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I am new to this. I am praying for God to save my husband and our marriage even though he does not want to. My question is, can God do this if it is against what my husband wants? Can one person save another person if it is against their will?
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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on
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I encourage you to pray in earnest, regularly for your husband. This is in alignment with God's will. You must keep things in perspective. No one, including you, can save another person. Salvation is a personal issue between a person and God. You can be sure that your prayer will be heard and that the Holy Spirit will bring conviction and work on your husband, but in the end, God will not force him. He must choose to surrender to Jesus. Your goal should be to pray for him and set a good example (as best one can) of true Christianity.
Lord, we pray for Patience's husband. he resists you, but we come with assurance that You will not relent. You will chase after him and dear Holy Spirit we pray that You bring conviction as outlined in John 16:8-11. I pray that you will give Patience guidance and strength as she seeks to see her husband come into Your kingdom as a child of God. We lay this at Your feet in Jesus name, Amen.
Lord Bless,
LT
Lord Bless,
LT
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Permalink Reply by Sara on
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Thank you so much for your prayers. I am having a hard time dealing with this because it happened so quickly and without warning. The only good thing that has come from this is that it has brought me closer to my relationship with Jesus. I have been surrounded with wonderful and beautiful people. Believe me in this day and age they are hard to find.
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You can be sure that God will work on him and that He will provide for you. He will give you strength and it is great that you have a good group of people around you.
Lord Bless,
LT
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Permalink Reply by SavedYouzer on
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Wow Ginbellen let me first off start by saying whoever gave you that message was truly "inspired" by the Power of The Holy Spirit. I mean WOW, I just started my journey with our Lord and just this morning I was telling my girlfriend how I needed more of an understanding of the Holy spirit. I wasnt even looking for an answer and God revealed to me that he truly wants me to get a better "in depth" on this topic. Looking at your entry I happened to just glance at it , thinking wow this is long! (LoL I apologize in advance for any disrespect to your friend)... But as i Kept reading it I couldnt take my eyes off of what it was saying. Its as if The Holy Spirit drew me to it more and more! I am even going to write a Blog directing others to read this , for it truly was done with such precision and knowledge. You are truly blessed to be able to have friends who understand such a hard topic. I feel so eager to get more understanding of the true Power of the Holy Spirit. I knew prayer was important, but now because of this message I want to use it Correctly! Thank you and God Bless you and your friend (s) ... For in Our Fathers eyes ,we are all his children... - Amen
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Permalink Reply by Duncan Namu on
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I think God can do it. The Spirit of God is able to convict him and bring him to God. Ofcourse he still retains the right to refuse to surrender to the Spirit's conviction? We are encouraged to pray and not to faint.
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I pray that he can. I don't want this divorce and I am praying that his new relationship with this other woman will fall apart so we can work on our marriage. Thank you for you insight. I am having a hard time trying to figure out free will and God's will and what it means for our family.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Maurer on
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I know that GOD hates divorce and always chooses reconciliation. Stay in prayer, stand in the gap for your husband. He sounds very lost and and not thinking correctly. Is your husband saved? If he is, I believe the HOLY SPIRIT will soon convict him in a sweet-distinct way of drawing your husband back to JESUS. Once he makes it back to the LORD, his only truth is to come to you and become the husband GOD has grown him to be. Free will is just that...that is what sent your husband out...GOD'S Will is to reconcile your marriage and grow in the loving bond of Holy Matrimony with JESUS. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two are better than one...And a Threefold Cord is not quickly broken." If you and your husband are in relationship with the LORD JESUS, HE is the part of the cord that intertwines and won't let it break easily. Troubles come, but, JESUS told us not to worry, HE has overcome the world, and HE has also left HIS PEACE with us, not the peace of this world. Keep praying...PRAYER IS POWERFUL AND PRAYER WORKS! I pray in JESUS PRECIOUS NAME for your marriage right now, that the LORD would begin to stir your husband's heart, reminding him of the love he had for you when you first got together, the love you experienced in bringing children into the world...and the troubles, the hard times that you worked through together, with complete evidence that it was the LORD'S doing and your obedience to HIM. I PRAY for this couple to come back together as a happy, working through their problems and coming out on the other side of YOUR Wonderful Work of using evil for good and they would have a testimony that will be on "FIRE!" IN JESUS NAME I PRAY...Amen
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Thank you so much for all the prayers out there. I have been praying everyday and ever since I handed my husband and marriage over to God I have been at such peace and calm. I still cry but just because I miss him not because I am scared of losing him. I don't know if I have become disillusional or if God is telling me not to waste my strength worrying over something that will work itself out in the end. I know God brought me to this website. I was just looking for inspiration and this website came up and I tried to click it off and it would not let me until I signed up to be a memeber. You may think I am crazy but I do not believe in coincidences and I know that he led me to this place to help me though this situation and to inspire others. That is what I am learning everyday. To help others and to live my life as an example to others by living with faith and always trying to do the right thing. The other women's father died and I sent her a condolence card and said a prayer to help her get through it because it was the right thing to do. Every week I get these signs and I respond to them as I know best. I try to always remind myself not what I want to do but what would Jesus do in this situation. Please tell me if I am setting myself up for heartbreak or do you think this really could be happening?
