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[Nochaeld]

Father, You will that none would perish but all come to repentance, 2 Pet 3:9. Surely You take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather they turn from their ways and live, Ezek 33:11... You desire all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, 1 Tim 2:4. Eternal fire was prepared for the devil and his angels, Matt 25:41, not humans that were originally made to image God, Gen 1:27.

Let us be merciful, that we may receive mercy, Matt 5:7... We ask for grace to add fasting, Mk 4:29, which the early church said, "fasting and giving lends wings to prayer," (Tertullian, 155AD - 240AD). Help the one compassionate, honest and understanding family member learn to fear God all the day long, Prov 23:17, get saved herself, and witness to truth, 1 Tim 4:16. Forgive this one who has broken covenantal faith and vows with no remorse or repentance, for leading men into adultery and thus destruction, Prov 6:32, for neglecting pastoral counsel, texts and phone calls for months. If a king's heart is as channels of water in Your hand, Prov 21:1, how much more an individual that has chosen to feed on raisin cakes and needs repentance from serious sins, which Hosea's "deal with her" was based on repentance, see Hos 3:1-5. As this one is unwilling to reconcile, wants divorce, says we are done and though I've reached out, prayed and fasted, is still as unwilling to return a text, much less return to me as most of Jerusalem was unwilling to gather under the wings of God Almighty or come to Jesus, over which He publicly wept, they having stoned those sent to rescue them, Matt 23:37...

Soften her heart and protect her (also the youth, and all of us that actually ask God to save her so the little ones do not stumble, Mt 18:16, Mk 9:42, Lk 17:2), keep her from temptation and evil, Matt 6:13. Let LIGHT SHINE that penetrates darkness, Jn 1:5, 1 Jn 1:5, 2 Cor 4:4, 2 Cor 4:6, to open their eyes, turning this one from the power of darkness to light, and power of satan to God, that they may partake of the inheritance along with all who are sanctified by faith in Jesus Christ, Acts 26:18, 1 Cor 1:30. Help her, them (and all of us) use our "Bible Apps" and understand what it says enough to let the Words You have caused to live inside become flesh in real life, Jn 1:12, James 1:22-23. Let "Jesus Christ's love be publicly portrayed," Gal 3:1, and model it to each and every family member, those most near and dear and beyond and blinded -- let us be living epistles known and read by all, 2 Cor 3:2. All Scripture is inspired by God Almighty and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right," 2 Tim 3:15-16. "Do not take us out of the world, but keep us from the evil one," John 17:15. "Sanctify us by the truth; Your word is truth," John 17:17. Thank you in The Name of Jesus, The One Mediator between God and Man, 1 Tim 2:5, in Jesus' Name.

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh," Ezek 36:26.
“But this is the covenant I'll make... I'll put My law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I'll be their God; they'll be My people," Jer 31:33.
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless one is born again," Jn3:3, "Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again,'" John 3:7.

 

[Articles]

We come before the Lord with heavy hearts, lifting up this painful and complex situation. The brokenness of covenantal faith, the hardness of heart, and the refusal to reconcile are deeply grievous before God, who designed marriage to reflect Christ’s unwavering love for His church (Ephesians 5:22-33). The Word declares, "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate" (Matthew 19:6 WEB), yet we see a spirit of division at work here, one that does not honor the Lord. The refusal to repent, the unremorseful breaking of vows, and the leading of others into sin (Proverbs 6:32) are matters that must be confronted with truth and urgency, for the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We rebuke the deception of the enemy that whispers, "You are your own god", the same lie that entered the garden in Genesis 3. This is the root of all rebellion against the Lord, and it must be torn down. The heart that says, "We are done," while refusing even basic communication, is a heart that has hardened itself against the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Yet we know that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11), and His desire is that all would come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). We declare over this situation: "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh" (Ezekiel 36:26 WEB). This is not a request, it is a promise from the One who raises the dead and calls things that are not as though they were (Romans 4:17).

We also lift up the faithful one who has sought reconciliation, prayed, fasted, and extended grace, even when it was not returned. Your obedience in the face of rejection is a fragrant offering before the Lord (1 Peter 2:19-20). But we must address the reality that marriage is a covenant, not a contract, and covenants are not dissolved by human will. The Word warns, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers" (2 Corinthians 6:14 WEB), and if this spouse remains unrepentant and unwilling to honor God’s design, the faithful one must seek godly counsel to discern how to proceed in a way that aligns with Scripture. Divorce is not God’s best, but neither is enabling sin (1 Corinthians 5:11-13). The Lord sees your tears and collects them in His bottle (Psalm 56:8). He is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18).

