Some Christians may face situations where they have embraced the faith in Christ while their spouses have not, and sometimes even face attacks and persecution regarding their faith from their partners.
A female believer named Ren Nai (pseudonym) was in such a situation. For over two decades, she endured persecution from her husband due to her faith. However, because of her unwavering commitment and continuous prayers, her husband eventually came into contact with faith and became a better husband.
Although she had attended church services with her mother since childhood, Ren truly encountered the Lord after getting married. Once, her husband suddenly fell seriously ill, and despite several hospital visits, the cause of his illness remained undiagnosed. Another female Christian learned about her husband's condition and sought advice from their pastor, who suggested that perhaps God wanted to call Ren back to Him.
Upon hearing this, Ren Nai began to silently pray, saying, "If it's You, God, calling me back to the church, heal him, please."
Her husband's body condition improved, and she returned to the church. Due to her education, she was invited to participate in diverse church ministries, such as leading worship and reading scripture. Later, she began sharing the word at the altar, despite her husband's opposition.
Two decades ago, the church couldn't provide financial support. Ren Nai ran a braised meat shop in the market while serving in the church. However, every time she returned home late, her husband would find a variety of reasons to berate her, insult her faith, and even physically abuse her at times.
Once, during a physical altercation, as her husband used harsh words and violence, Ren Nai quietly shed tears and sang hymns while praying. Her husband still remembers that moment when he was hitting her, and she continued to sing, even recalling the name of the hymn.
So, whenever her husband's opposition lessened, she would return to the church to continue serving. However, his persecution grew more intense, even tearing up and burning Bibles and hymnals. In response, she stopped buying them and instead memorized scriptures and hymns in her mind.
When their daughter was four years old, her husband issued a new challenge, saying, "If you believe in the Lord every day, can't you pray to your God to give us a son? If your God gives us a son, I will believe in Him."
She saw an opportunity for her husband to come to faith, so she prayed to the Lord to conceive a son while using an IUD.
Miraculously, it happened. However, when she was two months pregnant, she suddenly had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius. After the fever subsided, the doctor told her that she couldn't keep the baby because her severe fever and urticaria during pregnancy could lead to health problems and possible mental disabilities for the child.
But the child was born healthy and remains so to this day, even passing strict military physical examinations. This event greatly shook her husband, although he did not immediately embrace the faith.
As her husband and his friends went out of town, he started indulging in quite different vices, including gambling and infidelity.
Those ten-plus years were tough for Ren Nai, as she had to raise two children on her own, provide for the family, attend parent-teacher meetings, and endure her husband's abuse every time he returned home. Some fellow believers even suggested that she retaliate, but she replied, "I am a pastor. If I were to confront my husband in the same way, how could I teach my congregation?"
Her husband was far from lovable: "He didn't have money for me, no love, no protection, no security, or no provision in any aspect." From a human perspective, she was incapable of love.
Thanks to prayer and God's guidance, she learned to love her husband, even though he was like an enemy. Every time he returned home, she pretended not to notice his actions, not to expose or criticize him, but to love him and pray for him.
During those years when her husband was away, opportunities for infidelity were numerous. She prayed fervently, believing that all hindrances and temptations would fail in the presence of her Lord.
A year later, God used certain circumstances to bring her husband back home, away from the sinful environment. That year, her husband fell ill and incurred significant gambling debts. While he was sick and in the hospital, Ren Nai was the only one willing to be by his side.
During his illness, her husband continued to persecute, obstruct, insult, criticize, and blame her. She felt that without faith, she might be on the path to suicide.
Once, church staff created Father's Day videos and invited her husband to the church. He saw the love and gratitude expressed by their two children in the video, and he cried deeply.
During a marriage and family study, a teacher emphasized the importance of submission, regardless of whether the husband deserved it or fulfilled his role as a husband. It was not about having a good husband with wisdom, provision, affection, and wealth. Then Ren Nai repented before the Lord, acknowledging her pride, contempt, and disrespect toward her husband, especially in financial matters. Because her husband had been unable to work due to his illness and had accumulated gambling debts, the family's support depended solely on her.
Since then, she has begun to pay more attention to her husband's needs and emotions, not just fulfilling her role as a wife. Her husband noticed the change in her.
