PRAYER - Wife



Dear Lord, You know my heart is broken, that I have a troubled spirit, and a longing for your comfort and the answers I seek during this time of despair. So I thank You for your word assuring me that from the very beginning You created my marriage as a one flesh covenant relationship, saying that what You joined together, no one should separate, and that You hate divorce. And thank You for your promise to heal my broken heart, and bind up my wounds, that You will comfort me as I mourn, and that You will bestow on me a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. Thank You, Lord, that instead of shame or disgrace, I will rejoice in my inheritance, that I will inherit a double portion in my life, and that everlasting joy will be mine, as You restore my marriage, which Satan came to destroy. I thank You that in accordance with your word, I can approach your throne of grace with confidence, and receive mercy and grace to help me in my time of need.



Thank You for your promise that all things are possible with You Lord Jesus, and that You, and You alone, will give me peace that transcends all understanding. Thank You for the assurance that no wisdom, no insight and no plan can succeed against You. And thank You for having ________’s heart in your hand, and for directing his heart like a watercourse as You please. Thank You for assuring me that he can not plan or understand his own way, because You are the one who determines and directs his steps.



Please teach me how to express my faith in love, because your word tells us that unfailing love is what everyone desires. And I ask You, Lord, to work in me to will and act according to your good purpose, to make me the wife You want me to be. I believe You and I am your disciple. I want to understand and live according to your teachings, because then I will know the truth and the truth will set me free. Thank You for your word, because it is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. You are my refuge and my shield, so I put my hope in your Word.



Thank You for upholding me and the covenant of my marriage with your righteous right hand. Thank You for making anyone who is incensed against me and the sanctity of my marriage as nothing; that they will be ashamed and disgraced. Thank You that anyone who contends with me or wars with me and comes to destroy or put asunder my marriage, is as nothing, as a nonexistent thing, for You, the Lord my God, hold my right hand, telling me to “Fear not, I will help you.”



And thank You for the comfort of knowing that even though my husband may have other plans in his heart, from You comes the reply of the tongue, and that the words that come out of your mouth do not return to You empty; that they will accomplish what You desire and what You sent them to accomplish! And thank You for the assurance that You honor and uphold the covenant of our marriage that was made when You witnessed our marriage vows, and that YOU will defend it against the treachery of unfaithfulness, divorce and remarriage.



Duron A. Dones

Pastoral Care Dept.

Joel Osteen Ministries

Lakewood Church


Married four years
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D-Day: July 2007
Plan A: Aug-Oct 2007
Plan B: PBL issued Oct 2007; WS asked agreed to NC with OW and MC
Recovery: Nov 2007 (we re-united and spent more time together but no MC and no church attendance)
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Became Pregnant: Nov 2007 (his initiation; OW was pregnant during A but had abortion to his dismay)
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2nd D-Day: May 2008 (Contact made with OW in March)
Plan A re-initiated: May 2008
Plan B scheduled for Oct 2008 (after baby is 2-mos)