Father,
Let our spouses come to the end of themselves. Do whatever it takes to bring them to a point where they will see their need of you, and be reconciled to you.
You promised that the waters would not overflow us, and that the flames would not burn us. Keep us, like you did with Daniel.
This is a dark time for us, but nothing is too hard for you. You have a plan, just like you had a plan 2000 years ago when the whole world was in darkness. You sent a savior, the light of the world, to transform us. I pray that the light of your love will transform our spouses and make all things new.
Help us to live expectantly, trusting in you, while we wait for what seems like a miracle to us, but what to you is easy.
Help us to be light, to love them while they are not loving us back. Let us be instruments of your peace, drawing them to you, seeking them out and loving them into your arms, seeing them with your eyes, as lost sheep, broken and hurt, and stuck. Thank you that you are the good shepherd and you never stop searching for a lost sheep until you find it and bring it to safety.
Thank you for what you are doing in Titleists wifes heart. You know her, and you know exactly what to do to reach her. Thank you that she does not want a divorce, and that she is starting to realise the error of her ways.
Give Titleist love for her that is greater than any hurt she can dish out, more forgiveness than any sin she has sinned against him, and enough patience to see this through.
Give him faith in you greater than the lies that the enemy says.
Speak peace into his heart today. Remind him of your promises, and guide him moment by moment, to be in harmony with your plan. Tell him how to love his wife- what to say that will reach her, what to do that will bless her and soften her heart, and show her how much you love her, no matter what she has done.
Give him grace to love her while she is yet sinning , the same as Jesus gave up his life for us while we were his enemies.
Give him insight today, to know what she really wants and needs from him that will break through the defenses she has put up.
Help him to be strong enough to return love for hate today, and let it work.
Shul
I just wanted to add that my H has not been sleeping well for over a week. He has no peace, and he is being bombarded with the message of Gods love. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
They will give in very soon, I think.