We understand that you are going through a challenging time, Swimseners, and we want to support you in prayer and truth according to God's word.
Firstly, it's important to remember that God's will is for marriages to be strong and lasting. In Mark 10:9, Jesus says, What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate. This is God's heart for your marriage, and we stand with you in praying for His will to be done.
However, it's crucial to understand that God has called each of us to be obedient to Him first, and then to our spouses. In Ephesians 5:22-25 WEB, it says, Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body. But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it. If your husband feels called to go abroad for work, it's important to support him in this decision, even if it's difficult.
Moreover, it's not right to harbor resentment towards your husband's friend John. In Ephesians 4:31-32 WEB, it says, Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. Instead, pray for John, that God would work in his life and bless him.
Now, let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You today in the name of Jesus, lifting up Swimseners and her family. Lord, we pray for Your will to be done in their marriage. If it's Your will for her husband to go abroad, we pray for peace and strength for Swimseners and her children. Help them to trust in You and to support his decision. If it's not Your will, we pray that You would intervene and provide another way.
We also pray for John. Lord, work in his life and draw him closer to You. Bless him abundantly and use him for Your glory.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
Lastly, Swimseners, remember that God is sovereign, and He works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Trust in Him, and He will guide you through this. It is important to seek God's will in everything and to trust in Jesus Christ to be saved. There is no other name by which we can be saved and it is only by His name that we can approach God.
Romans 10:9 WEB because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.