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Permalink Reply by sam on
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Patience:
I have read your post and i am in the same situation right now. I feel closer to Jesus than ever before. In the spiritual God has won the battle for my husband and i have been promised my hearts desires and reconsiliation but in the natural i find it so difficult. I have to trust in God that he is working with my husband and that God will reveal himself to him when the time is right. As a backslider my husband knows the truth and knows where to find the peace but is looking in all the wrong places..
for me the difficulty is i am told he loves me and doesn't no why he left, he is struggling as much as i am but i do have the peace of heart, but just tearful when he refuses to communicate with me. He has seen the changes in me that jesus has made and i wouldn't want my old life back with all its problems. I want my husband to see how awesome God is and the amazing things he can do.
I have to remain focussed upon his face, place my trust and have faith in him. all things are possible with God on your side.
You just take care keep worshipping and praying for reconsiliation and for your husband salvation, God is faithful, a God of answered prayers and hears your every pray. He has given you promises keep praying those promisies.
in Jesus
sam
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Sam,
I know what you mean about spiritually coming a long way and waiting for the reality to catch up. It is so frustrating and I think God has brought all of us going through this situation together so that we can rely on each other when we start to have doubts and fears. God is asking us to be patient and wait faithfully for the plan He has in store for us. We can wait without anxiety because we know that God's plan is good and He will bring miracles into our lives if we trust Him with everything we have and everything we are. God bless you and don't give up.....
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Permalink Reply by Carla on
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Hi Patience,
I relate to your story very much...My husband does not know the Lord...he refers to himself as an athiest. I met Jesus in October of '06...and I haven't looked back since... :)
My husband has had a real hard time accepting my faith (to say the least).....and he almost left at one point in time after I had witnessed to a close family friend and she accepted the Lord as her Saviour! (Praise God).
Anyhow, I just continually handed it over to the Lord, and I still am constantly. My husband is still living at home, and he has said he is not going to leave now. (Praise God).
I just know that God is handling it. God is convicting him...I can see how his heart is softening. he is not telling me or asking me anything regarding faith in Christ, but I KNOW God is faithful.
God gave each of us a Free Will. Our husbands may reject Christ..but they may not. Your job is to be so intimately connected with Jesus, that His Light shines through you..so Brightly, that your husband wants it for himself....Even Then..he might still choose to reject Christ. It's not up to you......it is between him and God. He alone is accountable for accepting Jesus or not!
God will do His part. Be encouraged also, that you can live in a marriage happily with a connection even with a difference in faith. But in order to do it, you must be surrendered to the Lord. Everything is for Christ...even the success of your marriage. God does not want your marriage to fall apart, and He will strengthen you and your relationship with your husband as you let Him work through you. Continue to pray and hand it all over to God, HE will lead you. You have a rough road ahead of you. It is not going to be easy. But.. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you...
This verse is so beautiful and powerful to me..It just gives me chills...
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.
If you are weak, weary, and feel like your going to faint...then you're not waiting on the Lord!...This is a good way to know if you are with Christ...or are you running ahead of what He is already doing.
He knows the plans He has for you. They are plans for good, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jesus tells us...
Jhn 16:33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
Be encouraged! For you are more than a conqueror through Christ.
In His Great Love, Carla
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Thank you Carla,
I know deep in my heart that my husband will return not because of my will but because of His. I trust God with all my heart and it has given me such peace so that I may endure and wait patiently for His timing. I am a completely new person since I accepted Christ as my savior and I am thanking Him everyday for it.
God bless you for your encouragement. We all need to stick together, the ones of us who are going through these situations so that when we let the enemy cause doubts and fears we can fight back with the strength of numbers.
Patience
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