Life After Divorce | The New Me Mom

I was recently out of town with family for Spring Break and one day driving back to the beach house my sister played the song “Kind” by Cory Asbury. She says, “this song reminds me of you.”

Sometimes marriages don’t work, sometimes babies die. Sometimes rehab turns to relapse and you’re left just askin’ why
And for all the prayers I’ve prayed, I still wonder if He’s real
And if He is, how is He choosin’ who He does and doesn’t heal?
I’ve tried to run from Jesus, I’ve started holy wars
I’ve tried the patient waitin’ and the kickin’ down the doors
I’ve cursed His name in anger with my fist raisеd to the sky
And in return, all He’s еver been is kind.

With tears in my eyes I said to her, “he’s been more than kind.” With my history you might think and wonder why would I say this. I’ve been through divorce, I’ve had miscarriages, I’ve been frustrated to the point of screaming out “why!” but at the end of the day God was always there. At the end of my marriage when I had no one, HE was the one that picked me up and reminded me that there was more to this life than what I envisioned for myself. When I lost babies, HE gave me hope that there was a bigger plan for me as a mother. Something far greater than I could ever have imagined. And when I cried out “why!” HE showed me purpose in my pain. I’m living it now to speak out and serve others which is what was intended all along from HIM.

As I sat in church this morning during Palm Sunday I was reminded of how much I have to be thankful for this season. Not only for the cross that Jesus died on for me and you. That should be a constant reminder. But the compassion that people showed me in my times of trouble or struggle. Through this I’ve been given a different view on how others might also be living. Our pastor quoted Plato, “be kind, because everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

When I came back to work after Spring Break my co-workers said, “you look like you had the best time!” I said, “well I only put up the happy photos.”

You never know what someone has going on behind closed doors. They might just be putting up their “happy photos” to help themselves get through the day. Of course, we all have our own struggles and hurdles to get past but there might be someone out there that God is urging you to speak to or reach out to in some way even without words. Just remember it’s our job to see others the way Jesus did with our time on this earth. It’s our job to serve others the way HE did. And it’s our job to love others just as HE did.

“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the needs of afflicted souls, then your light will rise in darkness, and your night will be like noonday.” Isaiah 58:10.