Continued prayers for addicted abisive husband

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inloveandhopless

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Please continue to pray for my alcoholic abusive husband. The more I pray and ask for prayers the worst he seems to become. The more he hates me. I would like to reconcile our marriage and for him to be healed from his alcoholic and porn addictions. I pray and ask for prayers for his healing, my healing and the healing of our marriage daily but each time I do he seems angrier and meaner. The devil has a strong hold on him. Please pray in agreement with me for his health and healing from these addictions. For our marriage and to drive the demons out of him
 
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I hate to ask this question, do you know why it all started?
 

levi85

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Lord let inloveandhopeless forgive one another. Bless them tigether we also pray for her husband Lord redeem this soul from the devil's hand. Lord we pray let you work in their lives and stop every activities which is not giving you glory. We bless them , In Jesus Holy name, Amen!
 
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inloveandhopless

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I am not sure I know what your mean. He has been an alcoholic since long before I meet him. As a child his dad was very controlling and was abusive to the children and his mother. His first wife cheated on him. He has also had a porn addiction before I new him. I saw signs but ignored them for too long
 
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I am not sure I know what your mean. He has been an alcoholic since long before I meet him. As a child his dad was very controlling and was abusive to the children and his mother. His first wife cheated on him. He has also had a porn addiction before I new him. I saw signs but ignored them for too long
I am looking for a point of stability, to which he can return. Most alcoholics are using alcohol to remove emotional conflict within, but it does not resolve the issue it just hides it. So there needs to be a reason or desire in him to resolve his addictions, and something positive to take its place. We all escape into something to distract us, but if the addiction is this escape, then any failure or problem leads back to the same place. He needs to find another place to escape to, that is a place of peace and hiding. The Lord can heal, but if the person inside actually likes the place they are, then it is meaningless, because they will just go back there.

Addictive personalities also drag in others to their sinking morass, because it helps feed the addiction. There comes a point where you have to walk away and break the link before it destroys you. Things are going in one to two ways, worse or slow resolution. If it is worse you need help and intervention, and possibly escape.

Unfortunately I know alcoholics can be the most social and relaxed when drunk, but that does not mean they are not dying and destroying themselves. One of my friends, was always improving, until he crashed a car into a bollard and died.

Either that or cirrhosis of the liver. A hard place, but how can we pray for you. Wisdom to know what to do?
 
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inloveandhopless

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He is more relaxed and happy when drunk. He and I are split and headed for divorce. I tried to offer him that place but like you said he drug me in with him and things became abusive and dysfunctional for us and myself over time. Right now he is not in a place he can find peace. He is staying with his alcoholic sister and brother in law. Who might even drink more than him. He is hanging out with a friend who loves the negative and wants him to stay single so he has a side kick. I am not even sure if the friend believes in God. He needs help. I know he has to want it but God can help with that. Maybe he needs prayers on coming back to Jesus and finding a place he can heal and recover. Prayers for him to have escape from the people he has surrounded himself with and his drinking.
 

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You got it. I'll pray.
 
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iveseenworse

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still praying...
 

Jesus4ever

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Dear sister, please do whatever you can to keep your marriage. Some questions:

- 1) Is your husband christian?

- 2) Do you have a church?


I´m pray for your marriage.


God bless!
 
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butterfly712

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I'm continuing to pray for you inloveandhopleless in Lord,Jesus name,Amen.
 
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inloveandhopless

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He is Christian but not acting like on. He is born again but never goes to church. I am trying to keep my marriage. For my safety right now and for my well being I have to have a lawyer and start divorce because of the way things are. I just hope he does something to help himself before we get that far
 

Jesus4ever

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He is Christian but not acting like on. He is born again but never goes to church. I am trying to keep my marriage. For my safety right now and for my well being I have to have a lawyer and start divorce because of the way things are. I just hope he does something to help himself before we get that far
I see. I´m deeply sad to see your going through that. However, I´m not one of the brothers that thinks one should go for divorce for matters that, in spite of being bad, may not justify it. I´m not even sure if one should do it after the so called "exception" of Matthew 5:32 and 19:9.

I say for you to do whatever you can to save your marriage and help your husband to seek the Lord.


May the Lord bless you both and your marriage!
 

Wornwarrior

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I have been praying for you and your husband inloveandhopeless. You are not hopeless! I will continue to pray for you. You are in the midst of the storm so call out to our Master.


[h=1]Mark 4:38-3938 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!”And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.[/h]