A friend recently sent this to me. Her marriage just about fell apart, but at the last minute she and her husband agreed to reconcile:
I had been thinking recently about the past two years and all the pain I have been through. I started feeling sorry for myself and a little angry at the circumstances. The deepest hurts came from lies and broken relationships, regarding my husband’s choices.
So, naturally I was praying about restoration and new understandng as I look at my husband. God clearly spoke to me and said….you fell in love with a sinner, an outcast….that’s exactly what you are supposed to do!
My devotional the next morning led me to Matthew 9:11-13. It talks about God sitting with tax collectors and sinners as everyone questioned Him about His motive.
His answer was simple….”It is not the healthy that need a doctor, but the sick. I want kindess more than I want sacrifices.”
At that moment, it dawned on me…..sitting with and loving the ‘broken’ is what God wants from me. It’s what He did!
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