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via IFTTT Divorce. Death. Life long suffering. Evil. Strong words, yes. Deep suffering. Perhaps an even deeper truth here than we like to admit. Let us dig... Under the law of Moses, man divorced wife. It was not the other way around. The man could choose to send away his wife. God created a patriarchal society. Men were responsible for the family. Men were responsible for the church. Men were responsible for the future of the nation. All the way back to the curse in the garden, where God told eve "because you were mislead first", men become responsible for you. I do not say men are in "control", because any man that uses that word, control, does not understand the magnitude of responsibility over the allure of control. This is not about who can choose, but who is responsible. With marriage, regardless of who did what, who said what, who wants what, the man is responsible. Look what Jesus says here to men. "Because of hardness of heart, Moses allowed you (men) to divorce." The hardness of who's heart? Men! Sir, truth is, you are fully responsible for your family's future. God doesn't want to hear about "her faults". He wants to hear about how did you deal with it? Was your heart hard? God put you in control so that you, sir, could die for your wife as Christ died for the church, as He died for you. Will you not show the same sacrifice for your wife that Jesus showed to you? What does scripture say of a man who won't show others the same mercy they received? This is hard teaching from Jesus. The man is responsible for divorce. The hardness of man's heart causes divorce. The hardness of man's heart causes kids to grow up without a father and mother, without a proper example of God and church, without the family that God commissioned. It's truly all your fault sir. You. because you are to lay down your life for your wife and cause her to prosper. No matter what. Personally, I say this as a divorced man. I made the selfish choice once of filing for divorce. I am guilty of serving myself over what God gave me. I know the depth of this. I accept that it was all my fault. This is not pointing fingers, this is pleading with you. Accept your responsibility before you fail! Where are the men with sore knees? Where are the men who spend all night, night after night in prayer, pleading with God to save their family? Searching with weeping eyes for one more thing to do ? Where are the men who give up EVERYTHING, every selfish wish, ambition, desire, hobby, pleasure to help their family? Where are the men spending every spare moment searching scripture for wisdom to lead their family? Where are the real men? Have you even tried? No, not unless you gave everything as Jesus did for you. Not if you have any "you" left. Man up, give it all. Divorce. Man's fault. Hard hearted men, selfish men, childish men, lazy men, they cause divorce. And GOD HATES DIVORCE. Seek God, sir. If you don't, a day is coming when He will ask you why you didn't. He is ready to save the family He gave you. All that stops life, is you. He is capable, but are you willing?
