January 11, 2015

DJ

Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Once again we see this has to be taken in context with the previous verses and again it is showing how we need to be able to live in peace together.

From a youth worker perspective there is nothing worse than having to try to piece together a young person after they have had an argument with their parents.

The stability in their relationship is in tatters and has to be moulded back together slowly to show them how things fit together one piece at a time.

God needs workers who are willing to piece together lives one step at a time so they can see The Fathers love.

January 10, 2015

DJ

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.

I honestly cannot remember my parents ever using this one against me! I’m not sure what I would have thought about it then…

I have seen so many parents blame children for their splitting up or for their failures when they should be looking squarely at themselves instead.

Children should be what holds a family together because we should love our children unconditionally just as God loves us; which should make it easy for them to obey this verse.

If we cannot be trusted then how can we ask our children to trust us? If we cannot love, then how can we ask them to love us?

January 9, 2015

DJ

Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.

Our God is not a God to stir up anger in people against each other or against the world. Our God is a just God who continues to promote His love toward mankind.

Part of that love is showing us how we should be living one toward another – loving each other without judgement.

Part of a good relationship is learning to love one another no matter what is going on and not judging each other all the time!

Learning to put up with things other people do and not being bitter against them is just a part of us learning more about this love Christ wants us to have.

January 8, 2015

DJ

Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

I do like stirring sometimes! Don’t ever take this out of context because it belongs in the whole passage and we will look at a verse a day.

Living in harmony with the one we love should be easy; but it takes both side to make sure the relationship works.

God continues to pour out His love toward us and continues to love and support us.

Is it not fair that we love Him back in return? That we submit to Him in return for all He does. It works in marriage so it will work with God!