Family dynamics have always interested me. It really is amazing to me how family members relate to each other. Sometimes as best friends. Other times as worst enemies. Or maybe somewhere in between. Family can be a source of great joy for people. For others, family can be a source of great pain. I wish there was an earthly solution that could end all of the turmoil that some families experience. But there\u2019s not. And that\u2019s unfortunate. But I do know which family we can be a part of that will ultimately bring great joy. That family belongs to Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belonging to Christ does not necessarily fix our problems here on earth with our families. It doesn\u2019t automatically bring joy. And there\u2019s no for sure guarantee of ending the pain. But belonging to Christ puts us in a family of God\u2019s people. And there-in we will find joy. Not only do we find joy, we find a hope and a peace that we will not find with our earthly family. Now I\u2019m not saying that we can\u2019t find joy, hope, or peace with our earthly families. A lot of us do. I\u2019d like to think that I find all of those in my family. What I\u2019m saying is, we are guaranteed to find these things in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Bible, Paul writes about this. He talks about through the blood of Christ, people can take part in God\u2019s covenant. No matter what our backgrounds are. No matter where we live. No matter who our family members are. None of that qualifies or disqualifies us from being able to join the family of God. None of it! And that is awesome. Our God is so loving, that the door is open for anyone who accepts him into their heart. He will take us in. All of us. He will cleanse us. He will show us the joy that only can come from him. The peace and the hope. And ultimately in the end, we win. We will rejoice with him for eternity. How incredible is that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Family dynamics have always interested me. It really is amazing to me how family members relate to each other. Sometimes as best friends. Other times as worst enemies. Or maybe somewhere in between. Family can be a source of great joy for people. For others, family can be a source of great pain. I wish … <\/p>\n