Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
-Matthew 5:4, KJV
Today, I was struck by the progress I have made in my healing journey. This came to mind as I was listening to someone teach on leaving an abuser.
Fresh off my divorce, this teaching would have been too painful for me. You see, I was deeply wounded by untrue accusations of being an abuser coming from my ex/ex’s family.
You see, my cheater and her family were struggling to justify her sin of divorcing me. In that struggle, the truth was a casualty.
The lies about me were part of the most painful part of my first marriage’s end. They caused great suffering in me.
Can you relate? I bet many of you can.
Cheaters and their supporters lie and attack faithful spouses’ reputations on a regular and vicious basis.
Well, I write today as an encouragement.
I have found I can now listen about abusive marriages and leaving those marriages without immediately shutting down emotionally. God has brought much healing to my heart.
The truth is a powerful balm. My encouragement to you who are struggling with your cheater’s lies is to bask in the truth. Meditate on it.
You can choose to believe the truth and call a lie–especially a lie about who you are–a lie.
You knocked this one out of the park ! Thank you 👍
Are you fully healed? I ask because I have gotten the message that no one should ever remarry until.fully healed and living a super Christian type of life.
I remarried about a year and a half after I was divorced. It was a very good decision for me. I am healthier emotionally today than then. That said, I do not regret marrying so soon. We all carry wounds. Yes, we need some level of healing before moving onto another relationship. However, that is a very personal decision for us to make. The heart is unique, and each person’s healing journey will be so.