Riniel
Member
Hello everyone!
I desperately need some advice from some Christians...
It's been a while since I've been on the forums, and I mostly came here looking for advice about dating, and courtship. The last time I was here, I was having trouble finding a man for marriage that had the same interests as myself, specifically fantasy, scifi, and nerdy things in general.
So, I have found a great guy. He loves so many things that I do, and he is a genuine Christian as well. I'm having a lot of fun getting to know him, and when we met for the first time, I felt like he and I really had a connection.
However, there is a problem that I don't know how to think about this, or what God wants me to do. I really need some advice, and I know this is a matter completely up to God, but can anyone shed some light on what I should do?
Okay, so... This man has been previously married. He had been married for 10 years, and one day out of the blue about 4 years ago, his wife called him at work and said she had a revelation. She told him that she no longer wanted to be a Christian, and she wanted a divorce because she had been having a commited relationship with another man while she was still married to the guy I'm interested in.
So, she was so determined to be divorced from him, that she got it done in a total of just a little over 2 months. Before she divorced him, he took her to their pastor to try to work out the marriage. When she told the pastor blatantly that she wanted to date other men, and she no longer believed in God, my friend decided to take her to a marriage counselor. She said the same exact thing to that counselor, and at the point she said I'm done with this, it's over, goodbye. My friend did not want to end the marriage, and he did everything he could, but she refused to continue to stay in the marriage.
For 2 years, he felt like he was sinning against God, because he let this happen and didn't do more to work out the marriage. Then he told me he was reading the bible and found a verse that spoke to him, and he felt at peace and felt that God allowed this to happen and it was His will for the divorce to take place.
So, that isn't the only problem though... In that marriage they had 6 children together. She has custody of the children.
This is weighing heavily on me, because I feel like this guy was sent to me for a reason and possibly God hand picked this man for me.
I've been praying about it, but I'm having a hard time with the fact that he is divorced and has 6 children. The children are not a huge part of his life, but I still don't know if this is territory that I should flee from as fast as I can, or get to know him some more and live with his past. If he ever got custody of all the children, and I did go ahead and possibly marry him, I don't know how I could live with that. I don't want to sound shallow, but 6 children would be very overwhelming to me. I have high anxiety as it is.
I am so conflicted because I met this man by accident. I mean, he has everything in a man that I want in a husband. I just don't know what to do. I need some help, can someone please give me some advice as to whether, or not this is something I should pursue, or give up.
I have never been married, and have no children. I just wanted to let you all know that, so you can get a full picture.
Thanks!
-Riniel
I desperately need some advice from some Christians...
It's been a while since I've been on the forums, and I mostly came here looking for advice about dating, and courtship. The last time I was here, I was having trouble finding a man for marriage that had the same interests as myself, specifically fantasy, scifi, and nerdy things in general.
So, I have found a great guy. He loves so many things that I do, and he is a genuine Christian as well. I'm having a lot of fun getting to know him, and when we met for the first time, I felt like he and I really had a connection.
However, there is a problem that I don't know how to think about this, or what God wants me to do. I really need some advice, and I know this is a matter completely up to God, but can anyone shed some light on what I should do?
Okay, so... This man has been previously married. He had been married for 10 years, and one day out of the blue about 4 years ago, his wife called him at work and said she had a revelation. She told him that she no longer wanted to be a Christian, and she wanted a divorce because she had been having a commited relationship with another man while she was still married to the guy I'm interested in.
So, she was so determined to be divorced from him, that she got it done in a total of just a little over 2 months. Before she divorced him, he took her to their pastor to try to work out the marriage. When she told the pastor blatantly that she wanted to date other men, and she no longer believed in God, my friend decided to take her to a marriage counselor. She said the same exact thing to that counselor, and at the point she said I'm done with this, it's over, goodbye. My friend did not want to end the marriage, and he did everything he could, but she refused to continue to stay in the marriage.
For 2 years, he felt like he was sinning against God, because he let this happen and didn't do more to work out the marriage. Then he told me he was reading the bible and found a verse that spoke to him, and he felt at peace and felt that God allowed this to happen and it was His will for the divorce to take place.
So, that isn't the only problem though... In that marriage they had 6 children together. She has custody of the children.
This is weighing heavily on me, because I feel like this guy was sent to me for a reason and possibly God hand picked this man for me.
I've been praying about it, but I'm having a hard time with the fact that he is divorced and has 6 children. The children are not a huge part of his life, but I still don't know if this is territory that I should flee from as fast as I can, or get to know him some more and live with his past. If he ever got custody of all the children, and I did go ahead and possibly marry him, I don't know how I could live with that. I don't want to sound shallow, but 6 children would be very overwhelming to me. I have high anxiety as it is.
I am so conflicted because I met this man by accident. I mean, he has everything in a man that I want in a husband. I just don't know what to do. I need some help, can someone please give me some advice as to whether, or not this is something I should pursue, or give up.
I have never been married, and have no children. I just wanted to let you all know that, so you can get a full picture.
Thanks!
-Riniel