The Blessings of Family Life

I have a couple of questions for my readers.

• Do you want to live longer?
• Do you want to make more money?
• Do you want to be happier and laugh more?
• Do you want to be healtheir while you are alive?
• Do you want better sex and better relationships with the opposite sex?

The answer to each of these questions is usually a resounding, "YES!" And, the way to accomplish them is not a mystery. All we need to do is get married. Now I know that marriage is not always easy nor is it possible for everyone to marry. There are far more healthy women than healthy men so "A good man nowadays is hard to find." However, there is a lot of bad press about the difficulties and costs of matrimony. Most of them completely untrue.

The facts are that fewer people are getting married and still divorces are too common. This means that millions of children are reared in unstable homes. Being reared without a married couple as parents is hard on everyone. The parents and the children. Everyone is damaged by single parent homes and we ought to do everything we can to support single parents but also do more to prevent divorce.

The divorce rate in Clermont County, just East of Hamilton County is very high. It is a staggering 75%. WOW! Any church that is not having special classes and support groups for parents and couples is failing badly.

In addition, sex before marriage and babies out of wedlock produce terrible consequences for the parents and the kids. Churches must do more. Thankfully, the current administration of the State of Ohio has set up Faith Based Grants to help families survive. Take a look at my former post for information.

We know what causes most divorces and how to prevent divorce. We at Life Way can teach those things at your church. Nothing is more important to the health of your people, your church or your nation.

God in Jesus is our only hope. Healthy churches teaching healthy relationships are a must. When are the churches going to wake up?

I just posted a photo of my ancestors. Honoring our parents is crucial to personal and family health. I hope you will honor your family heritage.