Come quickly, Lord! I found myself in a very bad situation many times, and knew that I had invited misery into my life. Our Testimony to Rejoice Marriage Ministries. 2 Timothy 2:26 We already have an article on how powerful of a strategy this is with the Lord. My name is Crystal and Im here to let you know that with man it may seem impossiblebut with Almighty God..NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. So I promise that from today I will cast all my burdens on the Lord because He cares for me and I will wait on God. Thank you for sharing; your story is my story. About two weeks ago, I decided to give it all to God and just as told would happen, a remarkable peace came over me since giving it to Him. I had reached my mountaintop, onlythe view disappointed me. He can ring your phone any time of the day or night. It has become hard because the enemy deceived me, and the entire time I was running, I knew it was wrong. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Three Testimonies of Prodigals Who Returned. And if they get our prayers, they might one day listen to our sermons. promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. I realized that something inside of me was not right and led me on a journey far away from the people that I once loved. (After the knowledge gained from his experiences debating Nabeel, David today continues to wrestle with Muslim ideology through his ministry, Acts 17 Apologetics). Im scared; Im tired; I have thoughts of ending my life to stop this pain. Nice little deal he had going there. The devil has his sleeping pills too. This really encouraged me. Blacken my soul where none may see. While doing some research on her writings, I found a little-known poem she wrote about what its like to be a prodigal on the way back home but with your heart not yet changed. God will show us amazing and wonderful things when we follow what he says. I knew that I needed to sacrifice and change things to the way God wanted them. The Prodigal Perspective Satan is defeated and overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our Restored Marriage Testimonies when we stand on the power and promise of God's Word for the restoration of our marriages and families just as declared in Revelation 12:10-11. He is truely my Savior and I thank him for bringing me out of the darkness. God was, but I didnt know that!! Im in chains to the devil, and you are all I have right now! We pray, and we fast until we have victory. Any amount will help! The world wants our prayers. Today is March 16th 2011. This is where I am at now, my husband is cold and telling me that its never going to work out! He put on my hand a ring of gold, NOT COMING BACK. The world is waiting for the church to pray. I hope that sharing my story gives others great hope for the restoration of their covenant marriage and that they can heal from such devastating circumstances too. The answer is simple. My passionate spirit from breaking away. Testimony - God Restores a Broken Marriage. So The Prodigal Perspective section of The FAM Fellowship website is a great source of encouragement because it contains the very revealing and powerful testimonies of those who had once abandoned their marriages and/or were once caught up in adulterous relationships and how the Lord spoke to them and brought them back to their senses and their spouses. Bob, a returned prodigal, has been asked most often, "What is it like for my prodigal spouse?" In The Prodigal's Perspective, Bob gives answers from his heart . (LogOut/ I was greatly deceived and believed that God was calling me to leave my family and pursue my soul mate. I kept running in the opposite direction of where God was calling me back home. Rosaria Butterfield. The storms come to get our attention. Rosarias story is unusual in that it is one of the few in which a prodigal had everything to lose and nothing to gain by turning to God. It makes us feel horrible because we KNOW what we are doing is wrong; you dont need to tell us. I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. Im just seeking after the heart of God. Please support our ministry by giving here. He went down to Joppa (an ancient port city just south of modern-day Tel Aviv) where he found a boat bound for Tarshish. My marriage is falling apart. Love in Jesus mighty name, amen! Certainly, it is well done, and the conclusion that following Gods plan for our lives is the right one, but oh, how true it is the hurt we cause loved ones when we fail to obey the Lord. Despite his amazing endurance, and the heros welcome he received after returning home, Louis Zamperini struggled hard with the demons of PTSD and revenge. This means that you do not have to have large amounts of faith with the Lord to get the show going with Him. This is what is called the prayer of agreement. GOD has them, so remember that they are NOT in control. All suffering is worth it to follow Jesus. Today Im 12 Years Sober and Still Starting Over, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert, about to be re-released (preorder link, non-affiliate). I read those words and think about how quickly we can fall, how far we can go, and how easy it is to deceive ourselves and others. It seems like everywhere I go, God is reminding me to come back home. Learn more about a small group with opportunity to ask questions and get counseling from Dominic Herbst:https://www.walkingthroughcalvary.comRestoring Relati. Thank you! If they were scared, it must have been a truly terrible storm. The world doesnt want our sermons. Use this time to complete the work