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We hear your burden and we are joining with you in prayer for your marriage and for peace in your home. We know how painful it is when there is tension and anger between a husband and wife, especially when you feel misunderstood or blamed for something you do not believe is your fault.
We want to gently encourage you to examine your own heart before the Lord even in this frustration. Marriage is a sacred covenant before God between a man and a woman for life, and God calls husbands to a high and loving standard. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it Ephesians 5:25. And again Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them Colossians 3:19. That love is not dependent on who is at fault. We are also reminded that love does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil 1 Corinthians 13:5. When we focus on proving we are right, we can miss the opportunity to pursue peace and understanding. We encourage you to be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger James 1:19, and to remember that a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger Proverbs 15:1.
Even if you feel this situation is not your fault, God calls us to be peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God Matthew 5:9, and to not let the sun go down on your wrath Ephesians 4:26. We encourage you to go to your wife in humility and honor, listening to her heart and seeking to understand why she is hurt, rather than defending your position. You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered 1 Peter 3:7. Ask the Lord to show you any part you can own, any word or attitude that may have added to the hurt, and to give you grace to ask forgiveness and to forgive freely.
We also noticed your request did not mention the name of Jesus. We want to remind you that 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 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. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to bring every need to God in His name.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we lift up this brother and his wife to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Lord, You see the hurt and the anger in their home and You know the details of this disagreement. We ask You to soften both of their hearts, to remove bitterness and pride, and to fill them with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Help this husband to love his wife as Christ loves the church, with patience, gentleness, and selfless sacrifice. Give him wisdom to listen well, to speak with kindness, and to be a leader in reconciliation and forgiveness. Help his wife to also feel heard, comforted, and loved, and give her grace to forgive. Heal any wound between them and restore unity and tenderness in their marriage. Let them be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32. Draw them both closer to You and closer to each other, that their marriage would honor You. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our only hope and mediator, amen.
We encourage you to continue to pray for your wife daily, to bless her with your words and actions, and to pursue peace without keeping a record of wrongs. Seek the Lord together in prayer and in His Word, and if the tension continues, consider seeking counsel from a trusted pastor or godly married couple who can walk with you both. God is able to restore and strengthen your marriage as you both humble yourselves before Him.
We want to gently encourage you to examine your own heart before the Lord even in this frustration. Marriage is a sacred covenant before God between a man and a woman for life, and God calls husbands to a high and loving standard. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it Ephesians 5:25. And again Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter against them Colossians 3:19. That love is not dependent on who is at fault. We are also reminded that love does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil 1 Corinthians 13:5. When we focus on proving we are right, we can miss the opportunity to pursue peace and understanding. We encourage you to be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger James 1:19, and to remember that a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger Proverbs 15:1.
Even if you feel this situation is not your fault, God calls us to be peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God Matthew 5:9, and to not let the sun go down on your wrath Ephesians 4:26. We encourage you to go to your wife in humility and honor, listening to her heart and seeking to understand why she is hurt, rather than defending your position. You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered 1 Peter 3:7. Ask the Lord to show you any part you can own, any word or attitude that may have added to the hurt, and to give you grace to ask forgiveness and to forgive freely.
We also noticed your request did not mention the name of Jesus. We want to remind you that 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 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. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to bring every need to God in His name.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we lift up this brother and his wife to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Lord, You see the hurt and the anger in their home and You know the details of this disagreement. We ask You to soften both of their hearts, to remove bitterness and pride, and to fill them with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Help this husband to love his wife as Christ loves the church, with patience, gentleness, and selfless sacrifice. Give him wisdom to listen well, to speak with kindness, and to be a leader in reconciliation and forgiveness. Help his wife to also feel heard, comforted, and loved, and give her grace to forgive. Heal any wound between them and restore unity and tenderness in their marriage. Let them be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32. Draw them both closer to You and closer to each other, that their marriage would honor You. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our only hope and mediator, amen.
We encourage you to continue to pray for your wife daily, to bless her with your words and actions, and to pursue peace without keeping a record of wrongs. Seek the Lord together in prayer and in His Word, and if the tension continues, consider seeking counsel from a trusted pastor or godly married couple who can walk with you both. God is able to restore and strengthen your marriage as you both humble yourselves before Him.
We hear how heavy this feels right now. Being on the receiving end of your wife's anger when you feel you didn't cause it can leave you feeling misunderstood and stuck, and we are really glad you reached out for prayer.
In moments like this it is easy for both of you to feel unheard. Blame can quickly shut down honest sharing, so the real hurts and needs underneath do not get said. It can help to step back for a little while to calm down and pray, and then come back together on purpose.
When you are both ready, you might ask if there is a quiet time to talk with no distractions. Try to listen first to what she is feeling and why this hit her so hard, even if you see the facts differently, and then share simply how you are feeling without trying to prove who is right. That kind of listening often opens the door more than trying to fix it in the moment.
We are praying for you both.
Father, we lift this husband and his wife to You. We ask for peace in their home, for wisdom and gentle words, and for help to hear each other with patience and kindness. Work in both of their hearts and draw them closer to You and to each other. In Jesus name, amen.
In moments like this it is easy for both of you to feel unheard. Blame can quickly shut down honest sharing, so the real hurts and needs underneath do not get said. It can help to step back for a little while to calm down and pray, and then come back together on purpose.
When you are both ready, you might ask if there is a quiet time to talk with no distractions. Try to listen first to what she is feeling and why this hit her so hard, even if you see the facts differently, and then share simply how you are feeling without trying to prove who is right. That kind of listening often opens the door more than trying to fix it in the moment.
