“Don’t do anything rash,” insists pastor to faithful spouse upon the cheating discovery. Now, I agree to some degree with this advice. The problem is how it is applied. What “rash” means here matters. Often times, the pastor saying this is trying to “save” the marriage. They say this to dissuade a faithful spouse from … Continue reading “Something “rash””
Author: Divorce Minister
Oh, the self-righteous, religious pricks!
“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye…” – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading “Oh, the self-righteous, religious pricks!”
Religious behavior does not fool God
For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. -Isaiah 58:2, NIV Some cheaters excel at doing things that make them look like “good” Christians. That is part of the trauma … Continue reading “Religious behavior does not fool God”
Cheater-Speak: “I worked through my affair with my therapist already.”
“I cheated on you emotionally. But don’t worry. I already worked through it with my individual therapist.” -Cheater Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. -Genesis 6:4b, NLT I wonder how many here have heard something like this from their cheater. The cheater has declared themselves “fixed” but are unwilling “to show … Continue reading “Cheater-Speak: “I worked through my affair with my therapist already.””
Teaching “Divorce is sin” enables abuse!
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. -Jeremiah 3:8, KJV Pastors, if you are teaching divorce as always an awful sin, you are … Continue reading “Teaching “Divorce is sin” enables abuse!”
Demonic response?
He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” -Mark 5:7, NIV I wonder if cheaters open the door to demons when they cheat. Certainly, dark forces are at work with infidelity. This is not to blame the demonic … Continue reading “Demonic response?”
Game Film and “Critical Errors” Applied to Cheaters
After a Saturday football game, my college coaches would take the game “film” and grade how each of us–athletes–performed in that contest. One category used in their film grading system was called “critical errors.” This label was reserved for mistakes so big that the mistake caused the play to fail. For an offensive lineman, a … Continue reading “Game Film and “Critical Errors” Applied to Cheaters”
In-Laws or Ex-In-Laws focusing on your supposed faults?
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. -Matthew 7:5, KJV When your (ex) in-laws are lecturing your about your “marriage failures,” you need to understand that they are part of the problem. Such lectures are unlikely to have … Continue reading “In-Laws or Ex-In-Laws focusing on your supposed faults?”
The real quitter is the cheater.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. -Proverbs 3:3, NIV Cheaters have quit on the marriage. They have decided to go outside of the marriage to feed their sinful desires. Instead of repentance, many choose to double down on the wide and easy … Continue reading “The real quitter is the cheater.”
Signs of healing – Proud cat lover
Mr. Pickles, my furry buddy, 2012/2013 Years ago, I was insecure about my love of cats. Back then, I felt like it was unmanly to love cats. This obviously has changed. As one helpful counselor told me to say to myself, “I’m a man, and I like cats. So, men like cats.” Part of healing … Continue reading “Signs of healing – Proud cat lover”