Psa 128:1-6 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
I have just been reminded lately of the simplicity of God's design for the family. Last night Kristal and I got a phone call from a family in great distress. There are so many issues that from the outside the situation seems overwhelming. To sort through each individual hurt is a task that would be too burdensome for anyone to do. The question is not so much,"How did we get to where we are?", but,"Now that we are here what do we do now?" I believe countless hours of counseling are wasted in trying to sort through things that have already taken place and yet we have no ability to go back in time and undo those things. If you and I will begin from this moment to live like Paul and "forget those things that are behind", then we can start from right now to experience the joys of victory.
So, where do we start? According to Psalm 128:1 we start at the fear of the Lord. Why? because you will eat from the crop that you plant. You will either sow to the flesh and reap corruption or sow to the Spirit and reap life. If you live a life satisfied in the Lord and have the genuine joy of the Lord coming from that life of abiding in Him, God guarantees that you will see the effects in your marriage and children. Nothing is "hotter" to a husband or wife than a satisfied and genuinely joyful soul. Nothing inspires kids to want to be with their parents like having a house filled with joy. Wives clinging to their husbands like vines to a house and kids solid and kids growing and bearing fruit. This is God's design for the family. The easiest way to have the family God wants for us to have is to spend time at His feet. If He is lifted up in our lives He will draw all husbands and wives, and kids unto Him. I wonder if all the issues of marriage can be traced back to this as the root issue? The healing begins with coming to Jesus! That's the way it was in the gospels and nothing has changed in the 2000 plus years since. What do you think?
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