"We can't come back from what's been said and done. The damage is permanent."
How it sounds in your head: You heard the terrible things they said to each other. Words that can't be taken back. Hurtful, mean things. You think some wounds are too deep to heal, some words too painful to forget.
"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
-- Isaiah 43:18-19Enemy convinces that human hurt is stronger than divine healing, that wounds define the future.
Harsh words echo in your memory. You've said things you regret too, and you know how bad it feels. It seems like some damage just can't be undone.
Peter DENIED Jesus three times, cursing and swearing he didn't know Him—the worst betrayal imaginable. After resurrection, Jesus didn't lecture Peter or put him on probation. He restored him IMMEDIATELY, gave him the keys to the kingdom, and Peter became the rock of the early church.
I REFUSE the lie that the damage in my parents' marriage is permanent. IT IS WRITTEN that God does a NEW thing, making roads in wildernesses and rivers in deserts. Peter denied Jesus THREE times and was INSTANTLY restored to full leadership. My parents can be instantly restored too. The BARAK blessing breaks every curse of painful words and past wounds. IT IS WRITTEN that God's mercies are NEW every morning. Yesterday's fight does NOT dictate tomorrow's future. I declare a NEW THING springing forth in my home right now.
The Father doesn't keep a record of wrongs or replay old arguments. He's already writing a new chapter for your family, one where past pain is completely swallowed up by present grace and future glory.