The View from my Seat!

I love this series called Contradiction. Last week Ty spoke on Women in the ministry and this week was on Divorce/Remarriage. The statement he made that I think sums up everything is divorce, debt, stress, and temper are all symptoms of the real sin. Divorce is not the sin, it is the hard heart that led to the divorce. I have many times said that divorce is just a piece of paper. God was sad long before you both signed the document. Many people continue to stay married because they don't want to disappoint God and others. The fact is, you may still live together with a state approved marriage license but you have been spiritually divorced for years. So many people read the Word of God for all of the rules. I read it to know God's heart. We serve a loving God who is the greatest father you could ever ask for. He wants the BEST for us. He wants us to be willing to be molded. I loved the sculpting illustration that Ty used. We all have to allow God to take away the things that do not belong. I am not the woman I used to be and I can attest that Ty is not the man he once was. Ty is one of the most amazing men I have ever known. He has faults just like the rest of us but I am constantly amazed at how willing he is to change. He is so soft and ready for God to show him what needs to change. You may be married to the total opposite. Your spouse may feel that the problem lies with you and he/she has nothing to deal with. I encourage you to focus on making sure you are soft. Allow God to work on your heart. In the process, the answer to your prayer may first come with the changes you make. And on the subject of women in ministry. I know what God has spoken to me and continues to speak. I am called, anointed and willing. I have no doubt that God can speak through me and lives can be touched. God said that if He has to, He will cause the rocks to cry out. I'm pretty sure God would let a willing woman speak His truths before He calls on a ROCK. Contradictions will forever be. Controversy will forever be. When it all boils down to, God is looking at your heart. How does it look?