The value of patience

SUMMARY: A new believer may experience family chaos because the rest of the family may not be believers. Their decisions may affect the rest of the family and cause anxiety, irritability, or distrust. It is important not to pressure others to accept Christ and to allow them to have their own personal experience with Him. Strengthening the relationship with God through daily Bible reading and prayer can help transmit the peace of God to others. Mutual respect in the family can prepare the ground for sowing the seed of the Gospel. Opposition is normal when winning a life for Christ, and we must learn to wait with faith for God to act according to His will in the lives of our loved ones.

Recently, a new believer asked me with great concern, Why had her life turned into a family chaos if she had accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior of her life? The reason is that the rest of his family is not a believer and every decision made by a member of a family has repercussions on the rest of the family. These repercussions do not always have to be negative, no However, they can generate, to some extent, anxiety, irritability or distrust in some of its members.

The fear of the unknown or the known in a distorted way, makes the human being reject situations that he does not feel capable of handling due to the lack of previous experiences and the changes that a person experiences that allows God to enter his life, always provoke fear in those around him. To this is added that the passion that this generates is such that we want everyone to feel the same, but we must bear in mind that our family has not made the same decision.