AN END TO DAMAGING PROBLEMS

When Jehovah brought Adam and Eve together in marriage, he never purposed that families should be corroded by damaging problems such as alcoholism or violence. (Ephesians 3:14, 15)  The family was to be place where love and peace would flourish and each member would have his mental, emotional, and spiritual needs cared for.  With the introduction of sin, however, family  life quickly deteriorated. -Compare Ecclesiastes 8:9. 

Happily, Jehovah has not abandoned his purpose for the family. He promises to usher in a peaceful new world in which people "will actually dwell in security, with not one to make them tremble." (Ezekiel 34:28) At that time, alcoholism, domestic violence, and all the other problems that damage families today will be things of the past.  People will smile, not to hide fear and pain, but because they are finding "exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." -Psalm 37:11.

Next time: IF MARRIAGE IS AT THE BREAKING POINT, CHAPTER THIRTEEN

From the book: THE SECRET OF FAMILY HAPPINESS, 1996