Im so glad I found this site! I accepted the truth and knew deep in my heart that beyond all the pain in our lives, going back was where I belonged. Restoration wont work if youre not ready. The days went by and he didnt call so on December 5th 2010.I called him..he refused to take my calls so I texted him only to be told that he wasnt interested in me and I should go on with my life.that I should never call or text him again..that was like a dagger through my heartI felt as though someone had literally ran a knife straight through my stomach and was twisting it repeatedly..but that isnt the worse yet.. Just like The Parable of the Prodigal Son found in the Bible, God is waitin. We are running from God, and when you act like that, we run from you too. Reading this testimony gave me so much hope, so I want to say thank you for restoring my faith. I found Roberts prayer for Hedge of Thorns and I am bringing out the big guns now. Im in chains to the devil, and you are all I have right now! I cant seem to get away from God. Stephanie, how encouraging it is to see that the mighty hand of God was working in your life. Its not outer change we need, but deep, inner transformation by the Holy Spirit. I was an example of a prodigal wife, just like so many others, who had run from my husband and abandoned my family for months at a time, just to fulfill my selfish desires. No chance to tread in the narrow path; I know because I can't quit thinking about you and what I've done to you. All this happened on Nov 30th 2010..I held off from calling him because I was still upset and I figured I didnt do him any harm..he was the one that stepped out in our marriage and on our marriage..ours wasnt a physical stepping as in outside sex.it was an on-going 5 month relationship on the internet, with someone he had been previously involved with. Keep standing and following His example. We may be alone when we sin, but we never sin alone. I am working hard at being the person God wants me to be and try not to focus on my husband or the NCP. By Stephanie. 2. Very painful to read your story. Blackened my brow where all might see, Prodigals think CRAZY things. But God, He is my lawyer and I am doing exactly what Crystal did! At this point the captain (who is no doubt a pagan) has more faith than Jonah does. Ill try to be as brief as possible but I really dont want to leave any detail out.no matter how small, because it may be the very thing God wants to use to inspire and encourage a stander or prodigal spouse. How much greater? Sometimes in our attempt to reach out to the prodigals we know, we can intervene too soon. Some of them once could quote hundreds of Bible verses. I had always attached it to a person who had left their faith. Come quickly, Lord! O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath! As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. The first thing she did was to fully surrender the entire matter into Gods hand. For those of you who are still praying to the Lord for the restoration of your marriage, below is a powerful testimony we have just received from a woman by the name of Crystal. As we have showed you in our article titled, Bible Verses on Faith, the Bible tells us that faith the size of a mustard seed will move mountains. So take the word of this testimony to heart and be blessed and encouraged as you use it to defeat and hurl down the devil the next time he comes calling to steal, kill and destroy your marriage (an earthly representation of our relationship with Christ Ephesians 5:29-32 and 1 Corinthians 11:7), the word of YOUR testimony (that overcomes him Revelation 12:10-11) and your righteousness, peace and joy (what the kingdom of heaven is all about Romans 14:17)!). Every step we take out of the will of God hurts those around us. Luke 10:19 He wanted to give our marriage a chance and he loved me and wanted to be with ME. Oh my word! Someone asked my husband about the double mindedness of a prodigal. Also notice she went into a very heavy seeking mode by searching out every good book she could find on marriage, prayer, and spiritual warfare. Some of them you raised to love Jesus. You have loved ones who are away from the Lord. When we asked about the spiritual temperature of the region, the pastors said that while most people didnt go to church, it wouldnt be right to call them hostile. I need to Let go and Let God take over, but being a control freak makes that all the more difficult. I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. All rights reserved. God brought me to my knees when there was nothing and no one else that could help me. And there was no higher step to takeWhy did I feel so disappointed? Chad Williams. This is where I am at now, my husband is cold and telling me that its never going to work out! What I learned: Hospitality and respect for those who believe differently than you do are powerful forces for change. Hebrews 4:16 And when you are at peace with the thought of them leaving, your blessing of restoration is on its way. I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The buyer will recieve these sessions via Facebook Messenger, Text or Phone call, A Prodigal Wife Who Finally StopsRunning, There Is No Human Remedy To Change AProdigal. Some of them grew up in Sunday School. My sense is that you knew Him when you went through your Jonah moments. The Prodigal Spouse Resource Center is a password protected section of our website. Sometimes, when my own faith is flagging, it is encouraging to read stories