that needs to be done in yourself and let God work on your spouse. How else can you explain a mans reckless behavior in having one affair after another? Reading this testimony gave me so much hope, so I want to say thank you for restoring my faith. God will bring them home. Though Nabeel has graduated from this life, his ministry continues to live on in his wife, and his friends. Thank you for your testimony, encouragement and hope. For six years, best friends and debate partners David and Nabeel argued back and forth, challenging each other and digging deep to figure out whose beliefs were actually true. So thank you so very, very much! But then Louis heard the message of the gospel, and turned into an entirely different person. I know its because you are praying. Someone asked my husband about the double mindedness of a prodigal. My Father ran with compassion for me. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc Used by permission. God will not let his straying children live in sin forever. Now, lets go to the standers side God knows us better than we know ourselves. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god (vv. Williams was one of the very few who managed to actually complete SEAL training on his first try. all thanks and all praise be to Almighty God, he is now back home and we are rebuilding a marriage that from all counts and to the naked eye in the natural realm was dead. When you are angry, love them (for they are angry too). Please, pray that God will give me a new heart to know him. The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. God bless you as you continue to heal with your husband and family. There has been so much of Gods blessings over our marriage and family ever since that dreadful time in our lives. There is nothing you can say or do, and everything you say or do in your will, will FAIL. Thank you for the testimony and the encouragement. THE ANDERSONS: Forgiving the Prodigal Spouse THE SHRIVERS: After the Affair If God has given you a testimony one that could help and encourage others who are living with the horrible pain of infidelity, we would appreciate it if you would send it to us. Some of them are doing things that would shock us deeply if we knew about them. (Note from Linda: Stephanie shared this powerful message on the private site last night and I have no doubt that it will be a blessing to everyone standing for marriage restoration, especially when another person is involved. Each day, you desire to give up and once again find someone who will bring you joy. But I finally understand and it is only by Gods grace and lots of prayers that I still place my hope in the Lord and His promises and I believe deep down that it is not over even though it might seem that way. I know because I cant quit thinking about you and what Ive done to you. Breaking the Generational curse of Divorce by Melissa, God CAN and WILL Turn a Prodigals Heart! My heart was shattered, and life was never going to be the same. Even though I was fighting the drugs, I still woke up every morning and read a chapter in my BibleIf nothing else good happened in my life, at least I was going to hear God every day. Ashley Smith. What is his promise? Take any major American city, including those in the so-called Bible Belt, and you can see it for yourself. God indeed stopped me and now I am the one praying to God for my husbands heart and I am the one who wants restoration. The captain went to him and said, How can you sleep? Thank you so much for sharing your testimony and may God bless you! Get away from this person!! What if the father in the story had gone after his son and tried to bring him back even one day early? Softly, he wept. Lauren Hillenbrand, Unbroken. God is faithfulwe know that, so now we just have to actually believe it. Some went to a Christian college. The son of loving devout Muslim parents, Nabeel Qureshi was clean-cut, well-educated, kind, respectful, and quite happy with his life. I need to Let go and Let God take over, but being a control freak makes that all the more difficult. Fight for Your Marriage Podcast; Videos; Store; Contact. Thank you once again. And I stand on Gods word for restoration with my husband and thank and praise Him for who He is, all He has done and will do!! The problem is always on the inside. Heres his response: Everything we ever wanted is now within this other person and you are now the enemy; you want to rob us of our joy, you dont understand us, you dont love us; because if you did, we wouldnt have gone astray. All Rights Reserved. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. Im afraid, and my heart is saturated with anger, shame, and guilt. Today, the family travels around the world telling their story and encouraging others in similar straits but it is a hard-won victory, one you can read for yourself in this gripping duo-biography. I know he is coming home and I know what unconditional love is now! All of these peoples stories have encouraged me at various points in my life, so Id like to share them with you now: Gods faithfulness is proved not by the elimination of hardships but by carrying us through them. Christopher Yuan. As a preview to your own restoration, let me be a testimony that when God fully restores your marriage, your prodigal spouse will have . The Bible can speak even to people who are antagonistic to it as long as they are willing to study it with an open mind. It seems so boring and mostly irrelevant, which is why this Sunday and every Sunday most people will not be in any church anywhere. I have been standing for