Empowering Families

Perilous times are among us, and everyone is being affected. I remember a time when families bonded together. They shared one common goal, to live in unity. They provided love, care, support, empathy for one another, and inspired each other to grow and develop. The grandmother (elder woman) provided the foundation to nurture the children and take care of the home. The grandfather (elder man) taught the young men to become providers and protectors of the home. My grandmother used to teach us how to establish moments to make memories. It’s those types of memories I will keep in my heart forever. Those memories of her providing wisdom and caring is what made me the wife, mother, and woman I am today.

These times of trouble are causing families to sow seeds of discord instead of fellowshipping with one another. Families used to share Sunday dinners together. Now, there’s a divide between the “haves and the have nots.”People in the family stop liking each other because of what their parents have said. Sisters are in turmoil with one other, and brothers are fighting or shooting each other up. There’s more emphasis placed on the bad than the good of it all. People are laughing at one another and encouraging them to act a fool instead of educating them to increase their understanding to gain knowledge.

The welfare system has become the provider for the homes instead of the men. People put more trust in the government with receiving their disability or welfare checks than they do in God. More people want a handout rather than working hard to earn a good living. Women have become their own protectors while the men are in jail or dead.

Where did we go wrong as a society? How can we get back to a place of togetherness? Oneness? Your answer can’t just be that God will fix it. There must be some action on your part. How can you make a difference within your family? The devil wants to isolate people, especially people within families. He’s not interested in togetherness. A one-on-one battle gives him an upper hand, an advantage. You can grow weary when you don’t have others there to support or fight with you.

There’s power in being a part of a body; a part of the family of God. God needs a willing vessel. A person who is proactive and ready to strategize a plan to make changes. God is searching throughout families to find that one person that has His heart. He’s entrusting one person to be the prophetic voice the family needs. God desires for families to be in unity. It’s time to place our emphasis on restoring and strengthening families. What part will you play in empowering families to live in unity?