Be Good to Your Family

Proverbs 11:29

"He that troubleth his own house shall

inherit the wind; and the fool shall

be servant to the wise of heart."

        Family can be tricky sometimes. In so many ways, family is the greatest blessing in our lives. At the same time rare,  is the family without their fair share of quarrels. Our families can be the source of our greatest joy. Still, they hold the most potential to inflict our deepest pain. They say that to love is to risk loss, and I would add that to love our families is to risk the hurt that can sometimes come from those we love so dearly. Yet, ultimately, for most, it’s worth the risk. The occasional disagreements or fallout's are nothing compared to the support, love, and lifelong companionship that family has to offer.
        However, it does happen that sometimes there is a member of a family who causes more harm than good. We don’t get to choose our family, but for reasons only God knows, sometimes we are given a family member that causes much sorrow. Our job is to love them anyway.  As someone once told me, when there is a difficult person in your life, remember it could be worse; you could be them.  Even when it’s painful to be on the receiving end of a difficult person’s spitefulness, it’s worse to be the source of the pain.

        When we wrongfully hurt each other, no one gains. When we bring others down, while we may not realize it, we will suffer as well. At the same time, the exact opposite principle is true: Whoever does good to their family will bring blessings to his or her own self.  Again, I believe this to be true of our biological families as well as our friends, acquaintances, and society.  When we bring others up, we raise the level of living for us all. My Friends, Let’s remember to do our best to be givers of love, joy and comfort; "In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and for our own sake."

        Amen!

Ref: (HG SB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry