In Celebrate Recovery last night our two men’s groups met as one group. The leader of the other was gone which allowed ones like me to get better acquainted with these other men. I was broken hearted to hear them talk about their week. Three men are struggling to keep their marriages in tack. Actually, two of the three are in the process of divorce. As I heard this I couldn’t help but recall my own anguish when this time had occurred in my life many years ago.

My devotional message was centering on the devoted love God has for each of us and the enduring love He gives during our lifetime. When I was where these three men are in my first marriage, I thought I was getting what I deserved from God. I felt He wasn’t pleased with me and my “efforts” to serve Him. I just wasn’t worthy of His love. I know the lies I’ve needed to address in order to know God as described in today’s message. These men are lost in their beliefs about God and themselves and I pray they don’t have to live as long as I did to better understand this magnificent God Who created us.

Yes, these men have their past and they are seeking help to find the release from it’s bondage. God is faithful and they will make it through these times just as I did. God doesn’t abandon us in spite of what our “emotions” tell us. I pray these men can know this even today for God is Faithful and True!