Please pray for me about my ex: the relationship was psychologically abusive but I really love him. He was also not a Christian. I know for these reasons, we cannot be together. I'm really struggling because God has warned me in multiple ways that my ex could physically harm me and even kill me if I ever went back to him but I am struggling to understand how he can be capable of this even though I have seen the warning signs and there were also warning signs in things I found out about that happened in his previous relationships. It also hurts me to consider that this man I love could have negative enough feelings toward me to do something like that to me (but again, I saw the signs of it being possible). I'm not going to go back to him but I honestly don't feel capable (in my own strength) to resist going back if he ever tries to come back into my life. Please pray for me about all this. I just keep wishing he could be what he should be and we could be together. But it doesn't make sense for me to be this way - I know this man is not good for me for multiple reasons. The relationship was also very carnal and I think part of me wanting him in my life exposes struggles with sin that I have. Please pray. Thank you.
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We have read your request and we are bringing you before the Lord together in prayer with heavy hearts and deep compassion. We thank you for your honesty and for heeding the warnings God has given you, even while your heart still aches and feels torn. We see your struggle and we want to walk with you in truth and grace as you seek healing and freedom.
What you describe is a painful bond that the world calls love but Scripture helps us understand more clearly. True love does not abuse, manipulate, or harm. Love is patient and is kind, love does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way 1 Corinthians 13:4-5. A relationship that was psychologically abusive and that carries warning signs of physical harm is not reflecting the love of Christ, and it is not safe. We praise God that you have recognized you cannot be together and that you have chosen not to go back, and we urge you to continue to guard that decision with wisdom. The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt Jeremiah 17:9, and we can long for what is familiar even when we know it is destructive. God calls us to guard our heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life Proverbs 4:23.
We also must speak lovingly about two areas that do not align with God's design. You mentioned he was not a Christian and that the relationship was very carnal. Scripture says do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship has righteousness with iniquity 2 Corinthians 6:14. A courtship should be between two believers with the goal of marriage to a godly spouse, not simply a boyfriend or girlfriend or partner, because marriage is God's holy covenant between one man and one woman for life. And you were right to identify the carnal nature of the relationship as exposing struggles with sin. Sex before and outside of marriage is fornication, and Scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body 1 Corinthians 6:18. If there has been fornication, we encourage you to confess it to the Lord in repentance, for if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9. God offers forgiveness and cleansing through Jesus Christ and He also calls us to turn away and walk in purity going forward, presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God Romans 12:1.
You shared that you wish he could be what he should be and that you struggle to understand how someone you love could be capable of harming you. This is a very common and painful part of healing from an abusive relationship. Abusive patterns often escalate, and past behavior in previous relationships is a serious warning sign. God wants you to be safe and whole, and He has given you discernment to see the danger. Do not harden your heart to that warning. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit Psalm 34:18, and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3. Forgiveness is commanded, but forgiveness does not require reconciliation or returning to a dangerous relationship. You can release him to God while maintaining firm boundaries to protect yourself.
You said in your own strength you do not feel capable to resist if he tries to come back. We want to remind you that you do not have to rely on your own strength. God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7. No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it 1 Corinthians 10:13. We encourage you to make that way of escape practical now while you are clear minded. Cut off contact, block his access where possible, tell trusted family, friends, and a pastor about your situation so they can hold you accountable, and create a safety plan. Seek godly counseling and community in the church, for in the multitude of counselors there is safety Proverbs 11:14. If you ever feel in immediate physical danger, please reach out to trusted people and appropriate authorities right away, for God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1.
We also noticed your request mentions God but does not mention Jesus Christ, and we want to speak tenderly about this because it is so important. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him as Lord, for if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved Romans 10:9. It is through Jesus that your prayers are heard, your sins are forgiven, and your strength is renewed.
We are praying for you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, and we lift up this dear daughter to Your throne of grace. Lord, You see her broken heart and her conflicted feelings, her love that lingers and her clear knowledge that this relationship was abusive, unequally yoked, and marked by fornication. We ask You to forgive her for any sin and to cleanse her by the blood of Jesus, and to heal her from the wounds of psychological abuse. Lord, bind up her wounds and draw close to her as the One who is near to the brokenhearted. Give her Your power and self-control to stand firm, and make a clear way of escape whenever temptation or contact comes. Remove confusion and help her to trust the warnings You have graciously given her, and protect her from all harm. Surround her with godly community, wise counsel, and accountability so she is not alone. Fill the ache and longing in her heart with Your perfect love and peace that surpasses all understanding Philippians 4:7. Renew her mind and help her to desire purity and to wait for Your will, whether that is to serve You in singleness or to one day be joined in holy marriage to a faithful Christian man who will love her as Christ loved the church Ephesians 5:25. Strengthen her to not return, to guard her heart, and to walk in freedom. We ask that she would know Your presence as her refuge and that she would put her full trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, strength, and hope. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to stay in the Word daily, to pray continually in Jesus name, and to let God be your strength when you feel weak, for My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness 2 Corinthians 12:9. Do not despise this painful season, for God is using it to draw you closer to Himself and to prepare you for what is good and pleasing and perfect Romans 12:2. Keep your boundaries firm, keep your eyes on Christ, and trust that the Lord who has warned and protected you will also heal and restore you. We are continuing to pray for your safety, your purity, your peace, and your future hope in Christ.
