I love her; how to make things right

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Stanelake

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Its been 4 years into our marriage and things are strangely calm yet tense. I read books to increase knowledge on leadership manhood, love and maI apply the knowledge I do not see anything come back it seems to get worse. I keep quiet to avoid arguements-it becopmes my fault that we are not talking. I voice my concerns then again its my fault. I AM STUCK.There was a time I wanted to leave but I cant. We have a son, I desire to serve God, I cannot live my life my father lived it- he divorced 4 times. I AM STUCK.wWe had an arguement this morning and now I am realy afraid. I now feel the need to seek solace in other things. I find myself attracted to othe rwomen. I even felt like pornography! How low I have sunk!!!? AYTHING WOULD DO FOR ME NOW.I am not sure what to do. I just need someone to talk to. Someone to help me sustain the covenant. I cant talk to my wife because she has a resigned approach to our marriage.She is not evil. She is good actually. This is what makes me fear that we are under a spiritual attack. I have been praying about our marriage-she does not pray with me. The real mistakes that we made all came in the first year of our marriage. now we are not realy doing anything extreme. Yet it is soooo bad? I cant figure it out any more. I need something to change!.Please help...
 
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Be_Evergreen

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If you have tried talking it out and that doesn't seem to be working, perhaps you need some outside help- there's no shame in that. Have you tried maybe a marriage counselor? They don't fix your problems (that's not a counselors job, you do the work, not them), but they show you how you can learn to fix problems with each other.
 
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greatblue

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I am not sure what to do. I just need someone to talk to.
You are voicing it here and asking for support. Good!

She has a resigned approach to our marriage.She is not evil. She is good actually. This is what makes me fear that we are under a spiritual attack. I have been praying about our marriage-she does not pray with me. The real mistakes that we made all came in the first year of our marriage. now we are not realy doing anything extreme. Yet it is soooo bad? I cant figure it out any more. I need something to change!. Please help...
The problem is that you are both evil. This is just the obvious state that we all exist in, full stop. I want to address what you've said, briefly

You are fully under spiritual attack. But, you should not fear. To the devil it is temptation, but to God it is the test of your faith. What happens if we persevere in following Christ? Matt 24:13 says "But he who endures to the end shall be saved." Apply this to your marriage and seek God's hand in saving what evil is trying to tear apart. Remember, satan knows the world system will divorce itself without his help. This allows him to focus all his efforts on hurting you both.

She won't pray with you? Is she a believer? Don't give her an opportunity to say no, but approach God with her asking for his hand to change YOU. Follow Jesus and lay down for your bride that she may be saved. And, she is still your bride, though you may have stopped thinking of her as such. But dear friend you both must pray and pray in every occasion. But, confess your sins TOGETHER! This is how you call on God as common sinners to help you defeat the attack mentioned above. See James 5:16 "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."

Mistakes means existing damage. Think of a beat up car driving down the road with a lot of body damage. By looking at it you can assume it has been in a few accidents, but they remain. The owner obviously doesn't have insurance, or won't pay the deductible. Some are old dents and some are even older...but they've never been repaired. Is this what has happened to your marriage? Mind you, you're still driving the car, so whatever it was, you weren't knocked off the road. Again, confession is important, but biblical counseling is even better.

You need to change your approach to surrender your marriage to God. This starts with both of you confessing your sins to each other in front of God, fearfully.

Let me close. My first few years of marriage got bumpy. BuMpY. We just celebrated 11 years and we are more in love now than ever. We are both seeking God with all our hearts, and praying together in all things. If we start to argue, I grab her hand and pray. If she screws her face up at me, I grab her hand and pray. If you do not, you give the devil a foothold.

Years ago when I was single, I listened to a great message from John MacArthur found here and if you have an hour, it is worth the listen. The message is from 1975, titled: "To Marry or Not to Marry" and it really does bring it all back to your understanding of your commitment, your God, and your relationship's future.

The moment you don't want to fight anymore is the moment you need to most. I will lift you up in prayer.
 
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You are voicing it here and asking for support. Good!



The problem is that you are both evil. This is just the obvious state that we all exist in, full stop. I want to address what you've said, briefly

You are fully under spiritual attack. But, you should not fear. To the devil it is temptation, but to God it is the test of your faith. What happens if we persevere in following Christ? Matt 24:13 says "But he who endures to the end shall be saved." Apply this to your marriage and seek God's hand in saving what evil is trying to tear apart. Remember, satan knows the world system will divorce itself without his help. This allows him to focus all his efforts on hurting you both.

