We have had "friends" over the years. We would meet and eat, drink, and dance with them. From time to time we would even sing together in singing rooms. We thought they were our friends. We were wrong. We were very very wrong. You see every time after spending time together we would have very negative interactions. Arguing and having no peace in our marriage. Strangely these so-called friends were at the center of many of our disagreements. I must say the main problem was me. I wanted to spend time and build them up so to speak. So that is what I did. I didn't realize that I was ignoring my wife. I was honoring other people over her. Well, she my little Yogita did not like it one bit. Jehovah instituted marriage. Rules are laid out in the bible regarding this holy institution.
As we spent time with people who did not love Jehovah I developed many bad habits. It took peace away from us and hurt my wife and my sons. Now I can see I was hurting myself as well.
At the same time, I was doing things against what our creator told me to do. Living in sin brings the wages of death. But before death comes there is a gnashing of teeth. A constant stressful situation. I was doing things my way, not Jehovah's way.
We spent time with real friends last week during our summer vacation. It was a wonderful time! Yogita felt comfortable, the boys associated with friends left and right as I did as well. It was like paradise a sample of it. We went home with peace in our hearts. The next day at the Sunday meeting we again had a wonderful time. Learning, singing together, and talking together.
Bad association ruins good habits, takes away peace, and produces so much stress!
/tata
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