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Creation and the Family
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2017-10-162020-08-05

We don't normally think of the family in the context of creation but that is what it is. The creation project started 6,000 years ago but it is not finished yet.  Why is family so important? God actually went through a fairly lengthy process to get it right with Adam. He left Adam alone for some considerable time before He made Eve. Hear my defense for that statement. I know that both Adam and Eve appear to have been created on the same day, day six. I do not plan to debate that here, just to state that whenever it was that He created Eve, it was enough time for Adam to feel very lonely. God created animals in pairs seemingly before Adam's eyes and he saw them romp off together after he named them. After that He created Eve. He then personally met with them on a regular basis to build the right relationship. Why was the family so important? Is it now obsolete? Why is it important to the Feast? It is because the family is essential to pass on something very important to us, Something that had been compromised in His previous family, a super gene called love. This is a super background to appreciating much  more to be said on the subject of creation.

His Previous Family

Let us briefly look at God's previous family. God's previous family was the angels. We know this because He called them His sons.

Job 1:6 [KJV]Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
Job 2:1 [KJV]Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7 [KJV]When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Job tells us that God's sons met with Him from time to time and that they rejoiced when He created the universe. But something happened later that made God hesitant to extend His family in that same manner.

Ezekiel 28:14-18 KJV14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

He found that even the best of the best could be corrupted and bring terrible trouble on all.

Revelation 12:3-5 KJV3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

It can be shown through the scriptures that this dragon is satan and that he cast down 1/3 of the angels to become demons.

Why Family

God has only one relationship to offer.

I John 4:16-20 KJV16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

God is perfect and He extends a perfect relationship always. It is the same relationship that He is building in us. It is a relationship that is free of evil of any kind. It is something that He passes on by His example (as we saw above) and His teaching. But why? If you were perect and wanted to give someone that you value above everything a perfect gift, what would you give them?. Well first you would find out what they value above all alse, and if the answer is you then you have the solution. You give them more of yourself and when you all come together in that relationship then what is it? A family!

The family provides the perfect balance.

I Timothy 5:8 [KJV]But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Proverbs 3:11-12 KJV11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

The Nuclear Family is the Incubator of God's love

Once you have decided to give yourself then the structure of that relationship is a family and the family is where people learn to function in that relationship. God created the nuclear family to teach us to love and so reproduce Himself. God first made Adam appreciate the value of having someone to share life with.

Genesis 2:21-25 KJV21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Here we see how this relationship is created. It automatically generates love and oneness. By this mechanism love is expected to spread to all members and then be repeated in the other families that come from it. In this relationship there is nothing to hide. The relationship is so strong that there is a danger of opposing even God for the unit.

I Timothy 2:14 [KJV]And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
Genesis 3:6-8 KJV6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Eve instinctively wanted to share the benefits of her contraband and Adam (Even though he was not deceived) threw caution for himself to the wind and shared with her. Then they joined in a united effort to protect each other. This is love, distorted love but love nevertheless. In the family we learn unconditional love that started with God. He first loved us so we now know how to love.

Hebrews 12:7 [KJV]If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

In a Family love is Automatic

We are nothing but God loves us because we are His children.

Galatians 6:3 (KJV)[3]For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

We are nothing. We are self-centred nothing because after all that has been done for us we cannot do the same in return.

1 John 3:16-17 (KJV)16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

This is what happens with babies. Babies contibute nothing to the family but they are loved unconditionally. God put it in us to learn love our children and do all for them, even if we never have any hope of receiving anything material from them in return. All true parents want is that their children get the best out of life. Like Moses we are expected to transfer that love to Gods family. Children are a nuissance. They poop unreservedly and we clean them and make sure that they are comfortable. When they injure themselves we make it better. We provide food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other types of care at personal expense.

John 15:9-17 (KJV)9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.17These things I command you, that ye love one another.

Christ Died for us Because we are Family

We know that Christ and the Father are one, therefore however we interpret Lord we know that this refers to us.

