Oh how He loves us...

The past couple days of tv-watching have been really interesting, I can't seem to get away from shows talking about divorce, love, infidelity, etc. One day I saw an episode of Dr. Phil where a married woman was having a romantic relationship with a man not her husband. It was a love triangle and all three of them were on the show sitting beside each other finally confronting the issue. Another day I saw a 20/20 episode (I think it was) where a newly wed couple from London would drive down the Pan-American Highway on a motorcycle. 20,000+ miles! (Yikes that's a long ride!) But after the ride they would have their brain scanned to see how much brain activity is occurring in the "love" department of the brain.

I don't know if it's just me but it seems like even in the 21st century, we're still nowhere closer to figuring out love and marriage. We have brains scans to tell us where our brain is most active and we have books on marriage and counseling but the divorce rate is still 50%. It just seems like there's a disconnect somewhere, something we're not getting and we can't seem to figure out what it is.

For the past year or so I've been reading the book of Hosea. Even read a book called Redeeming Love, which retells the story of Hosea in the 1800's, all my Christian girl friends swear by it. I don't know why. I usually don't trust books that girls suggest to me, I'm not sexist or anything, it's just....Pride and Prejudice....I don't like it and I never will. I get why girls like it but....I just don't really care what Mr. Darcy says to Elizabeth. I know it's supposed to be enduring love and all but....yeah whatever. ANYWAYS, I definitely was skeptical about this book when it was first told to me but I came around. It's not the most well written book (sorry for being a book snob) but it does tell a good story and does give interesting insight into what Hosea and Gomer were thinking. (If you don't know, God asks Hosea to marry a prostitute name Gomer. Gomer runs away, Hosea chases after her and they end up together later on)

So as I've been reading Hosea and such books, something's been stewing in the back of my mind, not really giving it too much thought but I know it's there. I know the Bible isn't prescribing the reader to go out and marry a prostitute, but it's a story none the less. It's a story about true love and how it endures, suffers, and takes great pains to pursue the one you love. So really, after all this I'm left with a question: What would I do if my wife cheated on me? Or if your husband cheated on you? It's a hard question to answer or even think about because we know it's our there (50% divorce rate) but we avoid it like some sort of taboo topic. I mean, what would you do.....really? Because it IS the one thing in the Bible that allows for a divorce, but as my good friend pointed out to me in a conversation about this....God didn't divorce us. Though we cheat and betray Him everyday, He still chooses us to be His bride.

Oh how He loves us...