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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
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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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