Tom and Jenny (not their real names) had been married for 14 years. Not only was he Jenny’s college sweetheart, he was a Christian. During their marriage, she began to endure a lot of pain from her husband’s infidelity but being a Christian as well, she stuck with his infidelity on the basis that she really loved her husband and also believed in the institution of marriage. However, in 2013 things grew much worse and Jenny who by then felt as though she was losing her sanity, filed for divorce from Tom in December 2013. By then some things were crystal clear. For starters, her husband was deep into the affair. She also realized that he no longer loved her, he was emotionally abusive to her and among other things, he made her life miserable. Jenny’s pain became unbearable to the point of unrest and turmoil. She was very discouraged and felt uncertain about her future. “I sometimes feel God has abandoned me but I have known God for too long (25 years) to know he never will forsake me. It is just so hard now to feel his love now in the midst of the despair I feel,” she [...]![]()
