In the last week, I have talked with three women who are on the brink of divorce or are in the process of divorce. My heart breaks for them. Many times in the last couple of years I have felt as though God was telling me, “You are going to be an encouragement to others that will walk this road.” I didn’t exactly know what God meant by it at the time, but I have seen those words from Him come to fruition in more ways than one.
Am I perfect?
Heck, no!
Am I qualified to give someone relationship advice? Absolutely not!
Most ladies that I have talked to had this one question…”How did you get through it?” My response has always simply been, “God.” When there was hope of falling back in love with my spouse, I made the decision to fall back in love with my Creator. I absorbed myself in the Word and in journals of prayer. I received this Bible a couple of years before my divorce and it was fairly still in good shape, but now, the cover is falling off and some pages are so worn/torn from the hours of study and meditation on God’s Word. These journals represent a multitude of prayers of frustrations, praises and pains. I’m not showing these to say, “I’m so holy and I read my Bible and pray.” I’m showing you because it is the evidence of a hard fought battle. It is my sword. It may be chipped, worn down and seen some hard wars, but it is still sharp. It still has the power to comfort me, because even though the papers have been signed, the days are not always easy. That’s when I go back to that sword and I start swinging Scripture the devil’s way.
It may not be divorce that you are facing…we each have different wars around us or within us. How do you handle them?
God.
Every answer you need you can find within the holy pages of the Bible. Did I want to do a lot of the things God asked of me after reading His Word?…not always, because surrendering your life to Him is tough. It requires you to walk away from things that are comfortable and react in ways that oppose the flesh. But in the end, I am so thankful for always trusting God through it all…He never failed me once and He renewed my faith in Him.
In your battles, just go to God. Dive in His Word. Soak up everything you can. You are going to need to hide those words within your heart when your soul is parched. Don’t rely on your own strength, because sister you are weak. You got this…but not on your own. You must have God, too.
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12
“The unfolding of your words gives light;
it gives understanding to the simple.”
Psalm 119:130