Clever Free Methodist

  The world seems to be in panic, anxiety and chaos due to the Coronavirus “pandemic” and efforts to control it…or us. It could be both. But that is not the reason for this article. Yes, the world could be labeled as a “disorganized circus” right now, but there is more going on than a presidential election and a bunch of conspiracy theories, riots, protests, viruses and control-freaks trying to rule the world. The bottom line for me to ponder is this: “why is God allowing all this to happen? What is His Divine Purpose for letting so many wild and vicious cycles of human sinfulness play out across the globe?” It is outside the realm of human logic and mortal reasoning. However, we can still ponder the “why” of it all. First, we start with Isaiah 55:8-9 , “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’” We must realize...

It is inevitable….that “life happens.” We all have experienced many different challenges, trials, and hardships in life due to lost opportunities, decisions we made, bad advice received, no formal training or education in the matter, or just simply, we had nobody to mentor and guide us towards safety. Sometimes, life is messy. That includes marriage. Many struggle and end in divorce. For some, the divorce is traumatic enough that it leads one spouse (possibly both) to turn towards faith and eventually salvation in Jesus Christ. Now, they are not only a “new believer,” but a divorced believer. Well, like I said before, “life happens.” These new believers find another love and marry again. But, as they continue to grow in their faith it seems inevitable that they eventually discover the Bible’s stance on marriage after divorce. What do I do now? I wasn’t a Christian when I divorced but became a Christian after my second marriage! Now what do I do? I’m stuck! Help!! The confusion us...