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FAMILY MATTERS [PART 1]

When it is easier to talk to outsiders than it is to your family, something is wrong.  Your family should be a support system – a safety net to catch you when you fall.  We like to envision “family” as a hardworking father, a stay-at-home mother, 2 children and a house.  But for many people family means money problems, troubled children and warring spouses.  That is why Paul writes: “Walk…with…longsuffering, bearing with one another in love…keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”  It takes a big dose of grace to make it all work!  So start praying for your children, instead of just setting boundaries that create distance between you when you do not see eye to eye.

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http://lindadiokpa.blogspot.com/2012/06/family-matters-part-1.html