My wife wants to divorce me.

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Kimmee

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There is a saying about loving something and letting it go. If it comes back then it's meant to be if not then it wasn't yours to begin with. Or something like that. My brother and his wife had an issue (due to respecting him I will not go into details). They both thought their marriage was over. He moved out and even dated a couple of times. In the end his wife missed him she wanted him back. Your wife may think she wants out now. You begging her to stay might make her want to leave even more. Maybe just letting her go??? As much as that hurts to do. Seek counseling and there is a wonderful book by Mort Fertal. Get it read it. He has a step by step program on how to save your marriage. I used it myself although in my case my marriage couldn't be saved. But when it was over I walked away knowing I loved him and tried all I could. You will survive and I bet your marriage will too. Sometimes we need space to think. Maybe when she leaves she will miss you?? Then when she comes back you will know it was of her free will. Prayers. You can do this!!!!!
 
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NicoleH

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I understand my husband just sprung the same thing on me I don't know what to do to be better and when he told me he was doing his research and he plans on getting the kids ands the house I don't have a job I have nothing in the world if I don't have my kids I have nothing to live for I hate that I've even had these thoughts because I still need to be strong for my kids but I'm so depressed I'm scared of what I might do
 

Lucy68

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I understand my husband just sprung the same thing on me I don't know what to do to be better and when he told me he was doing his research and he plans on getting the kids ands the house I don't have a job I have nothing in the world if I don't have my kids I have nothing to live for I hate that I've even had these thoughts because I still need to be strong for my kids but I'm so depressed I'm scared of what I might do

Please don't panic....you can think and act more rationally if you can stay calm :)

Is your husband open to trying to fix the marriage; will he go to counseling?

How could he 'get the kids'? Most judges give custody to the mother. But hopefully, things won't progress to this stage. Do you still love your husband?
 
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givemestrength

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Hang in there!! I think your wife is grief stricken and maybe she would consider counseling, I think you should too :) There is always the future and HOPE :)
 
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Esther_x1993

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Two months ago my wife came to me and said she wants a divorce. That really broke me. i know that I have not been perfect. But neither has she. Im trying everything possible to stop her from leaving me, but yesterday night she gave me her wedding ring, and left. On 25 12 2011 we lost our baby boy. There are so many factors that i don't know what to do any more. I really love my wife, and dont want to lose her. I have never prayed this hard and many times in my life as I have done in this last 4 months. At this stage im at the end. i don't want to live anymore. I feel that there is nothing left in this life for me. Lost my baby boy and my wife. :(

I'm sorry to hear that. Know that God can restore marriages. I highly encourage you to watch the movie Fireproof. It's a beautiful movie and has helped many marriages to restore instead of divorce.
Fight for your wife, let her know you love her so much and care about her so much, and that you are willing to fight for your marriage and that you don't want to lose her. If she's a christian too, try to pray about it with her and ask God for guidance and healing during this difficult time.
Give her space too, let her know you you will accept if she needs time to think and that her feelings are important too.
This is a hard time men, but God can help you through this.
I'm sorry for your pain. Praying for you.
 
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psychomom

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I'm so sorry, Miagey86! My heart just breaks for you, you must feel as though you're losing everything. :(
My husband and I have also experienced the pain of this loss, but we had been blessed with a child, and I know that made it easier.

Eight years ago my sister lost her husband to cancer, and 20 months later her 9 year old son died. I honestly don't know how she would have survived but for the Lord. And there it is...BUT GOD! Seeing how my sister dealt with it has been such a testimony to me of God's ever presentness in troiuble. It sounds like you are tuned in to this, and for that I praise God!

In all of life's afflictions there's always...but God! Life is hard, BUT GOD is good. Things look bleak, BUT GOD is there.

I encourage you to read the Psalms...I have found Psalm 31 and Psalm 102 especially helpful. The psalmists pour their hearts out to God about their troubles, BUT
GOD is there!

Love the Lord, all you His godly ones!The Lord preserves the faithful
And fully recompenses the proud doer.

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 31:23-24 NASB



I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days,Your years are throughout all generations.
“Of old You founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
“Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.

“But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
“The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
Psalm 102:25-28 NASB


How sweet to know the Lord knows how we feel at these times! How good to be able to trust in Him for all things. How wonderful to read Romans 8:28-39!
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written,
“ For Your sake we are being put to death all day long;
We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. <3


I used to think about the first part of the beginning of that section of Scripture, that all things work together for good to those who love God. then one day the Lord showed me that the "good" mentioned is to be conformed to the image of His Son!! (I'm a little s-l-o-w. lol)


I pray this will bless you; this knowledge that even in this, God is conforming you to the image of Jesus. All we suffer increases our faith, and that is no small thing.


You probably know all this already, but please also know that I will be asking the Lord to keep you, and your wife, in this trial. I will be asking him to heal you, and bring you to Himself, and to one another.



Take heart, dear one, for if God is for us, who shall stand against us?








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