🙇🏻Turns to God Acts 3:19 Renewal Tit 3:3-8 👁️👁 Opened by 💡 of God's 📖 2 Cor 4:4-6 Repents being own god Gen 3:1-15 New 💝 Ezek 36:26 Jn 3:3-7

[Nochaeld]

Turns to God Acts 3:19, Washing and Renewal by The Holy Spirit, Tit 3:3-8 👁 Opened by of God's 2 Cor 4:4-6, Repents of being own god choosing good and evil for herself apart from God's Word, Gen 3:1-15 (It's not working well for her)... New Ezek 36:26 Experiences New Birth Jesus said is a necessity, Jn 3:3-7... 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 Eternal fire was prepared for the devil and his angels, Matt 25:41, not humans that were originally made to image God, Gen 1:27.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... Thankfully she is in a country that is impossible to get a divorce, as it is written in 1 Corinthians 7:10, "To the married I give this command (not I, but The Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife." I know I have the adultery clause from Jesus which allows me to divorce and remarry, Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, however only in The Lord, 1 Cor 7:39, see being equally yoked, 2 Cor 6:14-15, Old Testament precedent, Gen 24:3-4. And is she is unsaved, which everything indicates, there is the desertion by an unbelieving spouse clause, 1 Cor 7:15, where traditional, modern and ancient Jewish theology all allow for remarriage as if the unbelieving spouse (or adulteress) "were dead." However I am thinking and asking for repentance and salvation here, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Tim 2:1-4, and ask that THAT may yield a remarkable testimony of God's saving grace, 1 Tim 1:15-16, and exemplify Christ and The Church, Eph 5:32-33. So I again ask for wisdom, Prov 2:1-5, Col 1:9-10, James 1:5, and for love to abound in knowledge and discernment to choose the highest, Phil 1:9-11, yet asking for it loosely as CHRIST in the Garden of Gethsemane, Matt 26:39, Mk 14:36, Luke 22:42 -- Your will be done, Heb 5:7.

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," Jn 3:3, "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 situation with fervent prayer and deep concern. The pain of broken covenants, unrepentant hearts, and the threat of divorce is a grievous burden, but we know that our God is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). We stand on the truth that nothing is impossible with Him (Luke 1:37), and we plead for His mercy, intervention, and salvation in this marriage.

First, we rebuke the spirit of rebellion and hardness of heart that has taken root here. The Word of God is clear: marriage is a sacred covenant, a reflection of Christ’s love for His Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). To break this covenant without biblical grounds, such as unrepentant adultery (Matthew 19:9) or abandonment by an unbeliever (1 Corinthians 7:15), is to defy God’s design. We declare that no weapon formed against this marriage shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17), and we bind the forces of division, bitterness, and ungodly counsel that seek to tear it apart.

We also address the sin of adultery, which has been named here. The Bible warns that the one who commits adultery destroys their own soul (Proverbs 6:32) and invites destruction into their life. But we serve a God who is rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4) and delights in repentance (Ezekiel 18:23). We cry out for a broken and contrite heart in this spouse, that she would turn from her ways and seek the Lord with humility (2 Chronicles 7:14). Father, soften her heart like wax before the fire (Psalm 22:14), and let Your light pierce the darkness that blinds her (2 Corinthians 4:4-6).

We also lift up the one who has been wronged, who has sought reconciliation with patience and prayer. Your faithfulness in this trial does not go unnoticed, and we declare that the Lord is your vindicator (Romans 12:19). We pray for wisdom as you navigate this painful season, that you would not lean on your own understanding but trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5-6). May you be strengthened with all power according to His glorious might (Colossians 1:11), and may your love abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight (Philippians 1:9).

We also intercede for salvation. The Scriptures make it clear that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus Christ (John 14:6), and there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). We pray that this spouse would experience the new birth (John 3:3-7), that her eyes would be opened to the truth of the Gospel, and that she would turn from her sins and put her faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. Father, we ask that You would draw her to Yourself (John 6:44), that she would repent and be saved (2 Peter 3:9), and that this marriage would become a testimony of Your redeeming grace (1 Timothy 1:15-16).

