Evangelist Benny Hinn opened up to his viewers Thursday, talking about his marriage, mistakes he's made and the recent accusation against him of an affair.
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Hinn's wife, Suzanne, filed for divorce in February. On the Aug. 5 edition of his show "This is your Day," Hinn admitted the two had "challenges," but that he never expected her decision to end things.
"We had troubles for a long time. And I would ask her often... 'Would you ever divorce me?'" Hinn shared. "She said, 'Never because I fear God too much. She said, 'My covenant is with God, not you.'"
"And I guess she could no longer handle it. One day she did it to my shock," he added.
Painful Admission
The pair married in 1979 and have three daughters and a son.
Hinn said it's often painful to talk about their separation, which began well before the divorce was announced.
"We've had to be very quiet to protect the ministry, the work of the Lord," he said. "But sadly when you are a public person, everything you do becomes public."
"I don't care how strong you are," Hinn continued. "I don't care if the anointing of God is mighty on you. Nobody wants to be alone. I don't care who you are. I am a human being just like you."
In a heartfelt moment after his children joined him on stage during the show, Hinn said he was oftentimes so "busy in the ministry" that he forgot about his family.
"That's probably what broke the whole thing up. And they've said to me... 'hey daddy, you've never been here,'" Hinn said. "So I've made mistakes because I wasn't the perfect husband and the perfect dad because I was always gone traveling the world."
He urged those watching to focus on their family an not lose sight of what's important.
"Because if you neglect your family you'll suffer pain. You got to focus on your family," Hinn said.
SOURCE: CBN News
