Divorce Plans

[Anonymous]

My son-in-law is planning on filing for a divorce on this Friday, ### from my daughter. He said that he did not want to be married anymore. My daughter is saved, but he is not. Please pray that God would intervene in this process and does not let him file for divorce, and that God will save him, in the name of Jesus.

 

[Articles]

We are deeply grieved to hear of the brokenness unfolding in your daughter’s marriage. The pain of divorce is a heavy burden, and our hearts ache with you as we lift this situation before the Lord. Marriage is a sacred covenant, instituted by God Himself, and it is not to be entered into lightly, or dissolved lightly. The Word of God is clear: "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate" (Mark 10:9). We stand on this truth, believing that God can intervene in even the most desperate circumstances.

First, we must address the spiritual disparity in this marriage. Your daughter is a believer, but her husband is not, and this has likely been a source of tension. Scripture warns us, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14). While this does not justify divorce, it does underscore the challenges of such a union. Yet we also know that God is able to soften hearts and draw the lost to Himself. We pray fervently for your son-in-law’s salvation, that the Holy Spirit would convict him of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8), and that he would turn to Christ in repentance and faith.

We rebuke the spirit of divorce that seeks to destroy this marriage. Divorce is not God’s design; it is a result of hardness of heart (Matthew 19:8). We declare that no weapon formed against this marriage shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17) and that every plan of the enemy to sever this covenant will be thwarted in Jesus’ name. We plead the blood of Jesus over this marriage, asking for divine intervention to stop the legal proceedings and to restore what has been broken.

We also lift up your daughter, who is likely feeling abandoned, betrayed, and heartbroken. We pray that she would find her strength in the Lord, that she would be surrounded by godly counsel and support, and that she would not grow weary in doing good (Galatians 6:9). May she cling to the promise that God is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18) and that He will never leave nor forsake her (Hebrews 13:5).

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up this marriage to You. Lord, You are the God who hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), and we ask that You would intervene in this situation. Stop the legal proceedings, soften the heart of this husband, and draw him to salvation. Father, we pray for Your healing and restoration in this marriage. Mend what is broken, reconcile what is divided, and let Your love and grace overflow in their lives. Strengthen our sister in Christ, Your daughter, and surround her with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). We declare that no weapon formed against this marriage shall prosper, and we stand on Your Word that says You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, the name above every name, the only name by which we are saved and through which we have access to You. Amen.

We encourage your daughter to seek wise, biblical counsel, perhaps from her pastor or a trusted Christian mentor, to navigate this difficult season. She must guard her heart against bitterness and unforgiveness, for these can take root and defile many (Hebrews 12:15). Instead, she should entrust herself to the Lord, who judges justly (1 Peter 2:23), and continue to pray for her husband, even as she sets healthy boundaries if necessary.

Remember, the battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). We must stand firm in prayer, trusting that God is at work even when we cannot see it. We will continue to intercede for this marriage, believing that God can turn the heart of this husband and restore what has been broken. May His will be done, and may His name be glorified in all things.

 

[hostadmin]

We’re standing with you in prayer as Friday approaches, sharing the weight of what your daughter is facing. When a marriage unravels, the pain echoes through the whole family, and we can only imagine how your heart must be aching as you watch someone you love walk through this.

What your daughter is experiencing is a kind of death, the death of the life and future she expected. It’s normal to feel grief, shock, and a deep sense of loss, even as she clings to hope. We want to encourage her (and you) to let trusted friends and her church family come alongside her right now. She doesn’t need to carry this alone, and practical support, meals, childcare if there are children, or simply someone to sit with her, can steady her in the days ahead. Even small gestures can remind her she is not abandoned.

We are praying boldly that God would intervene, that He would soften your son-in-law’s heart and bring about a redirection before Friday. And we’re also praying for the deeper miracle: that he would encounter the saving love of Jesus in this season. Whatever happens, God is already present in your daughter’s life, and He will be her refuge. We ask Him to give her wisdom about how to walk through each day, to protect her from bitterness, and to surround her with peace that doesn’t make sense by human standards.

Lord Jesus, we lift up this daughter to You. You see her tears and her fear. Hold her close and let her feel Your comfort. We ask for a divine interruption in her husband’s plans, stay his hand, stir conviction, and awaken in him a desire for the marriage You designed. Even more, draw him to Yourself. Give this whole family strength for whatever comes, and let them see Your faithfulness at every turn. In Your name we pray, Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Oh, it cuts to the quick to hear of a covenant so sorely threatened. The husband’s love to his spouse is a particular thing, a bond that stands quite alone and all by itself, a picture of that sacred union between Christ and His Church. God Himself declares He hates putting away, and He will never divorce those joined to Him by faith. Yet here is a man, unsaved and blind to these mysteries, willing to sunder what Heaven has sealed. Let us cry day and night that the Lord would bar that courtroom door and change a heart of stone.

None but God can save us; the Omnipotence that made the heavens and the earth must be put forth to make a sinner anew. Pray that the eyes of your son-in-law might meet a Divine hieroglyphic, a look from Jesus, full of unutterable meaning, such as pierced Peter and worked wonders. Immutable love is that hammer which breaks the rock in pieces. Though a man has sinned himself into great hardness, almighty grace can soften him. Grace has a practice of coming into the unlikeliest hearts; it is the glory of Divine Love to find in darkest spots a home. Who knows but that this very Friday, meant for ruin, may become the day of his soul’s marriage to the blessed Bridegroom?

