Family: Micro Cosmic Heaven

If friends ask me what is heaven on earth? I may say that the “Christian family is heaven here on earth.” Christian family indeed is a micro cosmic heaven. If a Christian is not able to find the characteristics of heaven in his/her family, his/her life is in misery. Don’t ask about heaven but live heaven here on earth in your family. Family is where:

1.      All members share their blessings and burdens,

2.      The laughter’s are found,

3.      Peace prevails, joy enhances, happiness is born and grew,

4.      All members find security, rest, relax, renew and relive,

5.      Worship, pray and fellowship,

6.      Young children got their first hand training of life,

7.      Parents plan, provide and promise for their children,

8.      The basic social unit of the community is found.

The best sharing my experience is in my family. My family is my power. Christian family must be heaven on earth. It must be the kingdom for the father as the king who rules his kingdom to be peaceful, well provided and well secured so that all the subjects may be peacefully residing and living. The father is to govern his family to be peaceful, well provided and secured. It is like a garden for the mother where she plants different kinds of flowers, vegetables, and trees to be beautiful and fruitful. The mother makes the family to be fruitful, beautiful and happy. It is like paradise (heaven) for the children. The children in that particular family will feel happy, well fed and well protected. This kind of family will be full of laughter, praise and love. This family is a heaven where a tiring father, mother and children will relive, re-energize, renew and re-strengthen. It is a place where a down-hearted member will be recovered, released and relived. It is microcosmic heaven to lay down all the burdens of the family members and taste the joy of life. In this kind of family, the members let in Love and Joy, and Peace but let out all hatred, strife and sorrow, and closed the door and dwell in their heaven. There is no other place to find rest in this world except you family. Make your family a micro cosmic heaven (small heaven on earth).

If our methods of bringing up like Monica (mother of St. Augustine) and Susana Wesley (mother of John Wesley and Charles Wesley). Our children will be very good and our family will be like heaven. Our primary ministry is our family. Don’t think other ministry unless you are able to do ministry well with/in your family. It is very important for parents to be “physically presence” in your family. Your physical presence is a medicine for your family members. Be there in your family, my friend. Make your family “Heaven”.

Today, most of the Christian ministers’ children become notorious children when they grow up. The main causes why some minister’s children became notorious are; their father is usually away from home to work. They parents pray very little or not at all. They might not have family devotion. They might not ask their children to lead family devotion in their family. They might not give more time to be with their children.

Well, children are the most precious gifts from God! So value them high. They are like earthen posts which are easy to be broken. Therefore, we need to take care of them very nicely. Our children are our own picture which reflect who we are that we need to beautify them well. Children are the most valuable investment for the Lord and for others that we need to discipline them to be the best people in this world. Respect your children if you want to be respected by others.

By: Victor Aung Thu Lin