Root of the divorce is in the hardness of heart and fights over little things
Marital relations are in crisis, because each person wants their own happiness, and couples today are getting a divorce for any reason.
The root of the divorce is the “hardness of heart”. But today Jesus wants to speak to the families that the divorce happens first in the hearts of the couples.
I’m going to tell you a story I heard, whose author is unknown:
The man behind the counter, looked the way distracted, while a little girl approached the store, she dented the nose against the glass of the window. Their eyes the color of the sky, brightened when he saw the given object. She went into the store and asked to see the necklace of turquoise blue.
“It’s for my sister. You can make a pretty package?”
The store owner looked suspicious to the little girl and asked her:
“How much money do you have?”
Without hesitation, she took from her pocket a handkerchief all all tied up and was undoing the knots. She placed it on the counter, and happily said:
“This is enough isn’t it? (There were only a few coins she exhibited proud.) “You know,” she continued, “I want to give this gift to my older sister. Since our mother died, she takes care of us and has no time for herself. Today is her birthday and I’m sure she will be happy with the necklace that is the color of her eyes.”
“The man went into the store. Put the necklace in a box, wrapped with a garish red paper and used a fancy lace with a Green Ribbon.”
“Take this!” He said to the girl. “Take care of yourself.”
She left happy skipping down the street. I wasn’t a full day that passed when a beautiful young woman with blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes entered the store. She put onto the counter the opened package he gave to the younger girl earlier she asked: “This necklace was purchased here?”
“Yes, Ma’am”
“And how much it cost?”
“Oh! Said the owner of the shop. The price of any product from my store is always a confidential matter between the seller and the customer.”
The girl continued: “But my sister just had a few coins. And this necklace is real, isn’t it? She wouldn’t have money to pay for it.”
The man took the case, remade the package with extreme care, put the tape and returned it to the young woman. “She paid the highest price that anyone can afford. She gave it everything he had.”
Silence filled the small shop, and tears rolled by the face of the young woman, while she took the package with her hands. She returned home…
You are capable of doing anything for your family? You have to give everything you have for it. So you got married? Why are you engaged? What motivates you to join this woman or that man?
Wife, find time to look into the eye of your husband and tell him you love him. This isn’t just for “brand new” couples; This is characteristic of the family. I hope nobody “dies” in your home. I hope you don’t fall asleep next to a corpse.
If things are bad for your family, choose to walk the true path that is Jesus. He shouts to our hearts: “your family is good, your marriage is good”. God believes in your family, God believes in you, in your story. Stop being silly! Walk the road and don’t forget that the way is Jesus; If you want your family to be happy, give it to him.
Couples, break the hardness of heart, love, because there’s still time! Love your children while you can because they will grow. This is the right time, time to give attention to them. Break the hardness of heart. I ask you today: return to your homes without fear, the way is Jesus.
There is solution for your family, and it begins in your heart. Stay on the path, because you and your home are of the Lord “.
Original Portuguese Text produced from preaching in Jan. 2006