my marriage for six months now with no communication from my husband. This has been a three year battle, and I am going down the wrong path again by crying and screaming. There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. Only when I finally gave it all to God and felt that peace did everything start to fall into place. And this woman went into a very heavy seeking mode. If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. but I thought it would be perhaps a Hi hellohow are you.or perhaps a few weeks down the line he might drop in a call or something.I had no idea that MY GOD was bringing my husband home that day.that instant. Everyone on board is endangered by Jonahs sin. I wanted desperately to come home in one sense, because it was the only peace I could truly find. How else you explain a mother who abandons her own children? Muck of the sty, reek of the trough, I learned the first rule of repentance: that repentance requires greater intimacy with God than with our sin. I am so grateful that my husband found inner strength from the Lord to be able to stand for our marriage, no matter what the circumstances were. Amazing, isnt it, how when you want to run from God, you can always find a boat going where you want to go. Some of the following stories are by people who were true prodigals, in every sense of the word. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am going through the same thing as crystal right now My HUSAND left over a simple argument and is talking to someone from his past told me he was done and he give up , and he's trying to blame me for our marriage , but I believe God and have faith that he will return ! God-ordained Spouses who God has standing and praying for your prodigal spouse will find themselves going through the stages below. Music if Fun matt lanter political views . I could not see beyond the circumstances however, or the BIG PICTURE of what He had in store for us. The Official Blog Site of Jeannie Remy Ministries LLC. I can preach a thousand sermons, we can all sing a thousand hymns, and together we can attend a thousand church services, but apart from the Lord it will do no good. You have loved ones who are away from the Lord. Your testimony was put in front of me at the most perfect time! Soon he would be in Tarshish, a beautiful city in Spain. This week, I came to the place you shared You have to get to a point where you are okay either waywith restoration or without it because you are content with GOD and his love. I am so encouraged with your perspective as well as your wordsAnd when you are at peace with the thought of them leaving, your blessing of restoration is on its way. It gives me hope for the restoration of my marriage. He can send the storm of the sudden death of a loved one. Just as Jesus is faithful to forgive us, and He is full of mercy, grace and love, so a stander must be immersed in Him, put away their own flesh, and show those same things to the prodigal spouse. My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness. And Ive needed to read something like this for some time now because Ive wanted to do something to win my wife back, and people keep telling me to put her in Gods hands. What I learned: Hospitality and respect for those who believe differently than you do are powerful forces for change. Jonah is about to learn this truth the hard way. At this point the captain (who is no doubt a pagan) has more faith than Jonah does. (Ezekiel 34:11). Your testimony helped me to know that God is not done and that the promises He gave me for the restoration of my marriage, my husband and me still stand . Thanks for your interest! I have had to accept my spouse is a Prodigal, affairs are not a desired direction they want to go down but a by-product of a wounded heart and . God kept reminding me of my vows to my husband, and the choice I made to be married until death do us part that I made long ago I simply could not forget, no matter how hard I tried. When we asked about the spiritual temperature of the region, the pastors said that while most people didnt go to church, it wouldnt be right to call them hostile. I believe when God sees this kind of intense seeking activity, He is really moved, and sometimes that is what will get Him to move to answer the prayer. I found myself in a very bad situation many times, and knew that I had invited misery into my life. We all wonder how to reach this generation that seems so turned off to God and religion. If we wait for people to come to our services, we will in most cases wait forever. During that process, Ashley Smith broke free of her own drug addiction and not long after, regained custody of her daughter. 2015 The Prodigal Spouse Moriah Shires . Some were leaders in their youth group. He still has love for the NCP. As the poem reminds us, we may be in church every Sunday, smiling and singing and going through the motions, with rebellion deep in our hearts. Change). Lets take a look at how God begins the process of bringing Jonah back home. It was a pretty picture of a self-satisfied man who seemed to have gotten away with disobedience. If you come a day too soon, the prodigal will always think, With one more day, I would have figured out a way to solve my own problems. As long as the scheming and lying and deceiving continues, the best thing we can do is to pray for Gods Spirit to bring them to their senses and to wait patiently until that day comes. Very painful to read your story. About the size of a mustard seedRepentance is an intimate affair. 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