KEY TO A HAPPY FAMILY

 


 

By  Rev Michael Benson Ajayi


…..”who is that my neighbor?” Luke 10:29
 Prov 3:13KJV  " Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding"
         Happiness is the reward of working in God's wisdom and having an understanding of why people behave the way they do . Wisdom comes from reading the bible every day ( 2Tim 3:15)   Family members  should devote time to study the bible everyday. Through God's wisdom we know that we can influence a person's actions towards us , that's what the scripture means when it says do unto others as you would want them do to you (Matt7:12). A man desirous of love from his wife should first show unfeigned love towards her and vise versa . A kind deed evokes happiness. Sadness is a by-product of selfishness. Its the selfishness of one or both partners in a marriage that makes for a sad home. We should always ask God to reveal the consequence of our actions on others before we take action in any matter..
       Through God's word we can predict a person's reaction when we take certain actions therefore,  making deliberate and conscious efforts to show kindness to a stranger every day is the sure path to living a happy life.  This is the essence of Jesus’ teaching on who our neighbour is .This is contrary to the popular religious belief that limits who our neighbour is to just our close friends and those that are kind to us.   
That is why the question  on the definition of who our  neighbor is if not properly understood  can be used by Satan to discourage us in our walk of faith.
        Sometimes we adopt the messianic mentality assuming we are called to  meet the needs of every single person on earth. That’s is not God’s plan for us. There were so many sick and infirmed persons at the pool of Bethesda and yet only one was healed by Jesus Christ  (Jn5:5-9) . So many persons suffer from burnouts by their desire to please everybody,  Jesus Christ could not please everybody during His earthly ministry. Our acts of benevolence requires total dependence on God , faith in Him to meet the needs of others through us brings happiness (Psalm 146:5).
              This wounded man in Luke 10:29 ,was directly in the path of these three men and they had no excuse for not attending to him. A kind word may just be what one may be able to afford at that time, it is sufficient for that moment. We should take advantage of the opportunities at our disposal to be of help to  those daily life brings across our paths. Our inability to  help everyone is not sufficient excuse enough not to help somebody.  
        Man-made religion is selfish and insensitive and results in the lack of emotional intelligence and eventually bankruptcy. Religious folks often desire love from others but cannot express love openly to their neighbour. Most relationships have failed as a result of this. This is seen in the attitude of the priest and the Levite . Some prophets teach  followers not to give money to strangers for fear of being bewitched. This is contrary to what the scriptures teaches (Matt.5:44-45, Rom12:20-21) , Jesus taught that kindness be shown to one's enemy and that it is more blessed to  give than to receive. Whoever seeks for our help at any given time is our neighbour and we are to do whatever we can afford to do at that time depending on available resources remembering that someday we may be in distress and will be treated the same way we treated our neighbour according to the law of sowing and reaping  (Gal.6:7).
           The church of Christ is no place for the propagation of racial ideologies , religious bigotry ,tribalism and nepotism, we are all children of God .Despite the animosity and barriers between Samaritans and Jews (John4:9), the Samaritan in Luke 10 broke through racial and religious barriers in other to help a person in need. Love should be the driving force behind our actions and not the promotion of our infinitesimal racial, political , racial or religions ideologies. 
Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me for my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and grace for supernatural provisions and benevolence in Jesus name 
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