Every time there was a family group gathering, her husband would not allow her to participate. Although she obeyed him, she secretly desired to be part of the ministry, feeling restless lying on the couch.
Seeing her in this state, her husband asked, "Do you still want to attend the gatherings?" She replied, "I want to, but you don't let me." Her husband said, "Then I'll go with you."
From then on, her husband accompanied her to every family group gathering. Until one day, during a gathering, he suddenly shared, "Just attending couple gatherings is not enough. From now on, we should come to church every Sunday."
Ren Nai said, "Honestly, throughout this process, I never dared to slack off. I continually prayed for my husband, believing that God would open his eyes and heart, continually renew and change him, and make him love God more."
Now, her husband not only willingly attends church gatherings but has also become more diligent and willing to take on less prestigious jobs. He no longer opposes her ministry and faith.
"We are very happy now, and our children are fond of their father. He is loving and responsible," Ren joyfully exclaimed.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
一些基督徒会面对这样的情况，那就是自己首先接受了基督的信仰，而另一半还未入门，甚至有的经常会面对来自另一半对自己信仰的攻击和逼迫。
任奈姊妹(化名)便是这样的情况，她在过去的二十多年的时间里，因为信仰，她受到过丈夫的逼迫。但因为她的坚忍不弃，持续为他祷告，丈夫也开始接触信仰，并成为了一个更好的丈夫。
虽然从小跟着妈妈去教会，但是真正被主得着是在她结婚以后。有一次，丈夫突然生起病来，去医院也查不出来什么问题。有一位女信徒知道了任奈姊妹丈夫的病，就跑去问牧者怎么办。牧者说也许上帝是想要呼召这个姊妹重新回到主的面前。
任奈姊妹听了这样的话，她就开始默祷说：“如果是上帝你重新呼召我，让我进入教会，就请你医治他。”
任奈姊妹的丈夫后来真的肚子也不疼了。她就开始重新进入教会。在教会中，由于她有些文化的，就被大家邀请参与一些服事，带着大家唱诗歌、带着读经等。后来她开始在台前分享话语，但是她的丈夫却反对她的信仰。
二十几年前的教会没有办法给予经济的供应。任奈姊妹就一边在菜市场做熟食加工生意，一边参与事奉。可是每当她回来晚一点，她的丈夫就找各种理由责骂她，侮辱她的信仰和人格。有时，他还上手打她。
有一次，任奈姊妹的丈夫再一次动手打了她，嘴里还用难听的话骂着她。可是，她却在一旁默默地流泪唱着诗歌祷告。他直到现在都记得打任奈的时候，她却在唱着歌，甚至还记得那首诗歌的名字。
于是，等到丈夫不那么反对的时候，她就会回到教会继续事奉。
不过，丈夫的逼迫也越发得猛烈起来，圣经、诗歌本统统都被丈夫撕掉、烧掉。为此，任奈姊妹便不再买圣经和诗歌本，而是用脑子将经文和诗歌都记下来。
女儿4岁的那一年，丈夫又给出了新的挑战。他问任奈：“你天天信主，就不能祷告你的上帝赐给我们一个儿子吗？如果你的上帝赐给我们一个儿子，我就跟你信主。”
任奈姊妹听了这话，觉得丈夫信主的机会来到了，她就向主祷告，求能在不取节育环的情况下，怀个男孩。
非常奇妙的是，事情真的就这样成就的。但在怀孕2个多月的时候，任奈姊妹突然发烧40度。等烧退了以后，医生有对她说，这个孩子你不能要，因为你高烧那么严重，又得了荨麻疹。孩子会不健康，有痴呆的可能性。
但是这个孩子顺利地生了下来，直到现在依然都很健康，甚至可以通过严格的军队体检。这件事情也非常震撼她的丈夫，只是他并没有开始信主。
但是，随着丈夫和朋友一起去了外地，他仿佛如同脱缰的野马一般，开始吃喝玩乐，严重的时候会有赌博和外遇的情况发生。
那十几年的时间对任奈姊妹来说是很辛苦的，因为她一个人要带着两个孩子，还要负责赚钱养家、开家长会等等。而每次丈夫回到家也会欺负任奈姊妹。有时，信徒也会建议任奈姊妹去还击。“我是一个牧者，如果在我的婚姻当中，用这种方法来面对我的丈夫，我又如何教导我的信徒呢？”
