It’s cruel for a spouse or a partner to abandon their own child or children because their relationship failed or came to an end. Unfortunately, many innocent children are victims of such cruelty.
The sad reality is that, these children did not ask you to bring them into their world and when you do, you are the people they look up to for care, growth, upkeep, support, guidance, etc. Their survival and life depend on you. They are vulnerable and need to be protected by the very people who brought them into the world.
So you can understand how saddened they will be when they are neglected, abandoned, and forsaken by the very person who is supposed to take care of them and be with them. These children end up growing up with all kinds of deficiencies.
Many won’t feel belonged because they were rejected right from childhood by their caregivers. Lots of them don’t know how to love because they have not been shown love. Many are afraid of being in a relationship because they don’t know how to relate.
If you have issues with your spouse or partner, your child is not a party to the issue. If you break up or divorce, you have not broken up with or from your children. They carry your blood, genes, and DNA.
If you can live peacefully without thinking of your children, meeting their needs, or being there for them just because you are no longer with your partner, then you are heartless.
I pray for those whose hearts have stopped beating and feelings have died for their children as a result of a failed relationship or marriage. May the Lord cause you to look for your children.
In conclusion, “Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord. Having a lot of children to take care of you in your old age is like a warrior with a lot of arrows.” – Psalm 127:3-4 (CEV)
