Why God Doesn't Listen

Malachi 2:13-16

New International Version (NIV)

¹³ Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. ¹⁴ You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.

We studied this in our Bible study today, about how marriage is a covenant between God and the husband and wife. If we break our vows with our spouse, we directly break our covenant with God as well. But you can be sure that the spouse who broke faith will not be heard by God. He may "flood the Lord's altar with tears" but his cries will be unheeded.

I always wondered how God will take revenge on wives who have been left or hurt by their spouses. Would we always be silent and meek? Would we never have justice? I think this is one way God will have His revenge: 

John 7:34

English Standard Version (ESV)

³⁴ You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.”

I am thankful my husband came with me to this Bible study, and I think this has only been the second Bible study we had every gone to together. I pray that we continue to seek God and be hungry for His word. I am as accountable to my own walk with God as he is. Please keep my husband in your hands and always keep our marriage strong and founded in You.

And did I mention my husband offered to clean the house tomorrow? He really is such a sweetheart.