Do not give room to a third party to disorganize your home. A family was doing well until a young girl who was friendly with the man’s daughter enticed the man and he ended up marrying her while he sent his wife and children away including his daughter. 

Parents and elders are expected to impact lasting legacies on their children: They should not inherit negative habit from you. Jesus came to teach us the way to righteousness. “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.” Prov. 13:22.

Another man who was in the habit of telling people about his wife’s weaknesses ended up marrying his wife’s friend and transferred his wife and children to another apartment while he and his new wife lived together.

When his children and their mother could no longer have access to him, they confronted him and he divorced the woman and sent her away with her children.

In Mark 9:29, Jesus said, “Only prayer can drive this kind out; nothing else can.” If you are in a distress because of your trials and tribulations do not think it is impossible to be set free? Pray and have faith in Jesus, the God of impossibility! He will set you free indeed.

At a time like this, run to Jesus who has the power to stop your raging storm and he will deliver you from the evil one. Do not tell God you have a big problem rather tell your problem you have a big God.

Make yourself available to God and he will make you capable of possessing his grace to overcome your problems.  

The devil is making efforts to destabilize as many families as possible to ensure people within the same family rebel against one another and end up in hell. “Be calm but vigilant, because your enemy the devil is prowling round like a roaring lion, looking for someone to eat. Stand up to him, strong in faith.” 1 Peter 5:8-9.  

James consoles us in 1:2-4 when he said, “My brothers, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trails come your way, because you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trails, the result is the ability to endure.

Be sure that your endurance carries you all the way, without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” 

It takes the grace of God to love and pray for those who hurt you. “We who are strong ought to bear with the failing of the weak, and to please ourselves, let each of us please his neighbour for his good to edify him.” Rom. 15:1-2.

Every member of your family has a role to play for the growth and sustenance of the family. Rather than expose the weaknesses of your spouse, children or parents to outsiders who may not help you resolve your problem, why not approach God or the Holy Family for solutions!

The avoidable crimes above have taught us lessons such that we should pray always as the enemy, the devil is prowling round looking for souls to devour.

We should not take things for granted whenever we want to embark on a program that will elevate us! It may not be easy for man to pray always if his value for God’s love is minimal. 

Place God in his rightful position in your life and you will find joy praying in the spirit and mind. 1 Corinthians 14:15 says, “What should I do then? I will pray with my spirit, but O will pray also with my mind, I will sing with my spirit but I will sing also with my mind.”

Are you in the habit of cursing your spouse before your children when he or she is away from home? Know today that such action will make your children to hate their father or mother.

You may reconcile with your spouse later but your children will not forgive him or her. When the cow grazes its young ones look on. Do not destroy the future of your children by setting them up against your spouse.  

 “Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the high cost of hatred and the waste of energy. Never is God operating so strong in your life as when you forgo revenge and dare to forgive an injury” John Mason.

Ask God for the grace to forgive others as soon as they hurt you to enable you live in peace. When you forgive those who hurt you, it will be easy for you to approach God for His mercy upon you!

 Dear readers, make up your mind today to forgive all your family members who might have hurt you to enable your family to move forward graciously. Sometimes, someone will hurt you without knowing he or she did. That is the more reason while you have to reconcile with others who offend you.