Truth: For many years, as Amy's husband and as a Christian, I neglected her need and desire for unconditional love, acceptance, grace, service, protection, and faithfulness. Then, to top it all off, I betrayed her. If I ever would have thought that she should be "over it" quickly and without serious struggle, then I would have been harsh and unloving even more.
Three years later, I still do NOT expect her to be "over" it or not have hard days from time to time. I never want to minimize the pain I have caused her. May God, through His Holy Spirit and Son, continue to work in and through me to love and be loved and share His gospel message with a lost and dying world.
A busted heart takes time to heal. Let God do His healing work in your spouse AND in you - as long as it takes.
For years, I kept my secret sins hidden until God busted them wide open in 2011. God used my public and private confessions to begin my healing and redemption. I learned that what happens behind closed doors at home, the church, the office, and everywhere else can "make or break us." God works in the Light (1 John 1:5)while evil thrives in darkness/secrecy (Ephesians 5:8-13). This is a blog about my journey.
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