This is the first article in our new series on the family. In this series, our counselors are sharing biblical solutions for family problems.
Every family has problems, and the families in the Bible are no exception. The Bible paints family life in vivid colors, pictures of families just like ours.
In the families of the Bible, feuds, disloyalty, dysfunction, and jealousy are contrasted with tenderness, bravery, sacrifice, and compassion. There are real pictures of family hurt (murder, incest, abuse, and bitterness) and pain that spirals to every kind of dysfunction imaginable.
The Bible paints a picture of the hard work in pursuing a healthy life and concludes that the work is worthy of our efforts.
One of the most difficult parts of navigating family life is that it feels like our individual families don’t come with a personalized instruction booklet. There isn’t a simple how-to process for achieving peace and happiness in our homes.
It would be nice if the Bible gave us a simple three-step process for making major decisions and resolving conflicts at home, but we all know it’s more complicated than that. Many of us can’t even rely on our own families’ examples either,
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