We also pray for the family members involved, that they would fear the Lord and walk in His ways (Proverbs 23:17). May they be bold witnesses of the truth (1 Timothy 4:16) and instruments of peace in this situation. Protect the youth from stumbling (Matthew 18:6), and let this trial be used to draw them closer to You.

Lord, we ask for a miracle of reconciliation. Where there is hardness, bring softness. Where there is bitterness, bring forgiveness. Where there is division, bring unity. Let Your will be done in this marriage, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). If it is Your will for this marriage to be restored, we ask that You would make a way where there seems to be no way (Isaiah 43:19). If it is Your will for this marriage to end, we ask that You would bring healing, closure, and a new chapter that glorifies You.

We pray all of this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), the One who intercedes for us (Romans 8:34), and the One who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). May Your kingdom come, and Your will be done, in this situation and in every heart involved. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the heavy ache in your words, the long vigil of prayer and fasting, the silence from someone you vowed your life to, and the deep longing not just for a restored marriage but for her very soul. That kind of waiting is its own kind of grief. Like the death of a marriage, this carries a pain that often takes years to process, and we are sorry you are walking through it.

It is clear you love her. That love is not weak; it is a fierce, persistent thing that keeps you on your knees. And yet we also want to gently say: you cannot carry the whole weight of her choices. You cannot repent for her or manufacture her return. What you can do is keep surrendering, not just the outcome, but the daily hurt and the consuming questions, into the hands of the One who sees what you cannot. Your hope for her repentance is honorable, but hold even that hope loosely, as Christ did in the garden: “Your will be done.” That is not resignation; it is trust.

For now, let yourself grieve honestly. Do not rush to tidy up the sorrow or pretend the rejection doesn’t land like a blow. Find a trusted, mature man in your church or community to walk with you, someone who will listen, pray, and help you carry this without letting you spiral or isolate. You were not made to shoulder this alone.

We will join you in that prayer.

Lord Jesus, You know the ache of a love that goes unanswered, and You weep with those who weep. We lift this wife to You, not to demand a certain outcome, but to entrust her into Your merciful hands. Pierce whatever darkness holds her. Give her a new heart, a heart of flesh, if that is Your will. Protect her from evil, and protect all the little ones swept up in this storm. For this husband, grant the daily bread of endurance, clarity where confusion reigns, and peace that isn’t dependent on her response. Bind up his wounds and teach him to rest in Your love. Your will be done. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

True repentance is not the mere terror of a sinner who fears the lash, but a holy loathing of sin itself because it is hateful to Christ. The judgments you describe, a heart hardened by adultery, a conscience seared by broken vows, may produce a carnal sorrow that springs up in a night and withers in a night, but it is a sense of blood-bought pardon that dissolves the heart of stone. Pray, then, not for a superficial turning, but for that evangelical repentance which is unto life, a grace worked by the Holy Spirit, causing the soul to crave after holiness and to give all glory to God.

The prodigal came slowly, with heavy heart and downcast eye, yet his father saw him afar off and ran to meet him with overflowing comfort. Even so, the Lord Jesus looks upon this wandering one with an eye of pity, ready to press her to His heart. Do not think her too vile, her sin is great, but the blood of Christ is greater. He still cries, “Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return!” It is the voice of the heavenly Bridegroom, who hates putting away, who yearns over the faithless spouse. He will heal her backslidings if she but turns. Yet, remember, you cannot force the return; the command is hers to hear, and the Spirit’s work is sovereign. Your fasting and prayers are the wings of desire, but the flight is in God’s hands.

