“Husband Returns to Raise Godly Family”
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Heather C. writes:
My husband walked out on our family in the 8th month of pregnancy with our son and third child, Noah. I was devastated, broken hearted and lost for months. My husband literally disappeared for months - the sole provider, instantly gone from existence leaving me to birth our son alone, and face the challenges of single motherhood without help.
I turned my focus to the Lord, saying “He provides!” and he continued to do so. We were barely scraping by, but the key is that we were indeed surviving. My faith began to grow stronger, even after receiving divorce papers in the mail a few months later. The more I praised the Lord, the easier it was to heal from the pain of it all. Finally, one evening I felt peace completely fall upon me. I had been actively blogging near daily to hundreds of strangers about my struggles and God’s awesome power when my words reached the eyes of my husband.
The very next day… out of the blue, he messaged me that he needed to speak with me. Worried it was a trick, or something worse I prayed for God to please please help us.
That night - my husband couldn’t explain what came over him, but he wanted back in. He wanted to be the father and husband he was always suppose to be. Immediately my heart, though hardened by bitterness and betrayal, was softened knowing that forgiveness was one of the greatest gifts bestowed upon us from our Lord. I felt great love and forgiveness wash over me and gratitude for the Lord that no words could explain.
A few months later, my husband I learned of an unplanned surprise. We were pregnant again. We took it in stride at first. Our families were unhappy that we were so irresponsible, but their hearts too were softened at the news that we were carrying identical twin boys.
Here I sit now, in early labor with those two little boys… singing praise for their very existence. I believe more then anything in the world that they, the “fruit of the womb” were our reward for working things out and doing as God wanted us to do.
I sing praise for him now, and I will continue to sing praise for him. For he has blessed us with the love in our hearts to continue on in a loving Christian marriage and with two more wonderful souls.
Thank you Lord for everything!
Please note that the views expressed in this story are not necessarily the views of the American Bible Society. Story posted on June 15th, 2007 and filed under Your Stories, Divorce & Marital Conflict, Prayer, Christian Families.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
What a great example of faith and forgiveness–only possible by the Lord!
June 21st, 2007 at 11:32 am
As I read this I was just amazed at how great our Lord God is ..I know of fathers who have just walked away and left their wifes and children and never looked back..This is a powerful testimony to fervent prayer and a loving and forgiving heart and by staying true to God he stays true to you..May God’s Blessings continue to pour on you and your family
June 27th, 2007 at 4:26 am
pls i need help my kid’s father left us without a penny and a home i need counsel GOD is faithful
September 4th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Your testimony has given me hope that God is working in my and my husband’s life. What God has joined
together, let no one separate. He is faithful in all His ways.
September 8th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Heather, God let me stumble on this webpage while looking for something else. I got chills when I read it. Your situation is identicle to my sister-in-law’s. My brother, who in 30 years of his life has never given my parents any troubles, who held a consistent job all of his adult life, who married a beautiful girl and had two beautiful daughters one day recently walked away from it all. There were marital conflicts present, but indeed nothing to hard for God to handle. Maybe he didn’t see a way out and decided to leave. She has since admitted to her failures and placed the entire situation in God’s hands. Our family has loved and supported her through this difficult time and miss my brother terribly. But… I know one who is the Resurection and the Life, who brings dead things back to life and makes them better than before. I can’t share this with her quick enough. When the world says “divorce” we will STAND and say God is a redeemer and a restorer. Thank you a MILLION times and keep sharing your story. Be blessed with your new family in Christ!
November 22nd, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Please pray for me. I will be giving birth alone on Monday. My husband is in jail for physically assaulting me. Before he went he said he wanted to restore our family and that he loved me and the kids and was excited about the new baby coming. (We already have 2 together) But now, I called the chaplain…. he won’t even sign the birth registration. :( I am heart broken. I believe that God’s arm is not too short to reach anyone. I have been believing for so long now and I can’t give up but not acknowledging the birth of his daughter has really been a blow. Please pray for my family so that our lives will be a testimony to others. I want to be a blessing to my Father in Heaven by trusting Him even though I am devestated and hurting so much.