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Christian Articles BIRTH AND A CHOICE
�And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
brother, and conceal his blood?
Come,
and let us sell him to the Ish�me-el-ites and let not our hand be upon him;
for he is our brother and our flesh.
And
his brethren were content.� Genesis
37: 26, 27 Most
of us know the story of Joseph. We
know that his father made Joseph a coat of many colors and his brothers were
jealous and angry so they turned against him.
This is a lesson for parents not to play favorites with their children
because it causes conflict between brothers and sisters. Their
father caused the conflict, but in the end Joseph forgave his brothers and
embraced them. We have no choice
about our family when we are born. However,
we do have a choice to make about how we will treat our family.
We can choose to argue and fight, or we can choose to treat one another
with kindness and love. My
sister and I used to fight terribly. We
made a choice to forgive one another and love one another.
Do I still get angry with my sister and does she still hurt me?
Yes, but it doesn�t matter because I choose to love her no matter what
she says or does. Does my sister
still get angry at me and do I still hurt her?
The answer is yes, I still hurt her.
The difference is we don�t intentionally do it.
A lot of times we aren�t even aware we have hurt one another. Are
you still fighting with your brothers and sisters? You need to make a choice to forgive and forget because you
have hurt them also. Please make
the choice to love your brothers and sisters and treat them as Jesus would have
you to treat them. It will make
Jesus happy. Joanne
Lowe Used with permission.
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