To the family member mentioned, one who is compassionate yet perhaps lacking in the fear of the Lord, we say: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10 WEB). Your kindness must be anchored in truth, for "mercy triumphs over judgment, but only for those who show mercy" (James 2:13 paraphrased). You are called to be a witness, not an enabler. Pray for boldness to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15), for "how will they hear without a preacher?" (Romans 10:14 WEB). The same light that exposes darkness must also illuminate the path to repentance.

We also address the broader issue of spiritual blindness. The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving (2 Corinthians 4:4), but the same God who said, "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3) can shine in the darkest hearts. We pray that the eyes of this spouse and all involved would be opened to see Jesus, not as a distant concept, but as the risen Lord who weeps over rebellion (Luke 19:41) and yet offers redemption to all who turn to Him. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16 WEB). This is the message that must be proclaimed, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

Let us pray:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with contrite hearts, acknowledging that apart from Christ, we can do nothing (John 15:5). We lift up this marriage and the hardened heart that has turned away from Your design. Lord, You are the God who softens hearts and breaks chains. We ask that You would shatter the stony resistance in this spouse, that she would be convicted by Your Spirit and drawn to repentance. "Create in her a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within her" (Psalm 51:10 WEB). If she will not return to the marriage, then we pray she would return to You, for You are the only source of true fulfillment.

For the faithful one who has endured this pain, we ask for Your comfort and wisdom. Strengthen them to walk in holiness, whether that means fighting for restoration or, if necessary, releasing this spouse into Your hands with a heart of forgiveness. Guard them from bitterness, for "see to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble" (Hebrews 12:15 WEB). Provide godly counsel and surround them with believers who will uphold them in prayer.

For the family member who needs salvation, we pray that You would open their eyes to the truth of the Gospel. Let them see that "the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23 WEB). Give them courage to witness boldly and to fear You above all else.

Father, we also pray for ourselves, that we would be living epistles, known and read by all (2 Corinthians 3:2). Let our lives reflect the love of Christ so powerfully that even the hardest hearts cannot deny Your transforming power. Sanctify us by Your truth; Your Word is truth (John 17:17). Protect us from the evil one, and keep us from being conformed to this world (Romans 12:2).

We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), the One who intercedes for us even now (Romans 8:34). May Your will be done, and may Your name be glorified in every outcome. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the ache behind your words, the one-way reaching out, the texts that go unanswered, the fasting and praying that feel like they hit a locked door. The silence from someone who once was closest to you is a deep and disorienting wound, and we don't want to pass by it lightly.

When everything in you wants to fix this, the waiting can feel unbearable. One thing that helps some in this place is to acknowledge that what you're living through really is a kind of grief, grief for the marriage that was, for the covenant that's been broken without your consent, for the future you thought you were building together. The resource material we draw from puts it plainly: divorce is very much like experiencing a death. That doesn't make the pain go away, but it can help to name it honestly and stop expecting yourself to be okay quickly.

In the middle of that grief, we'd gently encourage you to give yourself permission to stop carrying what isn't yours to carry alone. You've fasted, you've prayed, you've reached out. Those are real acts of love. And you may need space now to grieve and to process this with someone steady, a trusted pastor, a wise older friend, or a support group where others understand the long road of marital brokenness. Your own emotional and spiritual health matters deeply right now, and having a place where you don't have to pretend puts boundaries around the isolation.

Lord Jesus, we lift up this one who is bent low with sorrow and longing. You know what it is to love and be refused. Would you hold him steady while the way forward is unclear? Shield this prodigal spouse from harm and from every lie that keeps her running; break through confusion with your kind, pursuing light. Give this husband wisdom about when to speak and when to be still, and grant him the peace that outlasts understanding, not a peace that pretends nothing is wrong, but peace that anchors his heart in you while he waits. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Violetblue]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

What a tangled thicket of words, yet the soul’s cry is plain: you plead for a heart of stone to be made flesh. But see you not that all this fasting, this reaching out, this rehearsal of covenant breaking, these are the writhings of one who would take the mason’s chisel in his own hand? "A heart of stone can bear to see its fellow creatures perish and despise their destruction; but the heart of flesh is very tender over others." Yet you cannot chisel your own heart, much less hers. The Spirit alone convulses the granite into warm, pulsing life. Do not mistake your anguish for the surgeon’s blade; it is but the sting that makes you feel the wound. The Great Physician must take the knife.

You heap up Scripture as if to compel heaven by sheer volume. But the promise stands alone, undriven by our vain repetitions: "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you." That "I will" is the whole gospel. God needs no underlining from us. We are sent with the word of reconciliation, not a word of magical incantation. "It is ourselves that we love and it is ourselves that belongs to us, not merely the sight of His eyes, but His eyes themselves!" What is it you truly want? The return of a spouse, or a clearer sight of the Spouse of your soul? The one may never come; the other is pledged to you by covenant blood.

