God Hates Abuse

We've heard, so often, that God hates divorce.. and though that may be true, it is certainly not the only thing that God hates. So why are so many of the other things that God hates ignored for the sake of keeping a marriage intact? Does God want abused women to stay with their abusers, for the sake of a marital covenant that has already been defiled by the very nature of the abuse? I believe that God's character paints a very clear picture of where He stands on this matter.  God hates abuse, and all that goes along with it. His heart is of compassion for those who are being mistreated, and particularly when it is at the hands of the one who has vowed to love and protect us. Make no mistake about it; God is not mad at the woman who leaves. His anger is toward the man who drove her to it through his prideful actions.