Good Morning!!
Parents hand down possessions to their children. Antiques, rings, the
family Bible, and property. Through their influence, they also hand
down character traits, beliefs, habits, behaviors,...some good, and others not so good. Some can result in pain, dysfunction,
and aimlessness. Whenever a family member has a life-controlling
problem, the entire family is affected. These negative behaviors can continue to be handed down from generation to generation if the chain is not broken.
Yet he does not leave the
guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents
to the third and fourth generation.—Numbers 14:18b (NIV)
Children grow into adulthood carrying baggage they picked up during
childhood. Dysfunctional behaviors and belief systems children learned
from their parents, often affect their adult relationships. The good news is that the grip of dysfunctional hand-me-downs can be
broken. This week we'll look at words of hope from God's Word for sons
and daughters who have been handed down dysfunctional pain.
A lot of attention is given to alcoholism and drugs running in families, other dependencies
and behaviors often have the same devastating results. Negative attitudes and
unproductive lifestyles can also pass from generation to generation.
Father, we thank You that no matter what negative influences have
affected our lives until now, there is hope in Jesus,...and in the promises of the
Bible. Amen.
"Nothing tell other that we're Christian like; our giving and forgiving."
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