[OliveOyl]

I have a few different prayers and pray frequently.  I was starting to loose faith..   After reading many posts, especially HB's, it donned on me that I was praying and asking.... I wasn't listening.  That very same day, I was so sad and depressed and started to listen rather than ask.  I received 3 instructions in the same voice I have heard before and always in my left ear.  I am obeying my instructions and have to believe that they are specifically for a reason I don't know of yet.

He told me to:
1)  Hang in there (slang but I understand it).
2)  Do nothing
3)  Believe in myself

I was so happy to hear specific instructions, then of course I started to think about what these instructions are meant to lead me to, that they are vague to me, and was going downhill again.  I decided to obey and have faith that He knows what is happening and what I need to do.  I hope I can "Hang in there" without riding the emotional rollercoaster.

[Patience]

Each day I pray that all of us continue to find the strength, patience, and love to carry us through.  I pray for our spouses inner wounds to be healed.  I pray for our children. 

[Patience]

Dear Friends,  This is similar to the prayer posted at the beginning, but it one I say for all of us daily.

I ask that You and the angels help me heal my love life. I am willing to release any unforgiveness I may be harboring toward myself and my partner, and I ask that the angels cleanse me of all anger or resentment now. Please help us to see each other through the eyes of love. I ask that all effects of our mistakes be undone in all directions of time. Please work with my partner so that we may have harmony, romance, friendship, respect, honesty and great love for one another. Please renew our love. Thank You. 

I follow this with several other prayers of my faith, including one that mentions god's will be done--just for you HB

[Undaunted]

I love this thread and will also commit to praying each night.

HB makes a valid point. My main prayer these days is that someone be put in the path of my H who will help lead him to the Lord. I already KNOW that is God's will because it is his will that not one soul be lost. He is the Good Shepherd, and he knows where to look for every one of his sheep.

FWIW, I believe it is also God's will that our marriages be restored. He joins us together, after all. It is our free will to walk away that gets in the way of God's will. I also believe in praying very specifically, as God wants us to pour out our hearts to him. So whether we pray for our marriages to be restored or simply for God's will to be done, I believe it accomplishes the same purpose.

I will be praying at 10 Eastern also.

[tsk]

Wanted to bump this up:

My prayer for everyone going through MLC, being LBS, MLCer and our children, is that 2011 will be a year of progress through this MLC tunnel. For us to learn, forgive (not forget) and mostly to heal.

My personal prayer is to learn to LET GO (mostly of my anger) and let GOD handle my marriage.

[LettingGo]

thanks for bumping this up... we surely need it now at this time of stress.... I will praying the prayer Patience shared.. it resonates with me... Thank you, Patience!

[unbroken]

Dear All,
I am so happy to have seen this thread.
I absolutely believe in the power of prayer.  I have been praying throughout this journey.  I have prayed for myself, my husband, our marriage and even the OW.

I would be so grateful for any of you who would be willing to pray for us specifically.  I trust you to pray as you will.  I have been praying that my husband overcome his struggle and find peace.  From there I believe we will find our way.  I continue to pray for patience and strength for myself.

Merry Christmas to you all and may the New Year bring you joy!

[hopefulone]

Thak you for this prayer thread, just wat i neededo n a day lkke today. 
I do pray that God's will be done in my life and that he continue to grant me the grace, peace and strength to continue through this long and painful struggle.  I ask that you pray form y children, that they find peace and joy in our day to day life, even without thier father's presence.  I pray for myself, that God find a way to restore this marraige  to a place where it is a greater testimony for others in this same situation.  I pray that God seek out my husban'ds heart and guide him to follow God's will, and not just his own free will. 

I pray for all couples who are strugling to keep thier marriages together, for those WS that cannot find God as thier ultimate happiness to seek him and for those who are in midst or have been divorced that God continue to heal thier broken hearts. 

Ipray that on this glorious day of our Lord's birth that you fin joy in the greatness of God and ther unending hope and faithfulness htat God has given to us.  WIth God all things are possible.
May God's love surround you all this Christmas day.

[hampc0cv]

This is good to have.  We all need prayer.  I too have fallen away a few times with all of this MLC.  But I always come back because someone loves me enough to pray for me and to talk to me.  I praise God for them.

I too pray everyday that God will put someone, something in his life to lead him to God.  I feel in my heart he will do this eventually.  I know it will happen when I least expect it.  I praise God for this.  I do have a lot of people praying for me and I know there is power in prayer.

I pray for each and everyone of us on this site to have peace and guidence from God and to allow us to listen to him and what he is saying.

Peace and love to everyone

[xyzcf]

I continue to pray for all of us here, both those I know by name and those whose posts I have read. I have difficulty understanding why this is happening...but truly, I would think that I would know if it was over.

God leads us, He guides us and He brings peace to us..but we do get tired of waiting. The hardest part is knowing that God is talking to them but they do not listen! And waiting for God's perfect timing.

I still feel off balanced, the last 48 hours were a wonderful gift from God and my daughter and I with her boyfriend and their wonderful family celebrated Christ's birth together...and the sadness was much less than expected, and the laughter and smiles so much more. God seems to know when I just cannot take anymore...I always seem to get a reprive then.

Blessings to all of you, this day and tomorrow. I hope that the pain diminishes day by day and that our loved spouses will hear God's voice...they do have to go through this journey, my Beloved's seems to be getting darker and darker and he has drawn even further away from me....I pray that God will get him to look inside and travel that path..eventually returning home to his wife and daughter who love him.