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.
