The Ezzos taught us that the priority relationship before a good parent-child relationship can be established is a good husband-wife relationship. The Ezzos wrote: " The greatest overall influence that you're going to have in parenting will not come while your are in your role as a mother and father, but rather while you are in your role as a husband and wife. "
Interestingly, the non christian community teaches this concept as a parenting principle also. I was reading the book " Essential Parenting Tips" published by Ministry of Community Development and Sports and one of the tips was this: " The best gift for a child is a harmonious relationship between parents". The book went on to give examples how couples can show love and appreciation for each other in front of their child. What a great gift from God to the community.
Nevertheless, God has reserved the greatest treasure for those who believes and obeys him. There is a priority relationship before a wonderful husband-wife relationship can be established. This relationship is our relationship with God himself. Our intimacy and walk with our heavenly father is the most important. An awesome relationship with God leads to a wonderful husband-wife relationship. A wonderful husband-wife relationship leads to a great parent-child relationship.
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How true. But we need to work harder on this relationship than any others because it is one that often is taken for granted, more than any others, because we cannot feel Him like we can feel physical relationships, nor hear him in sounds and words, nor see him in person.
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