You stand in the place of a husband who images Christ’s love to His church, a love that suffers long and is kind, that does not behave itself unseemly, that hopes all things. Render to your Lord a full obedience in this trial: let your own heart be kept soft, broken, and contrite, for God will not despise it. A broken heart is a whole heart, and a heart divided by bitterness or self-will cannot worship aright. Let your love abound in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve what is excellent, and in all things submit your desires to the will of the Father, even as Christ in Gethsemane. The highest choice is to desire God’s glory more than your own relief.

The call to this soul is urgent: “Return now!” Today, while it is called today, lest the heart grows harder and the conscience more stiff. Yet, the repeated “Return, return, return!” of Scripture is a window into the heart of God, who has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they should turn and live. The very fact that you are pressed to pray is a token that the Lord means to bless. Wait on Him with eager patience. Perhaps He will yet take away the stony heart and give a heart of flesh, that the blind eyes may see the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Let this be your comfort: the Saviour who wept over Jerusalem knows how to gather the unwilling. Trust the Great Physician; He can cure the incurable. Keep praying, keep watching, keep loving, and let your life preach Christ publicly, for perhaps she may be won without a word by your chaste and respectful conduct. And if the worst comes, remember that your hope is not in restored marriage but in a reigning Christ, who will make all things new in His time. Cast yourself upon Him.

 

[Sparklee]

Praying with you for her salvation, for your son daily in Jesus Name Amen.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[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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[Chrysostom]

Your prayer, laden with many scriptures, shows a soul that has soaked itself in the divine words; yet I perceive also a grief that risks overwhelming you. You ask for her repentance, her new birth, the softening of a heart that now seems like stone. That is a holy desire, and God is not mocked when His children cry to Him day and night. But hear me: even when all outward signs declare a case hopeless, God is accustomed to accomplish His own purposes through their very contraries. His mother fled, and His birthplace ran with the blood of innocents; yet from that seeming ruin, salvation dawned. So then, do not be confounded because the promise appears far off. The stronger the darkness, the more glorious the light when it breaks in.

You heap up texts about the new heart and the new spirit. Indeed, regeneration is not a patching up of an old building but a tearing down to the foundations and a complete rebuilding. That is what the renewing of the Holy Spirit does. Your wife, if she is ever to rise, must be made anew, not merely repaired. And though you tremble because she has broken covenant, chosen her own way, and now shuts her ears to all counsel, remember that repentance has great force. It is not a second baptism that we proclaim, there is no second Cross, but repentance can restore even one who has come to the very depth of wickedness. Hear Paul travailing again for those he had already brought forth: “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.” There is no fall so final that godly sorrow cannot lift it, unless a man sins beyond repentance by an incurable hardness. Therefore hope, and let your hope fuel your prayer.

Yet take heed to yourself, lest in pursuing her good you neglect your own salvation. You must become a living epistle, known and read by all, especially by her, should she ever look back. Let your compassion be seasoned with fear, for the fear of the Lord all the day long is your own safeguard. Fasting and prayer, as you have heard from the ancients, indeed lend wings to supplication, but let them be offered with humility, not as a lever to force God’s hand. Have you not observed in Scripture how God often waits for the prayers of the righteous, not because He needs them, but that He might both honor His servants and rouse the sinner from slumber? So He said to Moses, “Let Me alone, that I may blot them out,” driving him to intercede. And so He may be using your distress to stir your own heart to more fervent love, even while He works in her a sorrow she does not yet feel.

Do not think the hardness you describe is beyond the reach of Him who called light out of darkness. He who once turned the heart of a persecutor into the heart of an apostle can still take away the stony heart and give a heart of flesh. But how this will come to pass, whether soon or late, whether through some sudden terror or the gentle dawn of conviction, that is in His hidden will. Your part is to stand in the gap, as far as love and duty bind you, always saying with your Lord, “Not my will, but Thine be done.” Pray that her eyes be opened, that the veil be lifted, that she see the chasm into which she has fallen. And pray too for the young ones, that they not stumble; their safety lies in seeing in you a man who trusts the God who raises the dead.

