Divisions within the Family

I naturally have come from an interesting family. Our family has a lot of things that need to change in order for it to be a "real" family as God had intended them to be. God did not create a family to fight over, to be jealous of one enough, to be divided. He designed them because its not good for us to be alone. When push comes to shove a family should be united under a single front.

There SHOULD NOT be a war with a family. Constant bickering only makes things worse. It seems that the only time my family can put aside some of this stuff is during the holidays. It's just not right. That's not family. Most of the family lives relatively close to one another. My dads family is in the lower part of Lower Michigan, while a lot of my moms lives in the central part of the LP. They generally live only a few miles apart and yet they don't really visit each other. I try to visit everyone that I can when I go around the locations. Its really the least I can do, I mean hey they are family and I can't nor will not live without them. Don't get me wrong, my family is great but its definitely flawed as many others out there are when the focus is not on Jesus or even some that do.

Christians are called to be a family because we are adopted into God's own family by the blood of Jesus Christ. When push comes to shove family is supposed to stick together. That doesn't always happen of course because we still have sin to deal with, namely pride. We believe our point is valid and others aren't. We refuse to see things from other peoples point of view. Take a step back, let the egos go away and just love everyone as you should. People have issues, try to help them out, but don't get defensive nor attack those trying to help. Doing drastic things is never healthy and it rarely ends well.

Take some time, mull it over, and apologize to your family. Mend those wounds before they get infected with even more things that don't really matter.

God Bless

Ricky

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
-1 Cor 13: 4-8