My wife has told me this evening that she hasn't the faith that God can or will help.... (for full story see...Other Topics= No OM ...But wife not attracted). She doesn't see his answers nor does she know if he answers. She now feels awkward at home around me. My son and I went to a movie tonight but she wouldn't come. She is reluctantly seeing a Doctor on Tuesday, but doesn't feel this is depressed no matter how many people see it...even my son asked tonight why mom wasn't happy like she used to be. Satan knew we where a good team and we had been getting more involved with the church. Please give Her and Us your prayers.

Mr. Lee,<BR>I will pray for you and your wife. I'm not that great at writing out prayers, but I have a new new book on praying Scripture, and I found a few verses I would like to share with you as prayers. Pray these for yourself, for your wife, or with your wife, or so that she can hear - whatever is comfortable.<P>When I hope in You, Lord, I will renew my strength. I will soar on wing like eagles, I will run and not be weary, I will walk and not be faint. (Isa 40:31)<P>Lord, you are the God of hope. Fill me with all joy and peace as I trust in you, so that I may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom 15:13)<P>I am a chosen person, part of a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to you, God, that I may declare the praises of You who called me out of darknessinto your Wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9)<P>Lord Jesus, You want me to have the full measure of Your joy within me. (John 17:13)<P>Blessed merciful God, Your Word promises that those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. If I go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, I will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with me. (Ps 126:5-6) Help us to see that the promise is not made to those who simply have tears but to those who are willing to sow seed in the midst of tears. Your Word tells us in Luke 8:11 that the seed is the Word. If we're willing to keep believing and sowing Your Word, even when we are desperately hurting, You will bring us forth from this difficult season with songs of joy.<P>Hope that helps a little. it helps me. <P>------------------<BR>Faith1

Thank you so much......This is so hard

Dear Mr. Lee,<P>It's very hard, I completely agree. I just saw my husband for the first time in 10 days and I couldn't be as nice as I wanted to. The less I see him, the easier it is for me so I can imagine how hard it is to live with your wife through this. (I did that for 5 months but I couldn't handle it after that.)<P>I just wanted to tell you that I prayed Faith1's prayers with you and I suffer with you too. But we are fertilizing the soil with our tears and the reward will be so good that we will be willing to do it all again 10 times to help our husbands and wives to find the Lord again. The Lord is so great and so good and so powerful that nothing will stand between us. Our enemy tries to trick us into giving up but we just have to keep saying "Jesus" when things are horrible and the attacks will subside.<P>I am weak like you and all of us.But God is strong. Don't be afraid to cry out. Like every good Father, Helistens most when we cry out and He cannot be deaf to our tears.<P>As Gentle said a while back, remember Peter getting out of the boat to walk toward the Lord. He desired to get out of the boat (the rational, material world that seems safe) and desired to fight the laws of the world and walk on water to the Lord. But he made a mistake. He took his eyes off the Lord and looked at his circumstances: The waves were very high and he was a man walking on water. He got scared. And he started to drown. And the Lord had mercy on him and rescued him, but rebuked him gently for his lack of faith. Because even walking on water is not impossible if you keep your eyes on the Lord.<P>Stand firm and pray, pray pray. Get everyone you know to pray for your marriage. If you can, join a prayer group (maybe you already have one. When you are alone with the Lord (in your car, in your church...) cry and cry. Then wipe those tears away and know that the Holy Spirit is with you and God is so pleased with you for not letting your pride dissolve your marriage.<P>You are very attractive. It is just the little enemy trying to get to you and your wife. Take all the showers you need, put on a little cologne. Wear your best clothes. All that is fine. But the true attraction comes from the spirit and you have a beautiful, pure spirit that is the true attraction.<P>Please be patient and really believe that the circumstances may be rough (who can blame Peter for being scared??) but that if you keep your eyes on the Lord, you too will be a miracle maker.<P>Lord, bless Mr. Lee and all of us who care enough to read and write on this forum. I know your Holy Spirit comforts us. He is the Comforter. We don't feel worthy to invoke Him because He is so far above us, yet you are purifying us through our trials. Let us confess our sins and seek the Holy Spirit so that through our great trials, Your Holy Name will be glorified and thousands will be saved. I love you, Jesus. It is hard to make the big step of putting our lives in Your hands and understanding what to keep and what to let go. Help each one of us to understand that the blood of the first martyrs was what converted a pagan world to you. We are the martyrs of the moment. Let our love and faith and suffering convert this pagan world we are living in back to You. Let our spouses be brought back to You so that we can rejoice together in eternity. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and our Savior who lives and reigns forever. Amen.