Dear Friend,

God did answer your prayer, just not the way you hoped! God heard every one of your prayers, even though you didn’t get what you asked for.

Your parents’ divorce must make you feel very sad. Believe me, God feels even sadder about it than you do. He created families, and He hopes they will always be happy and healthy. But God also created human beings with the ability to make their own choices. God doesn’t force anyone to “be good.” Neither does He force anyone to love someone else –He just gives us the best example of love ever! (Think of Jesus on the cross of Calvary.)

Sometimes one partner in a marriage makes himself or herself a higher priority than their spouse and acts irresponsibly. He or she might use drugs or alcohol, physically or verbally abuse the family, have an affair with another person, or abandon the family. That person’s partner may decide that God does not expect him or her to remain in such a marriage.

Other times, persons get divorced because one partner just “wants out.” Perhaps they don’t understand the significance of vows [promises] that we make before God.

Whatever the reason for your parents’ divorce and your father’s remarriage, God understands that you are hurting and He wants to comfort you. He is faithful to His promises, and He will never, never leave you (Matthew 28:20).

If there ever was a time in your life when you need to pray, it’s at this crisis. God doesn’t just want to listen to you talk—He wants to speak to you, too! So listen carefully, and you will hear God speaking to your heart.