Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Importance of having Table Meals


Society shows that many people no matter their age are looking for belonging because the home is not a safe place anymore, a church is a safe place, but a lot of the churches around the world are not leading people to the cross and to live the Kingdom Culture or standards of living. I’ve been reading a book called The Power of Covenant by Kingsley Fletcher; it talks about how important covenants are and how they affect you both good and bad. God uses them to show us his love and commitment to the relationship he wants and has with you. One important thing I’ve learnt from reading this book is that in a Covenant relationship you need to be genuine with speaking the truth and also in honesty. This is awesome because it is also one of my life goals; to be open and honest in all my relationships.
 What made the family homes not so safe anymore? Why are so many people sharing their feelings with people that are not safe or family? We all long to belong somewhere, to be known to share our hearts and not be judged if we do something silly or wrong. We want to be corrected in love not judged and laughed at. I know for myself that I look to guys to seek affirmation and approval; I am in the process of receiving this now from God and him alone. We can’t live without God because he has the manual he has the book of our lives and how to do things right in front of him waiting for us to come and ask him what to do and how to do it. Which reminds me of my DTS when we had father heart week with Frank Naea, we had to pick a name from a hat then ask God what he wanted to say to them and how he wanted us to tell them. Some people wrote songs gave gifts used analogies and just blessed our soaks off; the immensity of God’s love was radical a day I will never forget. I pray that you to would be encouraged to ask God in your relationships with people what He wants to say to them and how he wants to say it then sit back and watch God totally wreak them.
Anyway getting back to the title of my blog the table is so important, it represents a place to commune, to share to be honest and just share things with each other. This is so important to living to being able to express ourselves to be known and heard. There are something’s that we as humans need they are basic things like food, water, safety, and belonging. To live without out these things is just utter despair, people search and look for the latest thing to satisfy them yet they look all in the wrong places unless they look to Jesus they will never be totally satisfied. I’m not saying you can’t get satisfaction in friends, technology, eating or enjoying an activity but they don’t last, they never can totally satisfy the depths of your heart. It’s not an easy thing to get total satisfaction, actually it’s a daily thing getting away from the busyness and getting to the secret place to actual commune with God, to listen to him to hear his voice is overwhelming and indescribable it just feels so good.

So who are you sharing the table with, are they safe people, people that you can trust to be honest to be genuine and speak truth into your life?
What will your family life be like? Whether you have started making one or not, what Covenant promises are you going to implement to make sure your table is a safe place for your kids?

THINK ABOUT IT!!

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