Jaci Velasquez breaks her silence about recent divorce.
LESS THAN two years after her 2003 wedding made the news, Christian/Latin music superstar Jaci Velasquez's marriage has ended in divorce. Velasquez and Indiana native Darren Potuck were married on 16th August, 2003, in Franklin, Tennessee. Jaci told Christian Music Today, "When my husband and I started out as newlyweds, we were like all newlyweds, wanting that dream marriage. Somehow, things took a turn and we have ended up in divorce." The 25-year-old singer continued, "I sought counselling, but the painful truth is that our marriage didn't work out. I've had such a difficult time with this. My heart hurt so badly that I felt like I wanted to crawl under a rock and just die. I can't say that I have ever felt such pain before. My heart literally felt like it was breaking in half."
Velasquez went on to talk about the song "Lay It Down" from her latest
album 'Beauty Has Grace', released by Word Records. The lyrics of that
song contain the lines: "All of my hopes and my dreams and my best
laid plans/Are slowly slipping through my folded hands." Commented
the singer, "I am learning how to live out the words of 'Lay It Down'
daily and experiencing God's love, grace and mercy like never before.
My God is so awesome, I can feel him lift me up every time I feel
like it's all too much for me."
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what in the world?!!!!
I used to look up to Jaci!
now this!
what's up with this?
didn't they go to see a pastor?
the only reason God give to divorce
is adultry.
couldn't they work it out?
I am sorry to say that
jaci is no loger a role model for me.
she reminds me of Amy Grant,
I only hope it's not to late for her!
I'm praying for you jaci.
jan
amy grant's husband committed adultery on her like 4 or 5 times. she is still a good role model.
I would first like to say that you need to get your facts straight. Adultry is not the only way that God honors a divorce. It clearly states in the Bible that #1. if two people are not eaqually yoked (meaning that the two people are not going to ever be equally bonded by God or His Word) #2. if one person commits adultry #3. if the marriage is not bound by the Word.....then two people have the right to end their marriage. You should let God be the judge because only he has the right to.
Jan,
How inaccurate you are is so clearly visible in your post. Jaci hasn't still said why she got divorced and quite frankly it's really none of our business. It's between her, her ex-husband and GOD. I currently am a Christian woman that is going through a divorce and the sad part is that I was married for less than a month before we separated. BUT before you, Jan. or anyone else judges me, view things from my perspective. My husband, molested my children, his own and beat on his own child. I don't believe that there is anywhere in the bible where it says that it's okay to get divorced if your spouse beats on you or molests your children BUT I WILL BE DARNED IF I LET SOMEONE repeatedly do this to my children and have the state take them away because I am too stupid to do anything about it. SO JAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ME? I am a Christian that is struggling to forgive him, but with God's help I know I will be able to soon. I also sought counseling from our pastor but he like most people suffer from judging people all too quickly and took my ex's side. So yeah.. take this for what you will.. HERE'S YOUR PLANK, LET ME GET MY SPECK..
Jan,
who are you to judge? you...judging Jaci is making just as bad of a choice as she may have made...(whether it was a bad choice or not...i dunno??) but judging in a sin...and in God's eyes...thats all the same...i got pregnant before marriage...n lots of older ppl in my church made me step down from my position, which i understand...and they talked bad behind my back...my brother(who graduates as a pastor this yr) told me...yeah what i did was wrong...but them gossiping behind my back is just as bad...so he simply told me not to listen to them...now i dunno jaci's case...whether she was getting abused...cheated on...or whether he simply changed after marriage...but i imagine she turned to God...i just want you to remember one thing...all sins in God's eyes are the same...i can say one cuss word...and you could go kill someone and it would be the same to God...maybe not to ppl down on earth...but to our Father it would be...
Reply to Lori: There are only two reasons the Bible allows divorce, adultery and if you are married to an unbeliever who leaves you. There are no other biblical grounds for divorce. It means that if you divorce for any other reason, you are to stay single. That said, Grace covers ALL SINS. Yes, God forgives even those who divorce "because they were unhappy or incompatible". It is never His choice for divorce to happen, but His grace is sufficient.
A leader must be above reproach (though we are never perfect) a role model should guide their lives in a more prudent way. The Bible disqualifies leaders that don't READ TIMOTHY. Jan is right in objecting to Jaci's being a role model. That is good discernment. However, that is why our role model should be Jesus, people often fail, we are human.
Follow Christ, not Jaci and not Amy...the rod in your own eye before removing the speck of your brother.
In all of this, the only disservice is for an unbelieving world, who looks at the church and sees yet another reason why it needs to reject Jesus.
this is the reason that i don't reallydo the whole "religious thing" you are welcome to your opinion but this is mine
divorce is a sadness and should be avoided but if you are in a marriage that sadly not working out i think that agape is the best route which sadly in this case was divorce. first of all if you read the article she did say that they sought marriage counselling and secondly only GOD can judge her.