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Remember this: Whoever sowssparingly will also reap
sparingly, and whoever sowsgenerously will also reap
generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)
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God wants you to have healthyrelationships.
He gave you your family as your
main (valued) relationships in life.
You love God.
You desire to have what Hewants for your life.
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your relationshipwith your family must be
healthy!
Therefore,
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Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and whoever sowsgenerously will also reap
generously.2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)
Implies work; labor; endurance
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Valued relationships are made.
To have a healthy relationshipwith our family, we need to
invest on it.
Put in; devote
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#1:
Investment of FAITHFAITH
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“I mean I want us tohelp each other
with the faith that
we have. Your faith
will help me, and
my faith will help
you.”
Romans 1:12
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How to
invest faith?
Make sure you
have an active
and personal relationship with
God.
Testify to the
Lord’s goodnessto you.
Be VOCAL.
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The bestinvestment
you can
put into your family is to
share Christwith them.
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#2:
Investment of INTERESTINTEREST
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“Each of you
should look not
only to your
interests, but alsoto the interests of
others.”
Philippians 2:4
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Be interestedenough to:
ASK.LISTEN.
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#3:
Investment of ACCEPTANCEACCEPTANCE
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“ Accept oneanother then,
just as Christ
accepted you in order to bring
praise to God.”
Romans 15:7
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Promotedifferences. Forgive.
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Colossians 3:13“Bear with eachother and forgivewhatever grievancesyou may have
against one another.Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
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#4:
Investment of EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
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Pain is NOT the
time to walk away!
“ God is the Father of compassion and theGod of all comfort.He comforts us in our troubles. Why?
So that we cancomfort those in anytrouble with thecomfort that weourselves havereceived from God. For just as thesufferings of Christ flowinto our lives, so alsothrough Christ our comfort overflows. ”
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
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#5:
Investment of HONORHONOR
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“When you do things,do not have
selfishness or pride be
your guide. Instead be
humble and give more
honor to others than
yourself.”
Philippians 2:3
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To honor is to
respect and cherish
the person.
The lower the value
we attach to a person,
the easier we can justify dishonoring
them by negative
words or treating
them with disrespect.
-The Gift of Honor (by Gary Smalley and JohnTrent)
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Don’t wait for others to
start honoring you
before you honor them.
YOU start!
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Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,
and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)
Work hard toinvest faith, interest,
acceptance, experience and
honor in each of our family
member.
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God also made these
investments toeach of us!
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• Interest: He is interested in us.
• Acceptance: He accepted us just as we are.
• Experience: He shares our life’s journey
with us. • Honor: He gave us the right to become
children of God.
• Faith: We share a relationship with Himthrough our faith.
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Strive for a healthy relationship
with your family!It is God’s desire for us.
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