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Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage
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Good and Faithful Servant
Thank you for your testimony, ###. I am glad that you had enough guts and brains to move out from your abusive marriage, your first marriage. And many here will understand that it is very hard to raise children on your own single-handedly, therefore, God understands and His goodness and mercy never fails if one wants to remarry for the sake of raising children and battling with loneliness.
However, on our part, we need to understand God's reason why God does not agree on divorce and remarriage. Of course, He has blessed people like you who did get remarried, but that does not mean that is His perfect will; otherwise, He would have made it very clear in the Bible on the divorce and remarriage issue.
Here is a biblical example though the situation is slightly different, however, there is a spiritual and principle application to this.
Look at Ismael, he was not God's perfect plan to be the firstborn BUT rather His PERMISSIVE WILL, and because he is Abraham's son, (like we, are His sons/daughters too), therefore, God HAD to bless Ismael despite Abraham's blunder—Genesis 17:20-21 (or in this context, marrying the wrong one in the first place or divorce or remarriage or other kinds of mistakes we have made).
However, the mistake that Abraham had made, had its heartaches too—Genesis chapter 16 and chapter 21:9-19. Also even now, look at the Arab world and her acts of terrorism.
Likewise, you wonder why kids who have step-parents have serious issues, because of the heartaches the little ones have to bear. Again, God does heal hearts, but all these heartaches and mess could have been avoided in the first place if one follows and obeys His commandments.
But as you said, "it's something that goes on for generations and will continue as long as people are in this world." Sadly, we are just using the world standard rather than His word, His standard to live our 'Christian' life. We therefore are no different than the world actually and yet, we say we are followers of Christ and who love Him very much—John 14:15.
All the more, you young ones out there who have never been married before, PLEASE seek the Lord whom you marry, and the only way you can hear His direction is when you die to your desires and dreams and follow Him wholeheartedly no matter what. And according to His timing, not yours, He will surely bring the right one to you. I can guarantee you that will save you a lot of heartaches and even divorce.
I have seen with my two eyes people who are married are still standing strong, all because they seek the Lord and totally lived a life of surrender and purity to Him alone. It is hard but not impossible. And the reward for a good lasting marriage will you reap, will outweigh more than the price you now pay, which is obedience and purity, so stick to God's standard which is the best
However, on our part, we need to understand God's reason why God does not agree on divorce and remarriage. Of course, He has blessed people like you who did get remarried, but that does not mean that is His perfect will; otherwise, He would have made it very clear in the Bible on the divorce and remarriage issue.
Here is a biblical example though the situation is slightly different, however, there is a spiritual and principle application to this.
Look at Ismael, he was not God's perfect plan to be the firstborn BUT rather His PERMISSIVE WILL, and because he is Abraham's son, (like we, are His sons/daughters too), therefore, God HAD to bless Ismael despite Abraham's blunder—Genesis 17:20-21 (or in this context, marrying the wrong one in the first place or divorce or remarriage or other kinds of mistakes we have made).
However, the mistake that Abraham had made, had its heartaches too—Genesis chapter 16 and chapter 21:9-19. Also even now, look at the Arab world and her acts of terrorism.
Likewise, you wonder why kids who have step-parents have serious issues, because of the heartaches the little ones have to bear. Again, God does heal hearts, but all these heartaches and mess could have been avoided in the first place if one follows and obeys His commandments.
But as you said, "it's something that goes on for generations and will continue as long as people are in this world." Sadly, we are just using the world standard rather than His word, His standard to live our 'Christian' life. We therefore are no different than the world actually and yet, we say we are followers of Christ and who love Him very much—John 14:15.
All the more, you young ones out there who have never been married before, PLEASE seek the Lord whom you marry, and the only way you can hear His direction is when you die to your desires and dreams and follow Him wholeheartedly no matter what. And according to His timing, not yours, He will surely bring the right one to you. I can guarantee you that will save you a lot of heartaches and even divorce.
I have seen with my two eyes people who are married are still standing strong, all because they seek the Lord and totally lived a life of surrender and purity to Him alone. It is hard but not impossible. And the reward for a good lasting marriage will you reap, will outweigh more than the price you now pay, which is obedience and purity, so stick to God's standard which is the best
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