他一点都不可爱——“没有钱，对我也没有爱，也没有呵护，也没有保障，没有给我各个方面的供应。”从人的角度来说，他无力去爱。
很感谢主，借着祷告和上帝的教导，任奈真的能够去爱像仇敌一样的丈夫。每次当丈夫活到家中，任奈姊妹都可以装作不知情的样子，不去点破他、戳他痛处，而是爱他、为他祷告。
在丈夫在外的十几年时间，外遇的机会有很多。任奈姊妹祷告很多，她相信一切的拦阻和诱惑都会在自己的主面前失败。
一年后，因为上帝借着一些事情将丈夫带回了家中，脱离了罪恶的环境。那年，丈夫生病了，赌博也欠了很多钱。当他生病了、住院了，只有任奈姊妹愿意陪在他的身边。
丈夫在生病期间，依然对任奈姊妹有很多逼迫、拦阻、辱骂、批评和指责。任奈姊妹觉得如果没有信主，自己有可能会走上自杀的道路。
有一次，信徒们制作了父亲节的视频，并邀请任奈姊妹的丈夫来到教会。丈夫看到了两个儿女在视频中对自己表达的爱和感谢，他就哭了很厉害。
在一次婚姻家庭的学习中，有一位老师讲到，不管丈夫配不配，也不管他有没有起到丈夫的作用，都来顺服他。不是说一个好丈夫，他有智慧、能养家，还疼你、又有钱，你才去顺服他。
于是，任奈姊妹就和主认罪，悔改自己身上的骄傲，悔改自己对丈夫的轻看和藐视，尤其是在经济方面。因为丈夫生病，这几年就宅在家里什么也做不了，还欠了些赌债，家庭的支撑便只能依靠自己。
从那次以后，任奈时常关注丈夫的需要，体贴丈夫的情感。不再像以前一样，只是尽自己作为妻子的本分。而丈夫也感受到了她的改变。
每次婚姻家庭的小组活动，丈夫都不让任奈姊妹参与。她虽然操练着顺服，听从了丈夫的话。但心里想着服事的工作，躺在沙发上如同烙饼一样，翻来覆去。
丈夫看到她这个情况，就问：“你还想去聚会吗？” “想去啊，那你又不让我去。”任奈姊妹回复。“那我陪你去吧，”丈夫说。
以后的每次家庭小组聚会，丈夫都陪着任奈姊妹一起参加。一直到今年的一次聚会，丈夫突然分享说：“光参加家庭婚姻聚会还是不够的，以后每个星期天都要来参加聚会。”
任奈姊妹说：“在这个过程中，说实话我就是一直不敢松懈，一直没有停歇地为自己的丈夫祷告。求上帝开他的眼睛和心，不断的更新他、改变他，让他更多的爱慕上帝。”
现在，任奈姊妹的丈夫不仅愿意参加聚会，也变得越来越勤奋，愿意接受没有面子的工作。不再攻击、逼迫任奈姊妹的服事和信仰。
“现在我们很幸福，孩子们看到爸爸的改变也很喜欢他。他特别有爱，也很有责任。”任奈姊妹幸福的告白道。
故事： 一位女信徒二十多年坚韧与不弃终使丈夫摆脱罪恶转向信仰
Some Christians may face situations where they have embraced the faith in Christ while their spouses have not, and sometimes even face attacks and persecution regarding their faith from their partners.
A female believer named Ren Nai (pseudonym) was in such a situation. For over two decades, she endured persecution from her husband due to her faith. However, because of her unwavering commitment and continuous prayers, her husband eventually came into contact with faith and became a better husband.
Although she had attended church services with her mother since childhood, Ren truly encountered the Lord after getting married. Once, her husband suddenly fell seriously ill, and despite several hospital visits, the cause of his illness remained undiagnosed. Another female Christian learned about her husband's condition and sought advice from their pastor, who suggested that perhaps God wanted to call Ren back to Him.
Upon hearing this, Ren Nai began to silently pray, saying, "If it's You, God, calling me back to the church, heal him, please."
Her husband's body condition improved, and she returned to the church. Due to her education, she was invited to participate in diverse church ministries, such as leading worship and reading scripture. Later, she began sharing the word at the altar, despite her husband's opposition.
