#LoveYourFamily

[dommesharonbackup]

Hope all of you celebrating Christmas have a wonderful time! Remember that Christmas is not about things but about thinking about your loved ones!💞

[nuo2x2]

Hojalata various model By Mattel

Taken by nuo2x2 with Vivo V19

Celebrando el Dia de Los Muertos… honor your ancestors and family my friends...

anyone collecting Hojalata? these are traditional Mexican folks arts, where they use some scraps tin sheet, usually taken from some tin can foods that is reused into some works of arts… traditionally they represent some decorations with the shape of hearth and must include some kind of mirror or frame, to some mode modern and events based characters like that skeleton Mariachi band and mermaid, to the most common yet amazing spirit animals… 

how I love the beautiful art works put into each one of em…

[cjgonzales]

( Respect ) One word, Simple to say, But Respect in your relationships builds feelings of trust, safety, and wellbeing. Respect doesn't have to come naturally – it is something you learn.

Love is an intense, deep affection for another person. Love also means to feel this intense affection for someone. Love can also refer to a strong like for something or to like something a lot.

Families can be an essential source of affection and encouragement

In good or bad times, families can provide the affection and encouragement a person needs to be content. It can be difficult to find friends or purpose in adulthood. If a person has a strong family, they’ll always be able to find the love and support they need. With their family behind them, a person will find the motivation and courage for success. On the other side, if a person isn’t getting love and support from a family structure, they’ll feel lonely, depressed, and even hopeless.

[intimacywith-god]

Do you honour your parents?

God commands us to honour our parents.

(Exodus 20:12 NIV Honor yourfather and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord ur God is giving you. ). 

What does it mean to honour someone?

Oxford English dictionary says that to honour someone means to”  regard with Great

respect, esteem, or reverence received”

It also means "glory, renown, fame; reputation, good name.”

Cambridge dictionary says “to make someone proud and happy by doing or being 

something”

So then  God calls us to regard our father and mother with great respect, to make 

them happy, proud and to celebrate them.

Matthew 19:17 says that “If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” And as honouring our parents is one of the commandments we must keep this commandment and follow it.

What will happen If we do not honour our parents? 

The Importance of honouring parents

Matthew 15:4 NIV

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a] and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV

8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

These two scriptures underline the how important it is for God that we honour our parents. If we do not provide for our relatives ( this can refer to providing financially, by spending time with them, giving them love, helping with different matters like moral support, giving them a shoulder to cry on, helping them grow spiritually) we are worse than an unbeliever. Wow! This is very convicting. So no matter what you do in your life, you can follow all the commandments, but if we do not honour our parents we are nor equal to non believers, bur WORSE. In John 14:15 Jesus said “If you love me, keep my commandments” He did not tell us to follow some commandments that we find easier to follow or more comfortable or the ones that suit our life, but all of them. So as this being one of them we must do what Jesus commanded, otherwise we are WORSE than unbelievers. 

We, as disciples are a model for the people around us. We lead by example. Others might be  observing the way we  honour our parents and that reflects in the way we also honour  God. 

 Siblings and friends will learn from our example. And someday, when we become  parents, our children will learn how to treat us by watching how we treat their grandparents. So If we do not honour our parents we can lead astray the people around us as well.

By following this commandment we show our love and respect for God. Also, following this commandment teaches us respect for authority. Ok, maybe now you are an adult and you know what to do, but growing up, our parents have been the authority figures in our lives and the way we obeyed them can reflect in how we obey God. And if we don’t obey our parents, how can we obey God fully? 

Disobedience towards parents will lead in disobedience to God. So no matter how old you are id say that practicing obedience to your parents will help you on the journey with God as well. It can also be a great way to honour your parent, by obeying them. 

Matthew 15:4 even mentioned that cursing out parents brings death for us. So every time we feel like  saying  angry and offensive words to our parents we must repent and pray, we must find a way to say things like Jesus would, otherwise that will bring an argument, will shake th unity of the family, will Bring bitterness and will bring the death of our salvation and soul. 

