When Divorce Is the Best Thing

When Divorce Is the Best Thing #

But divorce doesn’t apply only to marriage. In many areas of life, divorce can be the best thing that ever happens to us — the best choice we can make.

We can be divorced from bad habits that destroy our peace — smoking, drinking, gambling, or adultery.

We can be divorced from excess, from everything that begins with “over”: overindulgence, overdrinking, overeating, overworking, overreacting, overexpecting, and being overcritical.

Anything “over” what is necessary usually takes us away from balance — and away from God. To live wisely is to live in moderation.

Even more importantly, we may need to divorce ourselves from emotional habits that hurt us — like the feeling of being offended. #

I’ve realized that when I feel offended, it’s often because my own sense of what’s right is being challenged. Even godly people sometimes do ungodly things, and when that happens, I react. Perhaps this is something I need to be divorced from — the urge to react in offense.

We must remember: everything in this world is temporary. Nothing lasts forever, except God Himself.

God’s Time Is Forever #

This earth is God’s workplace. Here He witnesses how His creation reflects His wonder.

In His kingdom, time doesn’t rush — because God is forever.

If we had eternity, we wouldn’t hurry either. There would be no anxiety, only peace.

So let us trust God’s timing and not our own. His will unfolds perfectly, in His time.

“Do not be concerned about time, for if you come to Christ, you will have eternity.”

The Answer to Every Divorce #

What is the remedy to separation — from a spouse, from peace, or from God?

The answer is simple: Jesus.

He shows us how to forgive and to forget. But just knowing this isn’t enough — we must apply it. Forgiveness is like medicine: a pill that heals the soul. But even if the medicine is within reach, it will not work unless we take it.

So let’s swallow the Jesus pill — the one filled with mercy, understanding, and love. If we do not forgive, or if we keep revisiting old mistakes, the pain will never fade. But through Jesus, we learn that to forgive and forget is the only true cure.

Forgive and Forget — Both! #

Jesus taught not only to forgive but also to forget. One without the other is incomplete.

• If we forgive but keep remembering, we haven’t truly healed.
• If we forget but haven’t forgiven, we haven’t truly loved.
• To follow Jesus fully, we must do both.

Think of the person with Alzheimer’s — though they forget much, they also live peacefully in the present moment. Perhaps we could all use a kind of spiritual Alzheimer’s — forgetting the hurts of the past and remembering only the goodness of God. Because when we live in the now, filled with gratitude, we are closest to heaven.