YOUR FAMILY

You know, I was just thinking about how easy it is for us to make friends with other people apart from our own family. It is easier for us because we don't live permanently with our friends as we do with our families and hence we don't really take each other for granted. It is easy to take your dad, mum, sister, brother, husband or wife for granted and not appreciate them because we see them everyday of our lives, we see all the good, the bad and the ugly side of each other, so instead of encouraging each other, loving each other and trying to find ways to make our lives better, we tend to drift apart, argue and quarrel more. Eventually we are torn apart by hatred. When communication within the family breaks down, it leads to utter destruction. Instead of criticising your family and comparing them to other loving families ,why not see the good in your own? What the other family has can also be built in your own if you are prepared to sacrifice and take the time to be patient and to love. Rome was not built in a day, remember? What can you make better in your family starting from today. Maybe you could buy somebody in your family a nice gift or give them a good word of encouragement. Tell them how beautiful they are and let them know how much you appreciate them. Don't worry if they reject your words, many people find it hard to accept good things initially but as time goes by, they will take it in. The most important thing is that you are building up your family in love. Nobody is too young or too old to love. Begin something new. As you sow the seed of love in your own, may you find abundant love and may God bind your family together with a cord that cannot be broken.

(Written by Ladé, 2008 © All rights reserved.)