Comments on: 8 Things That Destroyed our Marriage- Part 1

By: @CoryMcDooRoo

@CoryMcDooRoo — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:57:49 +0000

Thank you for writing on this topic. Prior to my wife and I separating four months ago (reconciled now) we never prayed together or for each other. Now, since our marriage was restored we make it a point to pray together and for each other daily and nightly prior to bed. Looking at it now it's embarrassing because my wife led a youth ministry and Praise team and I was doing a Men's ministry. I feel there's few things more devastating to a marriage than not praying together and for each other. Thank you for your blog and website. My recent post CoryMcDooRoo- Driving 5 hrs to Denver with the family in the morning- going to a Pirates Cove water park tomorrow and going cont http-tlgd-2j8u3n

By: Tonya Ingram

Tonya Ingram — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:41:44 +0000

I am currently single but am learning and taking in all God says about marriage so that I can be prepared. Thank you for this.

By: davisfamily05

davisfamily05 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:27:43 +0000

Julie,

I just wanted you to know that I will be praying for you and for your marriage! All things are possible with God. Our marriage is living proof of that! If we can serve you in any way, please let us know!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:23:50 +0000

God lead me here. My husband and I are currently separated. I've learned so very much about myself and our relationship. I pray God enters our marriage, heals us from within, and leads us down our path together in a Godly marriage.

Thank you so very much for sharing your story. It has been a great help.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:01:12 +0000

Just checking your website, I came across this "prayer confession" to which I will add a hearty agreement since Betty and I began in earnest to pray together 9 years ago. You learn a lot! Our 2 questions to each other that daily form our prayers are "What are you looking forward to today?" "What are you afraid of or concerned about today?" I have to listen more, hand Betty to God, and stop trying to fix everything! But I know her joys and her fears a lot better than I used to. Thanks, Justin and Trish, for your honesty. Marriages will be healed by what you've shared.

By: Justin and Trisha

Justin and Trisha — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:14:05 +0000

Jennifer, that is a great question and one that I want to answer with sincere sensitivity. The point of the post wasn't to say that a woman who's husband is cheating should pray that God changes her into some one he wants. The point was to say that independent of our spouse, we should pray that God changes us into the husband/wife that HE desires. When we begin to ask God to change us into the man/woman that God longs for us to be, God answers that prayer. We are able to love more, forgive more and draw more boundaries based on who God is creating us to be, rather than who our spouse wants us to be. The situation you describe is a painful one, but as we ask God to change our hearts, he gives us strength to become more of who He longs for as we go through the pain.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:24:27 +0000

I think that you all have a lot of powerful things to share that will help a lot of people. But…I have a question. I don’t feel like it is fair, nor does it make any sense, that a person should pray for God to change themself, if it is their partner who is not honoring their marriage commitment. Now, clearly, no one is perfect. Everyone can pray for God to make them a better person. But why, hypothetically speaking, should a woman whose husband is cheating on her pray that God make her into someone her husband wants?? That just doesn’t seem fair or right or godly.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:13:45 +0000

Justin & Trish, thank you so much for sharing your struggles and triumph. This is something that my husband and I struggle with as well. I long for this but there never seems to be enough time in the day. God is doing great work thru you! Y’all are in my prayers.

By: Len

Len — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:24:19 +0000

Thank you for being open about real things. I started praying with my wife this year (18th year of marriage!) Crazy. Not that we never prayed, just not regularly. We only prayed when we felt like it (code for when we didn’t really NEED to because things seemed to be going good). Jesus Christ has changed our marriage. Thanks for telling the story.

By: Michael Whennen

Michael Whennen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:08:15 +0000

Hello Michael Whennen from WiseReaction.org Australia here.

Well done Justin & Trish, I like what I have read so far will be returning. Look Forward to recommending your blog.