about (and usually by) people who have struggled usually with tougher situations than mine and overcome. People sometimes ask, Do you think God can speak to me today? I tell them, Dont worry about it. God is also working in ME as I wait, and I like who I am becoming in Him and understand that He has to complete His work in me before reconciliation occurs. I believe when God sees this kind of intense seeking activity, He is really moved, and sometimes that is what will get Him to move to answer the prayer. Ashley, herself a drug addict who had lost custody of her daughter, had been reading the Bible and The Purpose Driven Lifeand when Brian Nichols captured her, she spoke to him and read to him from the book, resulting in Nichols eventually releasing her to go to her daughter. Prayer to Heal Broken Relationships. Your sharing speaks such truth!!! Thank You for Following the Lords leading to share your story. The Bible says to seek and then you will find what you are looking for. Please do so even if what you have to write isn't very long in length. He can and He will!!! Each day, you desire to give up and once again find someone who will bring you joy. He can send the storm of trouble in your church. Thank you for your testimony, encouragement and hope. But I finally understand and it is only by Gods grace and lots of prayers that I still place my hope in the Lord and His promises and I believe deep down that it is not over even though it might seem that way. I am going through exactly same marriage problem like Crystal. So, you will keep fighting. Please ponder these four words: We never sin alone. Even if it takes many years, there is hope, and the final result may be more beautiful than you ever dreamed. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. "Equipping and encouraging people to keep believing in Jesus", Copyright 2020 Keep Believing Ministries. I was deep in thought today and I want to share some of my experience as a prodigal. I didnt feel like I deserved to come home or to be received by my wife. The storms come to get our attention. He can ring your phone any time of the day or night. As He tells us, Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and you will find rest for your souls. Hes got our marriages in His hands, so we should be at peace. A lifestyle publication. Another thing she did when she went on the offensive was to plead the blood of Jesus around the situation. As a preview to your own restoration, let me be a testimony that when God fully restores your marriage, your prodigal spouse will have . Breaking the Generational curse of Divorce by Melissa, God CAN and WILL Turn a Prodigals Heart! This book is written by mother and son, alternating between Christopher and Angelas perspective. Thanks for sharing this; its truly a great testimony. I am just waiting for my husband to come back, because Satan is already defeated, but its our faith that moves mountains! Lets take a look at how God begins the process of bringing Jonah back home. Please, pray that God will give me a new heart to know him. And so he did. I know God was working on him and sent him home to me. And your clinginess, desperation and tears make us sick to our stomachs; not because we dont care about youbecause we dowe love you, but it is hidden so deep inside that we cant see or feel it. You certainly understand that repentance is really the only thing that ever changes anything. Only when I finally gave it all to God and felt that peace did everything start to fall into place. Who was going to stop me? He was so cheerful and sweet! When you walk in the footsteps of the father of the prodig Unlike most of the people on this list, Nabeel was not a prodigal in any outward way. I am writing this with Love, because I dont want you guys to make the same mistakes. The term "prodigal" is actually someone who "spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; a spendthrift." It's someone who "drives away or squanders" what they have. I still cried every day but I also engaged in some radical and spiritual warfare for my husband..I spoke the word of God over my marriage EVERYDAY and I prayed hedges of thorns around my husband EVERYDAY..I pleaded the blood of Jesus over him and claimed my marriage in the name of Jesus. He commands us to love even our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48). I cant tell you how much this ministered to me. This has been a three year battle, and I am going down the wrong path again by crying and screaming. He said he wanted to talk and wanted to know if he could come by the househe wanted to know if I could forgive him for what he did and for us to try again at our When your relationship and love for God far surpasses that of your wife/husband, you have arrived. He is a good, good God! My passionate spirit from breaking away. This is the reason you cant give up. 4. And indeed, the first few months (perhaps years) after Rosaria chose to believe and trust in God, she lost everything her job, her friends, her students and colleagues respect, her partner, and her (old, comfortable) life. Copyright by Michael Bradley and Chris Bradley, Prayer Secret #6 The Prayer of Agreement., When People Let You Down: Dealing with Disappointment. All I Want For Christmas Are The Secret Teachings Of Christ. I trust God will bring my husband back. While doing some research on her writings, I found a little-known poem she wrote about what its like to be a prodigal on the way back home but with your heart not yet changed. Some went