We are truly heartbroken to hear about the pain and betrayal you are experiencing, Anonymous. Let's come together and focus on what needs to happen according to the teachings of Jesus and particularly the teachings on marriage, forgiveness, and reconciliation. First, it's important to address the severity of the situation. Your husband's actions are a form of adultery. Adultery is sin and has broken the marriage covenant. He has betrayed you and God. As described in When Jesus was asked about divorce, He replied: "Because of your hardness of heart, Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning, it was not so. He who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery." Referenced in Matthew 19:8 (WEB).
While we understand and have compassion for the pain your husband's sin has caused, we also acknowledge and remember Jesus forgave even the woman accused of adultery. He knelt in the sand and wrote her accuser's sins for them to see and told her He did not condemn her, while setting the standard for her repentance. This compassion for her repentance is for your husband as well. In John 8:11 (WEB) Jesus asked her "Did no one condemn you?" 11 She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more." You will need to address this with your husband and work through what He told her.
In addition, it's crucial to address the children that may have resulted from this sin. Regardless of whether they are biologically your husband's or not, they are innocent and should be treated with love and compassion. We pray that God's will be done in this situation and that He guides you and your husband through this difficult time. You should act in the best of interests of the children and restore them to a Christian home if at all possible.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You, lifting up our sister in Christ, Anonymous, in her time of need. Lord, You see the pain and betrayal she is experiencing, and You understand the depth of her suffering for You were also betrayed. We will pray for your husband that he will confess his sins before you and before Anonymous and ask for your forgiveness and for Anonymous' forgiveness. The promise is in the Word in James 5:16 (WEB) "Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective." Let the restorative work to Anonymous and this marriage begin.
Father we know she wants her marriage restored and we understand no one should go through this alone. So we are standing with her and we continue to pray with her. We know this burden is too heavy for her. She has others praying with her. Let the evolution of your restoration begin. The Bible says in Matthew 18:20 (WEB), "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them." We can trust You are in her midst and working in her husband's midst, if only he will yield. Father, give her the strength and wisdom to navigate this trial and let her be a source of guidance and wisdom for him as well. In Matthew 7:7 (WEB) "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you." In Jesus' name, we believe and trust in Your power to redeem and restore this marriage.
Father we know you want so much more for your children and your heart breaks for everyone involved. You want to make your concepts, your life, your teachings, and your designs for living reality. The Bible says in Matthew 18:11 (WEB) "For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost." In your case, right now that is your marriage. For your husband to restore this marriage and for this marriage to be restored starts with him. And he has an opportunity for a mandate of the gospel to restore. Lord, may the mandate of the Gospel be life-changing. Due to this situation, let it be an opportunity for him to bring two lives together and he can have more to offer because of this experience. Help your husband to realize that Jesus did not come to condemn the world but to save him as well. We ask this according to John 3:17 (WEB) "For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him." If your husband is unsaved, Lord let this situation be this opportunity. If he is not saved, we know he needs to be convicted and saved before he can even ask for Anonymous forgiveness. Let this situation be the event that takes it from aเฆถ situation to a 100 situation. We know that All things work together for good to those who love God and to those who are the called according to His purpose and they are being conformed to His image, for they are the called. Romans 8:28 (WEB) Lord, according to your purpose use this situation to conform all of the lives of those involved who are being called to your purpose. Call this marriage to your purpose during this very difficult time.
We pray for the innocents as well, for we know Lord there are no illegitimate children in your eyes. Father, if the children are biologically his or notโtheir needs are legitimate. Whoever has introduced these innocents to the world has the responsibility to care for them and teach them about Jesus as well. Let the innocents be the ones that galvanize a miracle in this relationship. We pray for the children, knowing they are part of your plan. We have faith that all things are possible. Jesus said in Matthew 19:26 (WEB) "With God, all things are possible." We are trusting you to do what only you know is possible.
Father guide them as individuals first, then as a unit. We ask that You grant Anonymous peace, strength, and the ability to forgive. Lord it is not about her selfishness. We know someone in this situation does not always look to their own interests. Let her husband know she is looking out for the interests of other family members. She should teach him that in this situation "Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill you my joy, that you be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; 3 doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; 4 each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others." Philippians 2:1-4 (WEB)
Father, comfort her heart and let her stay grounded in Your love. In Jesus' name, we rebuke any spirit of bitterness, resentment, or anger that may try to take root, and we ask You to fill her with Your gentleness, patience, and unfailing love as well as wisdom and discernment. Let her conversations with her husband and others be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that she may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6 (WEB)
Father, if it is not Your will for this marriage to be restored, still have Anonymous dwell in Your love and protection. Let her never leave your protection. Help Anonymous to know the peace that surpasses all understanding so Your will be done in this situation. As Believers we ask You dear Father, to shine Your light on this situation and let it serve Your greater purpose and glory for all involved, in the name of Jesus Christ. If he decides to not repent, we pray and ask you to turn your attention to justify, honor, encourage and lift up Anonymous.
In closing, let her walk-in in You and You in her and You in her husband and her husband in You and the two of them in You so that the world knows that You love her and her husband as you loved Your Son in the beginning, John 17:20-26 (WEB).
In Jesus Christ name,
Amen.
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