It's faith that moves mountains (Matthew 21:21). But God, He is my lawyer and I am doing exactly what Crystal did! Now my prodigal wife wants nothing to do with God, which is extremely frustrating and heart breaking. Every prodigal is shown the way out, but chooses to turn their back on what is right. Why? Thank you for sharing this. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Underlying all this are two bits of very important theology: 1. You are never out of reach of God's love - no matter what mistakes you have made. Thank you for reading The Story Of The Prodigal Spouse, I hope this helps!!! You say you know God. And: God is worth the sacrifice. We all know that life can turn on a dime. When your relationship and love for God far surpasses that of your wife/husband, you have arrived. My husband has cancer. What if the father in the story had gone after his son and tried to bring him back even one day early? Ephesians 6:13 No chance to tread in the narrow path; Thank you so much for responding to my blog in such a positive way. Writer, musician, reader, daughter. Im standing firm with my Lord Jesus Christ! I have been separated for almost a year, and have experienced many blessings along the way. My husband and I were able to rebuild trust and heal together from our difficult past. And I never consulted God on anything; I was too angry and my heart was made of the hardest stone imaginable. He can ring your phone any time of the day or night. Thats always step one for the prodigal. I have learned lots during my journey of learning how to be a stander. That moment of sheer surprise will be forever etched in my mind. He went down to Joppa (an ancient port city just south of modern-day Tel Aviv) where he found a boat bound for Tarshish. My heart has gone bitter. 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. Williams was one of the very few who managed to actually complete SEAL training on his first try. Copyright 2005-2023 Faith And Marriage Ministries. SEAL of God is the story of how Chad Williams came to find a mission even more meaningful than the initial dreams of revenge that drove him through the harshest military training for only the most elite soldiers. Let your prodigal GO!!! It gives me hope for the restoration of my marriage. My husband has left again for the fifth time, claiming that hes not sure if he can love me the way I need. 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. My wife told me she wanted a divorce after twenty-five years of marriage. He brought me home to a man I SWORE I didnt love, didnt want to be with, and didnt want to be in the same room with if it could be avoided. And it is an even more powerful message from Stephanie because the day before, she had been given a bad report and chose to stand on the power and promise of Gods Word instead of receiving that news and was then blessed with a wonderful praise instead of what would surely not have turned out well if she had acted on what she heard! All I Want For Christmas Are The Secret Teachings Of Christ. What I learned: Hospitality and respect for those who believe differently than you do are powerful forces for change. The bible says he himself (GOD) will bring them home!! Take any major American city, including those in the so-called Bible Belt, and you can see it for yourself. Blackened my brow where all might see, Thank you once again. I was deep in thought today and I want to share some of my experience as a prodigal. God bless you as you continue to heal with your husband and family. Get up and call on your god! He still has love for the NCP. This has been an amazing journey and I look forward to seeing Gods power and might and restoration fully manifested. God knows us better than we know ourselves. You tell us we need God. Its not true! Matthew 26, 27, 28 is where you can read and learn more about each stage of the process. Ive done all I can to restore my marriage and now I am surrendering it all to God. I cant seem to get away from God. I thought I had to continue on the path that I started because in my mind nothing would ever be the same again. 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. I turn my music up to drown out the noise, and advertisements for marriage restoration play on the radio. And for many of us, intimacy with anything is a terrifying prospect. How many times have we returned with our head hung to our Lord, full of shame, yet found Him with open arms ready to separate our sin from us as far as the East is from the West if we only repent? We claim to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. My passionate spirit from breaking away. The world doesnt want our sermons. For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. All Rights Reserved. Thats where we left Jonah in the last message. 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 Prodigal spouses who are truly repentant will express genuine thankfulness to God and their deserted spouses for what they've done. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath! What I learned: Bitterness and vengefulness is vain it destroys us from the inside out, and hurts those we love as well. 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. You have to get to a point where you are okay either waywith restoration or without it because you are content with GOD and his love. Thank you so much for sharing your testimony and may God bless you! Talent vs. Faithfulness: What is God Looking For? The devil can put us to sleep while the ship sinks or the house burns or the world falls apart around us. I was deep in thought today and I want to share some of my experience as a prodigal. I thought I was in control and I would do as I pleased. That he will find them and bring them home. I know because I can't quit thinking about you and what I've done to you. Copyright 2005-2023 Faith And Marriage Ministries. We know God is in control, and we are praying and waiting, but nothing seems to be happening. 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. Have you ever been touched, inspired, or challenged by someones personal history? Everyone on board is endangered by Jonahs sin. Your sharing speaks such truth!!! We may be alone when we sin, but we never sin alone. Learn more about a small group with opportunity to ask questions and get counseling from Dominic Herbst:https://www.walkingthroughcalvary.comRestoring Relati. 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 ! Satan is defeated and overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our Restored Marriage Testimonies when we stand on the power and promise of Gods Word for the restoration of our marriages and families just as declared in Revelation 12:10-11. Breaking the Generational curse of Divorce by Melissa, God CAN and WILL Turn a Prodigals Heart! 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! Jonah is about to learn this truth the hard way. Not many days later, the wife gathered all she had and flew to the other side of the country. 1 Corinthians 15:10. So click here to Become A FAM Member, where you can read, respond to or share encouragement from The Prodigal Perspective! all thanks and all praise be to Almighty God, he is now back home and we are rebuilding a marriage that from all counts and to the naked eye in the natural realm was dead. Use this time to complete the work that needs to be done in yourself and let God work on your spouse. Thanks so much for sharing your testimony. What I learned: Even people who behave (very) badly are not beyond hope (including ourselves). I am a standing husband and working on myself and my walk with God. Then they start throwing their profit away by throwing the cargo overboard. 