A Prayer When Your Partner Doesn’t Wish to Go to Church
By Vivian Bricker
Bible Studying: “And allow us to take into account how we might spur each other on towards love and good deeds, not giving up assembly collectively, as some are within the behavior of doing, however encouraging each other—and all of the extra as you see the Day approaching.” – Hebrews 10:24-25
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A sure lady I met a few years in the past by a pal from faculty was married to an atheist. He was not an individual who merely didn’t consider in God—he was a person who aggressively hated Christianity. My new pal had married this man when she was nonetheless an adolescent and was not but critical in her religion. Nonetheless, now as an grownup, she noticed the results of marrying somebody who didn’t consider within the Lord.
My pal tried her finest to get him to go to church, but he refused to go many instances. Although he wouldn’t go together with her, she nonetheless went each Sunday. All through this time, my pal shared prayer requests and her need for her husband to not solely need to go to church together with her, but in addition to come back to know the Lord. I prayed for my pal’s husband, and I prayed for her personal consolation. Quick ahead to the current day, my pal has been in a position to get her husband to come back to church many instances together with her. And whereas he has not professed religion in Jesus, he’s extra open to listening to teachings about Jesus.
There will likely be instances when your partner doesn’t need to go to church; when this occurs, flip to God in prayer, search out His assist, and lean on different believers. Simply as was the case for my pal’s husband, it would take a while, power, and lots of prayers earlier than your partner lastly make the choice to go to church. Strive to not say something unfavourable or hurtful to them as a result of there’s in all probability a cause why they do not need to go.
In case your partner is a Christian and would not need to go to church, speak it out with them. Hearken to their reply with out passing judgment and permit them to be open and sincere with you. As their partner, you need to be a protected house for them, and you have to deal with them with respect, kindness, and love even in the event you might disagree on the topic.
With time, you may discover your partner will need to rejoin you at church or go together with you for the primary time. Give all of the issues over to the Lord and belief Him with the result. The Lord may be totally trusted, and He won’t ever fail you.
Let’s pray:
Pricey Jesus, my partner would not need to go to church, and it breaks my coronary heart. Please assist them to be open to me and share with me why they do not need to go to church. As they’re sharing their emotions, assist me to have a delicate spirit. Lord, please additionally assist my partner to be open to going again to church and reconnecting with the physique of believers when they’re prepared. Assist me to proceed assembly with different believers, even when I have to go alone. All of this I ask in Your Identify, Jesus, amen.
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