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Husband/Family in desperate need of prayer!
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Posted by: FaithHeals
First of all, please keep me in your prayers for strength & wisdom in the situations before me. The biggest of which is dealing with my parents in regards to my 2 girls, 3 yrs. & 1 yr. I am very close to my parents & appreciate how they have helped us out the past several years, however, my parents spoil our girls & let them "run rampant" when they are watching them (unfortunately, we have a hard time affording childcare, so my parents help out be watching the girls 1 day a week). This is contrary to how my brothers & I were raised & very contrary to my husband's & my beliefs. I'm the type that does not like confrontation & have hinted about my husband's & my beliefs to my parents over the past 3 years. It is to a point where my husband has said that if I dont' confront them, he's leaving.
I have asked him to please be there & support me when I confront them, rather than breathing down my neck about it.
My biggest request is that you pray hard for God's convictions to weigh heavily on my husband's heart & for God's will to be done in his life. My husband is a born again Christian & I know that deep down he is a really good man. I have had glimpses of that person on occasion. However, for the past 10 years I have endured verbal, emotional & physical abuse from the hands of my husband. I always told myself that I wouldn't allow myself to be in a situation such as this, but there is something holding me here. I don't know if it's God's will or if I'm deluding myself by thinking that something will change & get better. Last night, while my husband & I were "discussing" the issue with our daughters & my parents, he told me that a week ago he thought he killed our 1 year old! He got that mad at her that he squeezed her to a point where she stopped breathing. 
Praise God that she started breathing again & was OK after a couple of minutes. My husband said that what he did scared him. Just not enough to stop him from trying to choke me, last night. There has also been 2 occasions, now, where he has minorly abused our oldest, as well.
I know I should leave, for the safety of my children! But I know my husband does not like how he behaves when he becomes angry & he knows he needs to change. However, his answer is that I should "find someone else; who treats me better" & then he can leave. He would rather just leave, than try to change & be the Christian he knows he needs to be.
Lord, I ask that You work a miracle for my family. In the past I have prayed & prayed to You about this & all I can do anymore is just cry out to You, Lord. All I can cry is Help! Lord, bring Your healing & Your comfort to my family. I thank you for all You have done for us. I thank You for my 2 beautiful little girls, Lord. They are such a blessing to me. I thank You for my husband. I pray that You bring healing to his wounds from his past & that You put the desire in his heart to change. We can't do this without You, Lord. In Your most precious name, Amen.
Posted by: eagle4him
Sister, please get professional help. Lord God intervene right now in Jesus name and stop the abuse of this wife and children. Lord bind the fear of the Lord to this man's heart and mind that he will not think or do evil this day. Lord let not a hair on the heads of these children be harmed any longer, and give this woman the strength to do what she needs to do to protect these children. Remove the scales from her eyes so she can see the truth and not be blinded by the lies of the devil. Lord I pray for your mercy and grace, for your peace and protection and for the courage to do your will in these matters. Lord we pray in the name of Jesus.
Posted by: ninababy73
I agree with my brother here. You must leave immediately for the sake and safety of you and your children. There is a serious and present danger.
Father God, give this mother courage to take the appropriate steps for her and her children's safety. Father, this situation is so perilous and serious that she must move. Lord, remove the blinders from this mother's eyes to see that she make changes to ensure a safe environment for her and her children. Father, place people in her life who will help her and her babies. Father, I praise and give you thanks that you have protected this baby at the hands of her father. I pray that she is never placed in that type of situation again. Place angels around her and her sister and their mother. Keep them safe and secure from all harms. Lastly, Father, grab hold of this man to see the error of his ways. May he get help for his abuse issues. Speak to his heart and his mind and change him. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen 