Stuck in my marriage need advice!!

  • Thread starter Thread starter sunset77
  • Start date Start date
  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
S

sunset77

Guest
Hi, My husband is not a beliver, he has always been moody but latley he has gotten to the point of bashing anything and everything I do that involves my church or my faith.
We have been married for 19 years and we have 4 children together, 18, 16, 3 and 19mths.
Here is my story; Our marriage has been a very rough road. I was 16 when I met him and he was 34 at the time. I married him when I was 17.(I was in my teenage years and strayed away from my church for a short time, this is when I met and married my current husband. We had a judge wedding)
We have been seperated at least 3-4 times over the years, it had been about 9 years since we were apart from the last time.
He is very verbally abusive to me as well as at time to my children. He has been for almost the whole time we have been together. I keep telling myself to stay and pray for him and someday it might get better.
He has NO patience with anything, so having a 18yr old who has autusim and a 19mth old who has a global deley can be a challange at times. BUT I handle it without verbally abusing anyone, so why cant he...
He is always putting me down, calling me names, swearing all the time over every little thing that goes on... He tell me to F-off all the time and F-you all the time. He tells me im stupid, dumb, or that I am ugly and if He wasnt with me I would be alone because on other man would ever want me a mother with 4 kids,,, etc...
I am at my witts end.
I have a large family and I am close to my sisters but when it comes to my husband I feel like a never ending story...
My husband has never held his tongue around anyone of my family member. They have heard him many times.

I want a man to love me to show me respect, sweep me off my feet, comfort me and hold me when I need it, to kiss me just because, to say I love you out of the blue, to want to spend time with me and my kids and to love my kids and spoil them.

I want a husband who will sit beside me in church and support me in what I do in my choices.
I always attend any church function alone with all my children. (my older kids never want to go to church but I meke them go with me, they are listening to much to my husband about church). My church is very active in the community and are always doing events. I like to help when I can. I also run a donation centre that is part of my church, usually once a week. My husband hates that because it is part of a church and he hates that.

I am stuck and dont know what to do. Please pray for me and my family.

I just want to be in a healthy relationship with a man that makes me happy.
 
I am very sorry to hear about you're situation, and I don't know Gods plan for it. However, based on reading your post I do know this.

You are a gentle person who is willing and able to endure a lot!

You care deeply for the salvation of your family, and love your children very very much.

You have a strong support group in your church and your sisters.

Well, I don't know how Christian my advice is, but here it is.

Righteous self esteem is an important part of any persons life; believer or not. As I'm sure you do, think of your lovely children. As a man I can say that when another man resorts to beating up on his wife for any reason he himself usually has low self-esteem and is most likely jealous of your having an involvement with anything other than him and what he wants. I also imagine he is very possessive of you and your children. On occasion this is the reason why older men go after the younger girls. Its a control issue.

All in all I say this. Decide in what situation you feel most able to act according to your relationship with God, this is what is best for you and your children. I say 'this is what is best' because following God will always turn out for the best. As for your husband, you can only plant the seed of faith or/and water it, but only God can make it grow. Consider what Paul had to say to the Corinthians

"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow."

If your husband refuses, that seems to be between him and the Lord. I will say the relationship sounds unhealthy from what you have posted, and I know that God is love and Christ did not die and rise in vain.

If i could offer strength I would, if I knew the right answer I'd give it; sometimes it seems like we just gotta make a decision, stand firm, and face the results of our action both now and in judgement.

Feel free to write me anytime.

Kind Regards. God Bless.
 
[h=1]By the way

1 Corinthians Chapter 3[/h]Seems like it would be a good read for you.
 
I went through this.....same situation....
that was almost 25 years ago......I gave it to God...once I did...
and really meant it.....things happened and happened fast...I ran away...
of course at the time it was with only one child......but I made a wonderful life...
I have another daughter ......and now 3 grands....I'm happy ....I'm strong....
with the help of God......I made our life joyful and loving.....we still are together...
all of us....I tell you this for you to see.....that there is a way....to get those beautiful
things you want in life.....God has a plan for you.....He is moving things around for you...
making the future exactly as you dream......even better than you could imagine......
How you may ask........your faith...the trust you have in God.....your obedience to follow
at all cost....this is what a honorable woman of God you are......you have endured...
you have put God first......He did not bring you this far to let you go now......be patient...
get ready for His direction.....no one gets in our way to God.....we cannot allow it.....
You my dear are the daughter of the most High God.....you deserve the life you spoke of...
joy is what God wants for you.....don't look so far ahead.....one step....one day.....moment
to moment....your answer will come.....it will give you peace......I'm here for you....pm
me any time....peace...love...and joy ....may they find you soon.....jo
 
I cant really give advice but I can pray. Praying for you that God will give you the desires of your heart.
You have a lovely, gentle spirit and I felt peace from your post, that you carry throughout your storm. A precious soul, I instantly loved you reading this post Sis, demons have unfortunately been using this man as a mouthpiece to say all these things to you... and they hate you because you are a child of God... please dont listen to these words or believe... the devil is a liar.
 
Last edited: