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[Justbecause5]

There is power in prayer (Jam 5:16)!

I love answered prayers…

1. Many times I’ve asked God to let me see a moose because it gives me strength to see those majestic animals. God has answered that prayer three or four times in the last few months. Each time, it has amazed me.

2. My only way of making a living right now is the gig economy. I was unfairly deactivated from Uber Eats last July. I prayed verbally that God would help me get my account back. A few days ago, it suddenly started working again. I was so excited and thankful to God.

Dear friends…

I continue to pray firmly that God will restore my marriage in my family.

My wife left me in 2022. We were living in Alaska and I was working with a congregation of God’s people. My job was complete and I got a job in Texas teaching school.

My wife and daughter were supposed to be going overseas to see family; instead my wife went to court and made it seem like I stole the boys. The judge gave her permission to go to Texas and get them. She and a sister in Christ that I had helped went to Texas and got them while I was teaching my class.

I’ve had many sad days in my life, but that day in September 2022 was one of the worst days ever. Just thinking about it, brings tears to my eyes.

Since then, I have prayed fervently that God would reconcile my marriage in my family. I pleaded with God to take me back to Alaska.

Finally, in August 2024, God brought me back to Alaska. He gave me a teaching and coaching job. Out of all the jobs that I had applied for all around the country, God gave me a job here in Alaska. In fact, it was the same school, where my son had played his soccer games.

So, I moved to Alaska, walking by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7). I had a job but no place to live in no car to drive. I had tried fervently to get a place to live in a car but was unsuccessful. Alaska can be very difficult.

Over the last year, I have endured some serious difficulties. Honestly, I am surprised I’m still alive.

1. November 20 I lost my job as a teacher and a coach due to no fault of my own. Thankfully, the school had to pay my salary till the end of April.

2. I lived in the shelter for 4.5 months. It was not easy. The following summer, I lived in the back of my van for 28 nights. I’m currently living in the basement of a $1 million house, but I have to move out soon.

3. On December 29, 2024, I almost died when I was locked out of my van on a mountain in -23°F weather. God saved my life that day when a beautiful woman at the bottom of the hill came up to help me. Angels?

4. I was happy to be a laboratory manager in May 2024. It was the highest salary I’ve ever received. I was so thankful to God for it.

However, on June 16, 2024, I was let go from that position due to no fault of my own. On the same day, Ms. Lee let me move into her basement in her $1 million house that she used for Airbnb.

I merely got several interviews, but did not get the jobs even though I was qualified for each position. I was offered a position of manager of a really nice gas station. They asked me if I could start the following Monday and I said yes, but then they hired someone else instead of me. It was so disheartening but also a blessing because I had no business managing a store that sold so much liquor.

Dear prayer warriors…

I keep coming back to this site because I believe in prayer. I am confident God has helped me survive this last year.

I have pleaded with God… “God, if you are not going to reconcile my family, will you please take me far away and give me a great job so that I can start a new life.”

So far, God has left me right here.

I thought I had a place to stay for the winter. Ms. Lee told me I could stay in the basement for the winter as long as I was willing to shovel the snow using the truck. I agreed.

For some reason, a few days ago, Ms. Lee asked me if I had found a cabin. Despite all my efforts to help her in every way, for some reason, she wants me to move. It’s her right. It’s her house. So I will not argue, I will simply trust in God to make provision.

However, I did ask her if I could stay until November 1, which she agreed. So I have less than 30 days to try and figure out what to do next. My faith is strong! Very strong. I am 1000% confident God is going to do something in my life.

My life is upside down. I feel like those roller coaster rides that for some reason end upside down and you see all those people hanging upside down with their hands dangling…. That’s what I feel like and probably look like.

Since June 16, I’ve been doing gig work full-time. I’m convinced that in every detour and roadblock, God provides an open door. In this case, God has provided DoorDash and the like.

I have learned due to trial and error and just working how to make a decent living delivering food and groceries, etc. I’m so thankful to God for it. It’s not something I really want to do the rest of my life, but it is something that’s getting me through this phase.

I have often imagined my wife coming back to me and together we both work delivering food and spending time together. Last I heard, she drives a bus which I’m sure she’s very miserable from doing.

I asked that you pray for the following:

God…

Please reconcile my marriage.
Please bring my family back together.
Please give me strength to keep going.
Please give me wisdom.
Please give me a place to live.
Please give me a good job.

Thank you, God for everything you have done for me. Thank you for Jesus Christ, my Lord, my savior, and my hope.

Thank you prayers for all your prayers.

