Today is Tuesday, June 24th, 2014; Karen's Korner #2842

Something from Max Lucado; talking about things in our families we'd rather have changed. Maybe what happened to us isn't as bad as what Max describes here, but most of us probably have something we'd just as soon would have been different:

GENERATIONAL GARBAGE

"Your family history doesn't have to be your future. The generational garbage can stop here and now.

"Don't give your kids what your ancestors gave to you. Talk to God about it, in detail. 'God, everyday I came home for school to find mom drunk, lying on the couch. I had to take care of baby brother, do my homework on my own. It's not right, God.' Difficult, for certain. But let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Let him replace 'childish thinking' with mature truth.

"A dear friend of mine was called to identify the body of his father who'd been shot by his ex-wife. The blast was just another in a long line of angry, violent family moments. He made this resolution:  'It stops with me.' And it has!"

"God wants to help you--for your sake! Trust Him---with His help, you'll get through this."

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