My wife and I made the agreement to turn off all news, social media, and any outside consumption of COVID info for 2 weeks and possibly indefinitely. In some way, it is sad that because of this, I won't be lurking GAW--I'm not much of a poster but felt included via the lurking and upvoting over the past 9 months. I'm confident that this is the right decision.
I would appreciate your prayers for me and my marriage. My wife literally thinks I am insane, deluded to follow after Satan and the thought of divorce is crossing her mind. She has admitted to thinking of me in contempt and that our marriage is dead. I believe God lifted the veil over my eyes briefly and I saw a glimpse of His work and plan. I am convinced with every bone in my body that COVID and these mandates have the spirit of antichrist/satan behind them. My wife is pro-mandates, pro-vax, trusts gov't, pro-mask our 5 year old. I guess you can see we're at opposite ends.
Please pray for me and my marriage. Pray for me to truly have discernment and wisdom from God. I truly want to know if COVID and these mandates DO NOT have the spirit of antichrist/satan behind them. I want to know where I am wrong in any of my beliefs that are causing contention. Please also pray that if there are any evil spiritual forces acting upon me, my wife, my son and my marriage--that they be totally subdued in Jesus' name. I really want God to show me a sign that what I have awakened to is true and I really want my wife to be with me.
We're doing all we can.. counselling, pastors, marriage course, agreements in communication. I want this movie to end, but I also know.. letting it play out will be even GREATER!
I'll probably read comments to this post one last time tonight and afterwards lurk https://communities.win/c/Christianity/
Bye frens for now. See you later or in glory! Hope it's not long. From Canada.
Unfortunately, in the name of "gender equality," women have been taught to believe men can never be right and they can never be wrong. It permeates society, right down to commercials that show men as incompetent half-wits who can't function without a woman there to dictate their every move. Many have taken it to heart, rather than seeing it for the bunk that it is. Quickie divorces haven't helped matters, either. It's all too easy to make a "forever" vow then ditch it when it becomes the slightest amount of work.
I'm lucky that my husband and I view current events the same way and that he is as redpilled as I am, even if I am, as he often accuses, a total doomer fag while he has a more positive outlook about things. My instinctual response to the OP's post is: screw her, she's harming you and your kid and you deserve better. But that response is no better than the response to cut bait and run when things get difficult.
There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this problem. I don't think it's so much that people change and become unable to relate, it's in their fundamental desires and views. I've always been pro-freedom and despise socialism with every fiber of my being. I also tend to distrust authority and think it should constantly be questioned and challenged to keep it honest. That hasn't changed in the nearly 21 years my husband and I have been married. He has always felt the same, albeit less vehemently, so it makes sense that our responses to this tyrannical overreach of government would mesh.
I'll stop nattering on now, but I think the key to these problems is that both parties are willing to work on their disagreement. That doesn't mean the OP (or anyone else in that situation) should ditch his beliefs and meekly follow what his wife wants. It does mean he can compromise on certain things, but she needs to compromise, too, and be willing to try to see his POV. One person can't keep a relationship going--it takes everyone involved, and if she's not willing to budge an inch, it doesn't bode well. I feel bad for you, but I feel even worse for your kid--masking a five-year-old is flat out insane, IMO.
Maybe if you showed her studies that show how detrimental it is to your kid's health to do that? And studies prior to this plandemic that show how crucial it is for developing children to be able to learn from facial cues, as well as words, to become healthy adults. I don't know. Good luck with it, though! I wish you the best.
Your husband is a lucky man.