H. Wallace Goddard states in his book Drawing Heaven into Your Marriage, "There is a quirk in human nature here. Many of us find it easier to minister to the stranger than to the family member. Unexpected service to the stranger is often warmly appreciated. Service to family is expected and often goes unappreciated. As a result many of us cheerfully do for others the things that we grudgingly or sporadically do for family. What would we do if we were less concerned about the rewards or appreciation? Probably we would offer gentle healing regularly to injured family members." Goddard goes onto say that as we continue to "rescue and serve" those injured God has promised us supreme repayment "...we receive in payment a divine bounty of forgiveness."
This section of the book really stuck with me, I've been a mother for close to 20 years, and yes I do a lot that goes unnoticed or unappreciated, but the beauty to me is the extreme joy and happiness I have from it. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying I'm a saint, but what I am saying is that I have been blessed by our Heavenly Father. By trying to be charitable to the members in my family I have been able to have my love for them grow and have been able to use the Lords atonement to gain forgiveness and understanding for those I am responsible for.
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