KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
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...AN UNHAPPY HOME produces unbalanced children...
However idyllic the kingdom of David, his home was unhappy. He may have built an impressive legacy for Israel and expanded his realm beyond the dream of any other man. He may have been a brilliant battlefield commander, strategizing and mobilizing troops to win impressive victories. And he may have been a man after God's own heart, penning prophetic psalms and composing melodies that prompt others to worship. But he couldn't lead his family in the way that he himself walked. When it came to public accomplishments, he was a success. But when it came to his family, he was a failure. His home was so unhappy and his children so unbalanced, the dysfunctional fallout would keep a modern counselor busy for decades.
THOUGHT: Men, I have little doubt that you are successful in building your career and having an impact on the professional world. That's impressive and gratifying. But let me urge you to pause and think: are you cultivating a happy home? Is it a home that will produce fulfilled, well-balanced, godly men and women? (Charles Swindoll)
KneEmail: "The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!'" (2 Sam. 18:33)