Comments on Jon and Kate Prayers: So, Now What?

Gods messenger, thanks for your heartfelt comments...

2010-04-28T14:47:28.262-04:00

Gods messenger, thanks for your heartfelt comments. We can only pray that focus can be shifted to God and true healing can happen.

Jon & Kate: First, do you truly believe "Greater i...

2010-04-28T14:21:10.160-04:00

Jon & Kate: First, do you truly believe "Greater is he (GOD) that lives in you than he(devil) that lives in the world. Do you truly know the God you serve, do you believe when he says he have called you out of darkness into light and that he knew you before you were born. Could you truly say that you praise him in the midst of it all.
I know you are going through a difficult time, but remember if you truly know the God you serve, then you will know life and death is in the tongue. Fuming against your husband in the public is not virtuous. God said, he has created man after his own image...then why are you insulting Gods creation...you should esteem your husband higher that yourself, you were made as a companion for him, he is the head not you...degrading him in public is not pleasing to God, because you have the power to get on your knees and prayer for your family...the time spent insulting him use it to speak with God his creator. God wants us women to be submissive to our husbands. We cannot walk around insulting Gods creation...and vice versa. You should never be ruled by your feelings or desires...think about spiritual things...santify God in your heart...God has called us to be agents of change. Yes we live in this world but do not act like its peoiple or fight your battles with weapons of the world, instead, use God's power that can destroy fortresses. For greater is he that live in you that he who lives in the world. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world for fame, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will...Remember Kate what comes from your heart is what makes you unclean. Look onto the hills from whence cometh your help, and learn not unto your understanding but unto God...depend on him he wants you to, don't fight the battle with the weapons of the world, that is folly to God...the battle is God's not yours Kate...understand that...be a woman of virtue, compassion, excellence, allow yourself to be used by God live for God, and he will take care of your problems...your children belongs to him, not you not Jon, be careful you are the mother, offer them to God, cover them with the blood of Jesus Christ, that blood that will strengthen you..get on your knees (and the reason I say knees because when you on your knees with uplifted hands, eyes close you are in total surrender to God)and tell him what you want...we can all pray for you but God wants to hear from you Kate, his daughter...Do it don't second guess...God loves you...

Anonymous 70, thanks for sharing. You're absolutel...

2009-10-11T19:44:49.885-04:00

Anonymous 70, thanks for sharing. You're absolutely correct in that some situations we can pray for God to change...and they do not. Whether that be for cancer or a marriage to be healed, sometimes it's not in His plan for the situation to change.

That's where we have to be "grown up" and realize that we have to be obedient and pray...knowing that He hears our prayers which hopefully are more focused on seeking His Will than our own desires.

I know that this is not going to sound positive bu...

2009-10-10T23:58:21.087-04:00

I know that this is not going to sound positive but let's be realistic. God saves many marriages but there are others which do not survive even though everything was done to save them. It's similar to why some people are healed from cancer and others die from it. There are no easy answers. Only God sees the big picture and the details in a situation that we cannot see. Maybe that's the case here. We don't know the mind of God as much as we would like to. I was in a similar situation and did everything in my power to save it. Unfortunately, it did not work out the way I would have liked. Years later, I'm starting to see the reasons and let me tell you, God knew what he was doing and saving me from in my own situation. You can't just marry anybody and then demand that God make it work-he doesn't work that way. Everybody has free will and he's not going to chain your spouse to the couch until he decides to change if that happens at all. God doesn't override anyone's will in order to conform them to our Norman Rockwell expectations of marriage. I'm sorry but sometimes after we've exhausted our efforts, taken it all to God, and done everything humanly possible to make things work--it still ends. The question is are we still going to keep our eyes on God despite the outcome?

Anon. 66- It's not sad at all to have a rational m...

2009-07-06T17:40:17.968-04:00

Anon. 66- It's not sad at all to have a rational mind, quite the opposite. You believe in the Bible simply because of the environment you were raised in. If you had been born in Yemen, India or Tibet, you would believe in different scripture and of course a different god(s). I don't know how literal you believe the Bible to be, chances are you pick and choose the parts to believe as fact, and others as parable etc. If you do believe the earth is approx. 6000 yrs old, then that is truly sad- Jim

I am still praying and am encouraged by michele 67...

