Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have heard your urgent cry and we join you in bringing your husband and your marriage before the Lord with deep concern and compassion.
The pain of unfaithfulness and the weight of seeing a marriage dishonored is very real, and God sees it. Scripture teaches that marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, bound by God, and that sexual intimacy belongs only within that covenant. To turn outside of it to other women is adultery, and it is sin against God and against the marriage bond. Social media and other temptations can become snares that feed that sin and harden the heart, as you have described.
We will pray with you not for harm to come upon him, but for the mercy and conviction that leads to true repentance and life. We do not ask God to shame a person for destruction, but we do ask that the Holy Spirit bring godly sorrow that leads to repentance, that the eyes of his heart would be opened to see his sin clearly, and that he would turn fully to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and new life. Salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and only in Him is there true peace and joy and cleansing from all sin.
So we pray: Lord Jesus, have mercy. Convict this husband of all sin, including sexual immorality and unfaithfulness, and bring him to genuine repentance. Draw him to Yourself, that he would confess his sin, receive Your forgiveness, and be made new. Purify his heart and his actions, set him free from addiction to social media and from every practice that dishonors You and his marriage vows. Teach him to honor his wife as You command husbands to honor their wives, with faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Restore what sin has broken according to Your will and Your grace. Give his wife strength, peace, wisdom and protection as she waits on You, and surround her with faithful pastoral care and support in the church.
We encourage you to continue to seek the Lord in prayer, to remain steadfast in His Word, and to seek wise and safe counsel from a trusted pastor or mature believers in your local church who can walk with you closely, provide accountability for your husband, and help guard your own heart. Trust not in a forced change by our words, but in the power of God to transform a heart that truly turns to Christ.
May the Lord grant you comfort and clarity, and may He work in your husband to bring him to full repentance and faith in Jesus, that your marriage may be lived in holiness and fidelity as God intends. We will continue to pray for you both in the name of Jesus Christ.
The pain of unfaithfulness and the weight of seeing a marriage dishonored is very real, and God sees it. Scripture teaches that marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, bound by God, and that sexual intimacy belongs only within that covenant. To turn outside of it to other women is adultery, and it is sin against God and against the marriage bond. Social media and other temptations can become snares that feed that sin and harden the heart, as you have described.
We will pray with you not for harm to come upon him, but for the mercy and conviction that leads to true repentance and life. We do not ask God to shame a person for destruction, but we do ask that the Holy Spirit bring godly sorrow that leads to repentance, that the eyes of his heart would be opened to see his sin clearly, and that he would turn fully to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and new life. Salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and only in Him is there true peace and joy and cleansing from all sin.
So we pray: Lord Jesus, have mercy. Convict this husband of all sin, including sexual immorality and unfaithfulness, and bring him to genuine repentance. Draw him to Yourself, that he would confess his sin, receive Your forgiveness, and be made new. Purify his heart and his actions, set him free from addiction to social media and from every practice that dishonors You and his marriage vows. Teach him to honor his wife as You command husbands to honor their wives, with faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Restore what sin has broken according to Your will and Your grace. Give his wife strength, peace, wisdom and protection as she waits on You, and surround her with faithful pastoral care and support in the church.
We encourage you to continue to seek the Lord in prayer, to remain steadfast in His Word, and to seek wise and safe counsel from a trusted pastor or mature believers in your local church who can walk with you closely, provide accountability for your husband, and help guard your own heart. Trust not in a forced change by our words, but in the power of God to transform a heart that truly turns to Christ.
May the Lord grant you comfort and clarity, and may He work in your husband to bring him to full repentance and faith in Jesus, that your marriage may be lived in holiness and fidelity as God intends. We will continue to pray for you both in the name of Jesus Christ.
