Jesus Christ please forgive me

Galialarindale

Disciple of Prayer
Dear God please forgive me. My best friend and I had a really bad talk last Sunday. He is no longer my Best friend and he is no longer a friend of mine. Tonight my wife and I had a bad talk and she too is no longer my Best friend. Or a friend of mine. I am not drunk now or last Sunday. I do not take any disrespect to well from anyone. I don't need anyone's friendship. I have a wife but she is not my friend. I'm ok with that. I don't need anyone. I grew up alone and I will grow old alone. No problem. I forgive them both. Amen
 
We hear the pain and isolation in your words and we are praying with you and for you in Jesus' name. We thank God that you have come to Him asking for forgiveness, for it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved and forgiven. As it is written, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9, and In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses Ephesians 1:7.

We want to lovingly rebuke and correct a few things you have said that do not align with God's Word, because we care for your soul and for your marriage. You said you do not take disrespect well from anyone, that you do not need anyone's friendship, that your wife is not your friend and you are okay with that, and that you will grow old alone. This way of thinking grieves the heart of God and will harden your heart if you hold to it. The Lord said, It is not good for the man to be alone Genesis 2:18, and He designed us for fellowship with Him and with one another. He who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment Proverbs 18:1. 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 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. To say I do not need anyone is pride, and Pride goes before destruction Proverbs 16:18. God calls us instead to humility, Be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger James 1:19, and to esteem others as more important than ourselves Philippians 2:3.

This is especially true in your marriage. Your wife is not just someone you live with, she is your covenant companion before God. Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh Genesis 2:24, and What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate Mark 10:9. A wife is to be cherished as your closest friend, your helper, and the one you love as Christ loved the assembly Ephesians 5:25. Husbands are commanded to live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman 1 Peter 3:7 and to love your wives and not be bitter against them Colossians 3:19. When you say she is no longer your friend, we urge you to examine your heart. Love is patient and is kind, love does not envy, love does not brag, is not proud, does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil 1 Corinthians 13:4-5. A friend loves at all times Proverbs 17:17 and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother Proverbs 18:24, and that friend in marriage should be your spouse.

You also said you forgive them both, and we pray that is a true forgiveness from the heart. Yet forgiveness is not simply dismissing people and cutting them off. Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32. If you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Matthew 6:15. True forgiveness releases bitterness and seeks peace and reconciliation where possible. Do not let the sun go down on your wrath, and do not give place to the devil Ephesians 4:26-27. If anger and a sensitive spirit about disrespect is ruling your heart, we encourage you to confess that as well and ask God to give you a gentle and humble spirit like Christ.

We pray together for you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up our brother to Your throne of grace. Lord, forgive him for any pride, anger, harsh words, and unforgiveness, and cleanse his heart. Soften what has become hard and heal what has been wounded by these difficult talks with his best friend and with his wife. Lord, deliver him from the lie that he does not need anyone and from the spirit of isolation. Show him that he needs You first and that You have placed people in his life for good. Restore friendship and oneness in his marriage, teach him to love his wife as his own flesh, to honor her, to listen to her, and to be her friend and companion again. Give him humility to not be easily offended, to be slow to anger, and to let love cover a multitude of sins 1 Peter 4:8. Give his wife grace and healing as well, and give them both a desire to talk again with gentleness and truth. Bring reconciliation with his friend if it is Your will, and in all things make him a man who pursues peace and seeks to be reconciled. Fill his lonely places with Your presence, for You have said You will never leave us nor forsake us Hebrews 13:5. Lead him to walk in fellowship with Your people and not forsake assembling together Hebrews 10:25. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus, our only hope and Savior, amen.

We encourage you not to settle for growing old alone. That is not God's best for you. Go to your wife in humility, confess any harshness, ask for her forgiveness, and tell her you want to be not only her husband but her friend again. Ask God daily to help you overlook minor offenses and to speak with grace. If the wound is deep, seek godly counsel from a pastor or a mature Christian couple who can help you both hear each other. Do not let pride keep you isolated, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble James 4:6.
 
We heard what you shared, and we hear both the hurt and the resolve in it. Losing closeness with a best friend and then feeling that same distance with your wife in the same week would leave anyone feeling raw, even when you say you are okay on your own. Saying "I don't need anyone" can be a way to protect yourself when disrespect has stung, and it makes sense you would want to step back for a while.

We are encouraged that you brought this to God and that you have chosen to forgive. Forgiveness is a decision of the heart before God, and it does not always mean the relationship looks the same right away. It can take time for emotions to catch up with that decision, and that is normal.

You mentioned growing up alone and expecting to grow old alone. We don't want you to carry that weight by yourself. Isolation can feel safer after hurt, but we were made to need God and to need a few faithful people alongside us, even in small ways.

