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Does anyone have experience with unequally yoked marriage? I could really use some encouragement.
My husband and I have been married for 22 years and I can honestly say he is a wonderful partner. I don't want another husband, I just want him to be saved.
When we got married, neither of us were believers. About 10 years into our marriage, I became a believer and have been praying for him ever since. I still believe one day he will be saved, but it's hard to wait on God's timing, even if it's perfect.
I know of an elderly woman over 20 years ago who shared that she had been praying for her husband's salvation for something like 40 or 50 years. She was such a prayer warrior for our church, but also asked us to continue to pray for her husband. She never gave up!
Does anyone have experience with unequally yoked marriage? I could really use some encouragement.
My husband and I have been married for 22 years and I can honestly say he is a wonderful partner. I don't want another husband, I just want him to be saved.
When we got married, neither of us were believers. About 10 years into our marriage, I became a believer and have been praying for him ever since. I still believe one day he will be saved, but it's hard to wait on God's timing, even if it's perfect.
Thanks in advance.
You have just described my parents. They've been married 55 years. My mom still witnesses to my dad, but, although he has softened his stance on salvation, he has not taken that step. We continue to pray he will.
Just be a good wife to him. Is he a good man to you? then you should feel blessed. He will come to Christ in due time. If he does not believe now, don't hold that against him. God gives each a measure of faith. If he believes in God, then that is his measure. He probably does not understand why you have to go to church and do churchy stuff.
I know of an elderly woman over 20 years ago who shared that she had been praying for her husband's salvation for something like 40 or 50 years. She was such a prayer warrior for our church, but also asked us to continue to pray for her husband. She never gave up!
Help me understand the how prayer factors into this equation. If God gives everyone free will, what how would/could God intervene. Conversely, if God could intervene, what does that say about God that He would only do so in response to other's prayers? I have never understood this. Thx.
When we got married, neither of us were believers. About 10 years into our marriage, I became a believer and have been praying for him ever since. I still believe one day he will be saved, but it's hard to wait on God's timing, even if it's perfect.
First off look at how long it took for you to obey God,
and I would say that there were other people praying for you long before that time.
Your way of life and obeying God under the leadership of the Holy Spirit
is a better witness than your words.
Your husband may become a Christian today, tomorrow,
or long after you may die, but there are no guarantees it will happen,
yet you should never give up hope ! ! !
.
If your husband is loving and good to you, is a good all around person, then God has blessed you.
Only God can know his heart and sees what we can't and perhaps what your H can't at this time even though it is there Enjoy the good person he is. Continue to be a god loving person you are and give him (and God) time.
Does anyone have experience with unequally yoked marriage? I could really use some encouragement.
My husband and I have been married for 22 years and I can honestly say he is a wonderful partner. I don't want another husband, I just want him to be saved.
When we got married, neither of us were believers. About 10 years into our marriage, I became a believer and have been praying for him ever since. I still believe one day he will be saved, but it's hard to wait on God's timing, even if it's perfect.
Thanks in advance.
If he's a wonderful partner, and I assume he thinks the same of you, may I ask why you feel you're "unequally yoked", practically speaking? In other words, how does it play out as a problem in your day to day life?
Help me understand the how prayer factors into this equation. If God gives everyone free will, what how would/could God intervene. Conversely, if God could intervene, what does that say about God that He would only do so in response to other's prayers? I have never understood this. Thx.
Looking back to when I was lost, I know now there were many times God was calling me to come to Christ through my conscience. My thoughts might be on judgment or God's Word, but I would not come and respond... Why? To come to the light would reveal my deeds (john 3) and I knew would REQUIRE change - a submission to God as the authority not me.
I eventually happened when I believe God revealed the truth to me about this evil little world. I knew time was about up and EXACTLY where I was headed. In my heart I believe, I cried out to Christ for salvation. Because except for elects sake those days will be shortened - no flesh will be saved.
My eyes I closed and my ears I did not want to hear, but upon hearing and seeing Christ opened my eyes and healed me (Matt 13) giving me eyes to see and ears to hear by His Spirit.
So I think in praying for the lost we are praying for God's intervention in one's life to help break them from Satan's spell as he deceives them through the lusts of the flesh and the power of sin.
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