Dear Lord, how could he have done this to me? How could he forget his promises? How could he throw away in a moment all the things we have built all these years? How could he break my heart? Was it my fault? Was it me Lord? Tell me where I have gone wrong. Show me my sins, flash them before me so I may know. For I do not understand how all these things can be happening right now. I do not understand how something so good can suddenly end up the way it is today. We were so happy, Lord. We were so in love we have not a care in the world. It was just him and me, the two of us, and it was enough, probably more than enough. He was your gift to me, and I to him. We complement each other, we share so many things in common, it is to him that I opened up my heart. It is he Lord whom I trusted with all my heart.
How then can he break it so? How can he betray our love? How can he suddenly say he doesn't love me anymore? It seemed not so long ago when we would simply walk hand in hand along the beach, when we would share a slice of pizza and be satisfied just the same, when we would gaze at the evening sky and count the stars, content of what we had, certain that it would last forever like the millions of stars in the sky. I believed in forever. Now I don't know anymore. I know nothing anymore. Can love be lost in an instant? Can true love really just fade away? I am so broken deep within me Lord I do not know if I can still piece together every shattered part of me.
My friends say that it will heal in time. They say I should busy myself with this and that, date with this guy and that guy. But I don't know Lord. Are these the things that can make me believe in love once again? Are these the things that can relieve this pain I feel in my heart? I am not only hurting, Lord. I feel so angry that I couldn't do anything to avenge myself for this kind of suffering I do not deserve. Do I not deserve true love Lord? Do I not deserve loyalty, sincerity and respect? He makes me feel so bad, Lord. He makes me feel so bad about myself. I built my whole world around him, and he took it all away. I built my self esteem upon his admiration, and he trampled upon it as though it were trash. How can he not feel guilty for what he has done? How can he suddenly be so happy now in the arms of another woman? How can I ever build my world again? How can I ever be happy once more?
Please help me Lord, I really don't know what to do. Only your words can comfort me. Only your embrace can soothe my pain. I have given everything I could my Lord, and there is nothing more I can give. I kneel before you now, crushed and broken, empty and afraid to be alone. Hide me under your wings, hold me in your loving arms. Say unto me again how much you love me. Say unto me that you have called me yours and you will never ever let me go. Though men may fail, you remain faithful, steadfast and immovable as a rock. Though men may judge me for all the faults they see in me, you see my heart and reveal to me the beautiful soul you see in me. Help me to let go of my pain, teach me to forgive those who do not even ask my forgiveness. This burden is something I shouldn't carry in my heart. This trouble is not something I should trade away my peace for. I know that I have been done wrong, the things that have happened had been so unfair. Sometimes life's like that. Many things in this life really seem so unfair. But let me not continue being unfair to myself. Let me not punish myself anymore for the things others have done.
I offer unto you my wounded heart, my broken heart. I know it is you my Lord who will uphold me in the end. Let me not lose hope. Let me not cast away everything that's good and beautiful in this life. I know that there is so much more in store for me. I know how much love I can still give away because it is you who fills me with everything that I'll ever need. You are the one who loves me truly, eternally, unconditionally. You are the one who has always been there for me and always will be there for me. You are my one true love. You are my forever. You are my strength and my peace and my joy. Surely in your presence Lord, I do not need anything more.
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65 Responses to “A Broken Heart’s Prayer”
i feel like i wrote this prayer. my husband left me two days ago after five years of being married and fourteen years of being together. i thought we were happy, we argue sometimes but seldom fight, we share the same interest, we would always do things together. we never had any major problems. our families get along. i have always been proud of the kind of relationship i thought we had and friends would envy us for the relationship we shared. but over the past months i noticed small changes which i ignored at first. when confronted he just told me he wasnt happy anymore and he doesnt love me anymore. i felt my whole world crashed right before my eyes. when somebody you love will all your heart tells you that he doesnt love you anymore, how do you respond? he never even gave us a chance to fix whatever was wrong.i know of couples who’s had problems bigger than our but have managed to stay together. but he said his decision to leave is final. and he did. i’ve been crying for two days now. nights are worse because i feel more alone when i go home to our empty house. i cry myself to sleep. when i wake up and realize that he is not beside me, i start to cry again. i see pictures and things around the house that remind me of us, and i cry. why is love never equal? what did i do to deserve this? i want to fight for our marriage because marriage is a scared union and i believe that in marriage the love should always be bigger than any problem that comes along. but i dont know if he feels the same way. and i am afraid to be hurt even more if I try to find out. maybe i should just accept that he doesnt love me anymore. because how can you hurt somebody you love, right? i would never hurt him in the way that he is hurting me now. i wouldn’t wish for him to feel the pain that i am feeling. should i fight for us or accept my reality? please pray for me.I still care for him and i worry for him still. i’ve known him for 16 years and was with him for the last 14. i know he has a lot of things on his mind too. so please pray that he finds his happiness if the happiness that he seeks leads him back to me, i will be here for him. if not, i hope to find peace and happiness too. its been the longest two days of my life and every new day is worse than the day before.
hi joyce i typed in my email erroneously. please send your replies here. thank you in advanc. God bless.
