Matt 7:13-14, “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it." Jesus Christ, Matt 7:13-14. Father, thank You I'm seeing roots and motives and it's scary -- I ask grace to fast with an increased zeal and fervency…
Let things become more clear to my wife, Eph 1:17-18, Help her see and fear the wide and heavily traveled path that leads to destruction, Matt 7:13, come to her senses and confess she has sinned against Heaven, Luke 15:17-18, against You, 2 Sam 12:13, Ps 51:4, and experience a radical conversion, “marvel not that I said, you must be born again,” John 3:7.
"The Love of Money is the ROOT of EVERY TYPE OF EVIL," 1 Tim 6:10 — “Thou shalt not steal,” Ex 20:14... Stealing When She Had Everything is Proof of The Love of Money — I pray she would have a sincere and ardent desire to Love The Lord Her God with ALL Her Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength, Mk 12:30, and Have No Other God's Before YOU, Ex 20:3.
Bible admonishes an attitude and posture of heart that resembles humility and contentment more than its opposite — Self-seeking and vain-glory, explained best in phrases like, “the love of the world,” “the desires of the flesh,” “the boasting of what one has and does,” “the world and its desires,” which we are clearly taught to NOT to love those things, OR THEY REPLACE THE LOVE FOR THE FATHER, “1 Jn 2:15-16, 17. “Receiving glory from one another and not seeking the glory of The One True God,” renders one "incapable" of believing, John 5:44. “The worries and cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, the desires for other things,” clearly “chokes out the Word and makes it unfruitful,” Mark 4:19.
“Putting our minds on the the things of man instead of the things of God” not only brought a swift and heavy rebuke from The Messiah Himself, but was at worst an entry point for the serpent himself, Matt 16:23, and at best made Peter and adversary of Jesus Christ Himself. That is clearly in accord with the teaching, “Friendship with the world makes one an enemy of God,” James 4:4.
Here we see the "the love of the world" dragon’s tool of spewing vomit on the love of The Father, in order to put our minds under his poisonous tutelage, foster an on orphan spirit, depriving us of walking in the new creation of Your Kingdom, with the ability to neutralize our effectiveness, rather than furthering the administration of the gospel, which is by faith, and continued transformation by the renewing Of our minds, that we may prove what the will of God is, that which is good, acceptable and even perfect, Rom 12:1-2, 3 — which is to imitate God, Eph 5:1, and be conformed to the image of Christ as sons of the Kingdom of our Father and His Anointed One, His Christ.
Be merciful to her and grant her the gift of repentance unto life, Acts 11:8, “Well then, God has granted even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life,” in Jesus’ Name
Two Problems Still — Lack of Godly Sorrow that Produces Repentance Unto Life, Acts 11:18, 2 Cor 8:7 — Godly Sorrow is that which has concerned that it sinned against God, Ps 51:4 — Against You and You only have I sinned… Why? Why only God? What about Uriah, what about Bathsheba, David’s family, all Israel as its Head ?
Because GOD had said, “Thou shalt not murder,” Ex 20:13, GOD had said, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” Ex 20:14, God had said, “You shall not steal” (Bathsheba from Uriah), Ex 20:15, God had said, “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” (Acting like he was Uriah’s buddy is a two-faced lie — sending his death sentence to Joab by Uriah’s own hand, an abomination — making Joab send him out to get killed, then report back all sneaky through the servant, David’s ho-hum, “Go tell Joab, ‘O well, the sword takes one as well as another’”). GOD had said, “Thou shalt not take the Name of The LORD in vain,” Ex 20:7. We could go on with David, BUT HE GOT REPENTANCE CORRECT — “I Have Sinned Against THE LORD,” 2 Sam 12:13, “Against You and You ONLY have I sinned, Ps 51:6.
Father, thank You for Your tender-mercies, love and faithfulness. I am asking for Your kindness that leads us both to a more thorough repentance, Rom 2:4. We’ve both sinned against You, Ps 51:4, responded to each others actions in unbiblical ways, said and did unkind acts, sinned and have fallen short of Your glorious plan for marriage, Rom 3:23, Eph 5:32, I for my part have confessed and repented and am now confessing our sins, mine and hers, since You are faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 Jn 1:9. Thank You in Jesus' Name, Phil 4:6-7, Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.