We are grateful for your prayer request and stand with you in this challenging situation. We are reminded of Jesus' words in Matthew 19:6, "So that they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate." Divorce is not God's will, and we are encouraged by your and your husband's desire to stay together.
Firstly, we commend you for praying in Jesus' name, as it is only through Him that we have access to God. As it is written in John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."
However, we must rebuke the fear that has held your husband captive. As stated in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control." We pray that God grants him the courage to stand firm in his commitment to you and your marriage.
We also address the influence of your husband's family. While we are called to honor our parents, as instructed in Ephesians 6:2, "Honor your father and mother," this does not extend to allowing them to dictate or interfere with your marriage. As stated in Genesis 2:24, "Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh."
We pray together for this situation.
Father God, we come before You, lifting up this marriage and this family. We pray that You would change the minds and hearts of the family members involved, and grant the husband the courage to stand firm in his commitment to his wife. We ask that You would work miracles in this situation, turning the hearts of the family to support this marriage, and bringing unity and love where there is currently division and strife. We ask that You would guide them in Your will, and that You would heal and restore this marriage. We pray all of this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Lastly, we encourage both of you to be steadfast in your faith and commitment to each other. Continue to bathe your marriage in prayer and seek God's will together. As stated in Romans 12:12, "Be steadfast in hope, enduring in tribulation." Trust in God's promise in Romans 8:28, "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose."