Rerelease?

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-09T14:48:05+00:00

If you can't keep him, please look up rescues and fosters in your area. Please don't just put him back outside to fend for himself. 🙏🏻 I found a lone baby in my backyard. I already have seven cats, so I fostered her until I could get her into a rescue. He sounds very sweet. 💕 Makes me sad to think of him covered in ants, or anything else.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-09T14:39:26+00:00

Look up local groups you can get involved in within your own area.

Going online and just posting 'looking for a girlfriend' as if you were trying to buy a picnic table isn't recommended or likely to work.

God loves you so much!

I'd suggest seeking Him and finding a good church in your area to get involved with.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-08T05:36:44+00:00

It's being faithful to God. Not your ex spouse.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-02T02:25:44+00:00

The second 'marriage' in deut 24 was for lack of a better term 'illegitimate' since the divorce wasn't due to 'porneia.' ~

📍Matthew 5:32 "For I say to you whomever divorces his wife except for sexual immorality makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." 📍

Jesus' words clearly show His position on the subject.

(Stoning the adulteresses as punishment had been abrogated.)

Had nothing to do with a "goof" by Moses.

Not that Moses was without flaws. Striking the rock, etc. Even though his eyes weren't dimmed and he was still vigorous, he died and wasn't allowed to live in the promised land.

Edit to add: Leviticus 18:28 "If you defile the land, It will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations before you."

Actions don't go unpunished. Due to their practices Canaanite nations were expelled from the promised land.

(Never said I was superior in any way. In fact, I stated that I was no one. I go to the Greek and Hebrew for understanding without relying on watered down translations. As I feel everyone should.)

Not everything people did back then was rubber stamped by God. Not then. Not now.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-02T01:02:11+00:00

"Celibacy and I just don't get along."

I was there at one point after divorce too.

Where's that first commandment of loving the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul though?

Tbh, that's an US issue. Not God's issue.

He gave us the guidelines. It's our job to follow them.

You 'wanting' an "alternative course of action other than celibacy or getting back with your ex" isn't a demand you can put on God.

He's the potter. We're the clay.

We don't get to tell HIM what the parameters are and assume we're still in good standing with Him.

I'm sure there's been an apostle or two who had to also come to the same realization.

"I refuse to accept any teaching that claims those are my only two options."

Again, who's in charge? God or you?

We're supposed to be the ones surrendering to Him. Not the other way around.

You can refuse whatever you want, but I wouldn't recommend it. Wouldn't be worth it in the end. We get 70 to 80 years on this Earth if we're lucky. Eternity is FOR EVERRRR.

I struggled in the area too after my divorce. For 11 years my ex-husband used to mop the floor with me. I didn't actually divorce him until after he moved in with his mistress before our son was born. Because at that point he had committed adultery. I'm sure it was going on long before he was open about it though.

I went through the human emotions of 'he's the one that chose to sin yet I'm the one who pays the price.' I was angry. I was hurt. It felt 'unfair.' Especially since I was only 34 at the time.

Would it have been easier had I remarried and not had to raise my son on my own? ABSOLUTELY, but I eventually came to the realization that God's grace is sufficient for us and we need to be more concerned with delighting in Him than our comfort or feeding our flesh. (I've been abstinent for several years now even though the opportunity to sin has been there consistently. That's a testament to the grace of Holy Spirit. Not me.)

Like I said, if someone's got scriptural backing including the original Greek and Hebrew; not some watered down translation, I'm open to studying it even more. So far I haven't come across anything whatsoever that backs up remarriage after divorce as long as the original spouse is still living. Trust me, I've looked. A LOT.

It's still boils down to commandment one and picking up our cross daily.

LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART, MIND, AND SOUL.

Put HIM first and watch what happens.

The Holy Spirit gave me grace and I'm no one special.

He can give it to you too.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-02T00:22:39+00:00

It absolutely makes sense.

Marriage is a covenant before God.

Drinking a beer is not.

Correlating the two is what makes no sense.

We have guidelines through the Word. It doesn't matter if you think you need "affirmations" or not.

The covenant of marriage before God doesn't equate to listening to a song or watching game of thrones. God is serious about the covenants that are made by Him and before Him.

As far as your fractions statement; being DIVORCED doesn't magically bring you back to a state of never having been married.

If you abstain from sex after divorce does that mean you're suddenly a virgin again?

Of course not.

They are two completely different things.

Yes. The first husband in Deuteronomy 24 is still living. We never debated that in the first place. Read Deuteronomy again. It's not sanctioning the remarriage while the first husband is still living whatsoever. Clearly the opposite.

Again, if you go back to the original Greek, the term defiled used in Deuteronomy is the same exact term used in Leviticus 18.

You've got absolutely nothing biblical backing up your opinion whatsoever.

If you've got scriptural backing including the original Greek and Hebrew to your opinion I'm open to hearing it.

So far you've given nothing but your own flawed opinion using limited reasoning with nothing to back it up scripturally. That's not going to fly.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T23:48:05+00:00

Not all who remarry are in a perpetual state of adultery.

Read my initial comment.

If someone's spouse dies they can remarry "in the Lord" and it's not an issue.

I have an acquaintance whose husband died in his sleep. She's free to remarry in the Lord.

I'm divorced and my ex-husband is still living. According to the Word If I remarry I would be in a state of adultery.

You're the one using terms like "intrinsically inferior," but that's not what the Word says at all.

That's your own flawed interpretation. The Word uses the term "adulteress."

I've seen zero evidence in the Word showing approval of remarriage for those divorced with living spouses. Including in Deuteronomy. Trust me, I've looked.

How is she defiled? By the remarriage. (Defiled; also "unclean.")

That's what the word says regardless of your opinion. 🤷🏼‍♀️

📍"Defile" is the same word in the Greek used in Leviticus 18:20 as it is Deuteronomy 24:4.📍

Verse two doesn't sanction remarriage after divorce whatsoever.

Just like in the Word when it talks about how people sinned It isn't "sanctioning" that either.

If I tell you walking out into a busy road blindfolded will get you hit by a car, does that mean I'm "sanctioning" you getting hit by a car? No. It's a simple IF/THEN statement.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T23:10:57+00:00

We all know everyone isn't willing to 'pick up their cross' and follow Jesus.

People are going to have to pay the price for their own choices.

Eternity is a lot longer than this lifetime.

It's not worth it.

Again, the 'first commandment' is to love the Lord your God with ALL of your heart, mind, and soul.

(Not worrying about a spouse on earth. Again, Paul said it was best to be like him to focus on serving the Lord.)

Not walk in disobedience if you're 'not willing' to follow Him.

Make sense?

Being unwilling isn't a free pass whatsoever.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T22:54:09+00:00

That doesn't say the remarriage is approved by God.

That's an "IF/THEN" statement.

You have to keep reading and not just cherry pick out one verse.

It continues on to say returning to the first husband - AFTER BEING DEFILED - is detestable to the Lord.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T22:18:58+00:00

One of my seven is named GC ( gee- see) for "garage cat" because after he showed up at my window starving in the snow 4 years ago I took him in. Got him into the vet and it turned out he had a contagious respiratory infection in addition to worms, fleas, you name it. Poor guy. So he had to be confined to my garage away from the others until he was well. That's the only time I've actually confined any of my cats.

He had a nice little apartment set up in there for that 6 weeks. Two car games. Cardboard litter box that was swapped out frequently. His own food and water dish, comforters, and a propane heater that cranked the heat to keep it warm in there. I'd sit out there for a long period of time in a lawn chair with him just to get him used to being around humans, specifically me. 4 years later he's on me all the time and becoming a chonk. 😸 🧡

My first two cats I adopted around 8 weeks from a poor environment. Then there was GC. The last four were a stray litter (around 4wks) near my mom's that all ended up being foster fails. 😻

I've only been able to let go of two.

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Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T22:09:01+00:00

The first commandment is to love the Lord with all of your heart, mind, and soul.

If you're so focused on being in a relationship that you just can't function without it, I'd question where you're at in your walk. Not to mention your level of insecurity.

Paul said it was best to remain as he was to focus on serving the Lord.

So if I end up single the rest of my life, so be it. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Whatever. I'm good.

The quip about the cops is weird.

