Hi Gerda, I really enjoyed the Pastor Rick Astley sermon that you provided the link to above. It helped me to more clearly see why God is opposed to divorce.
I also wanted to clarify two things - first, I have been on only one date, and this was when my W and I released each other of our marital vows. The date was a disaster, and I knew then that I was not ready, and also unavailable.
My prayer life for my W has also changed over the past 2 years of our separation. Initially, I was in a bad place, and essentially used my prayers to try and control what my W was doing - using the protective hedgerow around her, judgment against any men who were interfering in our marriage, fire, brimstone, etc.
But as I saw nothing was happening, and my prayers seemed unanswered, my prayers are now focused on my W coming back to God. Her salvation is my primary objective in my prayers, and I trust and leave the outcome of my marriage and the whole situation to the Lord (see, the Martin Luther's prayer posted in the 'Prayer Circle' of this site; also 'Nitty's Prayer' on p. 2 of the 'Prayer Circle'.)
Thank you so much for your interest and counsel for what I am going thru. God bless you.
