PARADISE REGAINEDSpeaker: Sis. Stella Dhinakaran Gist: The lost Paradise has been regained. How can we enter it? The Lord will fill your heart with love. You will be able to forgive and forget the bad habits and wrong doings of your spouse and children. The virtue of unconditional affection for each other will step into your heart (1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:11). Love one another in Christ Jesus.
There lived a certain Christian couple in a foreign land. The husband became angry quite often over trivial matters. One day he fought with his wife and yelled, “Get away from this house now!” His wife wept but he would not be moved. He pushed her out and closed the entrance of the house. He comfortably closed the door went inside and had a peaceful slumber. Check your life. This is not the love of God but that, which comes from Satan.
The following day, early in the morning, that man got up from sleep and hurried so as to reach the office on time. At that time, he heard a noise in the kitchen. Not only the noise but also a delicious smell came wafting in the air piercing through his nostrils. He thought, “Who could that be?” To his surprise, he found his wife standing there fixing up the breakfast with all delicious stuff that he loves. He asked, “How did you get inside?” She answered, “My dear! You remembered to close the front door but kept the back door open. I gained entry through the back door. Further she continued, “I thought, you might be very hungry since you were in the top of your temper tantrums and that you would be very tired after screaming last night. Therefore I decided to fix the breakfast that you love very much.” This is the genuine love and this should be seen between every husband and wife.
Nowadays many women reach their parent’s place even for small issues that crop up between the husband and wife. Today’s women think, “why should I live with this man while I work and earn a handsome salary?” This attitude leads to separation and separation is not from God. Separation is from the devil. Perhaps if you are a person planning to separate from your spouse please think. God desires to grant you a beautiful home and blessed family life. On the contrary, Satan operates in the opposite direction trying to destroy the love between you and your spouse. Beware! Check whether your love is from God or from satan.
Prayer
Loving Lord,
Give me the grace to love my spouse as myself. Remove every form of hatred, disobedience, misunderstandings, pride and instill the genuine love in my heart. Help me to forgive and forget all the wrong doings and hurt caused knowingly or unknowingly. May I always analyze my life in the light of the Scriptures and never give room for the word ‘separation’ in my family. In Jesus' name, I pray.
Amen |