, give thanks, and march our way to the battlefield, knowing all well that God will deliver his promise to us. How could a man sleep during a terrible storm like this? As a preview to your own restoration, let me be a testimony that when God fully restores your marriage, your prodigal spouse will have . And: God is worth the sacrifice. What you can see is someone who left you, hates you, and wants nothing to do with you, right? I finally cried out to God for help and in response God gave me the same instructions that I had been avoiding to go home. But I simply could not imagine that I would end up back in the original place from where I tried to escape for so long! Thanks for sharing this; its truly a great testimony. And those things came by the Holy Spirit working in my wifes life. Prone to leave the God I love. Delve into the lusciousness of life, (aka The Scylighter). And if they get our prayers, they might one day listen to our sermons. This means that you do not have to have large amounts of faith with the Lord to get the show going with Him. I tried to run away from the problems I was having, but my story as a prodigal wife proves that we never really get away from things by running from them. God is so good and he guided me to this site so I could read this. My husband and I were able to rebuild trust and heal together from our difficult past. I dont even know if this is still an active thread. Let your prodigal GO!!! Yet at the same time, I thought I had done too much or wandered too far, and I couldnt forgive myself. You have loved ones who are away from the Lord. It gives me hope for the restoration of my marriage. 4. My Father ran with compassion for me. So they started the first interfaith prayer meeting in the Bible, each man crying out to his own god. Copyright by Michael Bradley and Chris Bradley, Prayer Secret #6 The Prayer of Agreement., When People Let You Down: Dealing with Disappointment. Thank You! He was on a boat headed for Tarshish, running from the Lord. Remember that God wants our marriages restored and our families healed more than we do; we just need to get out of the way and let Him work. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He has his narcotics. When I feel discouraged because either I or other Christians have fallen short, I am reminded, through stories like the ones listed below, that it is not about me: Not I, but the grace of God. Finpecia Active ingredient: Finasteride $0.51 for pill Buy Now Dutas Active ingredient: Dutasteride $1.79 for pill Buy Now Finast Active ingredient: Finasteride $2.08 for pill Buy Now. That morning, he believed, he was a new creation. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. #3) A change from apathy to readiness (2 Corinthians 9:3) Prodigal spouses will be ready to do whatever it takes for restoration and peace in their relationship with God and their families. About the size of a mustard seedRepentance is an intimate affair. Blackened my brow where all might see, I have never felt pain like I did then in my entire life..it is amazing when you are down on luck how quickly you remember that GOD does exists. Rosarias story is unusual in that it is one of the few in which a prodigal had everything to lose and nothing to gain by turning to God. At first, I was a little embarrassed to share it, but I realize that was the enemy's condemnation and that I need to use my testimony as God has commanded, which I hope blesses you and will help overcome and hurl down the devil as you stand for the . 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