Dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ Who loved us, gave Himself for us, and washed us from our sins in His own Blood; and to the Church, which is His body.

MATTHEW 5:31-32
God's commandments are not intended to make us miserable--they're meant for our own happiness. Satan's lie in the Garden of Eden caused Eve to question God's motives behind His command (Genesis 3:5).
Malachi 2:15 says God hates divorce. God doesn't hate the people who divorce. He hates the act of divorce because of the damage it does to people. God loves people.
People see divorce as an easy way out of marital problems. But this is based on the misconception that the mate is the problem--which is rarely the case.
People who blame their mate for their problems give in easily to divorce, thinking that a new partner will solve the situation. But second marriages have over twice the failure rate of first marriages. That's because we take ourselves and all our unresolved problems into the next marriage.
We can't control other people--not even our mate. But through obeying the Lord, we can control ourself and have fulness of joy.
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