2009-07-02T14:04:35.469-04:00

I am still praying and am encouraged by michele 67 and her words. I hope that as the media spotlight fades from this family, that we will all continue to keep this family in our prayers.

My 4 girls and I have been praying for Jon & Kate ...

2009-07-01T17:40:34.620-04:00

My 4 girls and I have been praying for Jon & Kate for many weeks now and will not stop. We believe God's word and see that Jon & Kate have just gotten "lost" and off track, just like we all do at times. I believe their marriage can be saved and my hearts desire today is that we fervently pray today through the weekend for them. I understand that they plan to all be together on Saturday for the 4th of July holiday! I pray that God will work miraculously through that time spent and will lay on Jon & Kate's heart what their original goals and dreams were for their family, that they would not be able to rest the next few days due to God convicting their hearts to seek Him in this situation and also they would somehow be drawn back to each other and have a desire to fight for their marriage and receive the Christian counseling that they need and I also am praying that the words that were spoken to their children about why they were renewing their vows and what that meant "We will never divorce" I pray that those words will ring in their hearts constantly. Even if that was only for the TV show, it was real to the children. I have been through marriage troubles that felt like they were going to kill me, and it would have been easier to make the pain go away instead of fight the hard battle I fought, I wanted to do what was right in God's eyes, not what my desires were screaming at me to do. Let's all pray without ceasing between now and the weekend for God to mightily use this time together to begin drawing their family back together and bring some healing to the hurts they both feel!

To Jim from Ontario---how sad for you that you jus...

2009-07-01T12:10:37.018-04:00

To Jim from Ontario---how sad for you that you just revealed who your god is---your rational, critical thoughts and you don't need prayers or appreciate them. The Bible even states that the things of God are foolishness to man. One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. These are not my words but THE WORD. My words mean nothing and that is okay. I am a simple person and unless the words out of my mouth are from the heart of God and not from my soulish flesh they are nothing. God's Word will always remain even after our foolish lives are over. The heart of God is sad when man rejects His Son as He wishes no one would perish. But the grace of God allows us to make choices who we want to live for--ourselves or Him. On another note---with the other news going on--especially the passing of Michael Jackson--the Gosselein family is getting a reprieve from the media.

Hello. Thanks for creating this blog. I had star...

2009-06-27T00:10:50.172-04:00

Hello. Thanks for creating this blog. I had started a similar pact with some of my girlfriends and bible study partners. To not get caught up in the gossip and how Jon and Kate were acting in their lives but to pray for their marriage, and their personal relationships with Jesus. Glad to see others are with me on it.

To anonymous 58, I'll keep rational and critical t...

2009-06-26T16:27:43.384-04:00

To anonymous 58, I'll keep rational and critical thought. Thanks anyways, but your prayers are not needed, appreciated or pragmatic- Jim.

I am so glad I have discovered this site. I have c...

2009-06-26T12:22:51.720-04:00

I am so glad I have discovered this site. I have cried many tears and prayed many prayers for Jon and Kate. I have done this not because they are Jon and Kate the TV Stars, but rather because they are two Christians who are struggling. I really believe they started struggling as individuals a long time ago and rather than turning to each other, it was easier to turn away. Has it crossed anyone's mind that when this all started we heard that Jon and Kate were Christians and yet we do not see strong day-to-day testimony on their show? I have heard (but do not know for sure) that TLC edits out any Christian references - maybe by Jon and Kate selling out and agreeing to TLC's terms, they then started down the slippery slope and Satan began to attack. Rather than using the show to show God as the center of their marriage and the head of their home, the show became "all about me" and God was neatly put in the corner. I don't think this was ever their original intention, but in this crazy world we live in, tv networks are so afraid to dwell on the "God thing" because it may hurt their ratings. So, for ratings, the network was probably convinced the safer route was not to allow Jon and Kate to appear like "Holy Rollers" - don't want us Christians scaring off viewers, right? What a mistake! If we close God out of any part of our life, Satan claims that part and then moves forward with full force to capture all of our life and control all of our decisions.

