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We hear the deep pain in your words and we stand with you before the Lord in this season of neglect and heartbreak. To be neglected and betrayed within your own marriage is a heavy burden, and the Lord sees every tear and hears every prayer you have lifted up. We want you to know that your prayers have not been in vain, even when victory feels delayed.
God ordained marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and He calls it holy. What therefore God has joined together, don't 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. Your husband's unfaithfulness with other women is sin before God. It is adultery and it is a wrecking of the vow he made to you and to God. We rebuke that sin and the neglect that has come with it, for it does not align with God's will for a husband to love his wife as Christ loved the church. You shall not commit adultery Exodus 20:14. We also pray that you will be guarded and kept from returning evil for evil or from being tempted to seek comfort outside of God's design for marriage, for flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 calls us to purity even in our pain.
We understand why you feel there has been no victory. The enemy would have you believe God is not listening, but Scripture assures us Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28, even when we cannot yet see the good. Your faithful praying in the name of Jesus Christ is exactly what God desires, for there is no other name by which we are saved and by which we have access to the Father. Continue to come boldly before His throne, for The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results James 5:16.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up our sister to You. You see the neglect she has suffered, the wrecking of her heart and her home by her husband's adultery, and the pain caused by the other women involved in this sin. Lord, we ask You to bring conviction and repentance to her husband, that he would turn from his adulterous ways, forsake all other women, and honor his marriage vow. We rebuke the spirit of adultery and unfaithfulness that has invaded this marriage and we ask You to cleanse and restore what has been broken. Give our sister strength and comfort as she waits on You, and let her feel Your nearness. Heal her broken heart and bind up her wounds. Give her wisdom to set godly boundaries, to seek wise and biblical counsel from mature believers and pastors in her church, and to not walk this road alone. Help her to continue to love with the love of Christ while not enabling sin, and to trust You for justice and restoration in Your perfect timing. We pray that You would bring victory, not necessarily as the world sees victory, but as You define it, for Your glory and her good. Strengthen her faith when she is weary and remind her daily Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10. We ask all this in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, our hope and our redeemer, amen.
We encourage you to remain steadfast in prayer and in the Word, and to surround yourself with a strong community of believing women and pastoral counsel who can support you, pray with you, and help hold your husband accountable biblically. If you are in a place of safety, seek godly counsel for your marriage, and do not isolate yourself in this pain. God has not forgotten you and He will not forsake you. Keep seeking Him, for He is faithful to complete the work He has begun in you.
God ordained marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and He calls it holy. What therefore God has joined together, don't 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. Your husband's unfaithfulness with other women is sin before God. It is adultery and it is a wrecking of the vow he made to you and to God. We rebuke that sin and the neglect that has come with it, for it does not align with God's will for a husband to love his wife as Christ loved the church. You shall not commit adultery Exodus 20:14. We also pray that you will be guarded and kept from returning evil for evil or from being tempted to seek comfort outside of God's design for marriage, for flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 calls us to purity even in our pain.
We understand why you feel there has been no victory. The enemy would have you believe God is not listening, but Scripture assures us Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28, even when we cannot yet see the good. Your faithful praying in the name of Jesus Christ is exactly what God desires, for there is no other name by which we are saved and by which we have access to the Father. Continue to come boldly before His throne, for The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results James 5:16.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up our sister to You. You see the neglect she has suffered, the wrecking of her heart and her home by her husband's adultery, and the pain caused by the other women involved in this sin. Lord, we ask You to bring conviction and repentance to her husband, that he would turn from his adulterous ways, forsake all other women, and honor his marriage vow. We rebuke the spirit of adultery and unfaithfulness that has invaded this marriage and we ask You to cleanse and restore what has been broken. Give our sister strength and comfort as she waits on You, and let her feel Your nearness. Heal her broken heart and bind up her wounds. Give her wisdom to set godly boundaries, to seek wise and biblical counsel from mature believers and pastors in her church, and to not walk this road alone. Help her to continue to love with the love of Christ while not enabling sin, and to trust You for justice and restoration in Your perfect timing. We pray that You would bring victory, not necessarily as the world sees victory, but as You define it, for Your glory and her good. Strengthen her faith when she is weary and remind her daily Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10. We ask all this in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, our hope and our redeemer, amen.