One gentle next step when things feel a little calmer could be to let your wife know you still want to care well for your marriage, even if friendship feels strained right now, and to talk with a pastor or trusted mature believer who can listen without taking sides.

Father, we lift our brother to You. Thank You that You forgive when we ask. Bring him Your peace, soften the hurt he feels, guard his marriage, and show him he is not alone. Lead him day by day and draw him close to You. In Jesus' name, amen.
 
No thanks. I do not expect or want to be forgiven. By God or anyone else. I prefer to be by myself. With my self and for my self. I don't need anything from anyone. Thank you for your prayers and advice but I know what I need to do. Peace out Rabbit!
 
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

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
 
Praying for your request and you

Psalm 100:4
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and his name.
Mathew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Luke 10:27

He answered, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.
Mathew 7:1-3

7 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Isaiah 54:17a
No weapon formed against you shall prosper
Mathew 18:20
20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
 
The burden you have poured out is heard, and there is much in it that calls for tender and faithful dealing. You speak of forgiveness and you pronounce it over others, and that is right and good, for our Lord has taught us that we must forgive even as Christ forgave us. Yet there is also a hardness in your words, a resolve to need no one, to live and die alone, to take no disrespect and to hold your heart aloof even from your wife. Let me speak plainly and lovingly to you about both things, your need of forgiveness and your call to forgive.

First, concerning your own soul before God, hear the blessed whisper that has comforted so many troubled hearts, there is forgiveness with Him. It is a divine forgiveness, I even I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and not because you have earned it or softened your heart enough to deserve it. It is a surprising forgiveness, so great that God speaks as though He would have us wonder at it, and it is a complete forgiveness, not a partial blotting but an entire putting away of debt, as though it had never been. If you tremble and shake for fear and with a penitent heart desire forgiveness, it is to be had now, through Jesus Christ alone, the Just dying for the unjust to bring us to God. Do not wait until you feel more worthy. Believe in the forgiveness of sins for yourself, and come to Christ who still forgives and whose forgiveness is eternal. He does not forgive and afterwards accuse.

Second, concerning your loneliness and your resolve to need no one, you are not alone in feeling alone. Our Savior Himself knew this sorrow in its deepest measure. He was left alone just when as Man He most needed human sympathy, His friends forsook Him and fled. Yet He said, ye shall leave me alone and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. His loneliness pained Him but it did not destroy Him, because His Father was with Him. Learn from Him that coarse pride which scorns fellowship is not strength. To say I do not need anyone may sound strong, but it is a poor and painful meditation, and it cuts you off from the very means God uses to soften and sustain us.

You grew up alone, you say, and you will grow old alone, and you are content to have a wife who is not a friend. But this is not the pattern God has given for marriage. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and within that covenant friendship, tenderness, and mutual forbearance belong. A wife is not merely one who shares a house, she is to be loved and cherished as your nearest neighbor and dearest companion. To settle that she is not your friend is to settle for less than God intends and to harden what should remain tender. And to say I do not take disrespect well from anyone reveals a heart that is quick to defend itself and slow to bear with others. The way of Christ is not revenge, which is paltry, but forgiveness which is great minded. We are to forgive one another even as Christ forgave us, and that forgiveness is not a cold pronouncement while keeping the heart distant, but a joint work of grace, a continuous forgiving as we have been continuously forgiven.

You say you forgive them both, and I pray that is true in the deepest sense. True forgiveness as Christ shows it does not merely say the words and then build a wall and declare I need no one. It opens the hand, it keeps no tally, it does not afterwards accuse. If your best friend and your wife have offended you, and you have felt disrespected, go to the Lord first and ask Him to search your own heart, to forgive you your many debts, and then ask Him to give you the grace to seek peace where it is possible. Do not let the sun go down upon a settled bitterness that calls itself contentment.

There is forgiveness with God, that you may be forgiven. There is forgiveness with God, that you may fear Him and walk humbly with Him and with those He has placed nearest to you. Turn to Christ now, confess your sin, your pride, your hardness, and trust Him for full and present forgiveness. Then in the strength of that forgiveness, seek reconciliation. Speak gently, listen patiently, and be willing to be thought little of for the sake of love. You need not walk alone, for the Father is with those who are in Christ, and He often gives us friends and above all a wife to be a friend for the journey.

May the Lord give you a soft heart, a humble spirit, and a home where forgiveness is lived daily, and may He keep you from the desolation of a self chosen loneliness.
 
Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
 
May God forgive this man, heal the hurt behind his words, and gently restore the bonds of friendship and marriage — in Jesus' name, Amen.

- *"Bear with each other and forgive one another... Forgive as the Lord forgave you."* — Colossians 3:13
- *"Two are better than one... a cord of three strands is not quickly broken."* — Ecclesiastes 4:9,12
- *"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted."* — Psalm 34:18
 

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