Prayers for you, James.
Heartbreaking,sometimes a Soul changes their mind.Keep in mind Our Father knows everything and sometimes we have to swallow a bitter pill to get to where we need to be.Respect Her decision and move on.I will pray a rosary for you tomorrow.
She sounds depressed. She needs a counselor - a Christian one if possible.
It’s a phase but one that has to be handled by a professional. You can’t fix it beyond telling her you are sorry she is so unhappy and that things will be better. (this, too, shall pass). Pray for her. When she says she has no friends - tell her she has you and you are the best friend she could ever want. Tell her there is no reason she should not have friends except she’s so unhappy right now (depressed). When she cuts herself down, you tell her something beautiful about herself. You are her supporter.
At times like this in life it’s like the devil has you by the head. He’s probably telling her she’s unworthy; nagging the you know what out of her about herself. She has to step back and see and reject the negative ‘self talk’. Get behind me Satan in the name of Jesus! She should confess all sins and errors to Jesus that is thrown in her face. Once she does, it’s forgiven and off of her.
I will be praying for her and you.
Prayers for you, your wife, your church and friends. May His will be done.
It’s a spiritual war.
Put God first. Find refuge in Him, in His Word.
Wife needs to put God first. Find refuge in Him, in His Word.
Church is being tested, as are you two.
My prayers up for all.
As Paul wrote to the Church in Ephesus, to put on their whole armor of God:
Last of all I want to remind you that your strength must come from the Lord’s mighty power within you. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand safe against all strategies and tricks of Satan. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies – the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world; and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world
Keep going to church and participating as usual. Do not, I repeat, do not allow your commitment to God to be sabotaged.
Sounds like your wife and my ex could have been twins.
Prayers up and continuing for the comfort and guidance of you and your family.
I will keep you in my prayers.
Can’t give you advice about the church, but as a doc I would say your wife sounds depressed.
Is she menopausal? A good medical checkup followed by a good therapist (not a feminist one but one that works to train her how to redirect her thinking to the positive, i.e. cognitive therapy_ often depressed folks get so involved in the negative that they don’t recognize that their thinking is exaggerated to see the negative).
As for your “directing” her: You are not her boss, but are supposed to love her as Christ loved the church.