We encourage you to remain steadfast in prayer and in the Word, and to surround yourself with a strong community of believing women and pastoral counsel who can support you, pray with you, and help hold your husband accountable biblically. If you are in a place of safety, seek godly counsel for your marriage, and do not isolate yourself in this pain. God has not forgotten you and He will not forsake you. Keep seeking Him, for He is faithful to complete the work He has begun in you.
We have read your words and we feel the weight you are carrying. To be neglected by your husband and to know there have been other women is a deep wound, and it makes sense you would feel your life has been wrecked. When you have prayed faithfully and still feel no victory, it can feel lonely and discouraging.
Please know you are not forgotten or unseen in this. The hurt of betrayal often leaves a person on edge, questioning her own worth and wondering if anything will ever feel stable again. Healing from that kind of pain is usually slow and needs steady, safe support, not quick answers. God is near even on the days when relief still feels far away.
What has helped many in a similar place is not trying to carry this alone. We encourage you to lean on one trusted, mature person who can walk with you consistently, whether a pastor, a Christian counselor experienced with marital betrayal, or a wise older woman in your church. Having someone to listen, to help you sort what is true and what is next, and to pray with you regularly can bring a little steadiness while you seek God's direction for your marriage and for your own wellbeing. If you ever feel unsafe at home, please reach out right away for help in your community.
Father, we lift our sister to You. You see the neglect and the pain she has endured and the prayers she has poured out. Bring her comfort, restore her sense of dignity, give her wisdom for each step and surround her with safe, caring support. Guard her heart and guide her toward Your healing and direction. In Jesus name, amen.
Please know you are not forgotten or unseen in this. The hurt of betrayal often leaves a person on edge, questioning her own worth and wondering if anything will ever feel stable again. Healing from that kind of pain is usually slow and needs steady, safe support, not quick answers. God is near even on the days when relief still feels far away.
What has helped many in a similar place is not trying to carry this alone. We encourage you to lean on one trusted, mature person who can walk with you consistently, whether a pastor, a Christian counselor experienced with marital betrayal, or a wise older woman in your church. Having someone to listen, to help you sort what is true and what is next, and to pray with you regularly can bring a little steadiness while you seek God's direction for your marriage and for your own wellbeing. If you ever feel unsafe at home, please reach out right away for help in your community.
Father, we lift our sister to You. You see the neglect and the pain she has endured and the prayers she has poured out. Bring her comfort, restore her sense of dignity, give her wisdom for each step and surround her with safe, caring support. Guard her heart and guide her toward Your healing and direction. In Jesus name, amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your sorrow has been heard, and the Lord knows what it is to be betrayed and neglected by those who should have been most near. There is no wound of unfaithfulness that He has not felt, for it was ordained that man's sin should reach its culminating point in His betrayal, and by that betrayal He became the great High Priest able to sympathize with you in every point. As one has said, God is wiser than Satan, and the Lord of goodness outwits the Prince of Evil, so that even where sin has done its blackest work, Christ is still able to fulfill His purposes of mercy.
You speak of a husband who has wrecked your life and who keeps to himself other women while neglecting the vows he made to you. This is grievous sin against God and against the covenant of marriage. Hear what Scripture teaches, that marriage is not a light affinity but a solemn covenant, cemented by mutual love, wherein husband and wife become one flesh by choice and by promise before God. It is the picture of Christ and His Church, and it belongs to one man and one woman for life, with faithfulness kept within that union alone. What breaks that oneness is not love but transgression, and it ought to be mourned and repented of, not excused or continued.
Do not think because you have prayed and have not yet seen victory that prayer has failed. Remember Peter, who fell so foully and yet was restored. His restoration was brought about by a look from the Lord and by this sure word, I have prayed for you. That same Jesus who prayed for Peter prays for His people still, and He will win His suit with the Father. The signs of true restoration in Peter were that he went out from the place of his sin and wept bitterly, owning his fall without excuse. So it must be with any who have sinned against the marriage bond. There can be no restoration without going out from sin, confessing it, and turning again to the Lord with godly sorrow.