I will continue to pray for them and their family. For those who make fun of us who pray, I pray even harder for you and I pray someday the Lord will convict you so that you understand why a Prayer Warrior in your court is a wonderful blessing. May God bless those of you who are praying for this family. We don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know my God does hold tomorrow and I know he is in total control!

what an amazing blog that truly shows the love of ...

2009-06-26T07:25:32.383-04:00

what an amazing blog that truly shows the love of God working in all of you! This is GOD working! God Bless you all, in your lives, your families and God Bless you Rick, for sharing His fruit. In Him, ALL things are possible! He is who has kept my husband and I together, a song we had at our wedding. It takes three to keep the precious cord of marriage tightly braided and strong! To Him I give the glory!

I just wanted to say that I'm still praying for th...

2009-06-25T22:35:27.227-04:00

I just wanted to say that I'm still praying for them - until it is taken away from my heart to do so - and so far it's still there.
Yes, to all the writers who've indicated, there's more important things going on in this world, but for those of us who are in hard marriages or have been through hard marriages, we can emphathize, and that's why we care, and likely why we are led to pray, because we know what to pray.

I don't believe it is all about their reality show...

2009-06-25T17:13:13.374-04:00

I don't believe it is all about their reality show. It is about immaturity, not putting God first in their life, ahead of their children and themselves, loving your wife sacrificially and honoring and respecting your husband. Who is not greedy or selfish without having to fall flat on your face before realizing it. They are young and they are being sanctified---it is not an easy road. Pray that Jon would realize he is being selfish. Pray that Kate would realize her disrespect for her husband. Pray that they would put God first in their lives. They keep saying everything is for their children---we can make idols out of our children or anything else we put first--God is dealing with them. If this was not public it would quiety just go away. Let those who are called to lift the Gosselin family up in prayer do so. Maybe the rest of us should take the log out of our own eyes and stop and let the Lord deal with the specks in our brother's eye.

Why hate Jon and Kate? Because they are selfish, g...

2009-06-25T13:41:18.843-04:00

Why hate Jon and Kate? Because they are selfish, greedy parents who would rather end their marriage before trying to salvage it than end a stupid reality show. Nice priorities! Those poor kids!

to Jim in Ontario---would it not be sad if God tho...

2009-06-24T20:37:40.936-04:00

to Jim in Ontario---would it not be sad if God thought you were a waste of time? Jon and Kate have declared themselves to be Christians. Paul encourages us to be there for one another and to lift each other up in prayer and to encourage and build one another up. As Rick has said on this sight repeatedly, each of us listens to the Holy Spirit and are led by Him to pray for different things. We aren't all led to pray for Jon and Kate but those who have been are just being obedient to God to do so. You Jim in Ontario can do what you are led to do. But please do be respectful to those who are led to pray for them and also to Jon and Kate---who knows if God has them in the public eye so they can be prayed for??? God does work in mysterious ways and His ways are always higher than man's. If you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ--God's Son that was sent to redeem mankind to the Father---I pray that you seek Him out. Life is short---eternity is forever and He wishes that NONE should perish!

I find it truly frightening that people would wast...

2009-06-24T18:56:08.799-04:00

I find it truly frightening that people would waste their time on these people. If you believe in prayer and whatnot, there must be millions of better things to pray for,besides two adults who are responsible for their own lives. Jim- Ontario Canada

This is originally anony #28 - can't seem to get a...

2009-06-24T13:31:30.849-04:00

This is originally anony #28 - can't seem to get a name going on here...wattsup??

Regarding praying for the Muslims -- without a doubt we should be spending hours a day praying for them, for thru God, miracles happen. It is only thru the Word of God that their hearts can be softened thru the grace of Christ and then they too can be reached with the truth.

Remember...Jesus himself, as he was hanging on the cross, bloodied, beat, and close to death, prayed to God, His own Father, and said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they have done."

My husband, Thank you God for such a wonderful Godly man to call my best friend and father of my children, lives out this example daily. At first I found it really hard to pray for those who purposefully strove to undermine me at work, make my duties harder than they already were... but everytime I would complain, his answer was the same...Honey, pray for them.

