Benny Hinn… Disconnect
February 22, 2010The sad news of Hinn’s wife, Suzanne filing for divorce grieves a lot of people. Especially those who have looked up to him as a man who has a unique gift, and therefore is assumed to have a near perfect personal life.
The Benny Hinn Ministries spokesperson responded: “Pastor Benny Hinn and his immediate family were shocked and saddened to learn of this news without any previous notice.”[i]
The last time I checked, one’s “wife” is immediate family. Where’s the disconnect?
Some thoughts:
- Because a person is in the clergy doesn’t insulate them from marital dysfunction.
- Anyone’s life, anyone can be disconnected from those they are supposed to be close to, i.e., wife, husband, children, grandchildren, etc, especially those who have dynamic, powerful, up-front, successful lives.
- If this “anyone” happens to be a spiritual leader, and the basic thing that all of us do is get help for the marriage or life issue. The same applies to them.
Along with some success stories, the person often gets caught up in the “occupation,” “ministry,” “athletic ability,” and becomes disconnected from the people who were once near and dear.
There is another story that Suzanne has. It will come out in pieces and if people are more concerned about Hinn’s ministry than her factual opinion of what happened, then her story will likely fade away. This is another sad reality that is often the case.
Recently Gayle Haggard and Jenny Sanford came out with their books. Both saw their husbands flip out and do the unexpected. Both forgave but made different decisions about their marriages. Gayle decided to stay with her husband Ted; Jenny decided that the marriage wouldn’t work because her husband had another “soul mate.”
Suzanne has a reason why she needed to do this, and no matter how “big” her husband’s ministry, success, or the future damage her decision would bring, she made a choice to file for divorce. Her opinion is important.
The blinders that “greatness” and “success” can bring are something that we must remind ourselves of. Leadership is not a curse, in fact it is a gift—a blessing. But as we often discover, many simply get caught up in the adrenaline of the success rush and somehow forget the basics.
[i] Saturday Monitor, February 20, 2010
GOOD. Let him lose millions of dollars. He’s a wolf in sheepskin clothing.
i really wish they could reconcile and come back together. i really pray i happens.