Marriage problems

wtrailer said:

Does anyone have any testimonies of their unbelieving spouse embracing the faith? I would really love to read some.

Thanks,
Wt

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My wife is true Saint, but not religious.

I would love to hear them too!

Today is the feast day of St Monica. She was married to a horrible man but she managed to convert him (and his mother) eventually. I often think of her when I need strength to persevere.

''When she was very young, she was married off to the Roman pagan Patricius, who shared his mother's violent temper. Patricius' mother lived with the couple and the duo's temper flares proved to be a constant challenge to young Monica.
While Monica's prayers and Christian deeds bothered Patricius, he is said to have respected her beliefs...For years Monica prayed for her husband and mother-in-law, until finally, one year before Patricius' death, she successfully converted them.''

St. Monica - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Not to be the pessimistic one but most stories I hear are never good ending in these situations. BUT.... we have a God that can do anything. Nothing is impossible as my name says. So just keep praying for your spouse to see the truth. Never give up.

Atheists don't believe in God like how Christians don't believe in Thor, Zeus, and Hermes. To get an atheist spouse to embrace Christ would be just as difficult as getting a Christian to embrace Odin as his new deity. Indeed, atheists are very recalcitrant when it comes to faith, and most never see the light.

My parents when I was growing up (like 40 years ago) were struggling. My mother sort of believed but my dad was a drunk, at least on weekends, like every weekend.
We were messed up and it was only getting worse.
My mother said, one day he (dad) will have his last drink, it may be when
they bury him but he will have his last drink.
It was that dark.

My dad, fighting, jail time, drinking and driving (it was bad to do it back then but in Canada where I am now, they throw the book at you today if you do it). Anyway, they were talking divorce.

The problem we have is we don't trust GOD.
We seem to be more holy than HE is trying to get someone saved with more determination than HE has. We seem to "want it" more than HE (GOD) does.

But one problem - we can't save anybody, we can't even save ourselves!
Last time I checked there is ONE Saviour and there is no other.

Pray and leave the results (where ever they lay, in GODs hand).
Love as best as you can, speak a word in season (don't nag) but when opportunity arrises give them a word but make sure its GRACE because if GOD isn't condemning then why should you be? They already feel empty and miserable inside.

One day my Dad comes home on a Friday, when he usually would go out and get wasted.
and asked "what do christian men do generally on a Friday night?"

From that moment on, the prodigal had his senses return and he instantly stopped drinking and became the dad (to me) and husband to my mom now 40 years later, they just celebrated their 50 year anniversary and they are together living life and enjoying each other and others too.

GOD took our darkness and put us into light, and took our mourning and made us dance.

HE saves the alcoholic the destitute, the loser, the divorced, the bad-parent, the prodigal son/daughter and the rejected and addict - because HE loves them.
Start seeing them saved already, count it as a fact.
Leave GOD to do what only HE can do.

-eric

Christian author Lee Strobel was an atheist who hated Christianity when his wife converted to Christianity. Through her witness, he converted. Through the change that happened in his life, their oldest daughter converted.