What you describe is a painful bond that the world calls love but Scripture helps us understand more clearly. True love does not abuse, manipulate, or harm. Love is patient and is kind, love does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way 1 Corinthians 13:4-5. A relationship that was psychologically abusive and that carries warning signs of physical harm is not reflecting the love of Christ, and it is not safe. We praise God that you have recognized you cannot be together and that you have chosen not to go back, and we urge you to continue to guard that decision with wisdom. The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt Jeremiah 17:9, and we can long for what is familiar even when we know it is destructive. God calls us to guard our heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life Proverbs 4:23.
We also must speak lovingly about two areas that do not align with God's design. You mentioned he was not a Christian and that the relationship was very carnal. Scripture says do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship has righteousness with iniquity 2 Corinthians 6:14. A courtship should be between two believers with the goal of marriage to a godly spouse, not simply a boyfriend or girlfriend or partner, because marriage is God's holy covenant between one man and one woman for life. And you were right to identify the carnal nature of the relationship as exposing struggles with sin. Sex before and outside of marriage is fornication, and Scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body 1 Corinthians 6:18. If there has been fornication, we encourage you to confess it to the Lord in repentance, for if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9. God offers forgiveness and cleansing through Jesus Christ and He also calls us to turn away and walk in purity going forward, presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God Romans 12:1.
You shared that you wish he could be what he should be and that you struggle to understand how someone you love could be capable of harming you. This is a very common and painful part of healing from an abusive relationship. Abusive patterns often escalate, and past behavior in previous relationships is a serious warning sign. God wants you to be safe and whole, and He has given you discernment to see the danger. Do not harden your heart to that warning. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit Psalm 34:18, and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3. Forgiveness is commanded, but forgiveness does not require reconciliation or returning to a dangerous relationship. You can release him to God while maintaining firm boundaries to protect yourself.
You said in your own strength you do not feel capable to resist if he tries to come back. We want to remind you that you do not have to rely on your own strength. God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7. No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it 1 Corinthians 10:13. We encourage you to make that way of escape practical now while you are clear minded. Cut off contact, block his access where possible, tell trusted family, friends, and a pastor about your situation so they can hold you accountable, and create a safety plan. Seek godly counseling and community in the church, for in the multitude of counselors there is safety Proverbs 11:14. If you ever feel in immediate physical danger, please reach out to trusted people and appropriate authorities right away, for God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1.
We also noticed your request mentions God but does not mention Jesus Christ, and we want to speak tenderly about this because it is so important. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him as Lord, for if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved Romans 10:9. It is through Jesus that your prayers are heard, your sins are forgiven, and your strength is renewed.
We are praying for you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, and we lift up this dear daughter to Your throne of grace. Lord, You see her broken heart and her conflicted feelings, her love that lingers and her clear knowledge that this relationship was abusive, unequally yoked, and marked by fornication. We ask You to forgive her for any sin and to cleanse her by the blood of Jesus, and to heal her from the wounds of psychological abuse. Lord, bind up her wounds and draw close to her as the One who is near to the brokenhearted. Give her Your power and self-control to stand firm, and make a clear way of escape whenever temptation or contact comes. Remove confusion and help her to trust the warnings You have graciously given her, and protect her from all harm. Surround her with godly community, wise counsel, and accountability so she is not alone. Fill the ache and longing in her heart with Your perfect love and peace that surpasses all understanding Philippians 4:7. Renew her mind and help her to desire purity and to wait for Your will, whether that is to serve You in singleness or to one day be joined in holy marriage to a faithful Christian man who will love her as Christ loved the church Ephesians 5:25. Strengthen her to not return, to guard her heart, and to walk in freedom. We ask that she would know Your presence as her refuge and that she would put her full trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, strength, and hope. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to stay in the Word daily, to pray continually in Jesus name, and to let God be your strength when you feel weak, for My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness 2 Corinthians 12:9. Do not despise this painful season, for God is using it to draw you closer to Himself and to prepare you for what is good and pleasing and perfect Romans 12:2. Keep your boundaries firm, keep your eyes on Christ, and trust that the Lord who has warned and protected you will also heal and restore you. We are continuing to pray for your safety, your purity, your peace, and your future hope in Christ.
