If you give up, who will fight for me? We all wonder how to reach this generation that seems so turned off to God and religion. If we wait for people to come to our services, we will in most cases wait forever. Please, pray that God will give me a new heart to know him. Thanks for your interest! In many ways you have shared my own story. May I ask you a question? What I learned: Bitterness and vengefulness is vain it destroys us from the inside out, and hurts those we love as well. Eventually, through her interaction with the humble pastor and his wife, and her study of the Bible, Rosaria came to the conviction that God was real and worth believing. 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. Besides being a fascinating autobiography about a powerful evangelist who sadly passed away last year, this book gives readers a helpful look into Christian apologetics, Islam, and evangelism. And Im no longer crying or begging my husband to save our family and showing him that Im okay. My heart has gone bitter. All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. You feel like your whole world has been shattered and that you will never be able to trust your spouse again, even though you are asking God to bring your mate back to you as you cannot stand the pain of that broken heart. This book is written by mother and son, alternating between Christopher and Angelas perspective. The son would have said, If only you had left me alone for one more day, I would have made all my money back because I was investing in pork bellies.. Repentance is first of all a work of God in the human heart. Thank you for sharing this. Amazing, isnt it, how when you want to run from God, you can always find a boat going where you want to go. The son of loving devout Muslim parents, Nabeel Qureshi was clean-cut, well-educated, kind, respectful, and . How could a man sleep during a terrible storm like this? Keep standing and following His example. He will always lead us right back to his will. I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. 2. He began to party heavily with friends, and lost control of himself, so much so that he frightened his own parentsuntil he found out about God and His plans for him, and did a total 180 with his life. We already have an article on how powerful of a strategy this is with the Lord. My Father ran with compassion for me. Why are we still sleeping? I am going through exactly same marriage problem like Crystal. Let your prodigal GO!!! I dont know which is harder, weekdays or weekends, they are all just Long Days. and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will. He also says It's really important when standing for a marriage to do everything you're able to build your faith. I have a real sense of His presence and am confident that our marriage will survive this crisis. But after being raised in a family plagued with sexual abuse, marital affairs, and deceit, she left her own marriage for another man and nearly lost the hope of making her dream a reality. 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. Crystal had what she thought was the perfect marriage when all of a sudden her husband tells her one day he wants out of the marriage, as he had been having an affair with a woman online. Now my prodigal wife wants nothing to do with God, which is extremely frustrating and heart breaking. He pressed on my lips the burning kiss About the size of a mustard seedRepentance is an intimate affair. God Bless you! Im standing firm with my Lord Jesus 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. I was deep in thought today and I want to share some of my experience as a prodigal. And for many of us, intimacy with anything is a terrifying prospect. I didnt feel like I deserved to come home or to be received by my wife. One would think that I above all, should know this. Take any major American city, including those in the so-called Bible Belt, and you can see it for yourself. I know you think about giving up on me. My name is Crystal and Im here to let you know that with man it may seem impossiblebut with Almighty God..NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. God will not let his straying children live in sin forever. There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. I thought I had to continue on the path that I started because in my mind nothing would ever be the same again. Mark 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Lord, I am stepping out of the way and trusting you and that restoration is already on its way. It seems like everywhere I go, God is reminding me to come back home. Here is her word-for-word testimony, and then I will point out a few key things she did to get God to move on this extreme situation. God will bring them home. Thank you so much! My heart was sooo hard, and those were the same words my husband spoke to me. But no more! All of these peoples stories have encouraged me at various points in my life, so Id like to share them with you now: Gods faithfulness is proved not by the elimination of hardships but by carrying us through them. Christopher Yuan. Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Its like God is mad at me or something. So, we stand. It doesnt matter what free will tells us because Proverbs tells us that we can choose our plans, but God directs our steps. He told me that after he spoke to me on Thursday.he went to God himself and talked to him and asked him to speak and show him what he should do..he said from the time he said that everything just went crazy..everything he saw reminded him of me.. when he went to sleep his dreams were constant replays of our life together.. he started thinking about stuff that happened before and after our marriage that were nothing short of miraculous.. Our relationship has grown in leaps and bounds since that dreadful time in our lives. Even in hard times, offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and keep any vow or promise you have made to Him, and see what He will do! Stephanie. Thats Part 1 of How God Pursues Prodigals. In Part 2 well discover that being swallowed by a great fish may be the best thing that ever happened to us. As far as I could see we were the perfect couplewent out together.stayed home togetherlaughed, joked..we were like two peas in a podof course we had our regular marital problems.no marriage is perfect..in addition to the above we also.. argued and sometimes told each other some harsh words.LIKE EVERY OTHER COUPLEit isnt right but it happens.. He is a good, good God! Im scared; Im tired; I have thoughts of ending my life to stop this pain. Several years ago I ran across the work of a Canadian poet named Ethelwyn Wetherald who lived in the early part of the 20th century. 