Family united as we stand

Ephesians 2

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
It seems that as we get closer to what the Bible refers to as the End Times (although we don’t know when this will be), it seems that we are beginning to see more and more of a destruction of the home life and the structure of the family in general.

This almost sounds like a demonic attack, but before I go finger pointing and name calling, I would like to say that ever since the beginning of mankind, it’s been recorded that the Adversary always seems to attack the family structure. The very first incidence I can think of is Cain and Abel, brother against brother, with one killing the other. Cain was in the wrong with God, and this led him to attack and "lash out" on his very own brother with the remark, "Am I my brother’s keeper?".
So what is happening to the family? Why are we seeing such a strong breakdown of the family structure and the relationships that should be forming the heart of this country, and the world? Is this a demonic attack? Has the devil personally targeted the family life? Does he realize that there is great power in the family? For it is said that a family that prays together, surely will stay together. But what is accounting for the dramatic increase in divorce rates, teen pregnancies, broken marriages and broken homes?
Surely God places a strong emphasis on family and their importance in our lives. All throughout the Bible there are examples of the importance of the family and the importance that God places on an individual to maintain the integrity of his or her family. Heck, one of the greatest tasks given in history was when God called a man named Joseph, and his wife Mary to raise His Own Son. That must have been a great task!
So what can we do? I believe that as we drift further and further away from God, this is the inevitable. The family is the core of God, and as we lose that, we lose Him and vice versa. It’s the destruction of the home, and it’s evil. Demonic in nature. Call it what you want, but we must stand up and raise our children right. What must give them what they need, and not what we necessarily desire. Look around and you will see all the children who are neglected. It seems that they have all these things. PlayStation’s and T.V.’s etc., etc., but they still seem so lost, so neglected, so confused. We have to show them that somebody cares.
We need to stand for God and stand for the family. It’s the future of our nation, our society, the world as a whole. The family is what matters the most, and I can not stress that enough. It is the foundation of life. Without it there almost seems to be no reason for living. This is serious but true. Our family is what matters. It is of such importance in the eyes of our loving God, and He can not stand to see the destruction of something that is so whole and good and pure and good for us all.
If you have lost a family through divorce do know that it is not the end of the world.
I do know God have bless me as he has blessed Job with a family again. With God’s help and guidance I will be be the best father and husband to my family now and forever.
Let us stick to the family and be strong as one, for this is the core and the essence of all that God is and desires for us as His children. God bless!

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