First wish your spouse a “Merry Christmas”

Among THE Christmas Songs I grown up up audience was “Mele Kalikimaka” (THE Hawaiian path has say Happy Christmas). In OUR most recent book, A Couples Journey with God devotional, We share how on A ministry journey has THE he is, We learned another vital sentence. In THE Hawaiian language there East A term, “Kuleana” which means your “path” Or “posse” - those people has Who And For Who You are responsible. He East your responsibility system. We as has call he your successnet. Picture walk THE tightrope of life, these are THE people WHO are wearing THE net below your life In case You autumn. They include family, WHO Really know You, friends WHO to walk next to You, your children And small children And anybody WHO looks up has You. Also included are any of them mentors Or leaders WHO to have paid In You.

A clever couple will to have A big kuleana, And A kuleanathey can be real, honest And authentic with. A verse that points has THE priority of camaraderie Or kuleanais: "We proclaim has You What We to have seen And heard, SO that You Also can to have camaraderie with We. And OUR camaraderie East with THE Father And with her Son, Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3). A few call This kind of honest camaraderie A responsibility system even However THE Bible doesn't to use THE exact word "responsibility." But there are a few words that give THE strong idea that God think responsibility East essential:

Camaraderie (Or Koinonia) means A association base on A common bind, with willing participation And sharing. Mar camaraderie implied authenticity, which can involve two key words.

Means of Exhortation "called next to has bring out THE best In another."

Reprimand is "has put In spirit" And door THE idea of putting THE RIGHT thoughts In THE spirits of others

SO he seems God wanna We all has to have A band, A camaraderie, of people We to walk next to, And WHO to walk next to We. And while We are to travel together, We are has put THE RIGHT thoughts In each others the spirits.

A lot ask Bill And Me, "What East THE strength of your relationship?" We to have has say We are Kuleana at each other First of all. We honestly share When We are in trouble with something. Also a lot people keep hidden sins, negative thoughts, And unresolved feelings Since their spouse - sometimes even with GOOD intentions, saying "I don't do it to want has hurt him / her." While We always think he East wise has talk has God First of all, SO anybody God directed You has get Advice Since, often your boyfriend can be A of THE best people has to use as A survey advice In A struggle because he Or She knows You best.

Bill And I are responsible has each other In SO a lot areas. How We spend (Or to safeguard) money, What We watch on TV Or listen has Or read, how We increase OUR children, And all OUR spiritual disciplines: pray, Bible study, exercise, using OUR gifts, worship, And Yes, THE Koinonia or Kuleana from building A successnet together. Because We talk honestly about What God East education We, What THE Holy Spirit East condemn We has TO DO, say Or how God wanna We has live has better reflect her glory, We are drawn has each other as magnets.

When We were dating, OUR entire Kuleana or Koinoniafriendship circle would be greet each other with, "Hi! How are You ? What is this God has been education You?" Just ask that question was TRUE Kuleanabecause he means We were responsible For learning something Since God every day SO marry to have A answer has THE question! Bill And I continue This habit In OUR own private spiritual lives.

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