Periodically, we have to stop what we are doing and address the "tone" of the household. It is very easy to forget that the people we live with are "family." As I pondered this, I ran across the following excerpt from one of Walt Henrichsen's devotionals:The family unit affords a vivid illustration of this truth. The better we know someone the more difficult it seems to maintain peace. There are probably two reasons for this. First, because we know them well their weaknesses and idiosyncrasies become glaringly apparent. Second, familiarity tends to invite presumption; we are prone to impose on those close to us. Thus the family becomes an environment inviting confrontation.
In all the places that we walk during our lives, the family should be the one place that is safe. We are confronted and attacked at the market place, at work, in school and everywhere we go in the world. At home, we need to find a place that is safe from the trials and tribulations of the world in which we live.
I am not saying there is never conflict in the home nor am I saying that I expect that people will always get along. What I do expect is that people will remember that these are the people that will love us and care for us when no one else will.
Blessings on your day (and check out the full text of the devotional at the link above)
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Romans 12:18 (NASB) If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.
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