Marriage? Part 1 Divorce

Before I begin this series, I want to reiterate that these writings are all my ' deep thoughts,' I wanted to share that I either am commenting from what I read in my Bible readings for the day or other devotional readings.  With that being said let's dive in.....

It is kind of funny because today I really had no idea of what to write about so I was about to write an emergency article from my prior readings.  But, then I am not sure what I pressed on my IPAD, but the words in big print DIVORCE popped up.  So, I told Joe, ok that was weird.  And, He said maybe that is what God wants you to write about. Oh...........

I will give my thoughts on the subject of divorce and you may or may not agree with me, but again please keep in mind these are my thoughts, my deep thoughts. :)

Now, to begin I asked my husband, Joe, to give me his thoughts of when he thinks divorce should be permitted.  He said, " I believe divorce should be allowed if there has been infidelity or physical abuse."  I do agree with that, but I also believe it is the choice of the other person to have forgiveness for the person who did wrong, and is the person who did wrong even sorry or is willing to change? 

I thank God that I have a loving husband and I do not need to worry about such circumstances.  Of course, our marriage definitely does not call for perfection. We, like any marriage, have our own sets of problems we deal with. And, turning to God in the worst types of situations is our  #1 aim. Although, I have to admit that we do not always hit our target. 

I do know of people or have read about people who have struggled, or are struggling with their marriage either due to infidelity, abuse, or even just lack of showing the husband's definition of respect to the husband or the wife's definition of love to the wife. Yes, husband's and wives, you may not be aware of their true meanings.  But, believe me once you know, the marriage gets better and better. I really recommend the books Love and Respect or The 5 Love Languages. These books can really help your marriage in showing what the husbands' needs are and the wives.

 I really want to share my thoughts about divorce when infidelity and abuse are not the factor, but lack of love or respect is.  Now, believe it or not, there are people out there who automatically will turn to divorce to solve that problem of lack of love and respect.  Let me tell you my thoughts on that and they are wives and husbands have to endure it.  Turn to God for help and He will guide you and show you what you must do. 

I truly believe God created me for my husband and God created my husband for me. We, like every married couple get into heated arguments but divorce should never be in our thoughts. If it is rebuke the evil one from your thoughts and think that our God is perfect, does not make mistakes and He put us together for a reason. 

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” (‭Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭9‬ NIV)

Tbc..... (To Be Continued)