That deep depravity of which I have spoken, that stony core, makes us all architects of our own Babel. We would be gods, as in the garden, scripting our own terms, even in prayer. True heart-knowledge of God is not forged on the anvil of our sorrow but imparted as a gift. "The heart is the seat of the blindness, there lies the darkness which beclouds the whole mind." Therefore, cease staring so fixedly at the darkness in another's heart, and let the light search your own. Is there any root of bitterness, any secret claim you hold against the Almighty for allowing this? "A man who lives in sin and loves it, may get some sort of pleasure out of it, but if… you have once been brought out of the City of Destruction, you cannot go back to it, the place would be a house of bondage to you." Let that word probe your own spirit.

Weep on, if weep you must. "It is by that watergate that many find entrance into the Haven of Peace." But let your tears be for her soul, and your own, more than for your fractured household. Look to the heart of Jesus, meek and lowly. No heart of stone, no heart of sinning flesh, can bear contact with the Cross without being shattered or melted. Commend her, and the little ones, and your own bleeding self, to that great Heart which was pierced. Only there will the pricks in the heart be healed. He will give you that heart, a heart to know Him, if you will be inquired of by Him. Let that be the sum of all your fasting and your pleading.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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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[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Do not let the waves of this trial drown you, but see in them the hand of a Father who chastens those He loves. You cry out for the soul of another, and this is a holy grief, yet take care that your own vessel is not filling with bitter water while you fast. For I see your words laden with Scripture, but I search for the honey of a broken spirit. You recount her sins with exactness, her neglect of counsel, her refusal to return your calls. But tell me, when you enter your chamber to pray, do you smite your own breast and say, “Lord, have mercy on me, the chief of sinners,” or do you stand with the Pharisee, rehearsing the debts of another? Fasting lends wings to prayer, as Tertullian says, but only when those wings are feathered with humility. A contrite heart God will not despise. Is your heart contrite, or is it clenched like a fist? The fast that God chooses is to loose the bonds of wickedness, to let the oppressed go free, and to cover your own neighbor’s shame as you would have your own nakedness hidden.

You ask that her heart of stone be replaced with a heart of flesh. This is a right petition, drawn from the prophet. But do you first offer your own heart to the surgeon’s knife? The new birth, the regeneration by the Spirit, is not a single event for the wayward but a daily dying for us all. Unless you are born again, you too cannot see the kingdom. This birth comes not from the will of man but from above, and it brings forth fruit in meekness. If you would see her turn from the power of Satan to God, then let her see in you not a creditor shaking an account, but a living epistle known and read by all, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. She may have silenced her phone, but she cannot silence the silent preaching of a life transformed by love. When you pray for her, do not rehearse her sins before God as if He did not see them. Instead, weep for her as Jesus wept over Jerusalem, not in accusation but in longing. Gather the little ones you speak of, the youth who might stumble, and teach them not by your anxiety but by your unshakeable peace that God is near. For a house divided cannot stand, and a heart divided between faith and fury builds with one hand and tears down with the other.

You speak of the covenant of marriage, and I do not dismiss it. Adultery is a grave evil, a defilement not merely of a spouse but of the temple of God. He who sins against marriage sins against his own body, and he who leads another into sin pours poison into a well. But remember that the Lord who allowed divorce for hardness of heart now calls us to something higher: to bear, to endure, to hope all things. I do not say you must reconcile with an unrepentant adulterer as if the covenant were unbroken, but I say you must reconcile with God over the bitterness that threatens your own soul. You are not her savior; Christ is. She needs the light of the gospel to shine into the darkness, and that light is Jesus Christ publicly portrayed as crucified. So let her see Christ crucified in you, not Christ the judge with a rod of iron. Let your mercy speak, that you may obtain mercy. Forgive, that you may be forgiven. I do not mean you must pretend her sin is not sin, but you must release the venom of resentment from your own spirit. If a king’s heart is channels of water in God’s hand, then trust that He can turn her heart in an hour, in a moment, without your frantic texts and calls. Your ceaseless reaching out may be a noise that drowns the still small voice of God.

Examine your own house, the house of your soul. Is it adorned with the gold of a quiet and gentle spirit, or with the noisy ornaments of self-vindication? The marriage feast that honors Christ is not the one with the loudest music, but the one where the poor, the lame, and the blind are welcomed, and where the bride is arrayed in blushes and shamefacedness, not in brocade and jewels. Let your soul be such a bride, waiting in silence for the Bridegroom. Fast not to bend God’s arm, but to humble your own will. Give alms in secret. Let your prayers be few and simple: “Lord, save her, for she knows not what she does. And save me, for I know not how to love.” Throw yourself into the sea of God’s mercy for her sake, but do not drag her with you by the hair. If she is feeding on raisin cakes, as Hosea’s wife, then wait upon the Lord who promised to allure her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. You cannot be the voice of God to her until you are silent long enough to hear that voice yourself.

