Family restoration is the act of getting your spouse and children back to a satisfactory and joyful state at home.

The general divorce statistics in the United States shows that about 40 to 50 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce. And The average length of time for first marriages ending in divorce is eight years. These statistics are worrisome and not acceptable for a healthy society.

If you are going through a challenging time in your family or you want to avoid family crash, then today’s message would be a great help for you.

12 Ways to Achieve Family Restoration

1. Seek Knowledge

Your home won’t perish if you read Bible passages that emphasize the significance of family. Read good books and articles on how to keep your home firm.

And your understanding will enhance your communication skill to your family during the restoration meeting.

Read passages such as: 1Corinthians chapter 7, Ephesians chapter 5, Malachi 2:16 and 1Peter chapter 3.

Jesus says: “But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, ‘and the two shall become one flesh’; so, then they are no longer two, but one flesh. “Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Mark 10:6-9)

2. Remove the log of wood in your eyes

List all the complaints your spouse and children have against you. Arrange the source of conflict in categories. For Instance; financial, religious, philosophical differences and so on.

3. Make a long list

List all the complaints you have against your spouse and children. The purpose for the list is to achieve family restoration and not to cause more troubles.

4. Draw a comparison Table

Tabulate what you want from them and what they want from you on a single correspondence table. This will give you a clear picture of how to handle the conflict for a perfect family restoration.

5. Learn to overlook

No one can give you a perfect satisfaction in life, thus you have to learn how to overlook some issues.

6. Give room for second chance

Terrible issue such as cheat, abuse or stealing which cannot be overlooked should be resolved through forgiveness and giving the offender the opportunity to study the Bible for repentance.

7. Don’t play blame game

No one is a loser or winner during family restoration.

8. Fast and Pray

Fast and pray before calling the meeting for family restoration. Your family is best restored on spiritual foundation made by God.

9. Invite a man of God

If it is difficult to get the audience of your family members, then seek the help of a man of God to convene and coordinate the meeting. Such meeting is better done in the morning when everyone’s brain is calm.

10. Forgiveness is the Master Key

Ask for forgiveness during the reconciliation meeting. This step would go a long way to restore your family.

11. Open a New Chapter

Narrate the unique understanding you got through the word of God and list the new character you’ll put up for the peace of the family.

12. Question and Answer

Give room for question and answer during the meeting and you would be amazed that this step would lead to your family restoration.

To restore your family is a healthy process that brings joy to the heart of the family members. Family restoration promotes unity and enhances long life. I had tried the steps above and they worked perfectly. I want you to follow the steps above and you would surely get your family restored in Jesus name.