"For if you forgive men when they sin against you your heavenly
Father will also forgive you. But if you do
not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your
sins."
Matthew 6:14,15
October Baby is a movie that is being released in major movie theaters shortly
(2012). The main character Hannah (played by Rachel Hendrix), is also in
the movie our church is involved with called "The Perfect Wave".
Rachel was at our church on Sunday telling us her testimony and invited
us to a free previewing of October Baby last night. Here is the contact
link if you would like to see the trailer http://octoberbabymovie.net/
I will not tell you the whole story line or how it ends but it is about a girl who is a survivor of a failed abortion and how she is able to cope with life by learning how to forgive. People in the audience were crying, I had to choke back tears. I'm going to add this movie to my library and follow Rachel Hendrix's career.
My Story (short version)
Over seven years ago I came home from work and I could see the piece of paper on the door. I didn't know what it was, I thought maybe it was just a note from a neighbor or my wife telling me where she and the kids were and for me to catch up when I came home. It was a note from my wife but not telling me to catch up with them, or even where they had gone. Instead it was a note telling me she had taken the children away from me, like it or not...forever.
Science has proven that difficult divorces have the same effect on the children and the spouse who is the recipient of the divorce as war veterans who have served on the front lines and have been involved in 'fire fights' (bombs blowing up, bullets flying and your comrades dying beside you). It's been termed as "post traumatic stress disorder" and it changes the DNA helix. Thank God I know the one who can heal a broken heart, his name is Jesus (Psalm 147:3).
Looking Forward
Since that day over seven years ago I have been on a journey of forgiveness and one that I hope my children will be on and successfully complete. It's not an option, we really have to not finish it given the verse above and considering our own overall health.
Every day as I think back to that awful day I have to purposely ask God to forgive my first wife. I am deliberately sharing this with you not because it is any benefit to you but rather for me. Little by little I am gaining the victory over the loss of my children and family, and the pain and bitterness it brought into my life. The only way to live after surviving a bitter divorce is through daily, constant forgiveness.
I will not tell you the whole story line or how it ends but it is about a girl who is a survivor of a failed abortion and how she is able to cope with life by learning how to forgive. People in the audience were crying, I had to choke back tears. I'm going to add this movie to my library and follow Rachel Hendrix's career.
My Story (short version)
Over seven years ago I came home from work and I could see the piece of paper on the door. I didn't know what it was, I thought maybe it was just a note from a neighbor or my wife telling me where she and the kids were and for me to catch up when I came home. It was a note from my wife but not telling me to catch up with them, or even where they had gone. Instead it was a note telling me she had taken the children away from me, like it or not...forever.
Science has proven that difficult divorces have the same effect on the children and the spouse who is the recipient of the divorce as war veterans who have served on the front lines and have been involved in 'fire fights' (bombs blowing up, bullets flying and your comrades dying beside you). It's been termed as "post traumatic stress disorder" and it changes the DNA helix. Thank God I know the one who can heal a broken heart, his name is Jesus (Psalm 147:3).
Looking Forward
Since that day over seven years ago I have been on a journey of forgiveness and one that I hope my children will be on and successfully complete. It's not an option, we really have to not finish it given the verse above and considering our own overall health.
Every day as I think back to that awful day I have to purposely ask God to forgive my first wife. I am deliberately sharing this with you not because it is any benefit to you but rather for me. Little by little I am gaining the victory over the loss of my children and family, and the pain and bitterness it brought into my life. The only way to live after surviving a bitter divorce is through daily, constant forgiveness.
I wish I could tell you that my life was working out the way it does in the movies but that just wouldn't be true. Only in heaven will we see the truth and real justice be done. In the meantime we can move forward and live happy productive lives on earth. I want to be whole for my new wife, Shelley, and those that want to be a part of my life now. I also want to be a role model for my children so that when they are old enough and we are (hopefully) reunited, I will have lots of love and life to share with them.
Thank God He provides for us in every area of our lives, not just food and what we wear but emotional healing also. Psalm 147:3 "He heals up the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." See also Isiah 61:1-4 for more proof of God's healing and goodness.
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