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Little_1 -> Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 4:20:36 AM)

I was watching 'Enjoying Everyday Living' this morning and John Bevere was Joyce Meyer's guest and they were talking about honoring God and honoring our parents as per Biblical teaching, e.g.

quote:

-- The Bible
Deuteronomy 5:16
"Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"—which is the first commandment with a promise— "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."

1 Samuel 2:30
"Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and your father's house would minister before me forever.' But now the LORD declares: 'Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained."


Obeying or disobeying the Bible teaching regarding honoring God and our parents seems to incur blessings or curses depending on which we choose! Are we perhaps witnessing a cursed generation in homes, neighbourhoods, towns, cities, etc because children and adults are indifferent to God and also their parents? Also:

Q How do you honor God?
Q How do you honor your parents (including in-laws if you are married)?



mvic -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 5:40:22 AM)

Over the years we have excluded God from our schools, from our homes and from our society too ... yes, even some churches I know have excluded God from there !!!

That's why children and adults are indifferent to God. Sadly, some don't even know Him and have never held a Bible, never mind read it.

I do my best to honour God and parents - but did you really have to mention the in-laws?



Little_1 -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 6:21:06 AM)

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ORIGINAL: mvic

......I do my best to honour God and parents - but did you really have to mention the in-laws?


This is something God has been challenging me about for a while now. Every time I say something negative about my mother-in-law the Holy Spirit makes me very uncomfortable about it! Having heard about blessings and curses today on 'EEL' and having the texts above brought to my attention - I know this cannot continue.......



broken2live4him -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 7:01:52 AM)

to honoring your parents means respecting them no matter what age you are.

in other words, no one should ever at any point turn to their parent or parents and say things like shut up or you don't know what you are talking about. respect and honor your parents by treating them the way you would want your kids treating you.



deliveredarling -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 8:18:39 AM)

I am fortunate that I absolutely love my In-laws. I try to honor them with the respect that they deserve. They raised a wonderful son. The teach my children things that i haven't thought of. I honor them with time. I help when they need help. God knows they sure were there for us when we needed help. I will be honored to serve them in their old age, they have much to teach.

My parents. Most amazing individuals. i have watched them walk out their faith in God. I respect the hard road they have been down. I respect that they raised me to the best ability that they could. Not knowing about addictions, they did what they thought was best because they loved us (me and my brother), be it right or wrong. Their faith has never wavered. I honor them with who I am now. I live a life of living amends to them everyday I take a breath. I do not hesitate to tell them how much I love them. I thank Him for such awesome parents who are great examples.

As for the promise attached, I can say that God has been faithful.



mvic -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 8:40:45 AM)

Hi Little1,

Please don't miss-understand me. I believe absence makes the heart grow fonder. Thankfully the in-laws live in another town far away, so as long as they keep their distance I love them dearly.

"And God said 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.' " Matthew 19:5

He said nothing about in-laws !!!



Little_1 -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 12:07:28 PM)

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ORIGINAL: mvic

Hi Little1,

Please don't miss-understand me. I believe absence makes the heart grow fonder. Thankfully the in-laws live in another town far away, so as long as they keep their distance I love them dearly.

"And God said 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.' " Matthew 19:5

He said nothing about in-laws !!!


You are very definately correct - the 'in-laws' are not mentioned in this text but I do believe honoring our spouse's parents is none-the-less very relevant and should not be ignored.



ladyichigo -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 3:49:50 PM)

Interesting that right after I read this post, the song The Blessing by John Waller started playing on the internet Christian radio station I'm listening to.



Q: How do you honor God?

Serve Him in obedience. Prayerfully seek His purpose in my life. Do my best to live a life that glorifies Him.

Q: How do you honor your parents (including in-laws if you are married)?

My relationship with my mother is a bit strained. I live about 3,000 miles away from her with the Pacific Ocean between us. I'm away from her because the only way that I can honor her at this point in my life is from a distance. As the saying goes, distance makes the heart grow fonder. There's just too much drama with her and she is not able to cope with it without hurting everyone around her. So with that being said, I honor my mother by keeping a distance from her so that she can deal with her problems without creating a bigger rift between us. I don't know if that makes any sense. I do keep in touch with her, and I am continually praying for her and letting her know that I love her.

The relationship between my mother-in-law is more closer. I honor my mother-in-law by letting her know that she is appreciated and that she is important in our lives, and that she is needed in our lives. I honor my father-in-law by letting him know what a wonderful husband his son is to me. As he is an international evangelist, he travels a lot. Whenever he travels, I let him know our concerns for him and his health as he is getting on in years and we tell him to take care and not over-do things, and come home safely. :)



allisonbrett -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 5:15:48 PM)

I agree, ladyichigo. Honoring God means cheerful obedience to His word. It also means to put Him first in all things, trust without fault, pray without ceasing, be thankful in all things and share His goodness. To me honoring God is something we work toward on a daily basis.

Honoring parents and in-laws to me is respect them for who they are and their authority.



delete123 -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 8:38:25 PM)

I believe when reading the bible and it makes references to parents and others ( ie: sons, daughters, etc...) it is inclusive. Meaning it is referring to paternal parents, step parents, grand parents, adopted parents...

From the top of my head the quick example I can give is when Belchazzar (Book of Daniel) was referenced to Nebuchanezzar. It stated his father, but according to the time lapse between reign, it actually means his grandfather.

Ok Unfortunately I do not have a great relationship with my mother and her husband, however I give warm fuzzies so to speak. How are you or things? my response, Great couldn't be better! I ask about their well being, allow my son to give them hugs and kisses and then I go.

I have in the past have done other things such as mow the lawn, trim the hedges, but they took advantage of my kindness. (A long story behind this)
Anyhow when I was married I also got along with my extended parents. I had visited my father in law until his death weekly. I also had lunch or would go yard sailing with my mother in law.

I believe sometimes as hard as it may be for us mere humans, we should try to find the goodness in those we particularly are not fond of. Not always easy, but possible

CRH



pstrdebi -> RE: Blessings or curses? (6/24/2008 11:48:44 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Little_1
Are we perhaps witnessing a cursed generation in homes, neighbourhoods, towns, cities, etc because children and adults are indifferent to God and also their parents?


This is a hugely unchurched generation. I wouldn't say that any one person or family is cursed. I believe that the curse would be incurred upon judgement... and that is for God to judge, not us.

quote:


Q How do you honor God?


With my life, my living sacrifice, my obedience to Him and His Word. By spreading the Good News, by teaching, by preaching, by being an example and leading by example.

quote:


Q How do you honor your parents (including in-laws if you are married)?


Both my parents have passed. I have always struggled with this regarding my mom, as she was abusive. But I came to learn that I could honor her by not bad-mouthing her. It's ok to discuss your past with others as long as you can grow from it, and as long as you don't have hatred or malice in your heart.

I love honoring my in-laws! It's not hard to honor them when they think and treat me like I'm a princess! [sm=king.gif][sm=angelhalo.gif][sm=halo.gif]



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