We Have To,...Let It Go

Good Morning!! There are no perfectly functional families,...because there are no perfect people. All of us suffer some dysfunction or another, and that is why recognizing destructive patterns in relationships is important. Just one person struggling with a problem can have a domino effect on the entire family,...both now and in the future. Some issues become hand-me-downs into our adult life, and begin to build the same dysfunctional patterns we experienced as a child, into our marriages and other relationships.
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.—1 Peter 1:18-19 (NIV)

If your life heavily influenced by hand-me-downs,...or if you sometimes feel as though there is no way out,,...there's no way to be free of those negative influences. Well, there's Good news! Christ offers release from all enslaving hand-me-downs. We have a choice. We can continue dragging the hand-me-downs along,...or we can ask Jesus to set us free. We've all been influenced by these negatives for a long time, and the road to freedom will require more time and effort. But remember this; Jesus has paid the price for our freedom, and He will be at our sides as we move away from the enslaving hand-me-downs, and into a life of freedom in Him.

"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36 NIV

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Father, we know that those negative things from our childhood are affecting our relationships today. And we know they are preventing us from being all You have designed us to be. Thank You that Jesus paid the price for our freedom. Please help us to accept our freedom,...and live a better, richer life. In Jesus' name. Amen.

" It doesn't matter who pays us,...we work for God."