I've never actually been into the whole God-thing, though suddenly it seemed the right thing to do when my partner left me.

I pray all the time now, and I genuinely believe that God is guiding me and helping me everyday. I hope he is guiding me to become a better person and for my H to return to me so we can cherish one another again.

The prayer I ask however is not for me, I ask that you pray for my H, Michael. Pray that he will be happy and that his mind will again be at rest. Pray that he can see that I do love him and that love is so special it shouldn't just be thrown away. Pray that he is strong enough to overcome temptation (drink/drugs/smoking) which he seems to be going into (to replace me??) and that he can come back to me if he wants to, because no matter what he has done I don't care- well, I do- but not enough that we should be apart.

Please help.

Little_Me
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Pray that he is strong enough to overcome temptation (drink/drugs/smoking) which he seems to be going into (to replace me??) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I will be praying for your H. I just wanted to mention that when my H & I were separated, he also started drinking & doing drugs. When he finally came home, he admitted that he was drinking to get rid of thoughts of me and the drugs were an escape from the harsh days of reality smacking him in the face. It's easier to shut themselves off through these outlets, but what they have to realize, with God's help, is that their problems will not go away by drinking or smoking them away. I pray that your H comes to this realization soon.

BTW, my H & I's wedding song used to be "Crazy" by Kenny Rogers because it depicted the way we felt for each other then. Now, since his return, we have changed our song to "Picture" by Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow. He selected this because he said the words in the song from Kid Rock's point of view told how he felt since the day he left but was too afraid to admit it.

You're in my prayers.

Father,

Bless Little_me as she begins to trust in you and seek your will and the path of love.

Thank you for showing her your great love for her, and for her love for her husband, that she says is 'no matter what'. This is from you, Father.

Show her what she needs to do to reach out to her husband in love, and give her patience in this today. Help her to forgive as she has been forgiven, and heal the hurts of her heart. Erase the memories of past hurts in both their hearts, as they forgive one another.

In Jesus name I ask.

Thankyou so much.

My ex will not turn to God, I fear he will never see what is happening to him. He is being guided by those who egg him on to be single so he can go drinking with them etc. They are leading him selfishly. He needs time to heal himself from the hurts of his past, and has pushed me away and brought those "evils" closer to him. I cannot help him, but I hope God can.

God can.

You might have to go through the long haul with him.

When I look back, (hindsight is 20/20, as they say), there are some things I would have done differently;

I would have kept quiet about things of faith, and just been very loving to my husband.

I would have prayed for him every day, and brought my fears and worries to God, rather than venting to my husband.

I would have been cheerful, made our home a pleasant place for him to be around, worked harder at meeting his needs, and at bringing my unmet needs to God, not asking my husband to give me something he didn't have.

I would have encouraged him and affirmed him every time he did well, or tried even a little, and prayed when he didn't.

I would have worked at being his friend, listening more, talking less.

I would have not interfered when he wanted things his own way- he would have learned sooner.

Well, these are just a few things, but you get the idea.

You do your part, and let God do his. It is Gods job to convict and heal- it is yours to love, no matter what.


Try to be patient. Trust God to know how to deal with your husband.