We want to pause first for your safety. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services right now. For free, confidential support, find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com where you can search by country for help in about 130 countries. You are not alone and trained people are ready to help right now.
Thank you for trusting us with something so painful and personal. We hear how torn you feel, loving someone while also seeing clear warning signs that he could harm you, and grieving the wish that he could be different so you could be together. It makes sense that part of you still longs for him and part of you knows you cannot safely go back. That conflict does not mean you are weak or bad, it is a common and heartbreaking part of coming out of a psychologically abusive relationship.
You named something important, that you do not feel able in your own strength to resist if he comes back. We would encourage you not to carry this alone. One steady next step is to tell one or two safe people who can stay close to you, a trusted pastor, counselor, or family member or friend, and make a simple plan now for what you will do if he contacts you, including keeping distance and blocking contact. It can also help to talk with a counselor who understands abuse and trauma, alongside prayer, so you have ongoing support for the grief, the pull back toward him, and the other struggles you mentioned.
Father, we lift this dear one to You. Protect her and keep her safe. Give her wisdom, strength beyond her own, and people around her who will walk with her day by day. Bring healing from what has hurt her and guide her steps toward what is good and safe for her. In Jesus' name, amen.
Thank you for trusting us with something so painful and personal. We hear how torn you feel, loving someone while also seeing clear warning signs that he could harm you, and grieving the wish that he could be different so you could be together. It makes sense that part of you still longs for him and part of you knows you cannot safely go back. That conflict does not mean you are weak or bad, it is a common and heartbreaking part of coming out of a psychologically abusive relationship.
You named something important, that you do not feel able in your own strength to resist if he comes back. We would encourage you not to carry this alone. One steady next step is to tell one or two safe people who can stay close to you, a trusted pastor, counselor, or family member or friend, and make a simple plan now for what you will do if he contacts you, including keeping distance and blocking contact. It can also help to talk with a counselor who understands abuse and trauma, alongside prayer, so you have ongoing support for the grief, the pull back toward him, and the other struggles you mentioned.
Father, we lift this dear one to You. Protect her and keep her safe. Give her wisdom, strength beyond her own, and people around her who will walk with her day by day. Bring healing from what has hurt her and guide her steps toward what is good and safe for her. In Jesus' name, amen.
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May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Beloved of All
Your honesty before the Lord in this matter is a tender mercy in itself, and it is received with much prayer and care. To love one who has harmed you, to feel the pull of old affection and old sin together, and at the same time to see with clear eyes the danger and the unfitness of that union, is a sore conflict of the soul. The Lord knows this struggle, and He is not distant from it.
You have done well to heed the warnings He has given you. When the Lord shows you signs of danger in what you have seen and in what you have learned of former patterns, it is not cruelty but kindness. He is calling you to flee from sin as you would flee from a net of steel, and to flee from harm as a dove flees to the ark. Scripture says, Return unto your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. There is no rest to be found in chambers of sin, and if your soul finds no rest there, it is an evidence that Christ has not forgotten you and you have not quite forgotten Him. To return to that old way would be to renounce rest and to choose again a bitter bondage. You are right to say, I will not go back. That resolve is wisdom, and it is to be guarded.
You speak also of a carnal tie and of a love that lingers where it should not. The heart is often slow to unlearn what the flesh has loved. The word of God tells us we are dead to sin that we should live unto righteousness. When Christ puts sin away for us, He moves us to put away sin from us. Sin may charm and put on all its allurements, but by grace we become deaf to its voice and blind to its beauty, because another passion has laid hold upon our life. You rightly discern that part of this longing exposes a struggle with sin itself. The cure for sin is not to give something out from ourselves, but to take. Take Christ. Take His blood and righteousness by faith. Faith is the surest of all sin killers, and its tendency is to extirpate sin. Look to Jesus and live, and you will be saved not only from the guilt of sin but from the love of it and the practice of it.
You confess you do not feel able in your own strength to resist if he should return. That confession is itself a place of hope, for we are never kept by our own strength. You will get more relief from the righteous Lord than from any other help. Carry your complaint at once to the Court of the King, where the Judge of all presides. To enter into devotion is more profitable than to enter into debate within your own heart. Every day seek to lose yourself more in Christ, to live more completely in Him, by Him, for Him, with Him. Return, return to greater heights of holiness, to deeper self denial, to more burning love for Christ. In Him alone the intellect and the affections find rest, a rest which no earthly attachment can give.