Psalms 103:13 [KJV]Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
I John 3:1 [KJV]Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
I John 4:10 [KJV]Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Colossians 1:1-2 KJV1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:8 [KJV]But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3:16 [KJV]For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Christ did not die for us because we had done anything good. There is no reason to the origin or purpose of the love. The family is the only place where Christ's sacrifice for us makes sense. People start families because of the joy of seeing their children succeed so the love comes first even before the family starts.

John 16:21 [KJV]A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Parental love is universal

God placed parental love everywhere but He also created examples in the animals for us to see that He had options and to learn how to appreciate parental love. In my experience it is universl for males to be protective of the females and females protect their offspring. There are some deviations from this but they are not clerly explained by science. What is also true is that there is no substitue for the family. There is no other naturally occuring bond that supercedes the tendency towards self preservation. In human beings there are beliefs that promote self sacriice but they are motivated by the selfishness or hope of some greater personal gain.

R and K Selection

The table below sets out typical attributes of R and K selection. These are the scientifically accepted approaches to population growth and survival.

R

Unstable environment

K

Stable environment

Organisms are small in size

Organisms are large in size

Little energy is used to make each individual

Much energy is used to make each individual

Many offspring are produced

few offspring are produced

Offspring mature early

Ofspring mature after a prolonged period of parental care

Organisms have short life expectancy

Organisms have long life expectancy

Each individual reproduces only once

Each individual reproduces multiple times

Most of the individuals die within a short time but a few live to maturity

Most individuals live to near the maximum life span

God is eternal and hence stable, He has limitless resources and loves perfection. God shows us that He has options when it comes to population growth and development. It is clear that He wants quality not just quantity for the sake of it.  

Scientists speak of two approaches to ensuring the sustainability of the species. R type behaviour produces volumes of offspring and the law of averages dictate that some will thrive.  Those with K type behaviour produce few offspring and nurture them. The nuclear family comes under K type behaviour. Typical characteristics of the two approaches are given in the table. God is not interested in R type reproduction for His family. If He did He could do a lot better. In preparing this paper I read some articles including National Geographic and the BBC.

The "Mola mola" (or "Sunfish") can measure 10 feet (3m) across and weigh up to 2 tonnes. They look like swimming heads.

Sunfish can release an estimated 300 million eggs into the water at a time. There is also evidence to suggest that they spawn multiple times in a year.

On the other end of the spectrum in terms of size and gender is the seahorse. Male seahorses can give birth to thousands of babies at once and in some cases can give birth in the morning and be pregnant by nightfall.

Then in terms of family structures notice this quote from BBC EARTH:

...For instance, Argentine ants live in "polygyne" colonies with thousands of queens, which means their populations are truly spectacular. The largest of these mega-colonies stretches for 6,000km (3,700 miles) along the Mediterranean coast...By Ella Davies, 4 March 2016One Animal has more babies than any OtherBBC EARTH WEB October 1, 2017

God had options and He showed in nature that He has chosen the best approach for love. It is surprising what a hen will do to protect her chicks. She will risk her life attacking much larger creatures. Sun Fish dont care.

Similarlar to the amazing love that females have for children is the lenghts to which a male will go to attract a spouse. Females of the Iberian tarantula Lycosa hispanica (variety of spider) may pounce on their suitor before or after mating and eat it. In the human race these traits are combined to perpetuate love but in nature they are often separate traits of the male or female to perpetuate physical survival. Only in nuclear families do we have parents bonded together to raise loving children to adulthood, regardless of the circumstances that develop subsequent to their birth. This happens in relatively small family units. The maternal instincts are where He wanted and so are the paternal ones. This tightly bonded unit is the best one for generating loving offspring that love God, without the necessity for delinquents and vagabonds. The alternatives like single parents, single-gender parents, child abandonment, or breeding too many children to care for have been identified by God and rejected.

In every society parents love their children and, left to themselves, would typically sacrifice all for them. Selfless love is unerversal only in the family and is at its best in the nuclear family.

