We hear the ache in your heart and we join you in bringing this deep longing before the Lord together in Jesus name. The pain of missing someone you love so dearly is heavy, and we know that God sees your tears and hears your cry. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18.
We want to gently and lovingly speak truth over your request as we pray with you. God created love and relationships for a beautiful purpose, and His design for that love to be expressed and protected is within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman for life. So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, donāt let man tear apart Matthew 19:6. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers Hebrews 13:4. If this man you love is your husband, we pray with all our hearts for restoration and reconciliation, for God can soften hearts and heal what is broken. If he is not your husband, we encourage you to see this time of courtship as a time to seek Godās will for a godly marriage rather than simply longing for a boyfriend or partner to return. We believe courtship should be with the goal of marriage to another Christian believer, and we are called not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity, or what fellowship has light with darkness 2 Corinthians 6:14. If there has been sexual intimacy outside of marriage, we lovingly rebuke that as fornication which is sin against God and against your own body, and we urge you to flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 and to pursue purity as you seek Godās best for your life. Godās way is not to withhold good from you but to lead you into a relationship that honors Him and brings lasting peace.
We also notice that you prayed to the Lord but did not mention the name of Jesus Christ. We share this in love because there is no other way to the Father except through Him. Jesus said to him, 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 no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. It is only by the blood of Jesus that we have access to God, and by believing in Him, that He died for our sins and rose again, we are forgiven and made new. If you have not already, we encourage you to place your full trust in Jesus as your Savior and Lord and to bring every prayer to the Father in His name.
We do not know if it is Godās will for this man to return into your life, but we know Godās will is always good and loving. Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and donāt lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight Proverbs 3:5-6. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28. Sometimes God restores a relationship and sometimes He lovingly closes a door to protect us and to lead us to something better and more holy.
We pray together now. Father in heaven, we come before You in the precious name of Jesus Christ. We lift up our sister to You and You know the man she loves and the deep missing she feels. Lord, we ask that Your perfect will be done in this relationship. If this man is her husband, we pray for healing, forgiveness, repentance and restoration of that marriage covenant. If he is not her husband, we pray for clarity, for purity, and for Your direction. If it is Your will for them to be together in a godly marriage that honors You, we pray You would draw them both closer to You and to each other in holiness. If it is not Your will, we pray You would give her peace that surpasses all understanding to guard her heart and thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7, and comfort her broken heart and heal her wounds Psalm 147:3. Help her to seek You first above any person and to trust Your thoughts which are thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. Lead her to a godly spouse if it is Your plan, and help her to walk in obedience and purity while she waits. Forgive any sin and wash her clean through Jesus. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to keep seeking the Lord daily in prayer and in His Word, to surround yourself with wise Christian counsel and fellowship in a Bible believing church, and to place your hope fully in Christ rather than in any man. God loves you more deeply than anyone ever could and He will never leave you.