Summary: A young woman was struggling to connect with her stepmother. She wrote to me and asked me for help. She was having a difficult time seeing anything good in her stepmother. The Bible clearly tells us, though, to look at the positive. In Philippians it says, “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” I counseled this young woman to write down all the good things she could think of about her stepmother. When we start to dwell on the positive in our family relationships we can avoid many of the enemy’s tactics to create distance in them. Whatever our parents or children do we need to love them by our positive behavior and not lose sight of the good in them, and their potential through God’s power. This week let’s be the catalyst towards healthy happy parent-child relationships in our world. Let’s remember to dwell on the positive things in others and encourage those in our world who might be struggling in their family relationships. We all make mistakes. We don’t always get along with each other, but despite our failures and differences, we still need to think about the praiseworthy things in others. This is Luis Palau.