Some family rules

Families promote respect of parents.

Exodus 20:12 [KJV]Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Colossians 3:20 [KJV]Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Parents provide for children

I Timothy 5:8 [KJV]But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Parents provide instruction in righteousness

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 KJV4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Children learn that outhority is a good thing

Proverbs 1:8-9 KJV8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Children learn to love siblings

I Peter 1:22 [KJV]Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Parental love is tough love. Parents do what is in their childrens best interest even when it is hurts them to do.

Proverbs 19:18 [KJV]Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 13:24 [KJV]He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Children are taught good habits

Proverbs 22:6 [KJV]Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Foolishness is weaned out of children

Proverbs 22:15 [KJV]Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Children are taught wisdom through verbal and non-verbal correction

Proverbs 29:15 [KJV]The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Children are heirs

Romans 8:17 [KJV]And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

The love is patterned after Gods.

Hebrews 12:5-10 [KJV][5] And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: [6] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. [7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? [8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. [9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? [10] For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

The Strength of a Nation is the Family

I am no expert in this field but it seems to me that things like loyalty, patriotism, discipline, an so on are part and parcel of the nuclear family. The family teaches one to put the success of the unit before personal pursuits. Nations that have these characteristics grow and those that do not die. Very often they may die of symptoms of dysfunctional families like favoritism, neglect, and injustice. I propose that strong families build strong nations. This is just another way of saying that nations that have love grow while those that lack it decline.

When I apply my hypothesis to nations like Great Britain and the United States it seems to stand up to robust criticism. The abandonment of the Commonwealth by Britain was an example of neglect, favouritism, and injustice and now Britain has been rejected by the very people that it saw as its future. The United States once had goodwill of incalculable value which it has lost because of neglect, favouritism, and injustice and the very nation that it pursued as its cash cow is now courting its former allies and boxing it in.

Goodwill is recorded after a company acquires assets and liabilities, and pays a price in excess of their identifiable value. For many years nations and individuals were willing to pay far more thatn the value of the combined cost of inputs for US and other western products and property because of the good name that the US and its allies had. This goodwill is rapidly diminishing.

As I see it this is a repeat of the situation in Judah recorded by Jeremiah in his book. The parallels are too many to cite. In general Israel first was sent into captivity because they abandoned their God (and therefore His principles or yoke) who had given them the Promised Land and so they lost it. Judah formed stronger attachments to Egypt and Assyria than to their God and eventually lost their allies and their freedom.

I find these traits in the demise of Greece and Rome but I cannot attest to them being universal in declining nations.

L G B T Family

As we noted earlier, Satan distorted love be twisting the emotions of Adam and Eve into opposing their father, God. People nowadays are clamouring for LGBT rights but God says that it is an abomination. It is not just that these things are disgusting habits, it is that they destroy the nuclear family which is something that God created for us to learn to be like Him. Monetary wealth and academic prowess is not a gauge of the true success of a nation. In the Bible there are several examples of how this type of practice (LGBT) leads to the loss of natural love in the society and therefore to its lack of any value to God. A society like that is only good for the rubbish heap.

A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuse on the part of individual parents occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is normal. Dysfunctional families are primarily a result of codependent adults, and may also be affected by addictions, such as substance abuse (e.g., alcohol or drugs), or sometimes an untreated mental illness. Dysfunctional parents may emulate or over-correct from their own dysfunctional parents. In some cases, a "child-like" parent will allow the dominant parent to abuse their children.Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDysfunctional familyWikipedia WEB 28/07/17

To me this is saying that a dysfunctioal family redefines normal for the group so that it is below the best standard.

Now consider God. God IS love (1 John 4:8). This standard is set out in 1 Corinthians 13 where Paul makes it lear that without it we have no value to God no matter how great the world perceives us to be. In this chapter Paul breaks down love so that it can be easily recognised.

I Corinthians 13:4-8 KJV4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

God's standard is perfection and He expects us to strive for that.

