When You Remove God, Family

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

A new Pew Research Center report confirms that marriage continues to lose ground to other arrangements. Living together outside of Marriage and even not Marrying. Some just chose living alone.

"According to census data cited in the report, barely half of adults ages 18 and older are married– 51% in 2010, compared with 72% in 1960. This decline is especially notable for young adults: 20% of 18- to 29-year-olds were married in 2010, compared with 59% in 1960."

Couple this with the decline in Traditional Families,,,

"In 1950 80% of US households were the traditional 2 parent & kids nuclear family. Now the figure is 47%."

All the research shows that a Child does far better, when they have a Mother and Father in the house. Fathers seem to become the most powerful influence, especially with the Male Child, in both the positive and negative sense. Not chauvinistic, just plain fact. If the Father is abusive and an Alcoholic, chances are, they will birth those negative traits in their Sons. If they are good, and hard working, those will be passed on. Remember, children learn far more by observation than they ever do listening to what you say.

If the Father is not there however, they lack this influence. They do not learn how to treat Women, responsibility, and how to be a God fearing Male. Study after study shows, that most of the troubled youth, did NOT have a Father in the home. Without that influence, and the Sexualization of the American Culture, Hooters. Paris Hilton. Britney Spears. Wardrobe malfunction. Online pornography. Girls Gone Wild. Viagra. Erectile dysfunction ads. "Neighbor Bob." Rap Music, ETC, these fill the void. They grow and learn, it's all about them. They need not care about anyone or anything. If some "Bitch" wants to live in their world for a bit, so be it. Girls without Dads, go "OK. I will be your doormat." They have kids, and the Man leaves, cycle continues to get worse.

Here is a true story for ya. This is something that you Fathers out there, need to fully get. Your Children will become YOU. I did not grow up with a Father in the House. I did not meet my Dad until I was 21 years old. When I did, I found out something amazing to me. I AM him. My personality. My attitude. The way I am. I AM him. I look like, talk like, walk like, and share the same traits.

My whole life, if I walk into somewhere more than two times, I become like family to those there. There are Delis in NY where I made my own sandwiches. Restaurants where I actually have my own Table. The people there know what I want when I walk in. One Bakery will never accept a penny from me, despite my protest, for anything I ask for. When I walk into Mini-Marts, some will literately jump the counter to make me a fresh pot of Coffee. Who am I?

One day, I was visiting my Dad. He said to me, "Grab the VCR Son. We are going to the Butcher." "Uh, OK." So I did. We walk into the Butcher Shop, and the Butcher says "Hey Percy. There is no denying that's your Boy." My Dad says "Yeah. This is my youngest, Peter. Give him the VCR Son." So I did. "You know where everything is Percy. I'll get this going and be right back,." My Dad then went behind the counter and cut his own meat. The Butcher came out of the back and gave us back the VCR and said "All fixed. Did you get what you needed?" My Dad told him yes, and thanked him. We walked out.

My point is, to all you Fathers out there, your Children will become you. How they turn out is up to YOU. Women, keep this in mind when selecting a Father for your future children. Now do not get offended. I understand there are a lot of single Moms out there. Am I saying that you are doing a bad job raising your kids? Nope. I am simply stating fact. My Grandmother DID put a positive Male Role Model in my life. Minus a Dad, Grandma put God.

You see, God's Plan for Family is simple.

Genesis 2:

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.

Jesus quotes this verse.

Matthew 19:

3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Over 50 percent of Marriages end in Divorce. Some even go into it thinking, and some even saying, this is my first Marriage. If it does work out, eh? Get a Divorce. Who cares. Better to live alone than unhappily Married.

This is not God's Plan. God's Plan is simple. "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." You get Married to STAY Married. There are Three, Biblically acceptable, pardons of Marital responsibility, or acceptable reasons for Divorce.

Death {Matthew 22: 23-30}
Adultery {Matthew 19: 3-9}
One becomes a Child of God, the other leaves. {2 Corinthians 6:14 and 1 Corinthians 7:12-16}

Once Married,,,

Ephesians 5:

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

In days gone bye, Divorce was not only frowned upon, those that got Divorced were even shunned. Now in today's culture, not only is Divorce no big deal, but it is accepted, and in some cases, expected. As a matter of fact, Marriage itself is becoming frowned upon.

Here is another true story. A young couple, I am friends with, got pregnant. The Woman doesn't work, and the Man works a job that pays very little. They go to the Government for assistance. The Woman is told by the nice smiling lady taking her request for assistance this. "We would love to help you. We will pay for the Birth, all the Baby stuff. Food for you and the Baby. We can even help you with the Rent and bills." My friend said, "That's GREAT! Such a relief." The lady said, "Oh wait. Does the Father live there?" "Yes." "Oh, I'm sorry. There is nothing I can do for you. If the Father was not there, we would take care of all your needs. But with him there, there is little I can do. It most likely will not be approved."

I have another Single Mother friend that told me she was told by a Government Assistance person, "Need more money, have another kid." These are not some made up stories, or scenes from Hollywood or TV. This is the really real world. The Government tells Women, "WE will become Daddy to your Children. We will Educate your Children. Just make sure that they do not wear a shirt that says Jesus on it, or Pray in School , or anything dumb like that. We will meet your needs, and teach your children what they need to know. You just know your role and make sure you do not allow the Father to stay in the home. We are the Father now."

Why? Simple. He who controls the youth, controls the future. The kids grow up knowing that Government is god. Government is the answer to all things. They have kids and the cycle goes on. I've use this example, I think, before. You live up on top of a mountain. Just you and your family, and let's stay another family. You raise your kids from birth teaching them the Sky is Red, Grass is Blue, and two plus two equals five. You teach them Trees are Holy. They grow up, and even though this is all a lie, it becomes a truth to them. It becomes THEIR reality. They have kids and so on. Soon you have generations on the mountain that KNOW the Sky is Red, Grass is Blue, and two plus two equals five. Some of them, zealots, may even kill you if they ever saw you cut down a tree. Trees are Holy you know.

We will talk more about what happens when you remove God from Society next time, but it all starts in the Family. When you remove God from the Family, something else takes His place. Generations later, many do not even know who God is and what role He places in a Marriage and a Family. Government and other things take Gods place. Why do you think people are actually writing to the President, asking him to change actors in movies. Why do you think people call 911 when Fast Food Restaurants run out of Chicken Nuggets. Because they know no better.

God's Plan for Family is simple. Get Married. Stay Married. Have Kids. Teach the Kiddies the ways of God. When time, and if needed, Kids take care of your Parents. Be a Family. Love and Honor each other. Teach each other. Share God's Word with each other.

Used to be that the Church and others, would come together, and assist and take care of those in need. It was the Church and others that would come together and care for the Widows and her Children. Now, it is the Government. now we have what we have. Keep God in the Family. Fashion your Family in the way of God's Plan. Allow Him to be the answer to all things. You will have a far better and happy Family.

Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? Can you allow God to be the head of your Family? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray..

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I repent my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." {Romans 10:9} You need to find a Church that God leads you to, and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A new Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." {Colossians 3:10}

If you want to tell me, or comment, question, give testimonials, or just say "Hi," the Email is opntalk@gmail.com

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Jesus IS Lord of all!