A little back ground. I am divorced after 5 years of marriage, bad enough, re-married for 20 years. Good you say. I am now like this Jaguar. Man what a ride. Beautiful machine. A wonderful thing to show off. Imagine that if you looked on the other side there is a long scratch down the side. I'm OK as long as you don't look to closely. But you see, the leadership can not take a chance on someone possibly looking at the other side. I am damaged goods. I can not be used.
What does this have to do with the seminar? These are geared to those without a divorce in their background.. I have yet to hear of someone that has been through a divorce, re-married, and is praised for there long, Godly marriage this second time around. Never mind if there were legitimate reasons for the demise of the first marriage, I am NEVER going to be without that long scratch on the other side.
If the data is correct in the church, then 50% of the marriages are in divorces. Is there no grace among the leaders of churches and seminar producers for those people?
You see, I will never not have the scratch on the other side but I am still that beautiful machine through out.
Please consider this when you talk on longevity of marriage and say you almost went through a divorce but you worked it out. You put yourself a notch above those like me. I turn you off if you can not offer those that are like me that went through the divorce, re-married and have attained longevity.
