little or no hope left? Are there any cases in which this has happened even while going through a divorce? What were the circumstances and how long did it take? I have a friend who was getting a divorce, they were each dating different people but she prayed for four months straight and got her family back.
2007-08-13 04:17:31 · 19 answers · asked by beba 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have tried everything I know how and the last thing is praying that marriage counseling can help, we have been separated 3 months and going through a divorce, but our relationship lately has been more friendly.
2007-08-13 04:27:32 · update #1
Thank you all your comments have given me a lot more hope, its just that this weekend a lot of people have been negative about the situation and it really brought me down.
2007-08-13 04:30:11 · update #2
Beba...my brother was an atheist...working on ending his third marriage...and then this last time home...his anger caused him to yell and throw a typical tantrum.
Everyone knew it was over. It was just a matter of him coming home to pack up.
I went for a drive ...we talked about life..we talked about God. Did he become a believer? No...but he started to see that there is a Creator.
We went to church that next day... watched God touch his heart...and we talked some more...about being selfish...about not needing people to submit to us, but for us to submit to the ones we love.
I'm watching a couple slowly work back towards why they got married in the first place. Their both in my prayers.
So...until three weeks ago...I would have said I had never seen God restore a marriage with little or no hope. Today, I can't say that.
email me if you still need more help
2007-08-13 04:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Last Stand 2010 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I absolutely believe that God can restore a marriage...if BOTH parties are willing to make him the center of that marriage, then it isn't only possible, it is a virtual certainty. I know a Christian couple that actually divorced and remarried four times...both were relatively volitile and immature people who quickly punished wrongs by divorcing the other person! However, after each divorce, one or both of them (and all their children) would pray for the marriage to be restored and they would choose to forgive and get back together. Eventually, they were able to put God at the center of their relationship and have been married now for 20 years since the last divorce!
2007-08-13 11:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by KAL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think if you are truly sincere, it can help. Of course, you both have to want to work it out, but persistantly praying for the other person will also help.
My brother and his wife actually divorced, married 17 years, my sister-in-law didn't want a divorce and pray constantly for everything to work out and for my brother to come to his senses. It took my brother awhile to realize that he did want his family back together. They were divorced for two months and had it annulled. They have been back together for a year and 1/2.
My sister is getting back with her ex-and father of her kids. They have been divorced for five years. They were married for 11 years. She had left him due to a drinking problem. He has been sober for three years and is a completely different person and also prays about getting the family back together. I honestly never thought it would happen, but I'm glad for the kids sake that he got his act together. His youngest hasn't seen him in since she was three and doesn't really remember him. He's suppose to be here Sept. 1st. I hope it all works out well.
2007-08-13 11:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course I believe that God can restore a marriage in ruins - He can do anything! Sometimes it doesn't happen that way, though, if the couple isn't committed to working it out, or if the marriage wasn't meant to be in the first place. But it's amazing what the power of prayer can accomplish!
2007-08-13 11:28:29 · answer #4 · answered by Christie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe nothing is bigger than God can handle! He has proven this to me over and over again. Anything is possible and if someone is sincere and wants this marriage to happen-Yes God will heal old wounds and provide new life to a marriage. Although, I am divorced, it is not any different because in God's eyes he doesn't see paper. He sees the promise and vows made to each other and to Him the day someone gets married. He has healed many of my old wounds and has given us a new life and second chance at a fresh new start at trying again.
2007-08-13 11:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by SDC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have two families at Church, one with an affair one just lose of love, Both where joined back, by the grace of God, Both families are in the peak of their love for each other, one a marriage of over 30 years even had a new "ceremony" a full wedding to reaffirm their commitment.
2007-08-13 11:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without doubt. Prayer works wonders. Even is there is a divorce, God can work miraculously and restore the marriage.
2007-08-13 11:27:23 · answer #7 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God cannot restore a marriage even with intense prayers. Only the people involved can save or destroy their marriage. Yr friend should better tell you all the truth and the things she did to save her marriage besides the prayers. She did some profound evaluation of her self that enabled her to realize her mistakes. Obviously she quit blaming her husband and assumed responsibility that led to an open and honest discussion (or series of) that finally paid off and saved her marriage. It was intension and action the key elements that saved her marriage, prayers only assisted her to realize the actual facts and see her mistakes as well as her desire to save her marriage…
You can do some research on the issue or you can sit down and pray for as many months as you like and see if your marriage gets saved by mere grace and divine intervention…
2007-08-13 11:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by MARY B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe that if the 2 people still love one another, then there is hope through prayer. There could be hope without prayer as well, in this situation.
2007-08-13 11:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Soul Shaper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
but of course...the restoration of hopeless mairrages doesn't even make God break a sweat...How is your freinds marraige, now is the question...Just because the divorce option is off the table doesn't mean there isn't a lot of work left to do...my wife and I were dating other people nine months ago...we are working things out, but I wouldn't say we are out of the woods yet.
2007-08-13 11:31:16 · answer #10 · answered by Christopher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