008 SDP New Beginnings

Published: Sept. 13, 2012, 4:11 a.m.

Endings & Beginnings
Divorce is a time of tragic endings. \xa0It means the end of your marriage, family, dreams, and many more. \xa0You must take time to grieve and heal or will be left with deep emotional wounds that will surface later. \xa0You need time to become emotionally stable and adjust to being single.

Divorce is also a time of new beginnings. \xa0Most people will eventually venture into a new relationship. \xa0You will most likely be moving into a new home and may be starting a new job.
Who Are You, And Why Are You Here?
You should use this time to do some soul searching and figure out who you are. \xa0You will be a different person after divorce and you are definitely a different person than you were before you were married.

I am currently reading "Wisdom Meets Passion"\xa0by Dan Miller and Jared Angaza. \xa0 \xa0In it Dan tells a story about a monk who stumbles on a Roman garrison and is asked by a sentry "Who are you, and why are you here?" \xa0the monk then offers to pay the sentry to stand outside his door and ask him the same question every morning.

So who are YOU, and why are YOU here?
Turn Evil To Good
At the end of the book of Genesis Joseph is speaking to his brothers who had sold him into slavery and makes the statement that "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done" Gen 50:20. \xa0You see, by being sold into slavery Joseph was later in a position to save his family from a famine.

Paul tells us in Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose"

How can you take the experience of divorce and use it to better yourself and the lives of others?
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