MAINTAIN PEACE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, CHAPTER ELEVEN

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HAPPY are those who belong to families in which there is love, understanding, and peace.  Hopefully, yours is such a family.  Sad to say, countless families fail to fit that description and are divided for one reason or another.  What divides households?  In this chapter  we will discuss three things. In some families, members do not all share the same religion. In others, the children may not have the same biological parents.  In still others, the struggle to make a living or the desire for more material things seems to force family members apart.  Yet, circumstances that divide one household may not affect another. what makes the difference?

Viewpoint is one factor, if you sincerely try to understand the other person's  point of view, you are more likely to discern how to preserve a united household.  A second factor is your source of guidance. Many people follow  the advice of workmates, (they don't know any more than you do, its all guesswork, one's experience, does not make the other person's work) neighbor, newspaper columnists or other human guides. Some, though, have found out what God's Word says about their situation, and then they applied what they learned.  How can doing this help a family to maintain peace in a household? -2 Timothy 3:16,17.

Next time: IF Y OUR HUSBAND HAS A DIFFERENT FAITH

From the book: THE SECRET OF FAMILY HAPPINESS, 1996