I have been thinking a lot Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. I cannot imagine the emotions he was gong through when he found out that Mary was going to have a baby! They were not married, nor had the "known" each other. Naturally, Joseph's reaction is to "put her away" or leave her. What comes next is an important lesson...
God sent an angel to Joseph to deliver the message that Mary was, in fact, going to have a baby, and that this baby was "of the Holy Ghost." We can learn a lot from Joseph's reaction - "...[Joseph] did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife." Joseph received communication from heaven that he should marry Mary, so he did it! Joseph relied on God and showed obedience in one of the most trying times in his life. Are we sensitive to God's prompting in our life and for our families? When we receive inspiration from heaven are we as obedient as Joseph?
Action Item: God wants us to have happy families and He will use us to accomplish this, He will help us be a better father and a better husband. He wants you to be the Spiritual Leader in your home and will guide us through the inspiration of His Spirit, but we must be obedient to it - only when we are obedient to what He gives us, will He give us more!
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