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When prayer prevents necessary life changes

I prayed for my marriage to work for five years while my husband cheated, and after the divorce I keep wondering if staying faithful to prayer kept me from being faithful to myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Commitment to spiritual practice can sometimes mask avoidance of difficult but necessary decisions about changing circumstances.

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