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Divorce is devastating. I have heard through the media that it takes half as long as you have been married to feel better. Are you kidding me? I was married for 23 1/2 years, then my husband left me. No way could I imagine feeling that bad for over a decade. I have had others in my family that I love dearly that have suffered for years over divorce. I believed there had to be a better way, because I am truthfully a wimp. There was no way I could handle years of grief. I turned to God, because of his promise in Matthew 11. And guess what! I'm still healing and grieving, but even though I've been going through the most difficult thing I have ever gone through, I am still able to be happy and enjoy the moments in life that make life worth living. I sincerely hope you can too.



"Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest." -Mark Twain


Sunday, October 21, 2012

Healing will Come- Everything Will Be Alright

*(This post is very religiously oriented)

 I am so grateful for the atonement. I have learned first hand how the atonement of Jesus Christ is not just for the remission of sins, but it is also for taking pain away from us. I have learned that just praying, in the name of Jesus Christ, to remove that pain actually works! He hears and answers prayers! At first, the relief was only a few minutes. It seemed our Father in Heaven wanted me to show him that I was serious about turning to Him for comfort. The more I prayed, the more Comfort I received. Whenever I am angry, hurt, sad, depressed, or otherwise feeling negative, I go to our Father in Heaven. It so works.

The example of Jesus Christ teaches us to pray for our enemies, and this is an important part of our healing. If you can't pray for your ex yet, that's OK- it's your timeline, God gives us all the time we need. The sooner you start though, the faster you heal. Try it and see.

The next thing that I have learned is that the scriptures are better than Xanax or Clonazapam! They calm me down. No matter what I am reading, it seems to work. It is faint at first, you have to reach for the peace. Sometimes the book will fall open and my answer is right in front of me. Sometimes not, but the feeling of peace is there to be had if you reach for it. For me, I have been doing this for over a year, working through heartache and the can of worms that is opened when you divorce. I find that the peace I feel comes with much less effort on my part. Hang in there, and if you can, go to church.

So until next time:
  1. Pray always- on your knees and in your heart in the name of Jesus Christ - and, though it may feel very against your grain- don't forget the ex.
  2. Read your scriptures
  3. Go to church. 
  4. Tithe 10% to the church or charity of your choice. Keep trying. No one is perfect. This is one area that really opens channels for God to bless us.*
  5. If you belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), get a temple recommend and go to the temple when you can.
  6. Live what you believe.


These are basic, but powerful. Do these things privately, and with your children. They need peace and healing as much or more than we do.

This I know: Everything will be alright. If you just do the basics, God will take care of everything. And in the meantime, He lifts you up, and makes your burdens light.

*Malachi 3:10 King James Version

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Matthew 11:28-30 King James Version

28 aCome unto me, all ye that blabour and are heavy laden, and I will give you crest.
29 Take my ayoke upon you, and blearn of me; for I am cmeek and dlowly in eheart: and ye shall find frest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is aeasy, and my burden is light.
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