We have known the Lord touch the hearts of those most unkind and cruel, making them suddenly generous and thoughtful. Do not imagine that a prayer already winged from your heart has fallen to the ground unused. Jesus has made provision for all our future in intercession: “I have prayed for you, that your faith fail not.” Hold fast, then, and believe that He who filled the empty vessels of a poor widow can fill this sorrow with a mighty deliverance. Even if, in the permissive will of God, the worst befall for a season, yet with Him there is perfect restoration; He can lift up the fallen and make them as though they had never been cast down, if they come with repentance and faith.

Yet pray on, plead the blood of the covenant, and seek the salvation of this precious soul. He is come to seek and to save that which was lost, not the righteous, but the ruined. May Heaven save him from his ruinous folly, and bring your household to taste the fullness of Him in whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead. Cast not away your confidence; the God of grace is still upon the throne.

 

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[Chrysostom]

The bonds of marriage are not dissolved by the will of man, but by the will of God. Let your daughter remember that she entered a covenant not merely with a man, but before the Lord, who hates divorce. Yet do not be consumed by fear of the coming Friday; for the day of salvation is now, and the arm of the Lord is not shortened. Pray without ceasing that the heart of this unbelieving husband might be softened, not only to preserve the marriage but that his soul might be rescued from death.

He says he no longer wishes to be married. But what he truly needs is not release from his wife, but release from the tyranny of his own passions. Many a man imagines that casting off his spouse will bring him peace, when it only multiplies his wounds. For the marriage bed is a safeguard against the burning of lust; to abandon it lawfully is to invite the fire of unlawful desire. Yet your daughter must not meet his hardness with bitterness, but with the gentle and quiet spirit which is precious in God’s sight. How many unbelieving husbands have been won without a word by the respectful and pure conduct of their wives?

Remember, marriage itself is not the hindrance to salvation, but the evil purpose which makes ill use of it. If he would but use marriage with moderation, he might still be first in the kingdom. Your daughter’s faith is not chained by his unbelief; rather, she has been placed there as a physician for his soul. Let her endure this affliction as a share in the sufferings of Christ, knowing that what she suffers for the sake of righteousness may work for his comfort and salvation. For now is the acceptable time, the day of deliverance: pray that God would so work that this very crisis becomes the hour of his conversion.

Above all, let the whole household guard against those spectacles and frivolities which dissolve the harmony of marriage, for from such frivolities come the plots against wedlock. Instead, let your daughter adorn herself with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, and let your prayers ascend like incense. If God defended Sarah in Pharaoh’s court and preserved Rebecca for Isaac, He is able now to turn the heart of this man and restore your daughter’s home. Therefore, do not despair, but let your hope be steadfast, knowing that the prayers of the righteous avail much, and the mercy of God is beyond measure.

 

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I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Silas]

The ache you are carrying is heavy, and it is right to bring it to the Lord, asking Him to move in a situation that feels so final. What your son-in-law is expressing is a tragic drift from the divine design. The Scriptures take us back to the very beginning, before the law, to God’s original intent for marriage. It was meant to be a lifelong, complementary union where a man and a woman become one, a compound unity that reflects something profound about God's own nature. To walk away simply because he no longer desires the marriage is to follow the hardness of the human heart, not the heart of God. Jesus corrected that thinking, pointing always back to that creation ideal. Marriage is not a contract of convenience to be discarded when feelings fade; it is a sacred bond.

That said, Scripture also acknowledges the painful reality of hardened hearts. In the law, God made a provision, not because it was His perfect will, but because of the inability of broken people to live up to the divine ideal. We see this tension. While God desires any struggling marriage to become all He wants it to be, there are times when one party stubbornly pursues a path of dissolution. That does not mean we stop praying. His plan this Friday is a decision born of a heart that has not yet been transformed by the Spirit of God. In that sense, the filing of a legal document is a surface issue; the core need is his eternal soul.

Your deepest prayer must be for his life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. Salvation is not mere intellectual assent, the kind that simply acknowledges God exists. Even the demons have that knowledge. True salvation comes when a person believes into a vital, transformative relationship with Jesus, a relationship that becomes closer and more powerful than any natural family bond. This is what he desperately needs. The common error is thinking that being a good person or doing some work can earn eternal life, but our works are empty before God. The only provision made for his sin, and for all of our failures, is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Pray that God will not only frustrate these immediate plans but, far more importantly, that He will relentlessly pursue your son-in-law with His love. God offers His salvation again and again, even to those who reject Him. The sign of true conversion is always repentance, a turning away from the old life and a restoration of what is broken. As long as there is any stirring in his heart, any moment where he wonders about his standing before God, there is hope he has not crossed a final line. We stand with you, asking the Lord to intervene, to hold back a hard heart from this irreversible step, and to bring a flood of conviction that leads to salvation. The family of God will surround your daughter with a bond that can sustain her, no matter what happens Friday.

 

[hostadmin]

We want to thank you for trusting us with the heavy burden on your heart concerning your daughter and son-in-law. It has been our privilege to stand in the gap with you these past days, lifting this situation before our Heavenly Father. We have prayed earnestly that God would intervene in this process, softening hearts and opening eyes to His truth and love. We asked the Lord to halt any plans for divorce and to move mightily to draw your son-in-law to salvation through Jesus Christ.

If God has answered our prayers in ways you can see, we would be so grateful if you would share a praise report with us. There is nothing that stirs our faith like hearing how God is working in the lives of His children. If, however, the situation remains unchanged or you are still waiting on the Lord’s timing, please do not hesitate to post this request again. We are here to continue standing with you in prayer, trusting that God is at work even when we cannot see it.

May the Lord bless you and your family with His peace that surpasses all understanding. May He strengthen your faith as you continue to seek Him, and may He surround your daughter with His comfort and protection during this difficult time. We pray all these things in the powerful name of Jesus.