About two weeks later, I had to face-to-face one of these women (who made my life a living hell), and after she was done with her putdowns etc in front of several people...I just looked at her and said, "I don't know what is going on with you, your anger, your disrepecet, but all I can say is I will pray for you."

She looked at me like I had just grown an extra head, got red in the face, looked like she was going to erupt, and then ... just looked at me again, and tears welled up in her eyes and she turned around and ran away. Later that day she approached me with others around and, I believe, gave me a heartfelt apology for the way that she had been acting. Before she walked away, she turned and very softly just to me said, ..thanks for praying for me.

Prayers for our enemies is biblical and shows that we can truly trust God for His will to be done.

You are right, both Jon and Kate both have responsibility in this mess. I have never, ever seen a wife so disrespectful to her husband. Likewise I have never seen a husband so absent in a relationship. She doesn't think before she speaks...He doesn't think before he acts.

If they would have just sought counseling before now, they probably would not be in this position now. Unfortunately, with our sinful nature, it is probably this lack of thinking that drew so many viewers to this show...to see just how long it would last.

Very sad.

Here's a great article, if you haven't seen it alr...

2009-06-24T10:13:03.535-04:00

Here's a great article, if you haven't seen it already: http://www.christianity.com/blogs/abanes/11605156/

I wish people would spend time at councilling, or ...

2009-06-24T08:02:08.125-04:00

I wish people would spend time at councilling, or even apart for a period of time before the finality of divorce. Once the divorce is done it is so easy to walk away and not turn back, but if you try working at it, and I really do mean try and not just half hearted or pretend, then at least you will have done everything you can to fix things. If we fail an exam we usually try again,we study a bit more etc. The same should go for a marriage. If it then doesnt work out, well thats real sad, but how can you not even try? Sometimes all you need is time away from everyone and this includes outside influences, you can then clear your head and see what is real and important to you

Praying for the children and Jon and Kate. May God...

2009-06-24T07:10:27.874-04:00

Praying for the children and Jon and Kate. May Gods will be done. Please pray for these innocent children that god come into their hearts and guide them through with no scaring.

I do understand that sometimes people grow apart. ...

2009-06-24T02:35:00.764-04:00

I do understand that sometimes people grow apart. I just think that it's very sad to see it happen to them. I really enjoy watching the show.I have watch the show since day faithfully.I have always said "I kinda can relate to thier family,for I have been married for ten years also to my husband except we only have four boys." It's now scares me to see that they even having that many children they would consider divorcing without any counceling.I now you shouldn't stay married just for the kids sake,because that's not healthy for them, but I wished they could of found the love that they've had for the past ten yrs and some how find they way back to each other.

yes and Jonah didn't want Ninevah to heal either. ...

2009-06-24T00:57:12.740-04:00

yes and Jonah didn't want Ninevah to heal either. We are called to pray for our enemies.
I lived the life similar to Kate's- My husband was carrying on with a female 'friend' of ours and finally admitted he was going through "a selfish stage" and needed to leave our family. God brought me to my knees. My only prayer then was to put God first in the lives of our family- whoever that may include. Dad never came back but praying for the Holy Spirit to flood your home? WOWWW- I prayed for it- I got it!
Praying for you Kate- for God's will!

please add Dr. Emerson Eggerich's book Love and Re...

2009-06-23T19:54:32.834-04:00

please add Dr. Emerson Eggerich's book Love and Respect to your resources. It is a very convicting book---A man deeply needs his wife's respect and honor---even more than he needs her love. We women can get confused and want our husband to love us like we want to be loved and maybe that is not how God designed men. Just as a husband is told to love his wife as Christ loves the Church that He gave Himself up for her---Jon Gosselin please heed the words in THE WORD and Kate treat your husband with honor. Please get your family in order---God first, marriage second and then the children. It seems like at this time everything is out of order in your lives. You will reap what you sow if God is not first in your lives---it is not easy and is a hard lesson to learn but please learn before it is too late! Thank you.

This is stained with immorality, all of you have b...

2009-06-23T19:04:01.011-04:00

This is stained with immorality, all of you have blood on your hands for praying for these people