She won't pray with you? Is she a believer? Don't give her an opportunity to say no, but approach God with her asking for his hand to change YOU. Follow Jesus and lay down for your bride that she may be saved. And, she is still your bride, though you may have stopped thinking of her as such. But dear friend you both must pray and pray in every occasion. But, confess your sins TOGETHER! This is how you call on God as common sinners to help you defeat the attack mentioned above. See James 5:16 "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."

Mistakes means existing damage. Think of a beat up car driving down the road with a lot of body damage. By looking at it you can assume it has been in a few accidents, but they remain. The owner obviously doesn't have insurance, or won't pay the deductible. Some are old dents and some are even older...but they've never been repaired. Is this what has happened to your marriage? Mind you, you're still driving the car, so whatever it was, you weren't knocked off the road. Again, confession is important, but biblical counseling is even better.

You need to change your approach to surrender your marriage to God. This starts with both of you confessing your sins to each other in front of God, fearfully.

Let me close. My first few years of marriage got bumpy. BuMpY. We just celebrated 11 years and we are more in love now than ever. We are both seeking God with all our hearts, and praying together in all things. If we start to argue, I grab her hand and pray. If she screws her face up at me, I grab her hand and pray. If you do not, you give the devil a foothold.

Years ago when I was single, I listened to a great message from John MacArthur found here and if you have an hour, it is worth the listen. The message is from 1975, titled: "To Marry or Not to Marry" and it really does bring it all back to your understanding of your commitment, your God, and your relationship's future.

The moment you don't want to fight anymore is the moment you need to most. I will lift you up in prayer.

I think he is trying to do God's will here. Starting out a post with "You both evil"? Is that really the best way to reach people? I don't believe that everyone is evil.
 
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greatblue

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I think he is trying to do God's will here. Starting out a post with "You both evil"? Is that really the best way to reach people? I don't believe that everyone is evil.
Stanelake, if you find my post off putting, I am sorry. SD is right on; I should have started it off with, "I am evil." I say this because I believe I am. If I am not, I would 1) not know Jesus and 2) not know I need Jesus. Being saved doesn't make me less evil, but it does propel me toward Christ.

When you typed, "I now feel the need to seek solace in other things. I find myself attracted to other women. I even felt like pornography!" Those three statements are three footholds. I was simply trying to get you radically unhinged for God in your marriage. Forgive me if I was too "on".

SD, I'm not into playing with petty layers of goodness. I'm a straight up sinner capable of the worst evils. If I say I am not, I lie. Praise be to Jesus who can truly say "I am not".
 
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Stanelake, if you find my post off putting, I am sorry. SD is right on; I should have started it off with, "I am evil." I say this because I believe I am. If I am not, I would 1) not know Jesus and 2) not know I need Jesus. Being saved doesn't make me less evil, but it does propel me toward Christ.

When you typed, "I now feel the need to seek solace in other things. I find myself attracted to other women. I even felt like pornography!" Those three statements are three footholds. I was simply trying to get you radically unhinged for God in your marriage. Forgive me if I was too "on".

SD, I'm not into playing with petty layers of goodness. I'm a straight up sinner capable of the worst evils. If I say I am not, I lie. Praise be to Jesus who can truly say "I am not".

Point taken, and well said
 
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Stanelake

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You are voicing it here and asking for support. Good!



To the devil it is temptation, but to God it is the test of your faith.

... approach God with her asking for his hand to change YOU. Follow Jesus and lay down for your bride that she may be saved...
Thank you sooo much I needed the reminder. Now I will give it a more committed effort. I love you and am so greatful.
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Stane if I may as a suggestion find the movie Fireproof and sit down and watch it...preferably when she isn't around...follow this up by finding the book the love dare. Don't actually tell her you are doing it but stick with it...yes it's forty days long and it will probably be the longest forty days of your life depending on how she responds to the various behaviors you're challenged to do but believe me when I say it's a very rewarding experience on a spiritual level if nothing else. Good luck and I'll also be praying for you. :)
 

GOD_IS_LOVE

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It is definitely an attack of evil. From my experience, Satan hurts and confuses so much that you get to a point where you would do anything to change things and then easily make big mistakes. My advice would be to calm down, remember that God is greater than Satan and greater than anything, of course even greater than your marriage problems and all the pressure that you feel. So calm down, make every effort to get your life right with God, trust Him, pray for your wife and try to repair whatever is broken between you two (little acts of love and kindness go a long way with women). Do not expect great changes overnight but slowly things can dramatically improve with God's help. May God's blessings be with you!
 
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Stanelake

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I will purchase the love dare book.