"Divorce would be better than watching them suffer."
How it sounds in your head: The tension is so thick I can't breathe. Maybe everyone would be happier if they just split up. At least the fighting would stop. Is it wrong to wish they'd just get divorced already?
"For the LORD God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one's garment with violence."
-- Malachi 2:16Source: Enemy's shortcut lie—offering immediate relief while stealing covenant breakthrough just around the corner.
The daily pain is so intense that any escape looks like relief. She can't see past the current storm to the potential calm.
Job lost everything and suffered so long his own wife told him to curse God and die (suggesting he just give up). Job refused the shortcut, and God restored DOUBLE everything he lost—the end was greater than the beginning.
I REFUSE the lie that divorce is the answer. IT IS WRITTEN that God hates divorce because He loves RESTORATION. The pain I see is NOT the end of the story—it's the labor before the BIRTH. IT IS WRITTEN that weeping may endure for a night, but JOY comes in the morning. I declare this is the darkest hour before the dawn. The enemy wants them to quit RIGHT before the miracle. I stand in the gap and prophesy BREAKTHROUGH over my parents' marriage. Victory is coming!
Father isn't watching the pain thinking, 'Just let it end.' He's watching with tears, whispering, 'Hold on—the restoration I'm about to do will be SO BEAUTIFUL it'll make the suffering worth it. The testimony is almost ready.'