" ABUSE/ ABUSIVE "

Good Morning To You, I'm so pleased that Spring has sprung, the grass, tree's and shrubs are all coming alive.The birds are singing and I've already seen Squirrels, Rabbits, and even two coyotes and the Deers I see almost daily Grazing in both my front and back yard. Nothing get's past my Lord, he's thought of everything in nature,etc. This weeks message is on the subject of " Abuse " and it's one well worth sinking our teeth into today. The way that I feel is once we know the truth about the Word Of God we are responsible as well as accountable for our actions. " ABUSE": Can be coarse and insulting speech, while Jesus was hanging on the cross, there were some who dared to hurl abuse at him. Now there are some who have and still others who will hurl insults right up to the time of their death. Abuse is a corrupt practice, and many do this without even a second thought, words can hurt very deeply. Men marriage is to be a Holy union, a living symbol,a precious relationship that needs tender, self-sacrificing care. Husbands we are to love our wives and our wives are to be subject to her husband. Now, the question is how should a man love his wife? (1) He should be willing to sacrifice everything for her. (2) He should make her well-being of primary importance. (3) He should care for her as he cares for his own body. No Wife needs to fear submitting to a man who treats her in this way. When Peter calls Women the " Weaker " partners, he does not imply moral or intellectual inferiority, but he is recognizing women's physical limitations. Now the women in this day, if unprotected by a man, were vulnerable to attack, abuse, and financial disaster. Women's lives may be easier today, but women are still vulnerable to criminal attack and family abuse. In spite of increased opportunities in the work place, most women still earn considerably less than most men, and the vast majority of the nations' poor are single Mothers and their Children. A man who honors his wife as a member of the weaker sex will protect, respect, help, and STAY with her. He will not expect her to work full-time outside the home and full-time at home; he will lighten her load wherever he can. He will be sensitive to her needs, and he will relate to her with courtesy, consideration, insight, and tact. LAST POINT: " Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you " (1 Peter 5:7). Carrying your worries, stresses, and daily struggles by yourself shows that you have not trusted God fully with your life. It takes humility, however,to recognize that God cares, to admit your need, and to let others in God's family help you. Sometimes we think that struggles caused by our own sin and foolishness are not God's concern. But when we turn to God in repentance, he will bear the weight even of those struggles. Letting God have your anxieties calls for action, not passivity. Don't submit to circumstances, but to the Lord who controls circumstances. Remember Verbal and Physical ABUSE have a long lasting sting. Until Next Time... Jim,