Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your
Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same
kind of suffering you are.
When
you’re in a relationship with a partner that tears you down with every breath
you take, you don’t think anyone can understand what you’re going through. You
feel so isolated, but don’t kid yourself into thinking you’re alone in feeling
this way – You’re not!
Weeks
turn into months, and before you realize it, years go by. Suddenly you wake up
and realize there’s another solution to the problem you’ve been dealing with
for so long. Do we have to spend years in a miserable situation, thinking there
is no other way? The answer is ‘no’. Through our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ, there is always a solution, and it doesn’t have to take years of being
miserable to find it. The answer to our problems will always be found in him.
But our issue is that we don’t always seek him as we should.
In
Hosea 4:6, God tells us that His people are destroyed because they lack
knowledge; they actually rejected knowledge about Him. People today are much
the same way. We love God, but we don’t pick up His Word nearly as often as we
should. Some people say they don’t read the bible because they don’t understand
what they read. That might have worked twenty years ago as an excuse, but it
doesn’t hold water today. There are too many easily understood versions of the
bible out there, so no one can justifiably complain that they can’t understand
God’s Word. We use our cell phones so much that they have become an extension
of our hands. Through them, we can access the internet and on-line biblical
resources in the blink of an eye.
If
we get right down to it, many of us don’t believe God will solve our problems,
and truth be told, sometimes we don’t want Him too. We want to figure things
out on our own, because we don’t want to be forced to make a change. As chaotic
as our lives are, there’s something about them that makes us comfortable.
I
listened to a woman the other day share her personal story of finally having
the courage to get out of a scary situation. She’s 45 years old with a
thirteen-year old son that she shares with her ex-boyfriend. They talked about
getting married early on, but never took that walk down the aisle. She shared
that shortly after having their son, her boyfriend’s fits of anger and rage
became her new normal. It took her many years to finally decide that she and
her son deserved a better life, and for her to take the steps to make it
happen. It wasn’t a good situation, but she stayed in it for thirteen years.
She’s
not alone. There are many women who have spent most of their adult lives being
abused in some way. But there are also thousands upon thousands of women that
have been in abusive marriages and relationships, and they have made the steps
towards the healing and wholeness that Christ offers. The first step is to know
that God loves you and wants you in a good situation. The second is to know
that it is possible through Christ to leave the person that constantly tears
you down.
Domestic
violence and abuse is about someone in a relationship taking the power of the
other partner. To get your power back, you may need to build up your courage.
The greatest way to build courage and strength is through learning about Jesus
Christ. He tells us in Matthew 11:28-30(NIV), “28 “Come to me, all you who
are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” The Word of God
is a spiritual book for spiritual people. It is rich with God’s wisdom and it
is life to our souls. The more we read and study it, the more our eyes and
hearts will be opened. We will be encouraged and strengthened as we learn to
walk in the power of God and allow it to transform us and changes our lives.
There’s
always another solution. You don’t have to be in a bad situation year after
year, but you will have to be courageous. You must trust God and have faith
that He will lead and guide you every step of the way. Stay in His Word. It
will build your faith as God shows you a way out.■
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marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©
1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois
60189. All rights reserved.
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praise and honor to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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