But right now your wife is under deception, likely she is being fed by some friends too who are saying "oh whatever your heart says sweety" For some reason in my experience women do not hold each other accountable on relational issues like this....sure on adultery that may speak up, but stuff like this....her friends will be NOT for the marriage...they will be for whatever her "heart" says, even if its deceived.
Forgive me, but I need to modify this statement.
Right now your wife is under
attack, and this is war.
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of
his might. Put on the
whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against (wives or husbands), but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Matthew 19:14-21 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me. And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,
Why could we not cast it out? So Jesus said to them,
Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.
You will be tempted, and even counseled to use the methods of man. But God says if you use His methods He WILL answer your prayers.
Jesus doesn't make empty promises. People pray empty prayers. So which is the problem? If any person gives any counsel that conflicts with scripture, ignore it.
Matthew 21:18- Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on you ever again. Immediately the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw
it, they marveled, saying, How did the fig tree wither away so soon? So Jesus answered and said to them, Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, it will be done. And
whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.
James 4:1-11 Where do wars and fights
come from among you? Do
they not
come from your
desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend
it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse
your hands,
you sinners; and purify
your hearts,
you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and
your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren.
The truth is, you need to go hard and fast after this IN PRAYER, armed with the full armor of God, and not listen to the far too often false counsel of what people think or feel. God wants us to know, not think. We know, based on what His word says. His word says pray without ceasing with thanksgiving in your heart.
