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Don't quarrel on the way // Não briguem no caminho



You must be tired of reading me about Joseph’s story. Yeah… but it is always very inspirational, at least for me.

So, I got this verse this week: Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!” (Genesis 45:24)

He said that because he knew well too much his brothers. He had no doubt about them. It was his family. No matter how long he had been away from them, he knew – siblings have always something to complain about, to quarrel about, to fight for.

We are living weird times. We are spending too much time together with our families, right? You, not me. Because I, unfortunately, am too far to fight. And my husband and I, we talk, we don’t fight or quarrel. But, families.. usually do.           
Why? I don’t know. Maybe because we love each other too much and we trust that (deep inside our minds) after all everything is going to be ok, we will keep being family and bearing with one another, supporting, rebuking, fighting, forgiving, loving as long as we live.

So, since Joseph’s family was not a perfect family at all. The father didn’t care too much about his first wife’s sons; he was too obvious showing his favoritism to Rachel’s sons; creating jealousy that led them to sell his brother as a slave. And they thought he had died after so many years without hearing a word from him. Definitely, that was not a perfect family. They had too many troubles and they haven’t always dealt with them in a godly manner.

So, families, not perfect. We all can relate to it. But one thing we should learn from that imperfect family. They always stick to each other. A family that fights together, deal with the problems together with Christ, grow in all aspects. The family should always be a safe place to talk about anything. Secrets bring nothing good to a relationship, including inside a family. Let’s in love speak up the truth; what is in your mind? Can you say that in love? Can you hear the truth knowing that it comes from a person who loves you so much that decided not to lie to you about it?

Sometimes, people keep things from each other thinking that it is for the best. “I am protecting him” or “I don’t want to hurt him”. Let me ask you one thing: when this person finds out, is he going to like that you kept that from him? Would you?

No matter how small or meaningless you think the thing is… it is going to hurt anyway.

Love doesn’t agree with lies or secrets. Love loves the truth. So, be happy when somebody who you love comes telling you the truth. Sometimes the truth is not beautiful, it might be something we don’t want to know and acknowledge. But, love knows better. Jesus said, ‘the truth sets you free’. He is the way, the truth, and the life. If you have Jesus in your life, you won’t reject the truth, but rejoice with it.

Love doesn’t get angry fast. So, if you really love that person who is bringing you the truth, that truth you didn’t really like to hear about it, don’t let anger cloud your love. Your love should be bigger than the anger; your desire to forgive must be bigger, your desire to improve and see how wonderful knowing the truth is must be upfront.

So, let Love dictate your life, your behavior. Don’t quarrel on the way.
Breath in, breath out. Breath in, breath out. Yes, now you are ready to deal with the truth in a loving manner.
Be safe.
Você deve estar cansado de me ler sobre a história de Joseph. Sim ... mas é sempre muito inspirador, pelo menos para mim.

Então, eu peguei este versículo esta semana: Então José enviou seus irmãos a caminho e, quando estavam saindo, disse-lhes: “Não briguem no caminho!” (Gênesis 45:24)

Ele disse isso porque conhecia muito bem seus irmãos. Ele não tinha dúvidas sobre eles. Era a família dele. Não importava quanto tempo ele estivesse longe deles, ele sabia, os irmãos sempre têm algo para reclamar, discutir e brigar.

Estamos vivendo tempos estranhos. Estamos passando muito tempo juntos com nossas famílias, certo? Você não eu. Porque eu, infelizmente, estou longe demais para lutar. E eu e meu marido, conversamos, não brigamos ou brigamos. Mas, famílias .. geralmente fazem.
Por quê? Eu não sei. Talvez porque nos amemos demais e confiamos que (no fundo de nossas mentes) tudo ficará bem, continuaremos sendo familiares e suportando um ao outro, apoiando, repreendendo, brigando, perdoando, amando enquanto vivemos.

Então, já que a família de José não era uma família perfeita. O pai não se importava muito com os filhos de sua primeira esposa; ele era muito óbvio mostrando seu favoritismo aos filhos de Rachel; criando ciúmes que os levaram a vender seu irmão como escravo. E eles pensaram que ele morrera depois de tantos anos sem ouvir uma palavra dele. Definitivamente, essa não era uma família perfeita. Eles tiveram muitos problemas e nem sempre os tratam de maneira piedosa.

Então, famílias, não perfeitas. Todos nós podemos nos relacionar com isso. Mas uma coisa que devemos aprender dessa família imperfeita. Eles sempre contaram um com o outro. Uma família que luta junto, lida com os problemas junto com Cristo, cresce em todos os aspectos. A família deve sempre ser um lugar seguro para conversar sobre qualquer coisa. Segredos não trazem nada de bom para um relacionamento, inclusive dentro de uma família. Vamos em amor falar a verdade; O que você está pensando? Você pode dizer isso em amor? Você consegue ouvir a verdade sabendo que ela vem de uma pessoa que te ama tanto que decidiu não mentir para você?

Às vezes, as pessoas escondem as coisas pensando que é o melhor. "Estou protegendo-o" ou "não quero machucá-lo". Deixe-me perguntar uma coisa: quando essa pessoa descobrir, ele vai gostar que você escondeu isso dele? Você gostaria?

Não importa quão pequeno ou sem sentido você pense que a coisa é ... vai doer de qualquer maneira.

O amor não concorda com mentiras ou segredos. O amor ama a verdade. Portanto, seja feliz quando alguém que você ama vier dizendo a verdade. Às vezes a verdade não é bela, pode ser algo que não queremos saber e reconhecer. Mas o amor sabe melhor. Jesus disse: 'a verdade te liberta'. Ele é o caminho, a verdade e a vida. Se você tem Jesus em sua vida, não rejeitará a verdade, mas se alegrará com ela.

O amor não fica bravo rápido. Então, se você realmente ama a pessoa que está lhe trazendo a verdade, essa verdade que você realmente não gostaria de ouvir, não deixe a raiva nublar seu amor. Seu amor deve ser maior que a raiva; seu desejo de perdoar deve ser maior, seu desejo de melhorar e ver quão maravilhoso é saber a verdade.

Então, deixe o amor ditar sua vida, seu comportamento. Não brigue no caminho.
Respira, expira. Respira, expira. Sim, agora você está pronto para lidar com a verdade de maneira amorosa.
Esteja a salvo.

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