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"Put on
therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of
mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another...even as Christ
forgave you."
-- (Colossians 3:12-13)
Living in a home filled with the love and the peace of God Himself is
almost like living in heaven right here on earth. We all know that's
true. And we long to live in such a home. Yet, time and time again, we
shortchange our families. We spend our kindest words and our most
winning smiles on those beyond our front door.
Have you ever wondered why?
The answer is simpler than you might suspect. Spiritually speaking, your
family is under attack. You see, it is not only one of your most
precious gifts, when it's operating in harmony, it's one of your most
powerful resources. Satan knows that even if you don't--and he's out to
destroy it.
His battle plan is simple. He will do everything he can to create strife
in your home. He'll stir up feelings of self-pity and jealousy. He'll
encourage you to nurse resentments and harbor bitterness. And through it
all, his purpose remains the same, to divide and destroy your home.
When God's people get in harmony with each other, miracles start to
happen. Their agreement creates an atmosphere in which God's
supernatural, miracle-working power is free to flow! So Satan is
constantly tempting us to spoil that atmosphere, to foul things up by
being at odds with each other. All too often we fall prey to his tactics
simply because we don't realize just how dangerous strife really is. One
close look at the Word of God will solve that problem, however. James
3:16 says, "Where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every
evil work."
Don't open the door of your home to Satan by allowing your family the
"luxury" of a few quarrels.
Stop the destruction before it starts. Anchor yourself to God's Word.
Find out what He has to say about the power of agreement. Stop looking
at your family from your own limited perspective and start seeing it as
God sees it--as a powerhouse! That way you won't drift helplessly into
an argument every time a gust of emotion blows through your home.
Determine right now not to let the devil have your family. Instead, pray
for them, support them and love them. Bring them together, so you can
all enjoy a little bit of heaven on earth.
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