Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Raising Awesome Kids - Close Family

January 10th, 2009
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Is there any place where our weaknesses are exposed more than in our own homes?

Most families are not that close
Many families merely exist together without any deep love or enjoyment of one another

Cain and Abel - murder by his own brother
Jacob and his twin brother Esau - folly from their parents' favoritism
Jacob's sons turning against their younger brother Joseph
Family of David - torn apart by lust, rape, incest, murder

God is showing us what will happen if we are disunited

Four keys to having a close family:

Respect
Openness
Fabric
Atmosphere