Intro:   August 2020. 

One of the most painful things to go through is witnessing a relational break-up of a marriage.  Sometimes a furious anger must be confessed.  Injustice and righteous indignation scream for action. Maybe even retribution! The best choice of action is to take it to the Lord first!!

From the journal . . . . February 2010

I’m spewing and so mad about what a friend’s unfaithful wife did to him.   I’m thinking that someone really needs to confront her.

. . .Lord, rule over my soul.  My soul, being my personality, mind and emotions, needs Your control.   Have mercy on me, a sinner.  Help me tonight to not stir up contention, but to de-fuse ‘talk’.  That would take a miracle, considering my emotions, but I will look to You and think on what You would do.  Lord, can I forgive and still pray for conviction for her?

And I Believe God Said:

Of course.  You pray  ‘Don’t hold this sin against her’.  However – she has to confess sin as sin.  When she does, I forgive. * I am the only one who truly knows her heart.*  It’s between Me and her.  Pray comfort and conviction.  And courage.

1John 1:9. Rom8:27

Thank You Lord.  I see that.  I love you.  Please bring her to that place of true repentance and true acceptance of Your unconditional love.  In Jesus name, amen

I believe this is when I first prayed ‘comfort and conviction’ for someone. In this case, I was initially only interested in conviction for her. All the comfort needed to go to him, as far as what I knew.  Most of us know there are two sides to every story, but more than that, God knows each heart. He is so perfect.  Always knowing, always true, always just, and always merciful.  He may have sent someone to confront her. Or not.  That’s His business and not mine. My role was to pray for and love them both.