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I AM HURT, MY HUSBAND LEFT ME AFTER I HAD CANCER, MARRIED A 16YRS YOUNGER WOMAN. HAS NO USE FOR OUR TWO SONS. PLEASE HELP, IS GOD SO JUST? I PRAY FOR HIM EVERYDAY.

THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR DEVOTIONS. HELP ME PRAY FOR HIM, HE HAS NEVER BEEN SAVED.

In the first part of your answer, we looked at the truth of God's justice. But, where does that leave you? Knowing the truth about God's justice and patience does nothing to alleviate your very real pain. The answer for you is found in the truth of Who God is.

THIS NEXT STATEMENT IS CRITICAL! ****The reason that your circumstances have caused you to even ask these questions is because, at the heart of the matter, you feel abandoned and betrayed by God.**** There is no shame in acknowledging the truth of this. God knows it's true! He's not going to be shocked or dismayed or hurt by it! He's not going to punish you for it, either. The biggest first step toward your healing is for you to realize this is true.

The reason I know this is true about you is because I have walked there, too. I'm not writing this out of judgment or because I read it in a book somewhere or heard it preached. I'm sharing this with you from experience. And the very first thing it was freeing to discover was that God wasn't judging me, or rejecting me, or punishing me, or abandoning me. In fact, He cannot do any of those things because they are against His nature as a God of love, justice, patience, etc.!

There is a distance between you and God right now, but it isn't one of God's making. The distance between you and God is the distance of your own arms as you hold yourself away in fear of being hurt worse. And God isn't judging you even for that! He's patiently waiting with His arms open to show you the truth of just how tangibly and how vastly He loves you.

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