There are some things that I hear that affect me deep down inside. This is one of them.
Written by Gary Lamb of Revolution Church in Georgia, this letter is from a man broken by his own sin. I’ve read it a couple of times. And each time, it tears me up. Keep this guy, his wife and kids and ALL “church” leaders in your prayers.
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I’ve read comments from pastors, and people in general, who are telling this guy it will be alright; just pick yourself back up, dust it off and start working on your marriage.
It seems a little premature to assume things like that. This may very well go beyond just asking for forgiveness. This could be the symptom of a much greater problem.
To say whether or not he can just ask his wife and kids to forgive him and move on with his life may not be in the picture right now. We, as fellow believers, can only pray for Mr. Lamb and his wife and trust that those involved will allow God to take a horrible situation and make something out of it.
To me at least, it is way too premature to assume that anything is going to be just “alright”. There is a lot of healing that has to take place first.
We, as humans, are quick to judge and condemn. But at the same time, we can’t be flippant about a very serious situation.