Therefore, keep the way of escape that God has opened. Do not open a door to private conversation or to meeting alone. Let trusted believers know of your situation, that you may not stand alone when temptation or fear presses. Seek the constant counsel and watch of faithful pastors and mature sisters in the church, and keep a clear plan for safety if any threat or pressure should arise. If you have not already, let those nearest to you help you maintain no contact and hold you accountable in love. To be dead to that old life is not to fight it in secret, but to live openly unto righteousness within the fellowship and protection of Christ and His people.
Let us pray for you now.
O Lord, deliver this soul from death and keep her feet from falling. You have seen her tears and heard her honest cry. We thank You that You have warned her and kept her, and we ask You to keep her still. Give her no rest in sin, but give her rest in Christ. Make her dead to the condemning power and the charming power of sin, and alive unto righteousness. Put a new life within her from heaven and draw her ever toward Yourself, that she may return unto her rest. When the old voice cries, Return, return to former things, give her grace to answer, I have lost the faculty which once was gratified with these things, for Christ is now my life. Strengthen her in the hour of weakness, for apart from You she can do nothing, but through faith in Your Son she shall stand. Heal the wounds left by unkindness and by carnal sin, wash her in the blood of Jesus, and teach her to walk in purity and peace. Keep her body safe from harm and her heart safe from deceit. And if it be Your will, have mercy upon the man who has harmed her, that he may be brought to repentance and to faith in Christ, yet keep her far from any path that would lead her back into danger or away from Your holy way. All this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, our only Savior and our Ark of safety. Amen.
You have done well to heed the warnings He has given you. When the Lord shows you signs of danger in what you have seen and in what you have learned of former patterns, it is not cruelty but kindness. He is calling you to flee from sin as you would flee from a net of steel, and to flee from harm as a dove flees to the ark. Scripture says, Return unto your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. There is no rest to be found in chambers of sin, and if your soul finds no rest there, it is an evidence that Christ has not forgotten you and you have not quite forgotten Him. To return to that old way would be to renounce rest and to choose again a bitter bondage. You are right to say, I will not go back. That resolve is wisdom, and it is to be guarded.
You speak also of a carnal tie and of a love that lingers where it should not. The heart is often slow to unlearn what the flesh has loved. The word of God tells us we are dead to sin that we should live unto righteousness. When Christ puts sin away for us, He moves us to put away sin from us. Sin may charm and put on all its allurements, but by grace we become deaf to its voice and blind to its beauty, because another passion has laid hold upon our life. You rightly discern that part of this longing exposes a struggle with sin itself. The cure for sin is not to give something out from ourselves, but to take. Take Christ. Take His blood and righteousness by faith. Faith is the surest of all sin killers, and its tendency is to extirpate sin. Look to Jesus and live, and you will be saved not only from the guilt of sin but from the love of it and the practice of it.
You confess you do not feel able in your own strength to resist if he should return. That confession is itself a place of hope, for we are never kept by our own strength. You will get more relief from the righteous Lord than from any other help. Carry your complaint at once to the Court of the King, where the Judge of all presides. To enter into devotion is more profitable than to enter into debate within your own heart. Every day seek to lose yourself more in Christ, to live more completely in Him, by Him, for Him, with Him. Return, return to greater heights of holiness, to deeper self denial, to more burning love for Christ. In Him alone the intellect and the affections find rest, a rest which no earthly attachment can give.
Therefore, keep the way of escape that God has opened. Do not open a door to private conversation or to meeting alone. Let trusted believers know of your situation, that you may not stand alone when temptation or fear presses. Seek the constant counsel and watch of faithful pastors and mature sisters in the church, and keep a clear plan for safety if any threat or pressure should arise. If you have not already, let those nearest to you help you maintain no contact and hold you accountable in love. To be dead to that old life is not to fight it in secret, but to live openly unto righteousness within the fellowship and protection of Christ and His people.
Let us pray for you now.
O Lord, deliver this soul from death and keep her feet from falling. You have seen her tears and heard her honest cry. We thank You that You have warned her and kept her, and we ask You to keep her still. Give her no rest in sin, but give her rest in Christ. Make her dead to the condemning power and the charming power of sin, and alive unto righteousness. Put a new life within her from heaven and draw her ever toward Yourself, that she may return unto her rest. When the old voice cries, Return, return to former things, give her grace to answer, I have lost the faculty which once was gratified with these things, for Christ is now my life. Strengthen her in the hour of weakness, for apart from You she can do nothing, but through faith in Your Son she shall stand. Heal the wounds left by unkindness and by carnal sin, wash her in the blood of Jesus, and teach her to walk in purity and peace. Keep her body safe from harm and her heart safe from deceit. And if it be Your will, have mercy upon the man who has harmed her, that he may be brought to repentance and to faith in Christ, yet keep her far from any path that would lead her back into danger or away from Your holy way. All this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, our only Savior and our Ark of safety. Amen.
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