Recovering from Divorce (1)

Recovering from Divorce (1)

‘Remember … not the former things, neither consider the things of old.’
Isaiah 43:18


Divorce is one of the most painful things the human heart can experience. If it’s happened to you, you know that’s true. If it hasn’t, be grateful and show compassion towards those who’ve been devastated by it. Have you been crushed by someone you trusted? Does loneliness overwhelm you in the midnight hours? Do you feel as though your hands are completely tied? Does it upset you because your friends don’t seem to understand? Don’t despair - your present circumstances will change. You will recover; you will rebuild; you will not stay down. It will take time, and you’ll have to invest some effort. You will experience pages of sadness in your diary of success, but by God’s grace you will learn to live again and love again. As you draw close to God and search His Word, He will reveal to you the secret of inner peace, and how to take back your life. If you are the innocent party, read this Scripture and hide it in your heart: ‘He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds’ (Psalm 147:3 NIV 2011 Edition). If you are the guilty party, remember you haven’t committed the unpardonable sin. So your failures are forgivable and forgettable. God’s promise to you is: ‘I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more’ (Isaiah 43:25 NIV 2011 Edition). Whether you are the innocent or the guilty party, the word for you today is: ‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past … I am doing a new thing! … I am making a way’ (vv. 18-19 NIV 2011 Edition).

Esther 6-8, Rom 11:19-36 (Bible in one year)


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It takes the determination and desire to go on,to survive, for anyone to survive divorce. Otherwise it is an experience that can break someone for life.

Yea.I know what my mom went through to have her head and ours above water.Divorce is a real dangerous thing. When people don't tango for right reasons, they end up in divorce.Any marriage that is not founded on true love and fear of God is bound for divorce and heartbreak

That's very well said brothers. Divorce is a life threatening disaster