to a Christian college. My heart was sooo hard, and those were the same words my husband spoke to me. This post gives me so much more hope than I have ever had. I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. Stephanie, God-ordained Spouses who God has standing and praying for your prodigal spouse will find themselves going through the stages below. Rosaria was an English professor at a small liberal arts college, who hated the way Christians spoke against her beliefs and community. Nabeel, like Rosaria Butterfield (above) had everything to lose and seemingly nothing to gain for rejecting his Muslim roots and turning to Christ. Testimony of a Prodigal - You Will Come to the End of Yourself 23,496 views Nov 12, 2017 422 Dislike Share Save Lisa Crum 104 subscribers Candice Harper shares how God reconciled her to Himself. And thats especially evident in the way God uses the encouragement and insight gained when our members share Their Prodigal Perspective. promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. I am still shaking after reading your post. But forgiveness is not something we can (or want to) muster up on our own. THE ANDERSONS: Forgiving the Prodigal Spouse THE SHRIVERS: After the Affair If God has given you a testimony one that could help and encourage others who are living with the horrible pain of infidelity, we would appreciate it if you would send it to us. I cant seem to get ahead; people are angry with me; my life is upside down. Everything we ever wanted is now within this other person and you are now the enemy; you want to rob us of our joy, you dont understand us, you dont love us; because if you did, we wouldnt have gone astray. Ashleys story was eventually made into a movie. Thank you so much for your feedback. The next thing she did right was to enlist the aid of three powerful prayer warriors to help her with her prayers to the Lord. He knows whats coming and doesnt want you to give up. Take any major American city, including those in the so-called Bible Belt, and you can see it for yourself. My husband prayed for me and was the one standing for our marriage during that time. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am going through the same thing as crystal right now My HUSAND left over a simple argument and is talking to someone from his past told me he was done and he give up , and he's trying to blame me for our marriage , but I believe God and have faith that he will return ! Forgiveness is freedom. But I have faith that God will bring my wife back and Im a stander for however long it takes!! Thank you for sharing, Stephanie. Notice several key things Crystal did to get God to move on her behalf. That moment of sheer surprise will be forever etched in my mind. All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. Lost and running in the wrong direction. Jonah said, I think Ill go west.. Change). But when she wrote a scathing criticism of one of the local Christian gatherings, to her surprise, she received a thoughtful and kind reply from a pastor who invited her to call him. My name is Crystal and Im here to let you know that with man it may seem impossiblebut with Almighty God..NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. But it helps, when we hurt, to be reminded that others are on this path too. It's 2years now since he left me and 4 kids for another female. Hes going to seduce you with anger, bitterness, sex, and anything else he can to eliminate your will to press forward in this battle. But in the end, he chose to follow where he saw the evidence leading himthis is his story. The son of loving devout Muslim parents, Nabeel Qureshi was clean-cut, well-educated, kind, respectful, and . Talent vs. Faithfulness: What is God Looking For? But I would have been drawn to that peace and it would have woken me up. Thank you for reading The Story Of The Prodigal Spouse, I hope this helps!!! Prodigal Spouse Testimonies Michael and Wanda, this book has really helped meI now feel I have the tools and encouragement to do what I have to do I am confident that even though my husband has moved out that God is not done with us! 2015 The Prodigal Spouse Moriah Shires . Today Im 12 Years Sober and Still Starting Over, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert, about to be re-released (preorder link, non-affiliate). The pain adultery causes in a marriage relationship is extreme and traumatic, as a broken heart is one of the worst kinds of pain you can go through. For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. God will bring them home. Thank you so much! And this powerful testimony should be more than enough encouragement for all of us to renew our commitment to DO things Gods way so we can be assured of getting HIS results, especially since we know that HE hates divorce and marital separation (Malachi 2)! God was, but I didnt know that!! Do you remember what happened to the prodigal son in Luke 15? God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. I had built my life around my husband and now he was goneI felt like I lost the better part of me..I couldnt eat.I couldnt eat .I didnt want to socialize and I forced myself to go to work..but God had a plan.even though all seemed lostGod was turning my situation around even as I was hurting..what the devil meant for evil God was turning around for good. For those of you who have been on the receiving end of adultery, you know exactly what I am talking about. Love One Another The Overlooked Commandment. In 2005, widowed single