have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and
unbelief]. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a
daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law; 36 and a man’s enemies will be the members of his [own]
household [when one believes and another does not].37 “He who loves father
or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or
daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
Who do you love more, family or God? The Christian life for some is an easy
transition, born in the church, come to know Christ and all is well. Then
there are those that had no choice, God or death. Choosing between your
family, who you have idolized, and would of laid down your life for, or
counting them dead for knowing the greatness of Jesus is a hard decision.
Have you ever had that moment when you realized that it is done? When your
family will never be the same because you chose to follow Jesus? I remember
seeing my family through a window, the woman who use to be my wife with
another man, the children who I raised, the grandchildren I adored, sitting
down to dinner as a family, and I drove away in tears, because I followed
Jesus and they followed the world. Since that time, my prayers have been
more passionate, not for my family to be reconciled to me, for them to be
united with Christ. The big decisions are never easy, in the end, it is
worth it. Love God more!
Douglas
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