What If They Are An Alcoholic & Mentally Ill Do You Still Have To Stay Married Pt1
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What if they are an alcoholic and mentally ill do you still have to stay married?
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Beloved sister;
His Precious Gift does such a wondeful job answering the question above with nothing but God’s Word & loving wisdom. Of course there are many different scenarios & our responsibility is to develop our relationship with God in such a way that HE can lead us through the shadow of the valley of death by His Holy Spirit (Psalm 23).
Many times our circumstances feel like we are in total darkness & this is when we need to remember that Jesus is the Light of the world. James 1:5 assures us that if anyone of us lacks wisdom we can ask the Father who will in no way hold back.
I can’t presume how difficult your situation is if indeed you are dealing with a person who might have such challenges as alchoholism or even mental illness. what I can tell you is that divorce is hardly ever the answer as mentioned above. The Bible assures us that God will never give us more than we can handle. Somehow our circumstances can assist in the transforming of our characters to be more like Christ which is God’s will for our lives.
I encourage you to seek help from your pastors and/or leaders if you feel that your life is in danger. They are placed in your life for your training & your protection as well (Prov. 15:22). Remember that we are His Body & when one suffers all of us suffer.
I would also like to remind you that our battle is not against flesh & blood but against rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12). The enemy of our souls hates the unity of marriage. He knows that we have the power & blessing to pray together & bring forth godly offspring.
Please look into books like “the power of the praying wife” by Stormy Omartian. I think that everything can be won through prayer & obeying God’s Word.
Will it be easy? by no means. Will it be worth it? Bringing glory to God is always worth it. We serve a Savior who endured the cross for the goal set before HIM. (Heb 12:1-3)
By His grace,
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