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Remarriage Feb 20 2010
"But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." - Matthew 6:15
Here is a horrific statistic: Seventy percent of second marriages fail. Why is this? Often it is because the new marriage began while unresolved issues still lingered from the divorce. It's important to take the time to resolve these issues and not carry this baggage into a new relationship.
How can you resolve these issues? First, seek forgiveness from the Lord, as well as from your ex - even if you were the one who was sinned against. Realize that we all fall short in every relationship and we need forgiveness for the many mistakes that we did commit. Seek forgiveness from your children, as well; recognizing the often devastating effect this has had on their lives and their future. And then the toughest and most important step - give forgiveness to your ex, cleansing your heart of the resentments, pain, and ill feelings that may still remain.
Before entering into a new marriage, be sure that you have healed from the loss of your previous marriage. If this has not occurred, then you are certainly not ready for remarriage. If you are feeling doubts, God may be telling you to slow down or even leading you to break off the new relationship. But most of all, seek God's will and be willing to follow His leading.
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Yes, report it NevermindIndeed the statistics are correct - 70 percent 2nd marriages do fail because they havent got over the first marriage. Unfortunately it's too easy to get divorced today. Couples are'nt prepared to work on the first marriage when things go wrong you will find they normally get into a relationship to forget the ex wife/husband or to spite one another.We witnessed this first hand with our son and ex daughter in-law.And we still having issues with them inspite of them both being married again. At the end of the day the children suffer big time nd not one of the parents consider that.
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Yes, report it NevermindWhat has happened to the marriage vows and the covenant we made before God. Could it be that so many second marriages fail is because in God's economy we are still married to our first love. God created marriage, man and his hard heart created vow breaking and covenant breaking divorce.
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Yes, report it NevermindI can say with confidence in my heart that when my wife and I first married we where on the right track. Many things happened, and the details are not so important but I know that I still respect and love her even though she has chosen to divorce me. Thankfully there are no children involved. Honestly I still care for her and desire to make things work but with the overtures she has made in the last 6 months there is no going back. She fears my family and the constant negativity that they emanate. Not to mention that I failed to be strong enough to shelter her from that negativity. All that I wish to say with all this is simple. Forgiveness and trust in God can and does lead to healing but, everyone who has been left behind in a divorce must find their confidence again before they consider Re-Marriage. I speak to the folks who find themselves left in the debris and dust of divorce. Find yourself before you jump into a new relationship. Don't try to fill that void of a missing partner with someone new until you have forgiven your ex-spouse. You are doomed to pain and agony unless you can forgive.