I am in the same boat. I only recently came back to the Church so I can’t expect my husband to come back right away. I’m praying and trying to be patient. It’s hard.
Can a pious woman lead a man to Christ?
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Just my personal experience but a man's biggest obstacle towards returning to Christ is Pride, hence why Pride is the greatest of sins because all other sins come from Pride. A woman trying to convert a man should keep that in mind. A man can either try to serve his own desires (which is actually Satan deceiving him), or he can bow the knee to Christ and live in eternal peace (but to do so, must overcome his own Pride).
Maybe also of use to some women seeking advice on this would be Father Seraphim Rose's book/ speech "God's Revelation to the Human Heart", a quick yet powerful read which touches amongst other things on how spiritual conversion works. There are also many YouTube/ Spotify video's commenting on this book.
"When conversion takes place, the process of revelation occurs in a very simple way—a person is in need, he suffers, and then somehow the other world opens up. The more you are in suffering and difficulties and are ‘desperate’ for God, the more He is going to come to your aid, reveal Who He is and show you the way out.…”
“Why is the truth, it would seem, revealed to some and not to others? Is there a special organ for receiving revelation from God? Yes, though usually we close it and do not let it open up: God’s revelation is given to something called a loving heart.”
The purpose of religion (re+legio=to reconnect), says Seraphim, is to "open up contact" with a "reality deeper than the eveyday reality that so quickly changes, rots away, leaves nothing behind, and offers no lasting happiness."
Maybe also of use to some women seeking advice on this would be Father Seraphim Rose's book/ speech "God's Revelation to the Human Heart", a quick yet powerful read which touches amongst other things on how spiritual conversion works. There are also many YouTube/ Spotify video's commenting on this book.
"When conversion takes place, the process of revelation occurs in a very simple way—a person is in need, he suffers, and then somehow the other world opens up. The more you are in suffering and difficulties and are ‘desperate’ for God, the more He is going to come to your aid, reveal Who He is and show you the way out.…”
“Why is the truth, it would seem, revealed to some and not to others? Is there a special organ for receiving revelation from God? Yes, though usually we close it and do not let it open up: God’s revelation is given to something called a loving heart.”
The purpose of religion (re+legio=to reconnect), says Seraphim, is to "open up contact" with a "reality deeper than the eveyday reality that so quickly changes, rots away, leaves nothing behind, and offers no lasting happiness."
Thank you @berserker2001 - Will read the suggested book too. God bless you brother.