Praying for Prodigal Loved Ones......

If you are praying and standing for a prodigal spouse, how should
you be praying?

* For their CORRECTION -

God has His ways of getting the attention of every prodigal,
spouse, child, and family member alive today. Like any parent,
His call is at first soft. As the disobedient child fails to
respond, that voice becomes louder and louder. Like any parent,
He does not go away because someone is ignoring His divine call.
You need to pray that God, through His Holy Spirit, will speak
truth to your prodigal spouse. Pray also, that the one you love
will have his or heart softened, and be open to Gods’s correction.

* For their PROTECTION -

Sadly, some of the new standers that God sends our way, seeking
help for the restoration of their marriage, view their prodigal
spouse (or the other person) as the enemy of their marriage. They
are praying that harm will come to their spouse, causing them to
come home. These well-intended folk have the cart before the
horse. Foremost, the one causing the problem is Satan. He is
their enemy, not their spouse, nor that other person. A stander
who loves their spouse, and wants them home, should be praying
that God’s protection would engulf that spouse.

The Bible tells us that at marriage you and your spouse were
made "one flesh." If you are praying bad on them, you are, in
effect, praying evil on yourself also.

There is no one else on earth in the position that you are to pray
for your prodigal spouse. The one you love is probably burning
the candles at both ends, so to speak, and is in danger. You do
not need to pray tragedy for your spouse to find Christ, and to
subsequently return home. You need to pray (and pray and pray)
that Jesus will touch them. That is how marriages are restored.

We know there are standers hurting over the death of the one for whom
they were praying. We also know many of these people are perplexed
over where their beloved is spending eternity. May these words
help them to leave that matter in the hands of God.

Before I sign off, may I ask you a question? If you were to die
today, and stand before God, and He were to ask you, "Why should I
let you into my Heaven?" what would you say? It is our prayer that
you can say that you have confessed your sins, and are trusting in
the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus, for your
guidance in this life, and for life eternal. If you are unsure,
Charlyne and I invite you to visit a page that explains in detail how
you can come into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please
see - http://www.rejoiceministries.org/salvation.html

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in
me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I
would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for
you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back
and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You
know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to
him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we
know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:1-6

Blessings,
Bob Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc