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Blue v6-16 Ch 10 JudAm sitting here reading...
v6 Again...they served...the gods of...and forsook the LORD... no longer serving Him, (v7) so He became angry. (v9) Then in great distress (v10) they cried out to the LORD, "We sinned, forsaking You..." (v11) but the LORD replied, (v12) "You've cried to Me for help (v11) when 7 other cultures had oppressed you and did I not save you? Yes. (v13) But you've forsaken Me for their gods so I will no longer save you. (v14) Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!"And realized...
God feels real feelings. It hurt Him after investing Himself into the relationship to give authentic peace, demonstrate care by listening then provide problem-solving answers while loving on us deeply when He brought broken family relations back into our lives to begin healing processes that would start the relationship over making it fresh and new. Then He provided deep and meaningful interactions to improve the quality and comfort level of our lives by using sound advice, success principles, and many voices of encouragement to help do better, become better. He even healed broken issues hidden deep inside of our own character so that we could function better as people yet even after all of that He hears... 
i want the younger girl at the office who makes me feel like a man because my old wife and 2 kids just aren't getting the job done...... She is prettier, has a hot body, feeds my ego, i can do anything again, conquer every dead dream i've ever had because she will support me, she makes me feel young and alive again. So he goes home to his wife without any appreciate for her, noticing instead all of her faults, excluding any of his own, because those are her fault anyway so it doesn't count. So he goes to the 14 years younger woman and after time passes and the tables are turned the 14 years younger woman thinks he is too old, unenergetic, wants a younger guy. So the guy that left wife and kids is now reaping what he sowed and deeply wishes he could just go home to his wife. 
He regretted that he didn't stay with her, his eyes were opening wide how he really misses her and could see how it wasn't that bad being with her after all... not compared to this. He desparetly wanted to go home to the wife of his youth and 2 kids. But his old wife doesn't appreciate what he has done and isn't going to make it easy for him to come back after being treated like that, and do we blame her? If you were that wife, what would it take to be able to trust your husband again? To overcome the pain and rejection he caused you? Sending the message that you weren't good enough for him, another girl was prettier, smarter, younger, seemingly supportive ...blah, blah, blah. 
The LORD God was hurt and He needed some time to get over bad behavior and being mistreated. Used. He was a Friend that was Used. 
But Love is such a strong forgiving force that in time, after admitting to their sinning and getting rid of gods that failed to bring satisfaction and true deliverance, or after realizing how the other young woman didn't deliver the story he thought he was going to get, even Father God (v16) "could bear Israel's misery no longer." ~Mercy
Thank You for taking care of me LORD
I Love You~
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