God has promised in Psalm 32:8 "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."

The Lord has a wonderful way of restoring marriages, as long as we are willing to follow His plan. God knows what you both need, so do your part as a godly wife and seek the Lord for guidance. Remember to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6) God has a solution to all of our problems: we just need to seek His guidance and wisdom for each individual situation. Be sure to lift up your husband in prayer on a regular basis. It may seem unlikely that he will come to Jesus, but with God all things are possible (Mark 10:27). Have faith that the Lord can transform your husband and that your Christ-like example will have a convicting influence on him. Trust and believe that God "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" Ephesians 3:20. Don't curse him or it will come back everything you have spoken against you. Guarantee. The wife's prayer to God should always be "Not my will, but Thine be done" Luke 22:44. This isn't easy and it is only possible through the abiding power of Jesus Christ. We need to deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Jesus where He may lead (Luke 9:23).

I would say that spousal abuse does not show love for God or your neighbor. If a man is abusive to his wife and doesn't repent of his behavior, her life may be in danger by staying with him. Legal separation and/or divorce is often necessary in these circumstances. Divorce may be against God's original plan for marriage, but spousal abuse is, too. Under these circumstances, I think God does allow for divorce. My thoughts and prayers are with all those involved in such a relationship. Godly people must not send a battered woman back to her home with the advice to "be more submissive." The Bible tells women to submit to their husbands but in the case of battered and abused wives, they need to do everything possible to provide whatever legal, social, or spiritual protection is available. When appropriate, they will help a battered woman to apply the full extent of the law. Their motive must not be to return evil for evil, but to use the principle of government to bring an out-of-control husband to his senses. No one does an abusive husband a favor by allowing him to continue degrading himself AND his wife with violence or emotional battering in any way. The woman who passively allows her husband to abuse her may be sincerely trying to be obedient to the principles of (1 Peter 3:1-6). Or she may have the belief that to report the abuse would result in even greater endangerment to her or her children. In either case, it needs to be realized that Peter was asking women for a certain kind of submission. Peter was calling for the kind of Godly submission that has the husband being the servant leader God made him to be. Peter's intent was NOT to help abusive husbands indulge even more in the childish lust for power and sick control that Jesus condemned. (Mark 10:42-43; 1 Pet. 3:7).


Father, in the name of your precious son Jesus - our Lord and Savior, I lift up Linda in prayer to you concerning her husband. I ask that you will dispatch your holy warring angels of protection that they may be posted and standing on guard around and about her home protecting her and her children from all hurt, harm and danger. I speak peace, your peace that surpassing all understanding to saturate her and her children. May she and her children be robed in peace, healing, deliverance and freedom in the name of Jesus. May your perfect and sovereign will be done in their lives. I curse the assignment of the enemy from the root that has been sent to this household and command it to die in the name of Jesus. I speak to the spirit of witchcraft and command you to flee in the name of Jesus. You are trespassing and you have no authority to operate in this household. I plead the blood of Jesus over this household and command everything that is not like God to be cast out right now. Thank you Lord Jesus for your protection. May Linda and her children be overtaken by the love you have for them. I pray all in the name our Lord Jesus. Amen and Amen.

God has placed angels in charge over you. (Psalms 91:11) These angels are at your disposal for you to dispatch wherever you need them.

(The spirit of abuse is under the stronghold demonic spirit of witchcraft.)