The Chase vs. The Choice

Chasing is cultural and based on perception. Choosing is natural and based on desire —

— and there is nothing more powerful than a person’s freely made choice.
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That’s why you can tell me a story of how your best friend was the one who toasted her husband and he married her and loves her with allll his might, and on the other side you can show me a man who toasted the life out of a babe and walked away from the relationship. OR married her and is now cheating.
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PS: Making the wrong choice is still a choice.
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PS2: God does not force any single human being to do any single thing. That’s why you can also show me someone who agreed because “God said” but they’re struggling and miserable in their relationship.
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PS3: if you’re looking for God to punish the person who broke your heart 😓 you’ll be there a looong while. Take the remnants of your broken heart to God who heals the broken-hearted.
It’s a promise, it’s what He came for:

“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has [...] sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives...”
(Isaiah 61:1 ESV)

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Your broken heart is as important to Him as your healing and your salvation. He will fix it for you — but God does not choose sides; He chooses Love ALL THE TIME.
For example:

“One day, Joshua was near Jericho when he saw a man standing some distance in front of him. The man was holding a sword, so Joshua walked up to him and asked, "Are you on our side or on our enemies' side?"
"Neither," he answered. "I am here because I am the commander of the LORD's army." Joshua fell to his knees and bowed down to the ground. "I am your servant," he said. "Tell me what to do."
(Joshua 5:13-14 CEV)

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And that’s the response we should have whenever we get confused: drop our arguments and defenses and fears and anger before the Lord and say, “Okay, Lord, please tell me what to do, now.”
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NB: How you choose to apply this will make the difference between being free and being confused. But God is not a God of confusion so don’t be an agent of confusion, either 😂