MICHAEL & GRACE

GRACE SHARES; 

“I never thought I’d be the kind of woman who drifted away from her husband. But after 12 years of feeling invisible, of Michael always being at work, of eating dinner alone with the kids night after night—I was lonely. When a colleague started listening to me, laughing at my jokes, and making me feel valued, I slipped. At first, it was just conversations. Then, I found myself wishing it was him at home with me instead of Michael. When Michael found out, his face—the shock, the pain—I can never forget it. He stopped talking to me except about the children. I was ready to leave. I thought it was over. 

But deep down, I didn’t want to destroy my family. I started going to counseling, and one night, I just broke down in prayer. I told God I was tired of carrying guilt and anger. Slowly, He softened my heart. I cut off every tie with that colleague and went to Michael, trembling, asking for forgiveness.” 

MICHAEL SHARES; 

When Grace confessed what had been going on, I thought my world ended. I was angry, bitter, embarrassed. For weeks, I could barely look at her. But then, something strange happened: instead of only feeling hate, I began to feel desperate prayers rising up in me—‘God, please don’t let me lose my wife. 

It wasn’t easy. I had to learn to listen. I had to change the way I showed love. We cried together, argued, went back and forth. But little by little, I began to see Grace again—not as the woman who hurt me, but as the woman I had vowed to love. Today, I can honestly say our marriage is stronger. We laugh again. We pray with our kids. We’ve been through the fire, but it purified us instead of destroying us.