I posted this originally in the "Men's Corner", but I'm copying it here so my sisters can pray for us too!
Things have been pretty rough the past few months for my wife and her family. We know that Satan is behind all of it, and that if he is attacking us so strongly there must be a crazy-good blessing after it for us (otherwise, why would he be trying so hard?). It's still really hard, though, so I thought I'd create a post on here and ask for some prayer. Let me give you some details:
On March 7th, my brother-in-law Jason (my wife's younger, and only, brother) was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 23, and was to celebrate his first anniversary in May. This was a very hard time for all of us. Of course, we notified our pastor, and after some prayer, drove up to her parents' house immediately. The whole time I was trying to be the "strong one", as my wife and her brother were very close. I ended up losing it, though, when my father-in-law grabbed me and my other two brothers-in-law (my wife has two sisters), gave us a huge hug, and said that we were all he has left. First time I ever saw the man cry.
Jason's death wasn't in vain, though. In the days before his funeral, two familial relationships that were broken in the past were renewed. We saw this as a fine example of God using a negative event to work for His Glory.
A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law Jasmine (my wife's younger sister) left her husband. Jasmine and Jason were biological brother and sister, and were adopted by my in-laws when their mother died. She was 9 and Jason was 5 when they were adopted, so Jason had a much easier time in transition than Jasmine. Jasmine always had a hard time acting like she was a part of the family.
Last September, Jasmine befriended a lesbian. We didn't see a problem with this, at first (Love the sinner, hate the sin type thing). Unfortunately, we have become more and more convinced that this person has lured Jasmine away from her husband. She won't admit it, but due to some pictures on her Facebook page (that were subsequently removed) we believe that she is staying with this lesbian while she is separated from her husband.
We are very fearful that confronting her in the wrong manner (or any manner, really) would simply push her away even more than she already is. We've been praying for wisdom and the right words, but it's hard to speak the right words if the other person won't answer their phone.
Please keep us in your prayers. The stress level in our home has been astronomical since Jason died, and when we finally started to end our grieving and move on, Jasmine drops her bomb. Satan is attacking us something fierce, and I'm looking to my newfound brothers and sisters on this forum for prayer and support.