Dear Heavenly Father,
I come before You with a heavy heart, lifting up this woman who is struggling immensely due to her husband's addiction. Lord, You know the pain and suffering she is enduring, and I ask for Your comfort and strength to surround her.
Father, I pray for her husband's heart to be softened and led to repentance. Open his eyes to the consequences of his actions and guide him towards a path of healing and restoration. Grant him the courage to seek help and the willingness to change.
Lord, I ask for Your protection over their marriage. Help them to find the support and resources they need to overcome this challenge. Surround them with wise and compassionate counselors who can guide them through this difficult time.
I pray for this woman to feel Your presence and love. Give her the strength to persevere and the wisdom to make decisions that honor You. Help her to find peace and hope in Your promises.
Lord, I also pray for their family and loved ones who are affected by this situation. Bring healing and reconciliation to their relationships. May Your grace and mercy be evident in their lives.
In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Stay true, pure, and committed to your role in the marriage. Trust in Jesus to guide both you and your husband through this journey, and take time to pray privately to God (Matthew 6:6). I sincerely hope your marriage endures. We make one vow in marriage: to remain committed to our spouse until death. We are not permitted by God (bad pastors and the state will remarry) to marry anybody else while our first spouse is still alive. Be angry at him but do not sin. Try to bridle the tongue in all moments you catch him doing something or suspect some weakness. Most relationships I've seen that explode from betrayal and pain do not seem to work out. You must remain as calm, patient, and gentle as possible. Surrender all your worries and pain to God. Practice forgiveness towards your husband.
I have a seething hatred for all the pornography and social media seduction that is misleading men and women from God and their families. Cheating in a marriage ultimately harms any new relationship. I've known adulterers to commit suicide, confuse their children, become drug addicts, and liars, and overall they eventually look very unhealthy. I hope your marriage overcomes this battle before it gets any worse. I truly do.
God is sufficient, and you are sufficient in His eyes.
1 Corinthians 6:18 (ESV)
- "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body."
Matthew 5:27-28 (ESV)
- "You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
Proverbs 6:32 (ESV)
- "He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself."