Already happened

From Give Her Wings posted by Flying Free

People often say to severely and chronically abused wives, "God can do miracles! Wait and see how he can change your husband! Be patient! Divorcing him shows a lack of faith and love!"

So why don't we say to widows, "God can do miracles! He can raise your husband fro the dead! Be patient! Getting a death certificate and burying him shows a lack of faith and love!"

God can heal a completely shattered marriage or raise the dead, but he doesn't always and doesn't usually. After a reasonable amount of time, effort, and evidence, you can pretty much call it what it is (The End) and do what you need to do. The official papers only acknowledge what has already happened.

Side note: pretty extreme comparison, but in my experience, just as unlikely for either to happen