As believers we exist and live in two worlds: One is natural and one is spiritual. The natural world is under the influence of the world's system and it is satanic, because Satan is the god of this world according to 2 Corinthians 4:4. The other world is supernatural and that world is eternal, under the authority and influence of heaven.
Whether we like it or not, or even know it, we are influenced by the society and culture of the natural world in which we live. Some people are influenced by its traditions. However, God opened the heavens so that we can live under its influence.
There’s harmony in heaven so we should have harmony at home.
The bible says in Ephesians 2:6 that we are seated with Christ in heavenly places, therefore we shouldn’t be looking to heaven, we should be looking from heaven. Meaning, we should be living from the heavenly realm, and establishing whatever is in heaven on the earth. There’s harmony in heaven, so there should be harmony in your home. Even if there’s no harmony in other parts of the earth, your earth should have harmony.
The bible says that we are in the world, but not of it. Therefore, we aren’t subjected to all that’s in the world. We can tap out and not succumb and subscribe to earth’s way of life.
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are always in harmony. They are 3 in 1 and 1 in 3.
So is there harmony at home?
Home, can mean figuratively or literally. Figuratively meaning within yourself and literally meaning in your actual home. This is an important question to ask someone you desire to date because a lot of people date to escape their experience of problems and/or disharmony at home.
Anyone you consider dating should be on good terms within themselves and within their own family. If not, please do yourself a favor and find out why? Now, I'm not talking about someone who is at odds with their unbelieving family because of their righteous stand and stance for Christ. Or a jealous, envious family member. The bible says in John 1:11 KJV that “Jesus own received Him not,” Jesus’ own siblings didn’t believe in Him.
Sometimes your own family will reject you because of your life in Christ. So it’s possible to be rejected and not accepted by your own people.
But I’m not talking bout those type of circumstances. I'm talking about someone who may not be welcomed by their family because they have treated their family like dirt or with disrespect. Someone whose family doesn't want to fool with them because of their ugly ways.
Those are warning flags.
Don’t just disregard it because unresolved conflicts will transfer. What I mean by this is that most of the time a man tends to treat his wife how he treats his mother. A woman tends to respond to her husband the way she responds to her father. A person whose childhood was a battleground will most likely turn their relationship into one. Remember we talked about that in Sex Bonds. You don’t wanna be battling nobody.
In other words, what happens at home will spill over to a person’s dating relationship and ultimately their marriage.
Peace begats peace. Strife begats strife.
When a person is at peace with their family relationships, they will bring that peace into their own, dating relationship.
So family matters!!
