Depressed

I've been trying to keep this to myself, but it doesn't seem to be resolving, so I have to get it off my chest and ask for prayer. My almost 23 yo dtr. is separating from her husband. They've only been married 1 year and are both ready to throw in the towel! They don't have that commitment that so many people do. I always believed once married, always married, end of story. So you're probably wondering why Bob and I have only been married close to 6 years? I was married 20 years and Bob was married 23. We were both unbelievers when we married our previous spouses, as were they. Along the way we got saved but our spouses didn't. My ex left me and was living with a woman two weeks later. And Bob's ex left him, she was sleeping with half the naval fleet WHILE they were married. BUT he and I believed that if we did everything God says, that our spouses would be saved. It didn't happen, they left us and we met and married. WE are married til death do us part!

Bob's parents marriage "changed" when Dad died (til death do us part), and my parents are still married, 48 years, known each other 51. That's they type of families we come from. Ones where marriage MEANS something. Bob and I both grieved deeply for our first marriages, you can't imagine the pain it cause both of us. But, God works all to the good, that is why we are totally committed to one another, no matter what.

Since I went through a divorce, I most certainly don't want any of my children to ever experience that grief/pain. I encouraged her NOT to get married. I told her they were both young (she was only 21, he 26) that they had plenty of time. They had known each other since she was 16, so it wasn't like they didn't know each other, but I just didn't feel it was right. Without going into any detail, they have split. I told BOTH of them that they were wrong and should try and work it out. That they should go to christian counseling (the pastor that married them offered, as did my pastor) but she flat out refuses. She wants to do what makes her happy!

I told her she would NEVER be happy because she's looking for happiness in all the wrong places. A person, thing, achievement, whatever, does not and cannot bring happiness. The only true joy comes from God. I told both of them if they got their relationships with God straight first, that they would be able to salvage their marriage. That God is the only thing that can fill the void that we all have inside of us. Once that is filled, other things, people can bring us joy, but FIRST it has to come from a relationship with God. They hear my words with their ears, but not with their hearts.

So dear friends, I am depressed. Saddened by my eldest child, that she has such disregard for marriage and the will of God. That she will only bring pain into her life if she stays on this path. Sorrow that she is not walking with God at this time. She was saved when she was a young teen, but there hasn't been any fruit in a long time. I ask for prayer for her heart to be softened and receptive to God. That she would let Him bring her around before it is too late. Also, the same for her husband. And for me to get out of my funk. I usually don't allow myself to get this way, but it is difficult when one of your children is walking away from the Lord and you know it is only going to cause heartache. A mother's tone can affect her whole family and I don't want/need the negativity to spread in my household!

I know I will feel better as the day progresses because my dear friends will be lifting me up in prayer. Thank you all.