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Both inside and outside the church, divorce can
be isolating. For example, invitations to various
social activities were given to you as a couple, but
almost overnight you become relegated to a single‟s status and on the fringes of a local church
community or circle of friends.

Alas! There is good news. God, our loving heavenly Father, embraces and reassures us of His
love, regardless of our experiences. At times, we
fail to comprehend the magnitude of God‟s unconditional love. The Lord has a divine destiny and
purpose for every person on the planet and we
can be encouraged, irrespective of our current
circumstances to move forward in Him.

If many of us are honest, we doubt that God can
be trusted implicitly with our singleness (never
married, separated, divorced or widowed). As a
result, we are afraid to allow God to have the full
reigns of our lives. Unfortunately, the devil has
also convinced many that they are in a hopeless
situation and can never enjoy life again.

For one of the authors, she had to come to the
realisation that other people‟s opinions and attitudes towards her changing status, could not prevent her from having the relationship that she
once had with God. She decided it would require
total surrender to the Lord for her restoration. The
other author began to study the Bible in-depth and
focused on God‟s love. In addition, she comprehended the essence of what it truly means to be a
Christian and developed her relationship with Jesus Christ. Both authors came to the conclusion
that „dying to self’ was the necessary step towards
renewal and healing from the Lord.

Despite the God-given desire for sexual intimacy,
it became a reality that God has to be centrepiece
in a person‟s life. On this spiritual journey, being
married to the Lord first is more important than
anything or anyone else. The biblical text that
says „For your Maker is your Husband‟ (Isaiah
54:5) reinforces the need for everyone (not gendered) to rely on God, emotionally, psychologically, socially, financially and in any conceivable way.
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Each human being wishes to be fulfilled. This can
only be actualised through letting go of our lives,
and trusting that God has our best interest at heart
because He loves us so much.

Moreover, we can accept God‟s peace and confidence in a secure future when we surrender all