I believe that this unity starts in the home. If there isn't unity in the marriage, there won't be unity in the family. If there isn't unity among the individual family units, there will never be unity in the church. What we don't allow God to accomplish among four or five people, He will never accomplish among four or five hundred. There is a big difference between families with problems and problem families.
All families experience stress and problems and have conflict.
But healthy families value conflict and have the ability to handle problems in a constructive way. Families that don't face and deal with their problems become problem families. Healthy families understand that conflict is a normal part of being in relationship. In fact, it is not only normal but is also essential for the development of understanding, intimacy and unity. Throughout this next week, choose to consider the potentially positive side of difference.