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. Thank you, this was very helpful for me going into the weekend. Prone to leave the God I love. Believe it or not, I still have to remind myself of these things when I get all worked up and emotional. May I ask you a question? Nabeel, like Rosaria Butterfield (above) had everything to lose and seemingly nothing to gain for rejecting his Muslim roots and turning to Christ. Glory to God! Nabeels story has been updated and is about to be re-released (preorder link, non-affiliate). 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. 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. Fight for Your Marriage Podcast; Videos; Store; Contact. Its all a LIE, but we dont know that. But it helps, when we hurt, to be reminded that others are on this path too. Yet while I was a great way off This post gives me so much more hope than I have ever had. All of them, however, have lived powerful stories of transformation, hope, and faithfulness. As you will see when reviewing her testimony below, Crystal was determined she was not going to lose her good marriage over something like this, so she stormed the throne of God asking Him to move to bring her husband back. If you have a spouse that has left you for another person, it would be our recommendation to plead the blood of Jesus around them, and then plead the blood of Jesus against any demons who are trying to get in the middle of this, along with pleading the blood of Jesus directly against the person they are having the affair with. It has become hard because the enemy deceived me, and the entire time I was running, I knew it was wrong. Please do so even if what you have to write isn't very long in length. #3) A change from apathy to readiness (2 Corinthians 9:3) Prodigal spouses will be ready to do whatever it takes for restoration and peace in their relationship with God and their families. At this point the captain (who is no doubt a pagan) has more faith than Jonah does. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. Your testimony was put in front of me at the most perfect time! Our Testimony to Rejoice Marriage Ministries. You tell us what we are doing is wrong. Not a chance. In Arms BUT DONT DO IT!! And Im no longer crying or begging my husband to save our family and showing him that Im okay. He knows how to put us to sleep while the world crashes in around us. God knows how to reach us at the right moment. My husband of 16 years left me on the eve of our 16th wedding anniversary. I could not understand why God was leading me to go home. I keep having one bad thing after another happening to me. Please ponder these four words: We never sin alone. He put on my feet the shoes that miss No chance to tread in the narrow path; He pressed on my lips the burning kiss That scorches deeper than fires of wrath. 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. Jeremiah 24:7. Maybe he can save us.. Here is a simple question that can open up a spiritual conversation: Just those six words make such a difference. I know he is coming home and I know what unconditional love is now! The good news is, God will always provide a way out for you. Please, pray that God will give me a new heart to know him. Just look at what God can doHe can do it, you guys!!! The first thing she did was to fully surrender the entire matter into Gods hand. But Chad found that his victory was strangely empty. Yet she did it anyway. marriage, I had released my husband and my marriage to God and I knew God was going to do something. How much greater? About the size of a mustard seedRepentance is an intimate affair. During that process, Ashley Smith broke free of her own drug addiction and not long after, regained custody of her daughter. And when you are at peace with the thought of them leaving, your blessing of restoration is on its way. All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. Stephanie, thank you so much for sharing your testimony, which has encouraged me and has to have blessed many, many others too. You certainly understand that repentance is really the only thing that ever changes anything. The storms come to get our attention. Jonah was the sinner in this situation, and yet his foolish rebellion endangered everyone around him. God indeed stopped me and now I am the one praying to God for my husbands heart and I am the one who wants restoration. But within days of him leaving, I realized how wrong I was and how much I truly loved him. 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. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc Used by permission. Thank you so much for your feedback. Contact Rejoice; Submit a Testimony; Submit . 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. It is so wonderful to know that sharing my story gives other people such hope. That morning, he believed, he was a new creation. The problem is always on the inside. Its not outer change we need, but deep, inner transformation by the Holy Spirit. Testimonies; General Resources; Prayer Resources; Questions and Answers; Podcast. Please support our ministry by giving here. This is such an encouragement to me today! A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. Delve into the lusciousness of life, (aka The Scylighter). I started praying the way you suggested 48 hours ago and today he told me hes moving in with woman he left us for. They can do without our sermons, but they cant live without our prayers. DONT STOP PRAYING AND FASTING! How could a man sleep during a terrible storm like this? Oh my goodness! This isnt every single detail of what happened there are parts missingbut my short journey has been nothing but incredible and miraculousbut I want you to know that with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. When last we left the reluctant prophet, he seemed to be on top of the world. Im scared; Im tired; I have thoughts of ending my life to stop this pain. We still have a long way to go, but I feel God working in us and guiding us in the right direction. Proverbs 16:9 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. It makes us feel horrible because we KNOW what we are doing is wrong; you dont need to tell us. Grace is Gods instruction for you to stand. Thank you for such beautiful encouragement. No matter what I do, it seems like everything goes wrong. Psalm 38:1-22 (Ezekiel 34:11). I know how hard this must be. Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am in Seeds Of Faith. 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. Only when I finally gave it all to God and felt that peace did everything start to fall into place. they struggled with feelings of guilt and shame, what REALLY happens on the other side of the mountain. 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. He put on my neck a chain to hold He can send the storm in so many different ways. Just do your partLOVE, LOVE, LOVErespect, support, praise and help. GOD has them, so remember that they are NOT in control. Stephanie. He flooded my heart with loves white light; Yet deep in the mire, with sensual swine, There is nothing you can say or do, and everything you say or do in your will, will FAIL. Storytelling Volunteer Jeanette Johnson grew up dreaming about having a "happily ever after" life. We want to personally thank Crystal for allowing us to release her testimony on our site, as it will help show others that God can move to restore broken marriages, no matter how hopeless things may look in the natural. And now Im praying for his heart and for him to forget about the person he was with. Wow! And when he calls, you wont be able to put him on Call Waiting.. I truly need it as my heart is shattered over my husband leaving and being with another woman. You are hurting; you are broken. 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. 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