Has God ever asked you to do something hard? I mean, really hard…. something that doesn’t make sense? Chances are most of us have not been asked directly to follow a path as painful as the prophet Hosea. In the Christian culture, we talk a great deal about God’s calling in our lives and His leading. But, this is usually in reference to something exciting that makes more money for us and gives us a greater sense of comfort. Does He really call us into things that are so gut-wrenchingly painful and permanent as marrying (and re-marrying) a spouse who is unfaithful and having children with other people? Does God want us to go through such things?

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