Divorce Recovery: Tears and Laughter
Divorce Recovery is a place of tears and laughter.
Last week, he could hardly say his name without crying. The tears welled up in his eyes every time he tried to talk. He asked if it was “normal” that he tried to pray, but God seemed not to hear; that he felt so empty inside. I told him it was normal and to keep praying, because God is very near to the brokenhearted. This week, he said, “I think I am starting to get a little better. I laughed a couple of times tonight!”
There is laughter and there are tears. They laughed at themselves and some of the dumb things a person does during stressful times. And they cried again when I reminded them tonight how very much God loves them. I told them how my pastor prayed for me the day I went to court–that God “would wrap his loving arms around me and hold me close.” And we told them we would be praying that God would also hold them close as they go through this difficult time.
Tears and laughter from Room 330 during Divorce Recovery class reverberate down the “halls of hope” in the discipleship center at Forest Park. And as they leave, God holds them very close. And now they know that He will be right there with them this week when they laugh and when they cry.
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By Fred on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 7:24 am
I feel for those who who are suffering the stresses of separation and divorce. We went through some tough times and came very close to divorce before God reconciled our marriage. I never wanted to be divorced. I never fell out of love with the wife of my youth. I went to the naves and looked up every scripture in the bible related to “marriage” and “divorce”. I looked up “husband”, “wife”, “father”, “mother”, “love”, “adultry”, “reconciliation”, “separation” and every related scripture I could find. I put our marriage on every prayer list I could find. I called CSN’s “To Every Man An Answer”. I did everything in my power and brought these scriptures and my prayers to the alter. God revealed so much truth to me. My sister told me that God will answer my prayers with either “yes”, “no” or “wait”. I had to wait longer than I wanted to. Eventually, after almost a year God brought us back together. We’ve been together faithfully in church for several years since. Once we learned what God expected of us, and then did it, God was faithful in reconciling our marriage and saving us from the many negative consequences of divorce. Please don’t give up. Never stop praying. God hates divorce and he loves us so much. I pray that God will help you and comfort your hearts. What God has put together, no man can put asunder. Godspeed now and forever, amen.