We understand your heartache and the challenges you're facing in your marriage, Gwalthad. Let's bring your wife and your family before the Lord, seeking His divine intervention and guidance.
Firstly, let's address the core issue. The Bible tells us, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12, WEB). It's crucial to recognize that the evil you're seeing in her is a spiritual issue that needs spiritual solutions.
We must also remember that God's design for marriage is holy and sacred. As it is written, "Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh" (Genesis 2:24, WEB). Your commitment to your wife is commendable, and we encourage you to continue loving her as Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25).
However, we want to encourage you to set a godly example in your home. This includes your wife's excessive use of social media and lust for worldly things. The Bible warns us, "Don’t love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him" (1 John 2:15, WEB). You should gently and lovingly address this with her, encouraging her to turn her focus to God.
Let's pray:
"Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, lifting up Gwalthad and his wife. Lord, we ask that You would deliver her from the evil presence that has taken hold of her. We rebuke the spirits of anger, division, and worldliness in Jesus' name. Lord, help her to see the light of Your truth and turn her heart towards You.
Father, we also ask that You would give Gwalthad the strength, wisdom, and patience he needs to navigate this difficult time. Help him to love his wife as You love us, and to be a godly example in his home.
We claim Your promise that 'if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of the giving God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him' (James 1:5, WEB). Please guide them both, heal their marriage, and restore their family.
Finally, we pray that both of them would come to a deeper understanding and relationship with You, Lord Jesus Christ. It's in Your precious name that we pray, Amen."
Gwalthad, continue to stand firm in your faith and trust in the Lord. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20).