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. Here is the type of comment I might hear: "my prodigal spouse decided that he wanted a break from our family life. The Bible says to seek and then you will find what you are looking for. God crushed me and brought me to my knees and after countless hours of repentence, the fog cleared and things became crystal clear. God will keep his promise. But (as for me), I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I shall pay that which I have vowed. Its not true! This is the first site I have found that give me direction and guidance. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. 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. Prayers for your Prodigal. James 1:8 says that a double minded man is unstable in all his ways, and unstable is exactly where your spouse is. Thank you for your testimony. But, for some reason, you cant stop thinking of your prodigal. Nichols later peacefully allowed himself to be re-arrested. YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED INTO THIS BATTLE, AND GOD WILL BRING YOUR VICTORY IF YOU DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! This is just what I needed, so thank you for sharing your testimony. Thank you for the testimony and the encouragement. He can send the storm of financial collapse. . Not a chance. Rosaria was an English professor at a small liberal arts college, who hated the way Christians spoke against her beliefs and community. The world doesnt want our sermons. Come quickly, Lord! The world doesnt care about our religion, but the world wants us to pray. It moved me to put on the armour of God and pull my Boo back from the Pit as well. I cant escape him. Get away from this person!! Reading this testimony gave me so much hope, so I want to say thank you for restoring my faith. God bless you and your family as well and thank you for joining my journey on Heart of a Wife. Fight for Your Marriage Podcast; Videos; Store; Contact. And he divided everything between them. Even if it takes many years, there is hope, and the final result may be more beautiful than you ever dreamed. We can preach a thousand sermons and the world doesnt care. Some of them once could quote hundreds of Bible verses. While Susan knows this deeply wounded her son, he never talked about it much or acknowledged it bothered him. And the prodigals instinctRUN!!! And I believe God! You say you know God. God brought me to my knees when there was nothing and no one else that could help me. 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. For those of you who have been on the receiving end of adultery, you know exactly what I am talking about. BUT DONT DO IT!! Oh my word! He is truely my Savior and I thank him for bringing me out of the darkness. My husband prayed for me and was the one standing for our marriage during that time. He can send the storm of trouble in your church. 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. Its only later that your realize the storm was a severe mercy from the Lord. Thankyou, thankyou. Remember I wasnt rooted in God so my prayers wasnt as flowing as other people but everyday I gain more and more strength and my faith began to soar..I prayed that God would soften my husbands heart and remind him of the love we once sharedI asked God to send Godly people in his life to speak to him even when I couldnt and God heard me. It has become hard because the enemy deceived me, and the entire time I was running, I knew it was wrong. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. God knows how to reach us at the right moment. You cry, you raise your voice, you act desperate, you act mean, etc. I have never felt pain like I did then in my entire life..it is amazing when you are down on luck how quickly you remember that GOD does exists. And thats especially evident in the way God uses the encouragement and insight gained when our members share Their Prodigal Perspective. Consistently being received with love, consistently seeing Christ in my wife, consistently finding an attitude of unconditional forgiveness and compassion is what won the battle. Wow! I had reached my mountaintop, onlythe view disappointed me. How much greater? My husband of 16 years left me on the eve of our 16th wedding anniversary. 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. A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. I found Roberts prayer for Hedge of Thorns and I am bringing out the big guns now. What I learned: The most powerful friendships are those without ulterior motives. All Rights Reserved. Writer, musician, reader, daughter. God will show us amazing and wonderful things when we follow what he says. I have learned lots during my journey of learning how to be a stander. In the story Jesus told, the father waited for his son to return and then ran to meet him when he was still far from home. It's all a LIE, but we don't know that. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. How else can you explain a mans reckless behavior in having one affair after another? Thats always step one for the prodigal. All Bible verses are from the New International Version 1984 unless otherwise indicated. Dear Spouse, Its me, your lost beloved. Some were preachers. Why God! you shout in pain. This has been a three year battle, and I am going down the wrong path again by crying and screaming. RUN as fast as we can!! He knows exactly how to get in touch with you. No matter what I do, it seems like everything goes wrong. The thought of going home seemed like it would only be going backwards, and into a life that would not fulfill me. They stay home, stay in bed, wake up late, take a walk, read the paper, watch TV, and in general live as if the church doesnt exist. The Prodigal Wife. So The Prodigal Perspective section of The FAM Fellowship website is a great source of encouragement because it contains the very revealing and powerful testimonies of those who had once abandoned their marriages and/or were once caught up in adulterous relationships and how the Lord spoke to them and brought them back to their senses and their spouses. In other words, dont befriend someone to convert them everyone can tell. He filled my body with meat and wine, He flooded my heart with love's white light; Yet deep in the mire, with sensual swine, For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. At first, I didnt know what to do, but I finally ran to God.. 