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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I had to leave my abusive marriage but now I feel really angry at God - why did he let that happen to me?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader who is angry at God after leaving an abusive marriage.
Dear Woman Alive
I was with my husband for eight years. We were quite young when we got married but lots of other Christian friends did the same. Over the years he got slowly more controlling to the point of being abusive. There was some physical abuse but it was mainly emotional and spiritual abuse. I finally found the courage to leave and am putting my life back together. But I’m left with this burning anger at God. I don’t know why he didn’t protect me?
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