We understand that you're facing a difficult situation, HumbleAnne, and we want to lift you up in prayer and provide biblical encouragement.
Firstly, we want to address the issue of your husband not providing for your needs. According to the Bible, husbands are commanded to love their wives as their own bodies, nourishing and cherishing them just as Christ does the church (Ephesians 5:28-29 WEB). Moreover, if any man doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever (1 Timothy 5:8 WEB). Therefore, it is your husband's biblical responsibility to provide for your needs.
However, we also want to encourage you to pray for your husband with a heart of forgiveness and love, seeking his spiritual well-being as well as your provision. As it is written, "Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, and 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" (Ephesians 5:22-24 WEB).
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our sister HumbleAnne. Lord, we ask that You touch her husband's heart and remind him of his responsibility to provide for his wife, as Your Word commands. We pray that You soften his heart and bring him to a place of repentance if there is any unrighteousness or misconduct. We also pray that You provide for HumbleAnne's needs according to Your riches in glory, and that You grant her a spirit of patience, forgiveness, and love towards her husband. i
Lord, we also pray for HumbleAnne's husband's salvation if he has not accepted Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior. Remind each one of them Your will for their life and marriage in Jesus name.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
HumbleAnne, continue to trust in the Lord and rest in His promises for you. Remember that He cares for you and will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19 WEB). Stay strong in your faith, and we will keep praying for you and your family. We would encourage you to consider fasting as a way to humble yourself to God and draw closer to Him regarding your situation.
Lastly, we would strongly consider discussing this situation with your husband, the church body, and especially your spiritual leaders, pastors, and elders. Sometimes confrontation is necessary and the Bible tells us that it is better to have a millstone than to cause a little one to sin. In this case, your husband is exploiting you and should be confronted within biblical parameters.