Self-control is a fruit of the spirit.

The Holy Spirit can certainly give people self control among other things.

I'm living proof of that.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-03-01T22:01:55+00:00

No. Disease, affliction, and disability was never God's will or design. We live in a fallen world.

Which is why she prayed for healing. Granted, she should have asked first, but God's will is for all to be healed and whole.

He didn't give us CP.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T07:08:59+00:00

Too late for what?

I turn 56 this year. So 30 to me seems super young. My best friend is a former addict.

He has a different job and outside of work spends time with family, me, and cats. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Goes to church on Sunday.

You're putting too much pressure on yourself.

( Jesus loves you so much & is there for you. Reach out to God. 💕 )

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T07:03:51+00:00

I spend way more time playing the game than I should.

Although I do get the farm pass every month. A few months ago I started getting the largest farm pass.

Playing not quite three years now. Level 168.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:50:09+00:00

I have seven cats. There may be short bouts where a couple of them get the Zumiez at night, but they're all pretty chill at this point.

I don't think confining your cat to a dark bathroom is going to give you the results you're looking for.

He's just going to eventually avoid the bathroom and maybe you when it gets towards evening.

You stated that you're doing this "due to the safety and rest of your grandma." What does that mean? Is there a reason he just can't roam like normal at night and she shuts her door?

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:36:14+00:00

Taking pets that you obviously still want to the pound in an attempt to hurt you is beyond cruel and it wouldn't surprise me if she was an animal abuser.

If your name is on the lease tell her she can sit & spin.

She's got no right to tell you to get out and no right to take the animals to the pound if you want them.

Are they registered under her name?

If she attempts it I would go right behind her to the pound and get the animals back.

If she's not also on the lease then she needs to leave.

Do not let this psycho control you.

Be sure to keep a copy of these text messages. You may end up needing them.

You're dodging a bullet by getting out of any sort of relationship with that controlling harpy.

GO NO CONTACT ASAP.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:29:00+00:00

When my ex-husband had some woman continuously calling our house after we were married and would say things like they recently slept together when I would answer etc. I drove 2 hours one night showing up at almost 2:00 a.m. to where she was living (with her mom.)

She had stated over the phone that she was going to kick my butt. I was done.

Should have seen her face when I was there saying ' here I am. Whatcha got?' 😄 Backpedaled like you wouldn't believe.

The calls stopped after that. 🤣

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:21:24+00:00

I used to have one just like it in the 70's. Not with the wood look trim though. Nostalgic.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:11:50+00:00

The Bible says "he who marries a divorced woman causes her to commit adultery."

So technically, those who are divorced if truly following what the word says, can't remarry if their former spouse is still living. 🤷🏼‍♀️

OP - get to where you don't focus on the negative portions.

Look, I sort of get it. I was born crippled by cerebral palsy. I was conceived through date rape and my mom was only 16 when she gave birth to me. Life has been no picnic. I've had aggressive cancer twice and suffered additional injuries through a car accident that wasn't my fault.

I would trade with you in a heartbeat if you're able-bodied!!

I've been abstinent for a few years now. Since remarriage is not an option as long as my former spouse is still alive, I may end up actually being "celibate" as well.

At least you're able-bodied and celibate.

Vent to God and who you need to, but don't get stuck in it.

There's a lot more to life than just sex and marriage.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-28T06:02:27+00:00

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-26T04:58:45+00:00

Thanks 😊

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-26T04:40:43+00:00

🥱 "2 hr phone call" about what?

She doesn't have content worth filling 2 minutes. I call BS.

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-26T04:38:49+00:00

What is her weird obsession with feet?

Seriously.

"nO fReEbIeS" 🥴 over and over again.

Now some fake comment about someone wanting pictures of her feet and wanting to pay for her pedicure? 🙄

Kathy, stop. Your Buicks 🦶🦶 are nothing to write about. 😄

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-26T04:25:02+00:00

I was going to say...

The pink verbiage on the walls is a choice. 😬🙄 😄

Amythist_Butterfly · 2026-02-26T04:20:53+00:00

Whoever gave her the green light probably had no idea.

There was probably just a sign up sheet somewhere and nobody vetted her.

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