ACRONYM FOR FAMILY

ACRONYM FOR FAMILY 

1. Foundation- Word of God is the foundation for the strong family life. In the present time many people take family so lightly, that they make their own policies to run a family and end up in frustration. But God is the one who constituted the first family on the face of the earth. We must take our family seriously, as something given by God to protect and nurture. (Gen 3, Psalms 127:1)

2. Authority- God is the supreme authority for a family, no one has any sort of power to break family or its values based on their personal opinions. God and His word must be regarded as the last verdict for and decision being taken in a family. Today many families have been shattered, just because they have taken authority in their hand.  (Gen.2:18 (sanctioned by God's authority) Psalms 119:89, 119:114, 116, 119:86, 119:138, 137,138, 144, 128, 172, Deut. 32:4, Psalms 119:105,130, 133, 98, 2, 28, 175, 50-52, 9, 105)

3. Marriage- Marriage is the breeding ground for a family. A family can be a happy family only if married life of the couple is smoothly functioned. God, again is the founder of marriage. And if there is a problem amidst couple, it would cause entire family to struggle, just as termite in the roots of a tree affects throughout the branches and trunk. Matt 19:4-6 Eph. 5:22-33 pro 19:3, 21:9)

4. Investment- ROI (return on investment) 

In present world, where people are heavily engaged in the affairs of life, we must take time to give it to our family. One can have all the money and materials of this world to offer his/her family, but if time is not there, then everything beside loses its value. We must invest time with our family. (Deut. 6:6-9, Pro. 6:23)

5. Love- Love is the soul of Family. Cultivate a family relation with love. Love should be roof of a family, it's not 50-50 but 100% responsibility. We are loved to love, Speak love Do love, Write love, Live love and Keep love.  (1 Cor. 13)

6. Yield- Commit yourself and dedicate your family to God. Yield day and night to be successful in family life. Unless one yields himself to God, he/she cannot do the same with family. So spirituality starts from within and reteaches out to others, family, friends and neighbors. So get determined to be Christ-like, being a model and then encourage family to be like God-designed/desired family. (Joshua 1:8, Prov. 25:2 Luke 9:23, James 1:25, Rev. 1:6)

Source: A message shared by Mrs. Elizbeth Thomas in CITS, Itarsi.

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