As a young adult when all eyes were on Facebook, the ‘Relationship Status’ tab of the profile section was the most “happening” thing to watch. I watched the evolution of my friends’ status as it changed from ‘Single’ to ‘In A Relationship’ to ‘Engaged’ and then to ‘Married.’ In my early twenties, this would often be the topic of discussion as we would call our classmates or churchmates to congratulate them on their recently changed status or to tell some on else “Hey! Did you see that so and so got ‘Engaged?’”

But when as my twenties turned into my thirties, I noticed a different trend. Some of my friends had changed their “Married” status to ‘Single’ again! Although Facebook has recently introduced the “Divorced” option, many people still prefer to revert back to ‘Single’ because of the social stigma that surrounds a topic such as divorce.

As a child of parents who were separated when I was in my early teens, I stand testament to the havoc that divorce wrecks on the psyche of the estranged spouses and on the children who are an inevitable causality of this difficult life turn. Moreover single-parenting is hard, and despite the relationship between the ex-spouses, it is like a single person shouldering two full-time jobs. While obviously divorce is never the best outcome for a Christian marriage, we also have to face the reality that it does happen – and more so now than ever before.

So, how can we as Christians deal with divorce when it does happen? It may be a friend at church, a colleague, a family member or even you who has to undergo this. And what should be our response in such harrowing situations in life? Thankfully, God’s Word grants us direction, comfort and solace in times such as this. And we pray that as your read through each of these devotionals based on real-life experiences that you will find strength for yourself or for someone who is ‘single’ again.