I cannot think of a time that I have helped a friend weather the storm of a spouse's affair. People I know have committed an affair or have been the victim of one, but I've never been a part of helping someone work through that.
From what I do know though they aren't pretty. Now imagine someone helping a friend through a spouse's affair with a prostitute. Obviously it's been done, but I'm sure the sting of rejection is even greater when the "love" was paid for.
That's the metaphor that I've read a lot of so far in Jeremiah. Israel is the adulterer and God is the patient spouse. "But you have prostituted yourself with many lovers, so why are you trying to come back to me? says the Lord."
It's hard to consider, but our worship of the world and of God is much like that of a prostitute. We love the world for selfish reasons and the quick fix that if offers is so temporary we are only longing for more. We're longing for the love and fulfillment that only Christ could bring.
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