There is NO EXCUSE for anyone in the Bible for having such a behaviour towards their parents. In the Bible we do not see anything like “I’m treating my parents like this because they mistreated me growing up, because they traumatised me, because they didn’t give me love and so and so” There is nothing like that in the Bible. The Bible calls us to FORGIVE EVERYTHING. And that gets me to my next point.

FORGIVE YOUR PARENTS 

Matthew 18:21-22

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV

32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

JESUS encourage us in Matthew 18:21-22 to forgive everyone around us not just once, not just twice, not just 10 times, but an infinite times. If Jesus calls us to forgive someone 77 times and we can forgive someone for 77 times, then It means that we can forgive them an infinite times. The love that took us to forgive 77 times can carry on. 

If we are called by Jesus to forgive and if we are called by Jesus to also honour our parents regardless, then it means that whatever happened in our childhood, whatever we believe our parents done wrong, we MUST FORGIVE THEM for every single mistake that we believe they done. It’s what Jesus calls us to do and If we do not keep His commandments, then we don’t truly love Him. And If we don’t love Him, are we truly disciples? Or are we just some hypocrites cowards just fooling ourselves? Because we can’t fool God, He knows , hears and sees everything. 

If we grow in age it doesn’t mean we stop honouring our parents. Our relationship with our parents will change as we grow, so we need to learn new ways of honouring them as we grow. Of course you won’t honour your mother with a drawing of you two on a rainbow in your 30’s like you did when you were 5. Or…who knows, it might be cute.

 PRACTICAL

Honour my mother on a weekly basis!!!

Make a list of ways of how to honour my mom.

How to honour my mom:

-ask her what her love language is

-quality time with her

-tell her about my life ( conversation)

-buy her something ( flowers, chocolate, something she 

might find cute to show her love)

-shower her with love ->hugs

-express my appreciation for what she does.

[pathstoawaken]

[vivacwinery]

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Ck out this photo from when we first opened, the four owners seen here with Chris & Jesse’s parents in the center. Talk about 20 yrs (and many more) or love going into building this winery. Today, don’t forget to celebrate ALL the kinds of love you have in your life. ❤️❤️❤️#loveyourlife #loveyourfriends #loveyourfamily #wineislove https://www.instagram.com/p/CopjCC5O4jr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[boardisart]

#love love is the most important thing on the world! #loveyourself #loveyourfamily #loveyourfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/ClvyB9PM3fs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[animalvillain]

Those #christmas #vibes ! Got me all in the feels this season! #livelovelaugh #celebrate #loveeachother #loveyourfamily (at Essex, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CluOennJUhD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[misticotraveler]

The Power of Love: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life by Mistico Traveler - Heart Centered Living Discover the theory of love and its impact on our lives. Learn how to love ourselves, our jobs, our families, and those around us, even in challenging circumstances. Find out how love can guide us towards fulfilling our purpose in life. #PowerOfLove #FindingPurpose #HappinessInLife #SelfLove #LoveYourJob #LoveYourFamily #LoveYourNeighbor #LoveWithin #DiscoverLove #Fulfillment via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaJ87jZHhMU

[playfulsparksp]

Happy Singles Day! Today, let's celebrate the love that surrounds us in all forms - the love of family, the bonds of friendship, and the support of our community. 💖 Whether you're single or in a relationship, take this opportunity to cherish the special connections in your life. Tag someone who brings joy and love into your world! 💕 #SinglesDay #LoveYourFamily #CherishConnections

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[treasureforourhearts]

020. Let's teach our children His words! #treasureforourhearts #treasurefamilyvalues #treasureleadingyourfamily #treasureyourchildren #christianvalues #familyvalues #christianfamilyliving #christianfamily #chooseyourfamily #loveyourfamily #Deuteronomy #Deuteronomy32 #taketoheartthesewords #sothatyoumaycommandyourchildren Lin

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[mjrimando]

Let them feel how much we really love them while we still can.

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[beardedman29]

The invisible man.

Am I invisible with no sight to see

I try to be the best I can be

With you thinking it's so easy

No emotion no emotion

Is all I feel

Forced to be loved because you have no emotion

I scrape myself up from the ground every morning

Wondering what person you'll be

Wondering if you'll see me today

I'm the invisible man

Here to support

I wonder if I'll ever be heard.

[dig-into-thoughts]