The Prime Element Needed Of A Strong Family Ties.

What makes any relationships working harmoniously and with joy? All institutions in the world like family, church, business and non-business organizations, government, non-government, foundations and even a single proprietor businesses with more than one person involved in the daily dealings need a very important value to have a happy and long lasting relationship that leads to stability - and this is love. Remove love in any organization and this will collapse. Love is the unifying reason why the family as the smallest unit of a society becomes strong. The stronger the family, the government and other organizations become strong and stable too in whatever angle of its existence. Why is it that the percentage of divorce in America is almost 50% of the total population of 320 million. And even in the Philippines, annulment is very common especially to the rich level of the society. Live-in is now the trend and even the biggest religious organization like the catholic church is calling all the faithful to solemnize their marriage in the church but very few responded to this untiring call of the church. Here in US also, almost 4000 churches are closing yearly; the death rate of businesses is much higher compared to the rate of registration of entrepreneurs who want to start a business here. Millions of young Americans now are resigning from their 9-5 daily job to venture in the online business cause of the very inhumane and dissatisfied management of many workers, staff and associates in the company where they are working. There are many reasons why these are now happening in many institutions not only here in US but also in most parts of the world and one of these is the absence of love in dealing with people or members of a family. Is there a way or solution to this gradual and continuous decline of many relationships worldwide, especially in our own area of responsibility. The True Meaning Of Love. In I Corinthians 13:4-7, Apostle Paul has explained clearly what is the true meaning of love. He defined love as follows: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Paul used the word love which means, agape from the original Greek word that denotes as unconditional love and not the other meaning as worldly or erotic kind of love that demands some conditions or personal interest and gain. Love can be understood as a combination of many traits and values that form as a whole meaning of love. Love means patient or ability of a person to accept or tolerate delays, problems and sufferings without becoming annoyed or anxious. He is a person of calmness. He is kind or always thinking about others. He is generous, helpful, considerate, and a man of kind words and treat others as humane. He does not envy or a jealous person that wants always on top and owns the best compared to what others have. He is not boast or a person who does not want to parade all his trucks of accomplishments to many people as he can. He is not happy with the applause of men. He is not proud or a person who is so grateful to God of his position and accomplishments. He is not arrogant and can admit his mistakes. He is not rude. A rude person is impolite, has bad behavior, ill-mannered or rough. He is not self-seeking. A self seeking person is self-serving, self-focus or self first before others. He is not easily angered. That person has the strong feeling of displeasure to others or has the uncontrollable emotion of hating and hurting others. He does not keep a record of wrongs. That person finds easy to forgive cause he experienced to be forgiven by God. This can be done only of a person who truly experienced of the love and forgiveness of God. He knows how to protect the interest and integrity of others and of oneself, knows how to trust or has the confidence, assurance, and certainty of a relationship, his mind is filled with hope or has the belief that something good will happen, knows how to persevere or readiness and willingness to go on in spite of troubles and hardships in life. Paul understood clearly that any relationship, accomplishments, achievements and wealth without love is nothing at all. Love is the fulfillment of everything. True meaning, purpose, peace and hope can only be experienced of a person if he has a personal relationship with God through his only Son Jesus - the true expression of God's love. True love can only been experienced and shared to others by the true sons or children of God. Let us be reminded always by the words of Paul in I Corinthians 13:1-3,13 that says, " If I speak in tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." If you need to have a harmonious relationship in your family, company, organization, school and other institutions, let love be the center or unifying factor that will strengthen your relationship and this will surely lead to a happy, joyful, stable, long lasting and more profitable endeavor. Love is the only reason why everybody will become motivated and will help produce a tremendous growth in every human dealings and relationship. The stability, joy, hope and true life are available and ready for all and you through Jesus. Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and you will experience the kind of a meaningful life which you are looking for years. Come to Jesus and turn away from your sins. Ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and you will be forgiven. You can only experience the true kind of life here and in the future that was hidden to you by the deceiving schemes of S if you will humble yourself and make Jesus as your Lord and Savior today. As what John 3:16 says, " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God bless you and A Joyous Celebration of Love Month. For more messages about love and forgiveness, visit our website at http://www.savelifewithjoy.com, blog at hopeandlifeforyou.com, Eugene "EJ" Juarez. And for your suggestions, comments and prayer requests please email me at agn623@gmail.com.