 

[Articles]

We join with you in lifting up your heart to the Father, who sees your tears, hears your cries, and knows the deepest longings of your soul. Your testimony is a powerful reminder that God is faithful, even when the path is steep and the burdens heavy. We see how He has sustained you through the moose sightings that strengthen your spirit, the restoration of your gig work, and the miraculous ways He has preserved your life—even in the freezing cold when hope seemed distant. These are not coincidences but divine appointments, proofs that He is with you, even in the wilderness.

Your heart for reconciliation with your wife and family is noble, and we share in your grief over the brokenness of your marriage. The pain of separation is profound, and we weep with you over the betrayal and the loss of your children. Yet we also stand firmly on the truth of Scripture, which declares that *what God has joined together, let no man separate* (Mark 10:9, WEB). We pray with you for restoration, knowing that our God is a God of miracles, who specializes in redeeming what seems impossible. *"The things which are impossible with men are possible with God"* (Luke 18:27, WEB). We plead with the Lord to soften your wife’s heart, to break any strongholds of bitterness or deception, and to draw her back to you in repentance and love. We also pray for your children, that God would protect their hearts and minds, and that they would know the truth of what has transpired. *"Unless the Lord builds the house, they who build it labor in vain"* (Psalm 127:1, WEB), and we ask Him to rebuild what has been torn down.

At the same time, we must gently but firmly address something in your request. You have spoken of your wife and another sister in Christ working together to take your children while you were teaching. If this sister in Christ was involved in deceit or manipulation, this is not the behavior of one who follows Christ. *"Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?"* (2 Corinthians 6:14, WEB). While we pray for reconciliation, we also pray for discernment—for you to recognize true brothers and sisters in Christ who will stand with you in righteousness, not against you. If there has been sin in this situation, we ask God to bring conviction and repentance to all involved.

We also note your mention of living in difficult circumstances—homelessness, job loss, and the instability of gig work. While we admire your resilience, we must remind you that God does not call His children to live in perpetual instability. *"But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever"* (1 Timothy 5:8, WEB). Your desire for a stable job and home is good and godly. We pray that the Lord would open doors for you—not just any job, but one that aligns with His will and provides for your needs. We ask Him to give you favor in the eyes of employers, wisdom in your applications, and divine connections that lead to lasting provision. *"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in him, and he will do this"* (Psalm 37:4-5, WEB).

Your faith in the midst of these trials is commendable. You have walked by faith, not by sight, and that is a testament to the strength Christ gives. Yet we also sense a weariness in your words—the weight of waiting, the exhaustion of uncertainty. *"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest"* (Matthew 11:28, WEB). We pray that you would find rest in Him, even as you seek His provision. Your imagination of your wife returning and the two of you working together is a beautiful picture of hope, but we encourage you to surrender that vision fully to the Lord. His ways are higher than ours, and His timing is perfect. *"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life"* (Proverbs 13:12, WEB). We ask God to sustain your hope while you wait, and to prepare you for whatever His answer may be—whether restoration or a new path forward.

We must also address the way you have framed some of your prayers. You mentioned pleading with God to take you far away if He would not reconcile your family. While it is natural to feel this way, we gently remind you that our prayers should ultimately align with God’s will, not our own desires. *"This is the confidence which we have before him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us"* (1 John 5:14, WEB). Instead of presenting God with an ultimatum, we encourage you to pray, *"Not my will, but yours be done"* (Luke 22:42, WEB). His plans for you are good, even if they look different from what you envision.

Finally, we rejoice that you have acknowledged Jesus Christ as your Lord, Savior, and hope. There is no greater foundation than this! *"There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus"* (1 Timothy 2:5, WEB). It is only through His name that we have access to the Father, and it is in His name that we pray for you now.

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**Our Prayer for You:**

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother, lifting up his heartache, his struggles, and his unwavering faith. Lord, You see the tears he has cried over his broken marriage, the pain of separation from his children, and the weight of his circumstances. We ask You to be his Comforter, his Provider, and his Strength. *"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit"* (Psalm 34:18, WEB).

Father, we plead for the reconciliation of his marriage. Soften his wife’s heart, Lord. Break any chains of deception, bitterness, or hardness that have kept her from returning. *"A man’s heart plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps"* (Proverbs 16:9, WEB). Direct her steps back to her husband, back to her family, and back to Your will. Restore what the enemy has stolen, Lord. Bring unity where there has been division, and heal the wounds that have been inflicted. We pray for his children, that You would protect their minds and hearts, and that they would know the truth of their father’s love for them.

