Monday, December 10, 2007
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MOVING ON“When you go through … Great Trouble, I will be with you” Isaiah 43:2
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?
- 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). God forgives and forgets; you must do the same.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to confess and move on in those areas of my life I am “stuck” in. Help me to realize that you forgive and call me to a bright future. In Jesus’ name, Amen
Heavenly Father, help me to confess and move on in those areas of my life I am “stuck” in. Help me to realize that you forgive and call me to a bright future. In Jesus’ name, Amen
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