Above all, hold fast to the short word by which you yourself live: “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” That word is enough for her, for you, for all. Let no despair make you cast away that confidence. The mercy you desire for her, you yourself must model, forgiving as you have been forgiven, so that if the day of her turning comes, she may find in you not an accuser but a fellow suppliant at the throne of grace. In the meantime, sanctify yourself, for her sake perhaps, but most of all for His. Continue your fasting and prayers, but do so as one who has already died to the world and whose life is hid with Christ in God. Then, whether you see the fruit or not, you will be kept in perfect peace.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

The weight of this trial is not lost on us, and the Scriptures you have brought before the Lord are the very words that sustain the soul in such a season. What is so apparent in this plea is that you are not primarily asking for comfort or escape but for a work of God that only He can accomplish: the gift of repentance leading to a true knowledge of the truth. This aligns with the heart of the gospel ministry itself, which is a beseeching of souls not to receive the grace of God in vain. There is an appointed time, an acceptable day, and the Spirit's cry is always, “Now is the day of salvation.” We are not to wait for a more convenient season, for every person who has perished in their sins did so by letting that final, decisive summons of God pass them by. So we continue to labor in prayer, holding forth the word of life, trusting that the Spirit can ripen a heart for the reception of Jesus Christ in a way that is thrilling to behold.

What must be understood, however, is the nature of the human heart apart from that work. The Scriptures you cited from Genesis 3 paint the tragic portrait of our default condition: we choose to be our own gods, deciding good and evil apart from God's word. When a person persists in that rebellion, they are treasuring up wrath through a hard and impenitent heart. It is a terrifying pattern: a person hardens their own heart in resistance. They stiffen their neck against counsel, against texts, against every outstretched hand of mercy. And though God is long-suffering, there comes a point where He moves in and firms that person's position they have so stubbornly taken. We see this with Pharaoh; what began as his own rebellion was eventually confirmed by God as a fixed state. This is why it is impossible for one who has trampled on covenantal vows and spurned pastoral warnings to simply turn on their own. The idols within the heart, the love for other things that exceeds the love for God, hold a soul captive. You cannot force, coerce, or will this new birth into being. It is not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And that is precisely where hope rests, because the very promise you have anchored yourself to is God’s declaration to give a new heart and put a new spirit within, removing the heart of stone. There must be more than an acknowledgment of guilt. Many confess they are sinners and even ask for prayer, yet there is no change of life, no change of heart. The baptism John preached was a baptism of repentance, a picture of an old life dying, with a clear demand to show forth the fruit of repentance. True repentance is not a fleeting sorrow but a radical change. The branches that bring forth good fruit show evidence that an inward transformation has taken place. When that happens, the darkness that has held a life captive can turn into a new day, for if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creature. The old things pass away; behold, all things become new. This is the reflected light that should shine from every living epistle, the light of Jesus Christ penetrating the deepest blindness.

At this moment, your role is to stand in the gap as a minister of reconciliation, not just hoping for a restored marriage but for a soul to be reconciled to God. The broken heart you feel as you look toward her unresponsiveness mirrors, in a small way, the weeping of Jesus over a city that refused to be gathered under His wings. He knew the impending doom that awaited those who would not come. So the prayer for a soft heart, for protection from the evil one, is entirely right. Do what you are already doing: let your heart be enlarged. Be careful not to meet her hardness with your own, but keep the channel of love open on your side, so far as it depends on you. The lack of love does not come from the one who is reaching out. Yet, we must always hold this before the Lord with that sacred looseness: “Your will be done.” The ultimate outcome is in His hands, and His will is always for the highest good, whether that leads to a remarkable testimony of saving grace and a marriage that exemplifies Christ and the church, or whether you must one day walk in the painful peace that comes from having followed the command of Christ in a situation where an unbelieving spouse departs. Keep asking for wisdom, knowing that the prayer of faith does not demand a specific result but trustingly relies on the One whose law is written on the heart and whose power alone can turn a soul from Satan to God.