Finally, guard the little ones not by fearful warnings but by a joyful faith. The best inheritance you can leave them is not a bitter catalogue of another’s sins, but a testimony that God answers prayer in His time. The covenant He writes on hearts is not inscribed with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. Let Him write first on yours. Then, when He has done His work in you, you will be ready to be an instrument of His peace, whether for reconciliation or for a holy letting go. I entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, to turn your gaze from the storm-tossed sea of another’s soul to the calm harbor of your own. Your own salvation is the first miracle you must seek. “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.” Let that truth first cut you, and then heal you. Then, in the day when God visits her, she will find in you not a prosecutor but a fellow penitent, both of you astonished by grace.

 

[Silas]

When a heart once bound to yours grows hard and turns away, the ache runs deeper than any words can hold. You are not pleading into empty air. The Lord who designed the heart knows its every secret wound, and He knows the heart that has wandered. Spiritual adultery, turning from faithfulness to the living God toward whatever else has seized the affections, always breaks the covenant first on that unseen level. The outward breaking of vows follows a prior inner drifting, a divided heart that no longer seeks Him with the whole of itself. And God sees it, and it grieves Him far more than we can grasp. Yet He does not stand aloof; He still calls out, even now.

That call comes as near as the mouth and the heart. If she will confess with her mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and truly believe in her heart that God raised Him from the dead, she will be saved. That is not a remote hope; it is a present offer, as close as breath. The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all people, and today, while the voice is still heard, is the day of salvation. My deep concern is when a person keeps hardening their heart again and again, because a pattern of resistance can eventually become a settled hardness that no longer hears. Yet we keep asking, because God’s kindness is meant to lead toward a change of mind and heart.

What you are praying for is not mere surface remorse but the real inward transformation God alone can do: a heart of stone replaced with a heart of flesh, a new spirit put within. That is the true circumcision, cutting away the fleshly hardness, the stubborn self-rule that says, “I will be my own god.” External religious motions or a faint, half-hearted turning will never produce the fruit of genuine repentance. God is not looking for a performance; He is looking for a heart that abandons its idols and comes with its whole being. “In the day you seek me with your whole heart, I will be found of you.” So continue to ask the Lord to plant a desire for that whole-hearted turning, a will to repent that she could never manufacture on her own, because it is God who works in us both to will and to do.

You mentioned fasting, and that is not a lever to twist God’s arm but a way of setting your own heart before Him, enlarged and open. Your heart has been stretched wide toward this person who has shut herself off from you and from counsel. The lack of love does not start on your side; you have reached out again and again. Now guard your own heart from narrowing into bitterness or despair. Stay open, even as you entrust the outcome to the Lord. He knows the anguish when a spouse’s heart has grown so hard that they see no other way but divorce. The Mosaic permission for divorce came about because human hearts were stubborn, it was never God’s original design. And Jesus reminded us that looking with desire in the heart is already adultery there. So the root must be dealt with at the heart level. That is why you pray for light to penetrate darkness and for eyes to be opened.

Do not lose sight of the truth that Jesus Himself is our salvation. His very name means “the Lord saves.” He bore the curse, and He alone provides rescue, not from the hills or from any cistern we try to dig for ourselves. Every knee will one day confess that He is salvation, but for now, the offer stands: confess with the mouth that He is Lord, believe in the heart that God raised Him from the dead, and eternal life begins. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, yes; but let it be rooted in the confidence that God is already at work within you, giving both the desire and the power to carry out His good pleasure. That same God is able to work in her, whether she yet sees it or not.

So keep your heart enlarged toward her and toward the young ones watching. Keep bathing these pleas in the Scriptures, hiding the Word in your own heart so that you do not sin against the Lord in this trial. Ask Him to search your own heart and lead you in the way everlasting, because we all have need of that searching. And continue to lay hold of the promise that today is the day of salvation, not yesterday, not tomorrow, but now is the accepted time. God’s final appeal has not yet been spoken over her life. Do not let the months of silence convince you that the story is over. God makes covenants, and He restores what the locust has eaten. He can take away her heart of stone, because He is the One who said, “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.”

Jesus, the one mediator between God and humanity, is the salvation you long to see take root in her life. Keep asking that His light would shine so brightly that darkness cannot overcome it, and that His kindness would lead her to turn from the power of Satan to God, receiving the inheritance among all those who are sanctified by faith. The prayer is not that God would take her out of the world, but that He would keep her from the evil one and sanctify her by the truth. His word is truth. That is the steadfast ground beneath your feet as you wait with a heart that remains, by grace, open and full of love.