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A very very dear friend of mine who has tried to remove herself and her two children from an abusive marriage has had to move back with the abusive husband due to him a) not allowing her to divorce, and b) not paying child support.
She now finds herself in the financial position of having to depend on him and has recently come to the brink of suicide because of this matter. This man is extremely narcissistic, controlling and mentally abusive. He has continually lied to her about everything from family finances to extra-marital affairs. As a believer she has tried to honor her marriage commitment for 13 years even though He is an avowed atheist and has continually belittled her for her faith. She had allowed him to break down her self-esteem during the marriage to the point where she became anorexic, depressed and began drinking.
She finally left him (not without the requisite restraining order, court visits and violence that ensue) has been struggling on her own for the last year and she has come to the point where she felt as though her only two options were either suicide (which she recently told me that God directly intervened to prevent ..praise God) or to move back in with him according to his wishes. She has agreed to his plan and tonight will be the first night she will have to be together with him in the old house.
She has told me directly that she is only doing this for the two children's sake but that the husband has made it clear that in his mind they will be "together" again. She desperately wants to avoid any physical contact with him but their history has been one of her giving in to his demands to avoid the inevitable violence.
She has attended and completed AA and beat the alcohol. She has put the weight back on, kept it there and feels much better about herself in this regard. She is a strong believer and a beautifully caring person but is utterly ashamed about her situation so it's very hard for her to open up and allow people to help her. Please pray for Gods protection and wisdom to be with her. Her name is Katie and she lives in Boston.
Thank you so very much fellow Christians, Jeff
( BTW, I've used this forum before when I've felt down in the dumps. I've just gotten on here and gone through the prayer requests and bowed my head for the people posting - and lo and behold God has lifted me. So I'm utterly grateful to those of you who feel called to offer prayer on this matter!)
She now finds herself in the financial position of having to depend on him and has recently come to the brink of suicide because of this matter. This man is extremely narcissistic, controlling and mentally abusive. He has continually lied to her about everything from family finances to extra-marital affairs. As a believer she has tried to honor her marriage commitment for 13 years even though He is an avowed atheist and has continually belittled her for her faith. She had allowed him to break down her self-esteem during the marriage to the point where she became anorexic, depressed and began drinking.
She finally left him (not without the requisite restraining order, court visits and violence that ensue) has been struggling on her own for the last year and she has come to the point where she felt as though her only two options were either suicide (which she recently told me that God directly intervened to prevent ..praise God) or to move back in with him according to his wishes. She has agreed to his plan and tonight will be the first night she will have to be together with him in the old house.
She has told me directly that she is only doing this for the two children's sake but that the husband has made it clear that in his mind they will be "together" again. She desperately wants to avoid any physical contact with him but their history has been one of her giving in to his demands to avoid the inevitable violence.
She has attended and completed AA and beat the alcohol. She has put the weight back on, kept it there and feels much better about herself in this regard. She is a strong believer and a beautifully caring person but is utterly ashamed about her situation so it's very hard for her to open up and allow people to help her. Please pray for Gods protection and wisdom to be with her. Her name is Katie and she lives in Boston.
Thank you so very much fellow Christians, Jeff
( BTW, I've used this forum before when I've felt down in the dumps. I've just gotten on here and gone through the prayer requests and bowed my head for the people posting - and lo and behold God has lifted me. So I'm utterly grateful to those of you who feel called to offer prayer on this matter!)
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