I usually don’t write about celebrity breakups – it’s not really my thing. But as I was reading this article, a fire lit up in me and I felt the need to write about it.
Let me say this first. I don’t know Seal or Heidi Klum. I know he was “Kissed by a rose” and she hosts a successful television show. I’ve never had a glimpse into their personal lives.
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Secondly, that’s not important right now. In a statement in a recent article on people, this is what Seal had to say:
The separation, he tells DeGeneres, left him and Klum just as “shocked” as everybody. But he says the pair found that “you just grow apart after a while.”
Really, you just grow apart?
Give me a break!
I thought that once too, before I knew Jesus. There isn’t anything in Scripture that says, “When you get tired of each other, feel free to separate. I’m sorry you’ve grown apart. Better luck in the next marriage.”
Of course the common, “We’re still going to be friends for the children” statement comes out. May I be honest? That’s a lie and it comes right out of Satan’s mouth.
It breaks my heart that another set of innocent children are about to watch their parents make the worst mistake of their lives. It breaks my heart to know that the example being set by their “leaders” is one of quitting. It saddens me that the thought will run through their minds multiple times throughout life, Did I do something wrong?
Why do we quit fighting when things get hard? That’s when we should dig our heels in and refuse to give up. I’m preaching this to myself. It’s not just in marriages.
It’s in everything!
Faith. Work. School. Dreams. Health.
Jesus didn’t promise us everything would always be peachy and that we wouldn’t have struggles in relationships. As a matter of fact, He tells us we’ll have trouble in this world. But He also tells the good news:
I have overcome the world!
We’re tossing faith aside because of our feelings and it’s destroying not only our lives when we make these decisions, but the lives of others. What if we committed to fighting?
What if we stopped running and made the effort to trust the promises of Jesus?
Join me in prayer for not only the marriage of these two, but the marriage of all those who desperately need a Savior to rescue them.