Caymen & James
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
"I am Caymen and my husband is James. When James and I married, I believed God would be with us and I never imagined the battle we would be up against. He cheated while we were in the dating phase and I decided to give him a second chance. Fast forward, we ended up moving in together before marriage. I kept hearing Holy Spirit about putting our relationship in right standing. We got married in January 2021. I heard God say that my marriage would be under attack. Still being a carnal Christian, I thought I was equipped for a regular spiritual battle against the devil and his kingdom. I wasn't nearly prepared. The first year of our marriage, I was a victim of domestic violence, physical abuse and infidelity. During those bouts of physical abuse and domestic violence, Holy Spirit told me, "By prayer and fasting, this demon comes out." The next time I heard it was from the mouth of a complete stranger. I knew God was talking to me through that person. I would fast but end it quickly when James returned home through our brief periods of separation. During one of those periods, God revealed to me that we had been contending with a specific spiritual attack that had been trying to attack me since I was nine years old. I prayed and fasted and was delivered and we celebrated our first year anniversary. The second year was a breeze as there was no fighting and very little arguing. Then, we hit our third year and satan decided to bring out the big guns. The physical abuse had returned and this time, I was keeping it to myself. Bitterness took root by not allowing the release of what was going on inside me. In April, I retaliated against my husband for some of his actions towards me. It landed me in jail for a day. I was not allowed to have contact with my spouse or return home. During this time, my husband allowed people to take $75,000 worth of my personal and business belongings. I was faced with several tests to commit adultery. My husband committed adultery with two women. We share only one child out of the four we have. He kept our shared son away from me for a month and had my o-year-old taken from me. We ended up becoming homeless and stayed in a shelter. I focused on God, fasted and started getting into groups that encouraged me to stand for my marriage. For two months, we had no contact, but God revealed our reconciliation through dreams and whispered "suddenly" to me. Our son and my daughter celebrate a birthday on the same day. I knew I wouldn't talk to my daughter but at least I thought I could talk to my son— but no. I almost gave up and broke my fast from disappointment. God told me not to break my fast until something broke off. On June 22, my husband finally called me and we talked all night. I did as God asked and didn't say anything crazy. God has been so good to us. There is no more domestic violence or physical abuse. Our disagreements are healthier, we started attending in-person church again. When we face setbacks and have to process everything that has transpired, we have committed to keeping God first and staying the course to continue to break the generational curse of divorce. Yes, we went through some intense hurt and drama but God was always there and He is so good. If you are facing some of the same difficulties that we faced, be encouraged; God can still heal all that is broken." * If domestic violence is present in your relationships, please seek help. You can still stand for restoration from a safe distance as God brings the healing needed to your spouse. National U.S. Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Domestic Violence Live Chat: https://www.thehotline.org
