The Loss of a Spouse- Be deeply thankful to the Lord.
Your situation could have been worse. Look at the good things derived from the failed
marriage, e.g. children, and bless the Lord. Consider yourself to be truly blessed, even to be alive.
The end of a marriage is not the end of the world. A grateful heart will take away any tendencies
towards self-pity and bitterness. A grateful heart also results in a merry heart, which “doeth good
like medicine...” (Proverbs 17:22).
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.1 Thessalonians 5:18- Get actively involved in church.
When you help others, you take the focus off yourself and your problems. This is a cure for
self-centredness and self-pity. Learn to comfort others with the comfort you have received. Your
acts of service for the Lord and his people are also an expression of your faith in God, which will
please Him. Indeed, you will find it a joy and a privilege to be able to serve the Lord gladly in
spite of the stigma of a divorce.
Blessed be...the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.2 Corinthians 1:3-4- Look to the future with hope.
It is important to keep hope alive. Trust the Lord with your life daily. During the process of
healing, there may be times when you will be overcome with feelings of despondency. Do not
despair that you are not getting better. Learn to find refuge in the Lord, and he will give you the
strength to rise up and forge ahead. You may or may not get remarried, but you can still have a
good and a fulfilled life.^8 Things will get better––believe it! With a good God on your side, look
forward with great hope to new dimensions!
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may
abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.Romans 15:13