Word for Today for relationships that have failed
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
WORD FOR TODAY by Bob Gass
09 Sep 2002
Moving on
" WHEN YOU GO THROUGH...GREAT TROUBLE, I WILL BE WITH
YOU " ISAIAH 43 : 2 (TLB)
Divorce is like an amputation - you survive, but there's less of you.
And it's worse if you didn't want the divorce, or feel abandoned by a
church that doesn't want to appear to condone it, and does nothing to
help you. So how can you move on?
(1) Confess your mistakes and accept God's forgiveness. God hates
divorce because of the pain it causes us. But He loves you! Listen: "I,
am He who blots out your transgressions, for My own sake, and
remembers your sins no more" (Isaiah 43:25 NIV). God forgives and
forgets; you must do the same.
(2) Forgive those who've hurt you. Forgiveness is the one power you
always have over anybody who hurts you. So forgive and keep on
forgiving - until the past controls you no more. Make it a fixed attitude.
(3)Take your time. Don't make any life changes now. You're on an
emotional roller coaster, vacillating between wanting them back and
wanting them to suffer. You're vulnerable, easily drawn to anybody
who pays you attention. Take time to heal. Only healthy people make
healthy choices.
(4) Start giving back. Listen: "He comforts us... so when others have
trouble, we can comfort them..." (2 Corinthians 1:4 NCV). Once you
discover that God hasn't turned His face from you (See 2 Chronicles
30:9), you'll start to become whole again. Then out of what you've
received you'll have something to give to others. When you can do
that, your future is bright and your possibilities are unlimited.
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