Two decades ago, the church couldn't provide financial support. Ren Nai ran a braised meat shop in the market while serving in the church. However, every time she returned home late, her husband would find a variety of reasons to berate her, insult her faith, and even physically abuse her at times.
Once, during a physical altercation, as her husband used harsh words and violence, Ren Nai quietly shed tears and sang hymns while praying. Her husband still remembers that moment when he was hitting her, and she continued to sing, even recalling the name of the hymn.
So, whenever her husband's opposition lessened, she would return to the church to continue serving. However, his persecution grew more intense, even tearing up and burning Bibles and hymnals. In response, she stopped buying them and instead memorized scriptures and hymns in her mind.
When their daughter was four years old, her husband issued a new challenge, saying, "If you believe in the Lord every day, can't you pray to your God to give us a son? If your God gives us a son, I will believe in Him."
She saw an opportunity for her husband to come to faith, so she prayed to the Lord to conceive a son while using an IUD.
Miraculously, it happened. However, when she was two months pregnant, she suddenly had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius. After the fever subsided, the doctor told her that she couldn't keep the baby because her severe fever and urticaria during pregnancy could lead to health problems and possible mental disabilities for the child.
But the child was born healthy and remains so to this day, even passing strict military physical examinations. This event greatly shook her husband, although he did not immediately embrace the faith.
As her husband and his friends went out of town, he started indulging in quite different vices, including gambling and infidelity.
Those ten-plus years were tough for Ren Nai, as she had to raise two children on her own, provide for the family, attend parent-teacher meetings, and endure her husband's abuse every time he returned home. Some fellow believers even suggested that she retaliate, but she replied, "I am a pastor. If I were to confront my husband in the same way, how could I teach my congregation?"
Her husband was far from lovable: "He didn't have money for me, no love, no protection, no security, or no provision in any aspect." From a human perspective, she was incapable of love.
Thanks to prayer and God's guidance, she learned to love her husband, even though he was like an enemy. Every time he returned home, she pretended not to notice his actions, not to expose or criticize him, but to love him and pray for him.
During those years when her husband was away, opportunities for infidelity were numerous. She prayed fervently, believing that all hindrances and temptations would fail in the presence of her Lord.
A year later, God used certain circumstances to bring her husband back home, away from the sinful environment. That year, her husband fell ill and incurred significant gambling debts. While he was sick and in the hospital, Ren Nai was the only one willing to be by his side.
During his illness, her husband continued to persecute, obstruct, insult, criticize, and blame her. She felt that without faith, she might be on the path to suicide.
Once, church staff created Father's Day videos and invited her husband to the church. He saw the love and gratitude expressed by their two children in the video, and he cried deeply.
During a marriage and family study, a teacher emphasized the importance of submission, regardless of whether the husband deserved it or fulfilled his role as a husband. It was not about having a good husband with wisdom, provision, affection, and wealth. Then Ren Nai repented before the Lord, acknowledging her pride, contempt, and disrespect toward her husband, especially in financial matters. Because her husband had been unable to work due to his illness and had accumulated gambling debts, the family's support depended solely on her.
Since then, she has begun to pay more attention to her husband's needs and emotions, not just fulfilling her role as a wife. Her husband noticed the change in her.
Every time there was a family group gathering, her husband would not allow her to participate. Although she obeyed him, she secretly desired to be part of the ministry, feeling restless lying on the couch.
Seeing her in this state, her husband asked, "Do you still want to attend the gatherings?" She replied, "I want to, but you don't let me." Her husband said, "Then I'll go with you."
From then on, her husband accompanied her to every family group gathering. Until one day, during a gathering, he suddenly shared, "Just attending couple gatherings is not enough. From now on, we should come to church every Sunday."
Ren Nai said, "Honestly, throughout this process, I never dared to slack off. I continually prayed for my husband, believing that God would open his eyes and heart, continually renew and change him, and make him love God more."
Now, her husband not only willingly attends church gatherings but has also become more diligent and willing to take on less prestigious jobs. He no longer opposes her ministry and faith.
"We are very happy now, and our children are fond of their father. He is loving and responsible," Ren joyfully exclaimed.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Story: Female Believer's Persistence Leads Her Husband from Sin to Faith in Over Two Decades