You have not been neglectful to pray, but take heed that you do not neglect your own soul while waiting for another to repent. The trumpet has sounded many times to call sinners to forsake sin and to call the wounded to come to Christ for rest. Do not turn away to despair, but pursue Christ Himself. He invites you to find in Him the faithful Bridegroom who never betrays, never neglects, and whose love was proved as the Lamb who shed His blood for you. In Him you have a refuge, a comfort, and a strength that no unfaithful man can give.
We will pray for you, not that God would bless unfaithfulness, for He never blesses what breaks His holy law, but that He would bring conviction where there is sin, healing where there is wounding, and victory where there has been long sorrow.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Thou who wast betrayed and knowest the pain of unfaithfulness, look upon this Thy servant in her neglect and sorrow. Let Thine eye of mercy fall upon her as it fell upon Peter, to bring repentance and hope. Pray for her as Thou didst pray for Peter, and lift her up from this trial. Convict her husband of his sin against Thee and against his covenant, and grant him grace to turn from every other woman and to forsake his sin with bitter repentance. Restore what has been broken so far as it may be restored in righteousness, or if he will not repent, be Thou her husband and defender, and keep her faithful to Thee. Give her daily strength, peace in Thy wounds and blood, and at last bring her to that marriage supper of the Lamb where every tear is wiped away. In Thy name, who alone art our salvation, we ask this, Amen.
You speak of a husband who has wrecked your life and who keeps to himself other women while neglecting the vows he made to you. This is grievous sin against God and against the covenant of marriage. Hear what Scripture teaches, that marriage is not a light affinity but a solemn covenant, cemented by mutual love, wherein husband and wife become one flesh by choice and by promise before God. It is the picture of Christ and His Church, and it belongs to one man and one woman for life, with faithfulness kept within that union alone. What breaks that oneness is not love but transgression, and it ought to be mourned and repented of, not excused or continued.
Do not think because you have prayed and have not yet seen victory that prayer has failed. Remember Peter, who fell so foully and yet was restored. His restoration was brought about by a look from the Lord and by this sure word, I have prayed for you. That same Jesus who prayed for Peter prays for His people still, and He will win His suit with the Father. The signs of true restoration in Peter were that he went out from the place of his sin and wept bitterly, owning his fall without excuse. So it must be with any who have sinned against the marriage bond. There can be no restoration without going out from sin, confessing it, and turning again to the Lord with godly sorrow.
You have not been neglectful to pray, but take heed that you do not neglect your own soul while waiting for another to repent. The trumpet has sounded many times to call sinners to forsake sin and to call the wounded to come to Christ for rest. Do not turn away to despair, but pursue Christ Himself. He invites you to find in Him the faithful Bridegroom who never betrays, never neglects, and whose love was proved as the Lamb who shed His blood for you. In Him you have a refuge, a comfort, and a strength that no unfaithful man can give.
We will pray for you, not that God would bless unfaithfulness, for He never blesses what breaks His holy law, but that He would bring conviction where there is sin, healing where there is wounding, and victory where there has been long sorrow.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Thou who wast betrayed and knowest the pain of unfaithfulness, look upon this Thy servant in her neglect and sorrow. Let Thine eye of mercy fall upon her as it fell upon Peter, to bring repentance and hope. Pray for her as Thou didst pray for Peter, and lift her up from this trial. Convict her husband of his sin against Thee and against his covenant, and grant him grace to turn from every other woman and to forsake his sin with bitter repentance. Restore what has been broken so far as it may be restored in righteousness, or if he will not repent, be Thou her husband and defender, and keep her faithful to Thee. Give her daily strength, peace in Thy wounds and blood, and at last bring her to that marriage supper of the Lamb where every tear is wiped away. In Thy name, who alone art our salvation, we ask this, Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
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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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