I had a preacher show up at where I worked after my husband and I were going through a divorce and I believe it was after the divorce. I just remember while I was working this man asked me if my ex-husband had just cause to get remarried.
I was shocked, angry and appalled that this preacher didn't call me at home or try and come to my apartment after work or ask me to come into the church office for a meeting but that he showed up at my work while I'm working at the receptionist desk where I was answering phones to answer such a question.
I wanted to tell him it was none of his blank business, but I remembered he was a preacher and should be afforded some respect and so I said "Well let me put it this way I think we've both been on the wrong side of the fence."
I let him decide what he wanted to think by that statement. The truth of the matter is that our marriage didn't break up because of adultery at least not on my side don't know about my husband as he was remarried quickly after our divorce but I didn't suspect him of cheating.
Later I heard from my Mother-In-Law telling me the church was thinking of dis-fellowshipping Mike because he got married so soon after our divorce and she said I don't know what you told the pastor but they left Mike alone.
Someone getting remarried is a stupid reason to try and kick someone out of church in my opinion and I didn't know why the preacher asked me that question as he didn't tell me why he was asking. I just felt it was wrong place wrong time for this man to show up at my work and ask me such a thing.
Did I lie....I'll let you and God be the judge as I felt I handled it the best way I could at the time because I could have answered so much meaner than I did and I wanted to answer meanly as those bad words crossed my mind after this preacher asked this question.
Out of respect of his position and more for respect for God I answered the way I did as I didn't feel it was this man's business. I was hurt and felt it was such a wrong way to ask me, wrong place and he will have to answer to God for how he went about it. It was painful enough to go through the divorce but to be asked if you are a whore at work was over the top for me and I didn't go to church for a while.
God knew how I felt and I'm so thankful He never gave up on me and will never give up cause I know He wants us all saved. We just have to choose if we will accept this great gift He has offered us.
God doesn't like nor approve of lying and liars won't be in heaven.... The truth will set you free.
[h=1]John 14:6King James Version (KJV)[/h]
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.