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Relationships – Change of Heart

‘Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.’ Proverbs : Chapter 22, verse 6

Our relationship with others determines the activities of our life for eg. the success and harmony of our marriage and family life or a promotion in a job.

Some of the most rewarding and challenging relationships can be those with family members, especially between parents and children.

See Ephesians 6:1-4. ‘Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honour your father and mother which is the first commandment with promise. That it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. And you fathers do not provoke your children to wrath but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.’

if we read and meditate on these verses, we will know how to live with our family in a Godly manner whether it is a husband and wife, or a parent and a child relationship. If you are an adult, this will guide you on how you can honour your parents. If you are a parent, it will guide you to raise your children according to God’s principles.

There are five keys for a strong relationship

Discuss how you can use the above keys to build a strong relationship

Relationships can be maintained only if we change from being carnal minded to spiritual minded. ‘For to be carnally minded is : death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.’ Romans 8: 6

As parents, we can raise our children in the right way only if we ourselves are spiritually minded and are standing on the foundation of the Word of God with firm faith in Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:15 – ‘And that from childhood you have known the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.’

Some questions to reflect on :

Prayer : Father, we pray that we learn what is pleasing to you and that our lives is a constant proof of the things that are most acceptable to you.

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