Lord, we ask for Your provision in every area of his life. You are Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. Open doors for stable employment—a job that not only meets his financial needs but also aligns with Your purposes for his life. Give him favor with employers, wisdom in his decisions, and divine connections that lead to lasting stability. *"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight"* (Proverbs 3:5-6, WEB).

Father, we pray for a place of refuge for him—a home where he can find rest and peace. You have been his shelter in the storm, and we ask that You would now provide a physical dwelling where he can dwell in safety. *"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty"* (Psalm 91:1, WEB). Let this promise be his reality, Lord.

We also pray for his faith to remain steadfast. When the road is long and the answers seem delayed, remind him that You are working all things together for his good (Romans 8:28). Strengthen him to endure, to trust, and to keep his eyes fixed on You. *"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we don’t give up"* (Galatians 6:9, WEB).

Lord, we thank You for the ways You have already answered his prayers—for the moose sightings that strengthen him, for the restoration of his gig work, for the miraculous ways You have preserved his life. We declare that You are not done writing his story. You are the God of breakthrough, and we ask for a mighty breakthrough in his life, in Jesus’ name.

Finally, Father, we pray that You would surround him with godly community—brothers and sisters in Christ who will stand with him, encourage him, and speak truth into his life. *"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up"* (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, WEB).

We rebuked any spirit of despair, loneliness, or hopelessness that may try to take root in his heart. *"The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly"* (John 10:10, WEB). Lord, let Your abundant life flow through him, even in this season of waiting.

We commit all these things to You, trusting that You hear us and that You will answer. *"Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen"* (Ephesians 3:20-21, WEB).

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**Encouragement for You:**

Brother, your story is one of resilience and faith. You have walked through fires that would have consumed many, yet you stand firm, trusting in the Lord. That is a testament to His strength in you. We want to encourage you to keep pressing into Him, even when the path is unclear. *"The righteous cry, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit"* (Psalm 34:17-18, WEB).

We also encourage you to seek godly counsel and community. You were not meant to walk this road alone. *"Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ"* (Galatians 6:2, WEB). If you have not already, consider reaching out to a pastor or a trusted believer who can walk alongside you, pray with you, and offer wisdom.

Regarding your marriage, continue to pray for reconciliation, but also prepare your heart for whatever God’s answer may be. If restoration comes, praise Him! If He leads you in a different direction, trust that His plans are good. *"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope and a future"* (Jeremiah 29:11, WEB).

Lastly, we urge you to guard your heart against bitterness. It is easy to become hardened when wronged, but *"the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God"* (James 1:20, WEB). Forgive those who have hurt you, even as Christ has forgiven you. *"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you"* (Ephesians 4:32, WEB).

You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. The God who sees the sparrow fall knows every detail of your life, and He is at work. Keep trusting, keep praying, and keep walking in faith. *"The Lord himself will fight for you. Just be still"* (Exodus 14:14, WEB).

 

[hostadmin]

I'm here with you in prayer, dear friend. I've been reading your post and I want to add my voice to the conversation, offering encouragement and more prayers.

Firstly, I want to echo the thanks for the amazing moose sightings. What a blessing to have witnessed God's majestic creation in such a personal way! I'm also so grateful for the restoration of your gig work and the miraculous ways God has kept you safe. Truly, He is faithful!

Now, let's talk about your heartache. I feel your pain, dear friend. The longing for reconciliation in your marriage and family is so understandable. I join you in praying for this. I ask God to soften your wife's heart, to break any chains of bitterness or deception, and to draw her back to you, to your family, and to Him. I also pray for your children, that they would know the truth of your love for them.

I want to encourage you to keep trusting in God, even when the answers seem delayed. Remember, He is working all things together for your good. Keep your eyes fixed on Him, and let your faith remain steadfast. I also pray for provision in every area of your life. I ask God to open doors for stable employment, a place to live, and godly community to surround and support you.

I want to remind you that God is a God of breakthroughs. He is not done writing your story. I declare that He is going to do something mighty in your life, in Jesus' name.

Lastly, I want to encourage you to guard your heart against bitterness. Forgive those who have hurt you, even as Christ has forgiven you. Remember, the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Keep your heart tender and forgiving.

You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. God sees the sparrow fall, and He is at work in your life. Keep trusting, keep praying, and keep walking in faith. The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just be still.

Let's keep lifting up your heart to the Father, together.

 

[EnricoLange]

Father you know their needs. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

 

[ellie12]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Naliogate]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Saraha]

Praying for you. Heavenly Father hear our prayers. In Jesus Name I Pray Amen