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. Contact Rejoice; Submit a Testimony; Submit . And now Im praying for his heart and for him to forget about the person he was with. Very painful to read your story. Either way, we cant undo the hurt; we can continue to pray for healing and show our loved ones we recognize our error and were not going to repeat it. And even if the world doesnt want our religion, it desperately wants our prayers. 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. At this point the captain (who is no doubt a pagan) has more faith than Jonah does. (Theres no escape from a ring, they say) My sense is that you knew Him when you went through your Jonah moments. Stephanie, thank you so much for sharing your testimony, which has encouraged me and has to have blessed many, many others too. Thats where we left Jonah in the last message. No one gets a free ride on the Ship of Fools. Love in Jesus mighty name, amen! I believe Gods word and I have much more faith now. Some were leaders in their youth group. So I leapt in and did the wrong thing; knowing what I was doing was wrong, and knowing I was sinning against God. It was also hard to hear him (the crowd was large and he was an old man at that point). Just do your partLOVE, LOVE, LOVErespect, support, praise and help. What is his promise? Williams was one of the very few who managed to actually complete SEAL training on his first try. It doesnt matter whether were talking about Seattle or Atlanta, Chicago or Charlotte, New York or San Antonio, Las Vegas or Louisville. On any given Sunday of the year, most people dont go to church anywhere. Nabeels story has been updated and is about to be re-released (preorder link, non-affiliate). And so he did. 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. They were hardened to the dangers of life at sea. He flooded my heart with loves white light; The title of this article is, Prayer Secret #6 The Prayer of Agreement.. Thank You! He still has love for the NCP. So thank you for the reminder to stand back and let God do His work. Im just seeking after the heart of God. 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. Underlying all this are two bits of very important theology: 1. Stephanie, how encouraging it is to see that the mighty hand of God was working in your life. At the End of the Year, Are You Just Trying to Get Attention? Do you remember what happened to the prodigal son in Luke 15? And I stand on Gods word for restoration with my husband and thank and praise Him for who He is, all He has done and will do!! When you are done with your self-pity, you decide to pray and fast for your loved one. We know God is in control, and we are praying and waiting, but nothing seems to be happening. You are hurting; you are broken. With much love and gratitude to you all, Faith is often fed through (true) stories. Thank you for reading The Story Of The Prodigal Spouse, I hope this helps!!! I think I either bought or borrowed every book on marriagewarfare.prayeryou name it .every website I could think of.. And I just wrapped my husband up and prayed what ever pray I could even verbatim from some of those same books.I became like a one man army.. At times the devil whispered in my ears and unbelief and doubt settled in.I would call my prayer warriors for encouragement and go to God crying and in a few hours would be right as rain and ready again to go up against the gates of hell for my boo. I tried to run away from the problems I was having, but my story as a prodigal wife proves that we never really get away from things by running from them. He didnt know how to do it and often times he was so negative and emotional that I wanted nothing to do with him. We cant pay our bills. As the poem reminds us, we may be in church every Sunday, smiling and singing and going through the motions, with rebellion deep in our hearts. I knew that I needed to sacrifice and change things to the way God wanted them. We cherish our marriage and our relationship with God and He is doing wonderful things in our lives because of it. (Ezekiel 34:11). You tell us what we are doing is wrong. 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. God knows exactly how to get our attention. Today, the family travels around the world telling their story and encouraging others in similar straits but it is a hard-won victory, one you can read for yourself in this gripping duo-biography. 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)!). Jonah said, I think Ill go west.. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Im glad I found this site and that it even exists. Im so glad I found this site! And when he calls, you wont be able to put him on Call Waiting.. 2015 The Prodigal Spouse Moriah Shires . I cant seem to get ahead; people are angry with me; my life is upside down. Yet she did it anyway. So I spent the next seven months weeping for not being a good husband, father and family leader. but I thought it would be perhaps a Hi hellohow are you.or perhaps a few weeks down the line he might drop in a call or something.I had no idea that MY GOD was bringing my husband home that day.that instant. THIS IS A FIGHT! Wow! But a priest gave her a pamphlet describing Gods love something Angela had never heard before. Talent vs. Faithfulness: What is God Looking For? My guess is the parents of these three prodigals felt the same way. Thank you so much for this testimony. 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. That morning, he believed, he was a new creation. How else can you explain a politician who breaks the law and then lies with impunity? His decision was very shocking and hurtful. We even think our children will be "just fine"-another lie. I can preach a thousand sermons, we can all sing a thousand hymns, and together we can attend a thousand church services, but apart from the Lord it will do no good. Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish (v. 6). PRAY, PRAY, PRAY and be unrelenting!! Each day, you desire to give up and once again find someone who will bring you joy. Maybe he can save us.. Forgiveness is freedom. Thank you for your testimony, encouragement and hope. Oh my goodness! 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