Christian Couples Fellowship (CCF)
Combined Meeting (Abuja Zone)
@ Sasha's Garden,
Area 11, Garki Abuja
27th November, 2014
EXHORTATION
* Speaker: Dr. Patrick Dakum
* Topic: The Use of Gadgets in the Home
* Couples should make every effort to maintain communication in every situation - even where there is a conflict between them
* Some of the issue of use of phones in the family that causes friction between couples:
- Phones that are switched off or unreachable when the other spouse needs to be reached/contacted
- delayed reply to SMS/missed calls
- checking of phones of the other spouse (messages, picture gallery, call logs, etc)
★ Tips on the use of Communication Gadgets
1. The internet world contains a lot of good and bad - ensure you know how to benefit from the good and avoid the bad
2. Learn about communication gadgets better so that you Know how to use them positively
3. Never allow any gadget to get in between your relationship with your spouse
★ The Commitments that Christian Couples must make:
(a) Commitment to God by the spouses
- Know that God will require you to account for how you use the gadgets that you have
- Biblical stewardship is all encompassing (including use of our possessions, time & money)
- The telephone & other gadgets Should never replace physical intimacy
- Your commitment to God will determine how you use your gadgets
(b) Commitment to use your gadgets for building and not for tearing down each other
- It is possible to make a commitment to encourage, say kind words, build love, etc
- If your love for your spouse does not affect your pocket, you are only joking!
- Every commitment will cost you Something
(c) Commitment to respect for each other
- It is a sign respect to create time for each other and not allow gadgets to get is the way
(d) Commitment to each other
- Don't replace your physical contact with gadgets
- Don't measure your love for each other with communication quantum over gadgets
- Don't make a big issue out of the usage of gadgets
* Note: No family can ever have a perfect scenario of communication but there must be a definite commitment among spouses to love and build each other all the time
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