I just returned from South Dakota, where we once again laid a family member to rest. The scene is becoming all too familiar. In the past seven years, we have laid to rest my mother, father, and now my step-father.

My parents were married on June 6th, 1958, and together they had four children. Sadly, as is all too common in our society, their marriage ended in divorce. Both remarried, and our family grew significantly.

Family is God’s idea. You may not have control over who is in your family, but God placed you there. He is our Creator. He formed man from the dust and breathed life into him. He established family. We are His children—His creation. So why do we often feel disconnected?

Genesis 1:26-28 reminds us:

“Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.’ So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.’”

The reason we feel disconnected is simple: we live in a fallen world. Greed, pride, and selfishness have taken root. God didn’t create evil—He created a beautiful garden and provided for His children. Adam and Eve were placed in paradise, in perfect harmony, until disobedience entered. One act of disobedience disrupted the perfect plan and separated humanity from God.

In my travels, I see many broken families—divorce, death, trauma, and pride often lead to separation. Children grow up searching for identity, left walking a path God never intended for them.

Sadly, this extends even to the body of Christ. Many believers are disconnected from God’s spiritual family. God designed His family to live in perfect communion with Him and with each other. But when we walk outside of the family, seeking God on our own, we become disjointed. Without fellowship, there is no flow of anointing. Revelations remain unproven. Deception can take root.

I recently spoke with a man who has a passion for God’s work, yet he said, “I don’t fellowship anywhere.” While he is active in ministry, he is attempting to reach God’s “place” alone. The truth is, God places us in family for a reason. Without connection, we cannot walk in full purpose or identity. Just as children need fathers in the home, Christians need the spiritual family to guide, challenge, and support them.

Divorce and broken homes create gaps in identity and purpose. But there is redemption. God created a perfect garden. Through the sacrifice of Jesus, we can be restored to that garden—restored to fellowship with our Father and to the family He has designed for us.

If you have strayed or are disconnected, now is the time to return to God’s design. Repent, reconnect, and allow God to restore your place in His family. Pray with me:

Prayer:

Father, I come before You and confess that I have sinned against Your perfect plan for my life. Through disobedience, I have gone my own way, and it has left me empty. I desire Your path, Father, for my life. Thank You that through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus, I can be reconciled to You and Your family and be restored. I can know what it is to walk in a family that loves me and desires the best for me. Father, thank You for placing me in that perfect garden where I can thrive and grow into all You created me to be. I need Your family and Your guidance. I trust You now to lead me to where You want me to be. Restore my family, naturally and spiritually. Place me, Father, where You desire me to be, and I will follow. Amen.

Spend time in God’s Word and ask Him to show you where you belong. He will guide you to the fellowship and spiritual family that will shape, challenge, and empower you. When you are connected, your life becomes fruitful, productive, and filled with joy as you walk in your God-given purpose.

To help you further, I want to give you a FREE guide called “God Has A More Excellent Way”. This guide reveals God’s design for family through the life of Moses as he led the children of Israel out of captivity—a powerful story of how God redeems families.

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Blessings to you on this wonderful journey called life!

Tammy Kveene