Matthew 5:48 [KJV]Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

We already showed that God Is love and hence love is perfect. Love is God's standard and that is to be our goal in life. One of the problems for settling for inferiority is when do you stop? The examples in the Bible of nations that accepted the standard of LGBT are disastrous. What they are basically saying is that Gods standard should be replaced because their standard is better. Better for whom?

Consider the safety and peace of people in Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19). I cannot immagine minds like these developing in a well functioning nuclear family but I can see it easily in the loosely held relationships of the LGBT type. The natural affection that children learn from loving biological parents is absent. Proponents of this behaviour cite a few exceptions that they claim to be positive examples of the success in that type of relationship but in my limited experience it is not the norm. I have more experience with people of this group being violently jealous and possessive and lacking regard for people in general. Nations that let go of the principles that God gave to build strong families can descend into fear and violent abuse very quickly. Consider Judges 19. The real danger of LGBT is national insecurity. It is a rot that destroys the family and consequently the bonds that build strong caring units for nationhood.

What sort of Nation does God want

This topic is too long to cover exhaustively in this section but we can touch some hilights.

Deuteronomy 7:13-15 KJV13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

  • Health: God wants a nation that is disease free. 
  • Sex: God wanted a nation that is sexually productive. 
  •  Food: God wanted a nation that has an abundance of food.

These are some of the specific objectives that God laid out for Israel and hence the laws that He gave were directed towards attaining these objectives. These are some of the core qualities that God expected His Kingdom (It was Israel on Earth at the time) to have and it is still His intention. Others have elaborated further.

Isaiah 11:1-9 KJV1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

This goes on to talk about peace, justice and intelligence. Modern science has shown that the laws that God gave contribute greatly (and is more likely the only way) towards reaching these targets. It is true that in the excerpts above God has altered the nature of wild animals but the objective of peace was always there for Israel. There is also much to say about freedom even to the point where starangers were guaranteed freedom to conduct their affairs in peace because many priviledges of the state were extended to strangers.

God loves His Family

God loves us and knows us intimately

Luke 12:7 [KJV]But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:30 [KJV]But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Earlier in the year we considered the type of mind that He has by examining the statement that He knows all of the stars by name. He can immediately recall the names of billions of stars and that mind has been devoted to ensuring the best for His children. Consider this statement:

John 15:9 [KJV]As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Christ loves us in the same way the the Father loves Him. The Father said this is my beloved Son. God loves us with a love that we cannot understand.

Romans 8:38-39 KJV38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

That love is passed on to us through the genes of His Holy Spirit. It is a family trait.

Romans 5:5 [KJV]And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Children never understand when they are small. Their minds are not yet developed to appreciate the nuances of love. The experiences that they are put through by their parents seem to most children unfair sometimes, and unpleasant all of the time, but it has a purpose.

I Corinthians 2:9 [KJV]But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Parents are able to encourage them to be a doctor or lawyer or astronaut because children can see these things and immagine some kind of future. Sometimes there is an obstacle like money but parents try. We are never in a situation that is beyond God to solve.

Ephesians 3:20 [KJV]Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Jeremiah 32:27 [KJV]Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Genesis 18:14 [KJV]Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Luke 18:27 [KJV]And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

We need to use the love that He has given us to love Him back with all that we are, despite how circumstances appear. Know that God loves us and use this period to focus on what that future could be. What would it be like to be God?

I John 3:2 [KJV]Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

God's Kingdom represents a future of gratifying achievement and surpassing joy.

Conclusion

This world, Satan's world, hates the family and has distorted love. God created the family as a tool to facilitate the development of fleshly beings (man) into His spiritual family. He took the time and trouble to ensure that certain types of bonds were automatic in the family relationship. These bonds make the difference to us being precious and being His nation or being rubbish worthy to be burned. We need to develop that love and build up the relationship with the one who loved us first. Use every opportunity to help appreciate our earthly parents, our families and especially our heavenly family and imagine what it would be like to be like Him who loved us first. Imagine that and learn to express always love, even to the unlovable, as we go through the rest of our years.