re: Power of Prayer >No Matter Which Faith YouFollow=GOD is With You
DON’T ACCUSE
Do not accuse anyone for no reason — when they have done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:30
Many people have a built-in accusatory nature. It may come from their heritage or it could have been just recently developed. Regardless, it’s a destructive force inside a home.
To accuse others falsely can bring no good to a home. When speaking of others — whether or not they have harmed you — do so with positive speech. The old saying “If you can’t say something good, don’t speak” is a good motto to live by.
The reasons to keep your family disciplined in this area are many. First, accusations create a negative tone in your home, and that negativity will filter into the rest of your conversations. Second, you don’t really know the other person’s life and circumstances, so to make assumptions is dangerous and can lead to false accusation. Their lives are for God to deal with, and it would be much more helpful to pray for them than to accuse them. Third, not accusing others falsely is God’s command for us to follow. That responsibility is heavy enough for us to shoulder. This goes for politics also.....
PARENTING PRINCIPLE
If you hang with people who falsely accuse others, you can bet they’ll eventually accuse you.
POINTS TO PONDER
• Is your home one where people are falsely accused?
• Why is it easy to fall into this pattern?
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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