Many people struggle with their identity in Christ.
We have learned that God loves us, wants to bless us and that there is nothing we can do to earn his favour. We have been taught many things about God but unless the information we are taught becomes revelation it remains information we have learned rather than a deep inner truth that guides our life.
So why do so many people struggle to have this information become revelation? Why do they struggle with their identity in Christ?
Much has been said about the relationship with our parents formulating our view of God. When we are born again, the way we have viewed our parents will be the way we view God. If we have had a loving relationship with our parents then we will not find it difficult to accept that God loves us and wants to bless us, that He accepts us as we are. If the relationship with our parents was not loving and accepting but harsh and conditional, that is the view of God we will have in our relationship with him, we will not be able to relate to a loving Father God,
For this reason it is important for your children to know you love and accept them just as they are.
With our busy lives it’s easy to fall into the trap of managing family life rather than building loving relationships and reflecting God’s unconditional grace to our spouse and our children.
In Malachi the ministry of John the Baptist was described in terms of putting families right with God and each other in preparation for the coming Messiah. He said, “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and hearts of the children to their fathers.” Malachi 4:6
Our families ability to receive God’s love is directly linked to making family authority, love and faithfulness a priority.
Jan East
Children and Families Pastor
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