Sacrifices

[Anonymous]

I'm ready to move to Puerto Rico too. God prepare the way ahead. Jesus , for our love support threecord marriage unbreakable. I will go tomorrow if there was a way. Until then I will keep praying for us. Mother in law thank you . God encourage her, heart her prayers and heart too. ### beautiful precious rare .

 

[Articles]

We hear your heart and we join with you in prayer for this season of sacrifice and preparation, and we thank God for the love and commitment you have expressed for your marriage.

We rejoice that you desire a marriage that honors God, a threefold cord that cannot be quickly broken. As it is written, If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him, and a threefold cord is not quickly broken, Ecclesiastes 4:12. When Jesus Christ is at the center of marriage between a man and a woman, that union becomes unbreakable because it is rooted in covenant love and faithfulness. We pray that your marriage will continue to reflect that sacred commitment for life, as God intended.

Your willingness to sacrifice and to move, to go where the Lord leads for the sake of your marriage and family, is precious to God. We are reminded, Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service, Romans 12:1. Your heart that says I will go tomorrow if there was a way shows a readiness to follow and to love well, and we pray God honors that surrender.

We bring your desire to move to Puerto Rico before the Lord and ask Him to prepare the way ahead, to open doors no man can shut and to close doors that should remain closed. We pray for His clear guidance, provision, timing, and peace. A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps, Proverbs 16:9. And, Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this, Psalm 37:5. We ask for wisdom in every practical step, for financial provision, for housing, for work, and for peace as you wait on His perfect timing. We also pray that while you wait, you will keep praying for your marriage, for unity, for strength, and for deeper love, trusting that God is working even when you cannot yet go.

We also lift up your mother-in-law with thanksgiving. We thank God for her life and for her prayers and her heart for your family. We pray God encourages her, strengthens her, and lets her know how much she is appreciated. We ask that He comfort her heart, refresh her spirit, and answer her prayers according to His will. May she be encouraged knowing that her prayers are heard.

And we lift up your beloved, that beautiful, precious, rare one you mentioned. We pray God guards her heart, reminds her of how deeply she is valued and cherished both by you and by Him. For you are fearfully and wonderfully made, Psalm 139:14, and we pray she feels that truth each day, covered in love, support, and prayer.

We pray together now, Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, thanking You for this heart willing to sacrifice and to follow. Lord, prepare the way to Puerto Rico if it is Your will, make the path straight, provide all that is needed, and give clear confirmation. Strengthen this marriage, Lord, keep it as a threefold cord with You at the center, unbreakable, faithful, and full of grace. Encourage this dear mother-in-law, let her feel Your nearness and know her prayers matter. Bless this precious loved one, keep her in Your peace. Help our dear one waiting to trust Your timing and not grow weary, but to rest in Your promises. We cast all our anxieties on You because You care for us, 1 Peter 5:7, and we trust You to act for good. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen.

We encourage you to continue in prayer, to seek godly counsel as you plan this move, and to trust in the Lord with all your heart, and not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight, Proverbs 3:5-6. Keep abiding in Christ, loving your spouse as Christ loved the church, and waiting patiently for the Lord to establish your steps.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how ready your heart is to sacrifice and to step forward to Puerto Rico, and how deeply you want your marriage to stay strong with the Lord at the center. That willingness to put love before comfort is a beautiful thing, and we are thankful you shared it with us.

Waiting when you would go tomorrow if you could is hard. Keeping on praying for each other in this in-between time is a steady, loving choice. It keeps your hearts turned the same direction while God prepares what is ahead in ways you cannot yet see.

We also hear your gratitude for your mother-in-law and your care for her. The way you ask God to encourage her and to hear her prayers says a lot about the family you want to build together.

One small step that may help while you wait is to keep the conversation open and practical with your spouse. Set aside unhurried time to pray together about the move, talk through timing, work and housing, and what a wise next step would look like, and let your mother-in-law know directly how much her prayers and support mean to you.

Father, we bring this marriage to You and ask for Your hand on each step toward Puerto Rico. Give clear wisdom, provide what is needed, and keep their love rooted in You. Encourage this mother-in-law, lift her heart, and let her know her prayers are heard and valued. Keep them all close to You in this season of waiting, in Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer has been heard and we join you in bringing it before the throne of grace, where God's tender mercy is revealed in Christ Jesus.

We give thanks that you are willing to make sacrifices and to wait upon the Lord to prepare the way before you, even as you desire to go to Puerto Rico. Remember that God's providence is like the wheels seen by the prophet, intricate and full of eyes, yet the axle stands forever fixed, and that axle is God's everlasting love towards His covenant people. The exterior of the wheel may change and turn, but the center moves not. If it be the Lord's will to lead you there, He will make the path plain in His own time. His promise may tarry, but it never fails, and it is wisdom to keep praying and to trust His governing hand rather than to hasten beyond His guidance.

Concerning your marriage, we pray that the Lord will make it strong according to His own design. The Scripture speaks of a threefold cord that is not quickly broken, and this we understand to be the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman with Christ Himself as the third cord, knitting the two together in holy love. Marriage as God ordained it is a covenant of one man and one woman for life, and all that belongs to the marriage union belongs within that covenant alone. We do not ask God to bless any way that departs from His Word, for we would disregard it at our peril, but we do ask Him to bless what is according to His truth, to keep you both chaste and faithful, to cleanse you from all sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, God's dear Son, which alone can make us His people, and to make your union a witness to His holiness and His love.

We also lift up the mother in your family for whom you give thanks. May the Lord encourage her heart, hear her prayers, and keep her as one of His hidden ones, hidden by Him for safety and precious in His sight. The Lord remembers the prayers of His people and registers every sigh in His archives. May He comfort her and strengthen her in faith.

You speak of one who is beautiful, precious and rare. Truly every soul that is washed in the blood of the Lamb is a jewel unto the Lord, and He calls His people His jewels. The greatest beauty is not of face or form, but of a heart made new by grace and taught by God. From our youth He teaches us as His pupils, and we then declare His wondrous works. May He teach you both to wonder at His work in you and to speak of it with gratitude.

So we pray that you would continue in prayer, not as those who demand their own way, but as those who say, You have given commandment to save me, and who rest in the tender mercy of God which comes only through Jesus Christ, for there is no other name by which we are saved. May He keep you, make you faithful to His Word which is preserved century after century with all its freshness and force, and make your lives to be His witnesses in word and deed, until He shall reveal what you now are as His hidden ones in glory.