Last week end I was invited to speak in a family conference arranged by one of our former Church planter in tiruvallur district. Last year we had our first family conference for this church that focused on God’s plan for our lives, God’s order for our marriage and God’s vision for our marriage. This has bought great change in the lives of the people. The families have set their priorities right and there was a great change in their attitude towards one another. People shared how the training has helped them.
Thus they persisted me to conduct part 2 of the conference. Since we have not done anything like this before, it was a challenge for me to prepare the materials. Finally I came up with the following topics. The expectation in marriage and right way of looking at our marriage, managing money in family and sex.
When I asked each of the men and women to share what they expected out of a marriage the findings were shocking. Both husbands and wife expectations are just opposite to one another. So immediately they identified the problem in their lives. So, it became easy for them to realize what kind of person they are and what they needs to change.
One newly married couple were present in the conference, I asked her what was her expectation in the marriage. She said, she has married so that she can ask her husband to buy the things that her mother has not bought her. She wanted a scoter and a gold anklet. People laughed and laughed to hear one after another sharing their expectations.
We were surprised to know that a husband was telling that even though he has married for 5 years, his wife has never given him a kiss. One of the husband said they were married for 28 years and the wife has never put her hand on him and never went with her husband to any place alone. Two of the husbands who have never been to a Church came to the conference with their wives. Both of them have accepted Christ and decided to go to the Church. We had lot of fun games for couples that requires the couple to touch, hug, hold, and have fun has ignited joy in their lives.
Forty five families came for the conference and went with a renewed commitment and whole new understanding about families that will bring glory to Jesus.
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