Understand the purpose of families

A few weekends ago, my husband and I to host family and marriage Tienmu Camp , on the way home I was tired enough to sleep , but the heart is to meet with joy , knowing that many couples in this day studying the Bible on marriage The right to teach , and re- ignite hope of marriage . While in the car my husband and I did not talk , but it can feel deep in our hearts to God thanksgiving ; Although no silent prayer , praise and worship , but all with one great , wonderful God ; even in sleep , my heart still Immersed in the love and joy , the do know what we do will be retained in eternity .


Care to complete the mission in life


Married two years, we enjoyed the most is not only enjoy each other , love each other , even both of them to complete the Great Commission issued by the Lord to join the ranks can together peers . I am in high school , he accepted the U.S. work with Campus Crusade for Christ 's teachings about marriage : the three most important in life there are M, the first is the master, who is Lord of my life . The second is the mission, what is my mission in life . Third mate, who is my life partner . I decided my main mission , the mission of my Lord and my partner decided . I should find a mission in life and have the same mission with me , and serve , to follow the Lord .


If I just focus on finding a partner , while ignoring the life and mission of the Lord into the marriage, personal well-being after the single goal of gender how long the appeal without fading Bian Jiang , self-centered Physiognomy revealed in The details of life , friction and conflict is the inevitable outcome.


Jesus said to His disciples before His ascension : " All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me . So go and make disciples of all people to do what I , on instructions from the Father , Son and Holy Spirit in the name of them to be baptized . everything I have commanded You are teaching them to obey , I will always be with you until the end of the world . " (Matthew 20 chapters comprising 18 to 20 ) Jesus clearly the most important for us to set a life goal ; not only Live their lives , but to make all people understand the love of God and become disciples of Christ. Some people may misunderstand that this way of life is very hard , sacrificed much , but this is actually the most joy and satisfaction , and to bring us the greatest happiness.


Proverbs 20 IX 18 , said: " Without a vision, people perish . "This statement also explains that if man can not see or do not know what God wanted him to do , he do not know where to go . English Bible, the " wanton , " translated as perish, that is " destroyed " was intended. Similarly, if a family of God to understand the purpose of its existence , it will move toward indulgence , or destructive path. This is worth a serious look at issues. Today God to man and a woman into marriage, having children , not only for them to have a happy life and to be blessed by the family to the people around .


　Concerted efforts to spread God's Love


Two sons still young, we teach them God on our family 's mission , from kindergarten until the country , every year for their students to Juban gospel get-together , they know to school , not only to reading, is In order to share God's love and classmates . Sometimes they came home from school to see the strange visitors , and guests will be asked after the kick down greeted me: "You preach the gospel to her yet? "They know that every person entering our house must have the opportunity to hear the gospel , because This is our family 's mission .


Son of primary school , there are times I read a book , the book of heaven beauty of the heart to long for , they said: "I really want to return to heaven now ! "I never thought his son was , said: " Mummy, You also can not go , because there are many taxi drivers do not believe in Jesus Uncle ah ! "So he always saw me in the taxi drivers talk to the Gospel , so that it is my most important responsibility. Now he has been to university , and school less than two weeks , six students and seniors have the gospel and lead the four of them made decisions to accept the Lord . In the move to school before he prayed: " Thank the Lord gave me this school , I want to be you use. "


U.S. President Richard Nixon after Watergate meditation for many years , wrote in his memoirs : " You have to order an ideal greater than themselves live , or you'll miss life 's most exciting and valuable experience; only in the realization of this ideal The process of losing their own , you may actually find it . "


When parents and their children in the family work together to complete the great mission entrusted to the Lord , to spread God's Love , this is the most meaningful and valuable human things . A few days ago , the son of the junior students to visit us ; I have counseled him to school for two years . He is currently an apprentice in the engineering company , have a steady income and his mother wanted him to come to me specifically thank . That night , we pray for a young family with the heart is overflowing joy , knowing that our participation in God 's great plan to save the world , we have done , will be retained in eternity .