Dear Gina,
I hope you were able to have a better day today. I have received your letter, and I understand how difficult it is to move on with a broken heart. I wish I merely possessed some magic pill to take away all your pain, but I guess all that I have is a heart that could listen to your cries. For what its worth, know that you are never alone. In your loneliest hours, know that God is with you. Before you even knew pain, He already suffered and died for you and He understands everything you’re going through.
For now, all we could do is to entrust everything to Him in prayer. I could never stop your tears from falling, but know that there is One who catches your every tear.
You have loved with all your heart and it wasn’t returned. Know that God has also loved with all His heart and yet it was also broken. He gave everything, and they took away even His life.
I do not have the answers, I just know the One who does, and we can all go to Him when we can’t understand anymore everything that’s happened to us.
Just for today, set your eyes upon Him, and away from those people who caused you pain. You can build your world again. You can start your life again. You will undergo much pain but it will only make you stronger and wiser, and more capable of love. Never give up. With God, you’d be much stronger and braver than you ever thought you could be. Be blessed!
Yours In Prayer,
JOYCE
thank you Joyce… i am facing each day differently, there are days when i want to fight and days when i just want to give up and accept. somehow sharing my thoughts here have done me some good. i dont have the courage to share what i am going through with my family and not even with my closest friends. how can i explain to them something that i myself am unable to understand? i know that just like me, they will be surprised. up until now, i am carrying this burden on my own. i pray and pray and pray that i will find the answers to my questions, Joyce. i never imagined my life to turn around like this. my world revolves around him and i cannot imagine myself being with anyone else. And these are the same thoughts that make it even more painful since he doesn’t feel the same way.
i know that i will be ok someday. but for now the pain is still too much for me to even think about my someday without my husband. please continue to pray for me. thank you for your words of advise, somehow i feel lifted by the promise that this will make me stronger, and that God will lead me to the right direction.
i hope someday i’ll be able to come back to you to let you know how i’ve weathered the storm, and that i am happy again.
God bless you Joyce.
I feel so much pain right now. My husband although were not married betrays me with the knowledge of his parents. He had another girl since I was pregnant with our son. I want to make revenge. It really hurts for me coz I still love him but he refused to love me back. I love my son so much. Please pray and help me.
@Joan Cortez – Yes I will pray for you, Joan. Be comforted in God’s unconditional love. There are things that hurt us so much that we want those who hurt us to also feel our pain. Maybe someday they will, we could never really know. But let us not let them dictate the state of our emotions. Let us free ourselves from their power that keep us from finding our own joy.
I have done everything for him, I gave him all the love that I can give. I trusted him with all my heart. I do not deserved all the pain that he gave me. He does not even care for our son. I have done all the sacrifices in our relationship but I was the one who feels the pain and he who brought the pain seems so happy with the other girls. I just keep on praying that one day we will forget him and soon. I hope he could realized the mistakes he did. I hate him so much.
Thank you so much for all your prayers. My ex left me four months ago and I read this one every night. Its been so hard he has moved on and its so painful. I can’t let go but I prayer daily for my prayers to be answered. Your such a positive person and am so grateful for these beautiful prayers.
@Christina – You’re welcome, Christina! Time will soon heal your wounds, you just have to be strong for now. Trust in God because He has a good plan for you
There are things that are painful for the moment but in time will reap for us blessings we never thought we could have.
Thank you for your post. It rings such a similar path that I have been faced with. But now, I am left broken hearted after 8 months and I am finding it harder to move on when I need to. Being left with financial burdens that I cannot even begin to explain. We have two children and were on our way to marriage and now I am a newly single mother. Just when I think things are looking up, something seems to get in the way! Even praying for myself and my children, just doesn’t seem enough. I am losing faith and hope and ask for your help in prayer.
@Tru – I pray for you now. Don’t lose heart, all is not yet lost. Sometimes, it’s when it’s darkest when things are just about to turn better. Cling more to God and He will give you the strength to carry on. God bless!
Please pray for me. My boyfriend of 7 years cheated on me and we have a 3 year old son together. I just can’t get over the hurt and pain we were playing to get married. He keeps on lying to methat he doesn’t talk to her but I caught the together. I doont know whatto do anymore. Please pray for me.
Yes, I will pray for you, Marie! Be strong, you need to be strong for your son and for yourself. I really believe that you know what to do, you just have to do it with the firm conviction that God is with you and that your happiness does not depend upon people that cannot be relied upon. There is nothing to look back to anymore except pain and frustration. If you let go, you’d be able to look forward to many beautiful things in your life, including people who will truly love you and help you. Be blessed!
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