Stop living like the Bible is a book of suggestions.
The Word of God is clear regarding family dynamics. Function, purpose, and structure—the family unit is designed to build up, not to tear down; to teach wisdom and righteous living, not instill wicked consciousness; and to provide examples of social etiquette, not self-seeking fundamentals.
- Husbands, love your wives (Eph. 5:33)
- Wives, respect your husband
- Children, honor your parents (Eph. 6:2)
Love, respect and honor—qualities that cultivate forgiveness, demonstrate forbearance, and orchestrate patience. The family was designed by God to be the foundation of personal interaction by means of relationship building and social unity.
Truth is, the entrance of sin into the world has threatened the family structure and eaten away at its core. Today, we ask questions like “What’s love got to do with it?” making marriage more of an anomaly than the rule. Wives don't respect and “submission” has become a bad word. Many children spend more time in front of a TV, ipad, or computer than with humans.
Absent fathers and angry mothers create—at best, a challenging environment to teach and rear children. Though we often portray the perfect picture, many of us are the product of pain-filled, anxious, self-absorbed, scared, and insecure parents, replicating the same. If we continue to do the same thing, we will inevitably yield worse in the form of our children and grandchildren.
So, how do we break this cycle? God’s ingredients for a fulfilled family are still the same. Though Godly principles might seem out dated to those who have never lived by them, they've always worked.
In order to build strong family relationships and children who will replicate the same, we must love, respect, honor and obey God.
Challenge: Get Back to the Biblical Basics
- Therefore, know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments (Deut. 7:9)
- If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chron. 7:14)
- Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the first fruits of all your increase (Prov. 3:9)
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