KevinesKay
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Post by KevinesKay on Mar 12, 2015 3:32:01 GMT -7
Hello,
I'm asking the forum to pray for some friends of ours that we know from church. The husband has recently left his home to move in with a relative.
When talking with him on the phone, he's been extremely bitter and angry with his life. Our church disfellowshipped him because he plans to file for divorce instead of reconciling with his wife. They have 3 kids, and the wife doesn't even now how she's going to pay her bills. He's abandoned the family financially.
They've had numerous struggles throughout their 10 year marriage, but this is more severe than ever. The wife has struggled with control issues, and the husband has struggled with anger and pornography issues. The wife made a decision to file an order of protection against him.
The fact is she would take him back in a heartbeat, but he won't budge. He's very angry against the church and perhaps God. He's been showing signs of a midlife crisis; using profanity when I'm on the phone, partying, drinking.
Please pray for them. Pray that the Lord helps to restore this family. Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 7:11:33 GMT -7
Oh my, that is serious. We will pray as I don't know what else would work. I've seen these before and when one side rejects God, it is an up hill struggle of the worst kind. But, God can do all things. Only God knows how hard his heart is. Nikanor
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KevinesKay
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Post by KevinesKay on Mar 13, 2015 15:47:41 GMT -7
Thank you, Nikanor.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2015 3:18:58 GMT -7
KK, Let me know how this progresses. Can you talk to him? Yes, the church seems to offend more people than helps which I am sure isn't totally true but the perception is important to many and we need to recognize that and admit that we are sinners too - we all are. The church will make mistakes but we need to admit them, repent and change. Hopefully, you can be the spark of light for him in a dark world. Be the salt that flavors his perception of the church and world. Jesus death on the cross was just for this situation, forgiveness was one of his primary purposes and lessons to us. It will be a sad story if he just fades away as a bitter old man who didn't even try to make things right. Praying with faith, Nikanor
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 1:07:26 GMT -7
I will pray for them as well that God will save their marriage.
If he doesn't repent, I do hope she gets a good attorney to try and get some kind of help from him IF he gets a job.
Does your church help women out who are in this situation?
Nik,
Yeah, I think almost every denomination out there is light years behind the porn problem.
The denomination we left, I saw pastors/youth pastors either commit henious acts of sexual abuse or cover them up and the abuser went on to another church to do it again.
The pastor who married us, his wife told my mom that she couldn't get a divorce even if he's having an affair. He divorced my mom after 17 years and married a woman 40 years younger.
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