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This message from "The Beloved Physician," father of eight, will warm your heart Let him tell you what it means to have
IN THE HOME
By Dr. Walter L. Wilson
Y OU MAY have noticed that very few Christian homes ever are broken up, and that very few Christian young people ever seek the divorce derful attributes, kindness, thoughtfulness, and gracious helpfulness, accompany His presence. It is God who makes the heart attentive t o 'the needs and desires of another. It is God who makes the mind and spirit sub ject to the desires and the will of the companion whom we love. It is God who enables us to overlook those faults and failures which appear after the freshness and the newness of married life has become more or less commonplace. God Himself ordained the wedding service. It was God who gave Eve to Adam. It was God who saw the need of the man for the loving care of a suitable com panion, and who arranged that sweet relationship which we know as the marriage experience. Since God or dained this love life between two hearts that are mated, it is only reasonable to believe that He should have a prominent part in the affairs of the new home, thus created by the wedding. The conscious presence of God in the home will hinder the rise of unpleasant words and the development of_unrighteous attitudes. Happy, though Married God is love. A ll of His plans and arrangements for man prove that He is. Through His influence and guid ance, hearts arid lives that are suited to each other are brought together for a happy life of sweet companion ship. Only God knows the true character of each per
son, and therefore only He can prevent unhappy com binations, and accomplish the desirable union. It is wise to consult Him about choosing the life, partner. He will prevent deception. He w ill thwart unhappy unions. He w ill enlighten the understanding concerning the one in whom you are interested! He will cause you to dis cover those happy or unhappy traits which' are to be sought or avoided. God is a wise and able matchmaker. God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. It is His desire that your home should be a happy one. For that reason it is most essential that you agree concern ing your attitude toward God, His people,, and His serv ice. Love is so ardent and yet so unwise, that it will sometimes lead you to think that you can separate on religious lines and still be in perfect and loving harmony about each other’s paths. It does not work out in this manner. It is not reasonable to suppose that loVe is fostered and harmony is promoted, when -on Sunday morning the wife goes to worship in one church while the husband attends another. Hearts must be happy in a united faith, if the reefs of discord are to be avoided. There must be unity in your hearts about God’s path for you both, if you would avoid a rift in your affections. This agreement should be made before you walk together to the nuptial altar. Loving thoughts about God, a quiet confidence in His Word, and a desire in the heart to please Him, will be an invaluable asset in the making of a home of happi ness. Only the heathen live without God. - Criminals, gam blers, and wicked people of every type shut God out of
court When God is brought into the home, all His won
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