Monday, July 10, 2017

AN UNLOVED WOMAN: FOOD FOR THOUGHT



FOOD FOR THOUGHT

                                                                                 ARE YOU AN UNLOVED WOMAN?

“…To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “…” (Malachi 2:16 NLT).
****EMOTIONAL DIVORCE IS CRUEL WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT! 
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Divorce is NOT something that happens when a man and woman are awarded a legal certificate of divorce. “…It was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce…” (Matthew 5:31NASB). “…but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery…” (Matthew 5:32 NASB).
Divorce is something that happens because one or both partners emotionally divorced long before going to court.  “…Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”  Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’[ And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’  Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?”[ they asked. Jesus replied, Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended…” (Matthew 19:3-8 NLT).
We are specifically talking about the emotional divorce of the unloved woman. “…To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “…” (Malachi 2:16 NLT).
How is an unloved woman overwhelmed with cruelty (meanness, unkindness, spitefulness, etc)? She is forgotten and emotionally forsaken within the supposedly safety of marriage or a committed relationship. “…God has said “Never will I leave you (physically forget you); never will I forsake you (or emotionally abandon you)…” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV).
An unloved woman’s groom vowed, on their wedding day, never to forget about her or abandon her, but he has done both. God is the standard for keeping vows and promises. He says, “…I will not forsake [you]” (Isaiah 42:16 NIV). “…I am with you always, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV). “…[God’s love]… always perseveres… [God’s]…love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
The husband has done to his wife what the Israelites did to God over and over again in the Old Testament; they forgot about him and abandoned him. “…And because you have FORGOTten ME and turned your back on me, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: You must bear the consequences…” (Ezekiel 23:35 NLT).“… [YOU]… FORGOT all about ME,” says the Lord…” (Hosea 2:13 NLT). “… When you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and FORGOT ME….” (Hosea 13:6 NLT). “…Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have FORGOTten ME” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). He told Israel: “….Do not forget that [it was God that]… led you through ... He gave you water …He fed you...” (Deuteronomy 8:17-17 NLT).
“…But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and ABANDONED me….” (JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They ABANDONED ME and did not obey my word….” (JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT).“….They ABANDONED the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods (IDOLS)…” (Judges 2:12 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal (THEIR OWN INTEREST)…” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “….They ABANDONED the Lord and no longer served him at all…” (Judges 10:6 NLT). “…Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods (OWN INTEREST)…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…He ABANDONED Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord’s ways…” (2 Kings 21:22 NLT). “…For my people have ABANDONED ME and offered sacrifices to pagan gods (OWN INTEREST)…” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT).“…He ABANDONED the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin…” (2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lordthey turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT).
The unloved woman is overwhelmed by the enduring experiences of being forgotten by her husband and emotionally abandoned by him. “…[she]… is overwhelm [ed]…with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “…” (Malachi 2:16 NLT).
She thought she would be loved, especially based on their mutually vows. The vows which rightfully merged them into a sacred relationship where they would belong to each other and care for each other as long as they both shall live. Just like ALL believers “….belong to God…” (1 John 4:4 NLT).  AND “...he careth for [them]” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV).
After a while an unloved woman will either turn to God for help or become odious and treat her husband in contemptible, hateful, and bitter ways. “….During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the Lord had ABANDONED them….” (1 Samuel 7:2 NLT). The truth is; they had abandoned God.
 When the husband realizes it was him that abandoned his wife and not the other way around; he may experience what the Israelites experienced. “…They cried out to the Lord for help, saying, “…We have sinned against you because we have ABANDONED you as our God...” (Judges 10:10 NLT).  “…The people of Judah had ABANDONED the Lord ….” (2 Chronicles 24:24 NLT).
"…The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "does violence to the one he should protect," says the LORD Almighty… So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful…” (Malachi 2:16 NIV). "…For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously…" (Malachi 2:16 NASB).
When an unloved woman is forgotten and abandoned by her husband, he has not ONLY done this to her, but to God. “….Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, YE HAVE DONE IT TO ME (Matthew 25:40 KJV).  “… to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin…” (James 4:17 KJV).
To the unloved woman: “…DO NOT repay evil with evil or insult with insult…” (1 Peter 3:9 NIV). “..Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God, for it is written: "Vengeance belongeth unto to me; I will recompense (repay)," saith the Lord…” (Romans 12:19 ASV). “…[They]…HAVE DONE IT TO ME [also] (Matthew 25:40 KJV).  
“…The LORD “WILL” accomplish (take care of)…that which concerns [you]…” (John 14:31 NASB). “...Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV). “……your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things…” (Matthew 6 KJV).
God will TOTALLY care for the unloved woman in ALL ways. “...he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV). “…The LORD “WILL” … [take care of]…that which concerns … [you]…” (John 14:31 NASB).
 She can put her husband into God’s hands. “…We know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people…” (Hebrews 10:30-31 NLT). “…It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God: (Hebrews 10:31 NIV). “…It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God…” (Hebrews 10:31 NLT). “… It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31 NASB). “…It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God…” (Hebrews 10:31 KJV).
Where is the unloved woman ABUSED the most? Emotionally. Where is the unloved woman NEGLECTED the most? Emotionally. Where is does the unloved woman experience the most cruelty? Emotionally.  What did Jesus come to do for the unloved woman? “…to set at liberty them that are bruised”…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
Jesus was sent “…to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent [him]… to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised[jesus]…went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil” (John 4:16-21 & Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
An unloved woman is a woman without the proper emotional care from her husband, from herself, from her childhood, from her teachers, from her surrounding family, or from her other environments.
Though she deeply desires to be emotionally cared for; she may NOT even know what it is or she may NOT have EVER been emotionally cared for, or she may have learned to LIVE without emotional care.
Thus, the weakest and even the strongest woman, is EMOTIONALLY ABUSED in MANY ways.
The need to be emotionally cared for is so hardwired into a woman’s core being that she can easily wither away, like a unkempt flower garden, without it.
The “Food for thought” question is this: Are you emotionally forgotten? Abandoned? Uncared for? Are you an unloved woman? If so, this book may be for you.
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THANKS IN ADVANCE,
 DR. PENSACOLA H. JEFFERSON

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