Payback time?
That is what brothers and sisters do when sibling rivalry is rising its ugly
head in family relationships. Tit for tat. Ecclesiastics has such wisdom. Here
is some scripture that applies to siblings who need to learn to get along. Two are better than one because they have a
good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up
his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift
him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be
warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A
cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. I’ve always liked the story of the
strands together being stronger. In an old story book when I was a child there
is that story illustrated with a father and three sons. Each is given a stick
to break, which they easily do. Then the father weaves three sticks together
and each tries to break it. They can’t. Thus the relationship of the three sons
needs to be strong together so that they are not broken—they need to stand up
for each other. Tomorrow we’ll look more at kindness and how to handle sibling
rivalry.
Training Tip – To teach your kids to be kind to others read
kindness quotes to inspire them. Here’s one by Maya
Angelou (1928), “The best part of life
is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and
style and generosity and kindness.”
Lord – Help my children to always try to be kind to
each other and to everyone else.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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