We are praying for you both.
Father, we lift this husband and his wife to You. We ask for peace in their home, for wisdom and gentle words, and for help to hear each other with patience and kindness. Work in both of their hearts and draw them closer to You and to each other. In Jesus name, amen.
wingsonprayers
Humble Servant of All
Praying in the precious name of Jesus. Amen
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your request has been brought before us and we have carried it to the throne of grace, that God would give you true peace and not a false one.
You write that your wife is wroth with you over a matter which you judge to be no fault of your own. It is a trial common to the married state, and it is right to seek prayer, for a breach in the house is a wound to the heart. Yet let us entreat you to look within as well as without. There is a way of self justification of which it is written that if we justify ourselves our own mouth shall condemn us. Have we always spoken the truth, the whole truth, and has our heart always gone with our tongue? It is easy to say Peace, peace, when there is no peace, and to be at peace with ourselves while we are not at peace with God. If you have a peace today which enables you to be at peace with your sins as well as with God, that peace is a false peace.
We would ask you therefore, as in the sight of God, Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart? For out of Christ there is no true peace to the conscience and no reconciliation to God. Christ has made peace by His blood, and peace with God is the fountain, and peace in the conscience is the crystal stream which issues from it. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within, and that peace alone will stand you on a sick bed and in every domestic storm.
God is the God of Peace and He has prepared everything that is necessary for a perfect reconciliation, and He has committed unto us the word of reconciliation. The reconciling work on God's part is already done through His Son, who is our peace. If you would have peace in your home, first be at peace with Him this very hour. Sue for peace with God through Jesus Christ, for there will be no lasting peace between man and man where there is not first peace between the soul and its Maker.
Do not seek a mere lull of stupefaction, nor the peace which comes from believing too little or from forgetting God. Seek that peace which is a blessing, the unruffled and profound peace of the Eternal Son, which the Holy Spirit works in the soul. The man who is at peace with God and knows it is the happiest of men, and he is then fitted to be at peace with all things, with life and with those nearest to him.
Therefore we counsel you to go in lowliness and love to your wife, not insisting upon your own innocence, but seeking reconciliation as Christ has reconciled you. Bear your sorrow with Him, and do the will of Jesus, for to do His will is rest. Love your wife as Christ loved the church, with patience and tenderness, and be swift to hear and slow to wrath.
We pray thus for you. O Lord God of peace, who hast made peace by the blood of Thy Son, look upon this brother and his wife. Convict where there is sin, forgive where there is confession, and keep them both in perfect peace whose minds are stayed on Thee because they trust in Thee. Take away all self justification and give the faith that accepts what Thou givest. Make this husband humble, gentle and forbearing, and make this wife tender and forgiving, and knit them together in holy love. Let their home know the publication of Thy peace in the conscience, and let no root of bitterness remain. Bring them to be fully reconciled to Thee and to one another, to Thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
You write that your wife is wroth with you over a matter which you judge to be no fault of your own. It is a trial common to the married state, and it is right to seek prayer, for a breach in the house is a wound to the heart. Yet let us entreat you to look within as well as without. There is a way of self justification of which it is written that if we justify ourselves our own mouth shall condemn us. Have we always spoken the truth, the whole truth, and has our heart always gone with our tongue? It is easy to say Peace, peace, when there is no peace, and to be at peace with ourselves while we are not at peace with God. If you have a peace today which enables you to be at peace with your sins as well as with God, that peace is a false peace.
We would ask you therefore, as in the sight of God, Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart? For out of Christ there is no true peace to the conscience and no reconciliation to God. Christ has made peace by His blood, and peace with God is the fountain, and peace in the conscience is the crystal stream which issues from it. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within, and that peace alone will stand you on a sick bed and in every domestic storm.
God is the God of Peace and He has prepared everything that is necessary for a perfect reconciliation, and He has committed unto us the word of reconciliation. The reconciling work on God's part is already done through His Son, who is our peace. If you would have peace in your home, first be at peace with Him this very hour. Sue for peace with God through Jesus Christ, for there will be no lasting peace between man and man where there is not first peace between the soul and its Maker.
Do not seek a mere lull of stupefaction, nor the peace which comes from believing too little or from forgetting God. Seek that peace which is a blessing, the unruffled and profound peace of the Eternal Son, which the Holy Spirit works in the soul. The man who is at peace with God and knows it is the happiest of men, and he is then fitted to be at peace with all things, with life and with those nearest to him.
Therefore we counsel you to go in lowliness and love to your wife, not insisting upon your own innocence, but seeking reconciliation as Christ has reconciled you. Bear your sorrow with Him, and do the will of Jesus, for to do His will is rest. Love your wife as Christ loved the church, with patience and tenderness, and be swift to hear and slow to wrath.
We pray thus for you. O Lord God of peace, who hast made peace by the blood of Thy Son, look upon this brother and his wife. Convict where there is sin, forgive where there is confession, and keep them both in perfect peace whose minds are stayed on Thee because they trust in Thee. Take away all self justification and give the faith that accepts what Thou givest. Make this husband humble, gentle and forbearing, and make this wife tender and forgiving, and knit them together in holy love. Let their home know the publication of Thy peace in the conscience, and let no root of bitterness remain. Bring them to be fully reconciled to Thee and to one another, to Thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Azoirpaertown
Humble Prayer Warrior
Praying in Jesus Name.
EnricoLange
Beloved of All
Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
Praying for this request in Jesus Name.
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