For example, I know a couple in which the husband had an affair. The experience was devastating to his wife. She had every right to leave the marriage, and no one would have faulted her. Yet she stayed in it and suffered greatly as she worked through the betrayal with him. It was neither comfortable nor what she felt like doing at times. At the same time, however, she wasn’t staying in the marriage out of fear of isolation, financial security, or anything else. She knew she was free to leave. Yet she loved her husband and God, and she wanted to do the right thing.
