FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Side With Me

with | July 2, 2019
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A woman said, "My ex-husband had an affair, divorced me, and married the woman. So, I've asked my children not to have a relationship with him, but they still do-and he is the lying cheater!" First let me say, I'm sorry. Your anger is understandable but it does not excuse manipulation. Nothing justifies your ex-husband's sin but neither should you sin. Jesus said, "Love your enemies. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you. And as you wish others would do to you, do so to them."

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  • A woman said, "My ex-husband had an affair, divorced me, and married the woman. So, I've asked my children not to have a relationship with him, but they still do-and he is the lying cheater!" First let me say, I'm sorry. Your anger is understandable but it does not excuse manipulation. Nothing justifies your ex-husband's sin but neither should you sin. Jesus said, "Love your enemies. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you. And as you wish others would do to you, do so to them."

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

Another person’s sin never justifies our own.