God is a sure bet!

5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
    is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God sets the lonely in families,
    he leads out the prisoners with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

-Psalm 68:5-6, NIV

Our God is someone who cares for the isolated and imprisoned.

What I love about the Psalms is how they remind us of God’s character. They drive home the point that God is good.

And they are wonderful places giving us permission to struggle. God can handle our emotions–of any strength or direction.

And God cares…

When struggling through the trauma of divorce and infidelity discovery, we need these reminders. I know I did.

We need the Psalmist whispering in our ears that we are not alone. God sees, understands, and is weeping alongside us.

And we serve a god who sets us free!

Whatever those bonds might be, God is able to break them. And once free, we are not left on our own with no family. God is our forever family.

So, wherever you find yourself today, know that God sees, God cares, and God can deliver!

3 thoughts on “God is a sure bet!”

  1. I wanted to comment on the post “Even evil plans” ( http://www.divorceminister.com/even-evil-plans/ ) but the comments were closed, so thought I would just leave remarks here as it might help someone else struggling with the same thoughts I have had about my situation. I have struggled to understand how to trust God thru this since I cannot accept that my wife’s horrible choice to indulge in unrepentant serial infidelity is God’s will. It would seem Joseph’s situation with his brothers is analogous. Joseph doesn’t accept that his brothers choices to commit evil were because God “made” his brothers do those wicked things. But rather he see’s God take his brothers evil intentions and turn them around for good in Joseph’s life. God used the brothers’ evil as a vehicle to get Joseph to Egypt which ultimately led to the blessing of not only Joseph, but many, many others as well. If the brothers had not chosen to commit that evil, then perhaps God would have still gotten Joseph to Egypt and into Pharoh’s court, but via less harsh means. This is a very helpful concept in trusting God in the midst of a spouse’s infidelity. Thanks for sharing that (as well as all your other posts).

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