mother Ashley Smith was in the middle of moving when she was apprehended by an escaped murderer and held hostage in her apartment for seven hours. If you do, wake up and pray for us!. Her experience and insight is a perfect illustration of the biblical principles of standing for marriage restoration and confirms just why God teaches us to do what His Word says (Luke 6:46-49); He made us and He knows how we tick! Proverbs 16:9 It is no accident that I am reading your post right now because these were words that I really needed. Despite his amazing endurance, and the heros welcome he received after returning home, Louis Zamperini struggled hard with the demons of PTSD and revenge. The Prodigal Wife - Heart of a Wife The Prodigal Wife I will never forget the day I arrived back home. God is doing Gods work in my husband. It's all a LIE, but we don't know that. It doesnt matter what free will tells us because Proverbs tells us that we can choose our plans, but God directs our steps. I dont want to apportion blame too much here but suffice it to say we had some in-law issues which contributed greatly to our demise.but that is another story and I want to concentrate on how God showed up and showed off in the mist of my situation. Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. Ive done all I can to restore my marriage and now I am surrendering it all to God. Im scared; Im tired; I have thoughts of ending my life to stop this pain. Thank you, this was very helpful for me going into the weekend. The one spouse who has been left behind then starts praying to God to bring their spouse back home. Your testimony was put in front of me at the most perfect time! There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked. And when we finally realize that it doesnt matter what we see and hear about and from our spouses and their plans and lives because Gods Word and Will can NOT be thwarted, we can walk in the confidence declared in Isaiah 8:10, which says Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us. He flooded my heart with loves white light; Writer, musician, reader, daughter. The title of this article is, Prayer Secret #6 The Prayer of Agreement.. It wasnt logical nor was it the woman that I had been married to the previous 10 years. At first, I was a little embarrassed to share it, but I realize that was the enemy's condemnation and that I need to use my testimony as God has commanded, which I hope blesses you and will help overcome and hurl down the devil as you stand for the . I dont even know if this is still an active thread. However, in the last few years, I began to feel my husband's commitment to us wavering. I know I tell you life is excellent and that Im so much happier, but the thing is, Im not! Oh my goodness! I could not see beyond the circumstances however, or the BIG PICTURE of what He had in store for us. They were hardened to the dangers of life at sea. What I learned: The most powerful friendships are those without ulterior motives. I know its because you are praying. Thats where we left Jonah in the last message. He went down to Joppa (an ancient port city just south of modern-day Tel Aviv) where he found a boat bound for Tarshish. As my husband led me through the front door, colorful balloons and handmade signs adorned the living room wall. When I feel discouraged because either I or other Christians have fallen short, I am reminded, through stories like the ones listed below, that it is not about me: Not I, but the grace of God. 1 Corinthians 15:10. Psalm 139:7-10 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Joseph's Christian Testimony NEW! Maybe he can save us.. I knew that I needed to sacrifice and change things to the way God wanted them. For the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory. Repentance is first of all a work of God in the human heart. God wont leave me alone! So thank you so very, very much! But no more! We dont stop standing until we see our promise come to pass. So I promise that from today I will cast all my burdens on the Lord because He cares for me and I will wait on God. We hear the ENEMYS voice louder than Gods; we have put Gods voice on mute and the enemy tells us that we will be happy if we are divorced from youthen we could be free, happy and fulfilled. I have learned that when we finally surrender things to God, we have such peace! God knows exactly how to get our attention. All Bible verses are from the New International Version 1984 unless otherwise indicated. (After the knowledge gained from his experiences debating Nabeel, David today continues to wrestle with Muslim ideology through his ministry, Acts 17 Apologetics). Every prodigal is shown the way out, but chooses to turn their back on what is right. Why? I believe God for the restoration of my marriage; yet with or without my marriage, Im looking for God to also fix me and my part in my current situation. The Bible can speak even to people who are antagonistic to it as long as they are willing to study it with an open mind. Please, dont give up on me! The problem is always on the inside. I keep having one bad thing after another happening to me. Ephesians 6:13 We think YOU have lost it; not us. Have you ever experienced the life-changing effects of a story? Experienced the life-changing effects of a story, this was very helpful for me going into the weekend person had. Him home to me even know if this is still an active thread have right now because these were that. 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