u/Temporary-Pear-3507

I will try to keep this short. I am about 2 years Into my walk with Christ. My faith has caused my husband to abandon and divorce me and our family on account that he feels that living a Christ-led life is boring and sterile (we met when we were both in a party phase). Keep this in mind for context...

A few weekends ago, I joined some friends camping and met a girl that said God told her to attend the camp and that she needed to share His word with me. The word was that "God is calling me higher and that I need to let go of people who have hurt me and held me back from reaching my full potential in Christ Jesus and that its time to step into a new chapter." Obviously that could very well fit into my circumstances with my divorce, right?

Anyways. At the end of the camp, she asked me if she could pray with me. I said yes. She grabbed my hands and held them in hers and immediately went into a trance like state and started crying and almost hyperventilating and saying "mama! Mama! Mary, mamma! God wants you to let go! I say God is saying to let go, yes! Mama, Mama mama mama! Oh Mary mamma!" And then starting saying some phrases I couldn't decipher (Im guessing tongues? I'm not familiar and have never seen or experienced this). The prayer went on like this for about 15 minutes. After I just felt confused and a little drained. She asked me what she had said, so I told her. She looked pensive and I just thanked her for praying over me.

She told me the name of her church which is a controversial Pentecostal church where I live (I dont want to get into too much detail on that but the main pastors name is Mary and I am wondering if that is why she kept saying "Mary" during the prayer)

Fast forward to yesterday... She text me (I gave her my number at the camp) and told me that God had a word for me and that I should call her. I felt uneasy about it due to my experience with her prior, but I called her anyways. She told me that I have a soul tie and that I need to fast for 3 days (food, water and electronics) in order for God to break it and that I am being called "higher" and that I am taking the spot of someone who didnt follow Gods calling for them. She then asked me to follow up with her after my Fast. Its funny, because I have been feeling called to do a fast. I just havent done it yet.

This has all been so bizarre to me as I have never experienced tongues or personal prophecy in my life. I guess I just need to know if this is biblical? Do these things really happen? Should I listen to this girl as a vehicle for what God wants me to do? Why would God not just tell me the things He wants me to do Himself? Is it common for Him to use people like this? I appreciate any insight

Hello there! Im Karli and 37 years old and recently divorced. I married a man that touted being a believer, really put on a show, went to church, prayed with me read scripture etc prior to getting married and a month into our marraige, started to pull away in all faith areas. This obviously was hard to understand but I kept faithful and just hoped things would change. They didnt and after a year, my husband picked a fight with me, moved out, told me I was "too Christian" for him and he wanted a divorce. The quick abandonment of our marriage left me numb. Now that I have been in therapy for half a year, and I have accepted that the Lord does not save every marriage, I am slowly starting to feel joy where the numbness was. Im just curious how other people in similar situations have found joy and have approached dating after divorce. Im aware how stigmatized divorce is in the Christian community, and im not interested in debating whether people can or cannot date/or remarry after divorce. Im interested in hearing testimonies of personal restoration after divorce left you hurt, blindsided and feeling rejected. Im open to messages as well as long as they are respectful and on topic ❤️