Please leave some encouragement for this bride who filled out an MEQ "Marriage Encouragement Questionnaire." Before commenting, please remember to:
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- Speak to your Husband, your Maker, to know what He wants to say to this brokenhearted bride.
- Keep it SHORT.
- Encourage sharing 1-2 Promises.
- Bridge to the course He used to lead you along your Restoration Journey.
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Next to your name, we must see your IOU Level, for example:
| Country: |
| USA |
| What language do you speak? |
| English |
| I'm here: |
| Seeking restoration for my marriage. |
| What is your current marital status? Please be sure to choose the one that BEST describes your situation. |
| Separated: I am married, but my husband does not live with me. |
| Have you read the book "How God Can and Will Restore Your Marriage?" |
| Yes |
| How did you find our ministry? |
| In 2018 I was seeking help in a support group in Mexico which at that time they couldn't add me, but they gave me the name of your book, I ordered it and I am currently on chapter 7 and I am truly at fault. Until now that I reached out to this ministry and looked back I never bought your book back then and maybe if I had none of this would have happened, but it did and now I know. |
| Now, please tell us about your situation and why you have come to us for help and what has your husband/partner said are the main issues or problems he has with you and your relationship? |
| My husband doesn't say anything, he now just says we can't get along because he has someone else, but I know that is not true, he doesn't want to try anymore because he found someone else. We are married, but not by the church does that matter, does God still see it as a marriage? After knowing everything he did, I could have listened more, engaged in conversations, he always wanted me to stay home and clean and for some reason I was running away from that I guess, but it is in fact my fault, I brought informational papers about divorce because I assumed he wanted that and that opened up the door to everything that I have been going through these past 5 years. My landlord wanted my husband out, he had been living there for 10 years and so I found somewhere else to live, but he never made it, he left to sleep in the car outside his moms house and for the past month he has been in custody for not doing to court, but he is still with his mistress |
| Please use the space below to simply speak to God, in your own words, pouring your heart out to Him. |
| God, I truly want my family back. I know how that you will always come first and I want a heart like yours, please help me restore my marriage even if my husband has found a mistress and has been with her for the past 4 months prior to his getting arrested, please help her lose interest in a married man and leave the relationship, tell me my Lord, I believe you can help me and that even the impossible you have done, please I have given everything for this man to try and all he says is I am sorry I can't be with you. Today marks my 18 year marriage anniversary |
| In order for us to minister more effectively to you, please check what concerns apply to you: |
| Thankfully I have no other concerns other than my relationship at this time. |
| Finally, please choose how you would like us to conduct your Marriage Evaluation from the choices below. |
| Posting your questionnaire Privately to an assigned IOU Marriage Ministry Student. Sample |
Dear Bride, It’s important to remember that you are not alone. Many of us have been through similar experiences, and there are resources here available to help you through this difficult time.
I know some of what you are going through. I was once in your shoes of being married but my husband living elsewhere. We have been restored 2x. The first time He said he loved me but wasn’t “in love” with me anymore and left, the second time I told him to leave. There was another woman both times.
I want to remind you that the Lord loves you and is always with you. He understands your pain and heartache, and He wants to help you through this difficult time. Please don’t give up on hope. He is working in your life, and He has a plan for your future.
Also if you haven’t already started please do the courses and journal, as they will help renew your mind. https://hopeatlast.com/c1/ .
I would also like to encourage you to let go of your situation into the Lord’s hands while you focus on your relationship with Him, making Him your First Love. https://hopeatlast.com/c3/day-2-chapter-2-first-love/.
God can restore your marriage, even if you’re the only one pursuing restoration. Just be still and give all your concerns to the One who truly cares and wants to take your pain away.
The Bible says: “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Ex14:14.
I keep repeating to myself several times a day lately “Trust God and do Good, Trust God and do Good”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+37%3A3&version=ICB
I cry all the time. Reading your message makes me hopeful but I still cry. I want to be happy again and I pray to God every day sometimes I feel that maybe I lose hope.
Mayra, it’s understandable that you’re feeling sad and hopeless. But I want to encourage you to keep praying to the Lord and to never give up hope. He loves you and wants what’s best for you. I know it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel right now, but I promise you that it’s there. He will see you through this. I’m praying for you, friend. I know that He will work things out for your good if you endure a little while longer. 💕
Dear Bride, I am glad that you are reading through the restoration book. For me, that was an eye-opening experience of learning how much I have contributed to my situation. Thankfully we have a loving and forgiving God. “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 Bring all your concerns to the Lord and seek Him only.
I also want to encourage you to journal this lesson –
https://hopeatlast.com/c2/d15-the-freedom-of-letting-go/
Letting go does not mean giving up your marriage. But instead, let God take over and yield to His will (and remember He hates divorce!). I find so much joy just growing in the Lord after letting go. It’s the best principle I’ve ever learned and it applies to every aspect of my life – talk about freedom in everything 🙂
I agree with Gioia about the principle of letting go. it is truly freeing!
Thank you
Dear Bride,
This is a very challenging time. But praise God that you have already begun reading the RYM book! He is more than able to restore your marriage. What has happened in your marriage is a spiritual battle. The Lord longs to be everything for you. Take His hand and begin pouring your heart into journaling. It truly is such a freeing feeling to let go of your earthly marriage and trust that the Lord can be the best Husband for you. You will find peace and joy in Him alone. I encourage you to continue on this narrow path as it leads to such an abundant life.
“For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.”
Isaiah 54:5 NLT
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