Do I Have To Stay Close To Toxic Family?

Does one toxic family member hijack every holiday gathering? Do you feel your stomach tighten days before Christmas because you already know the chaos is coming, but nobody knows how to stop it without a blowup?

In this episode I am going to show you what the Bible actually says about toxic family dynamics, guilt, and boundaries. We will walk through Matthew 10:34–39 and explain why loyalty to Yeshua sometimes requires hard lines, even with family. This is not therapy talk. This is biblical clarity, Hebraic context, and practical steps you can use before the next gathering.

In this episode, you will learn:

1. How to honor family without enabling unrepentant harm.
2. What “peace” really means in the Bible, and why “keeping the peace” can become bondage.
3. Simple, speakable boundary phrases for the person who disrupts, manipulates, or dominates the holiday.
4. What to do when the family system protects the toxic person and pressures you to stay quiet.

Comment question: When you think about the next family gathering, what hits you first? Anxiety, anger, dread, guilt, or exhaustion?

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You might be feeling ANXIOUS, stomach all in knots... with the Holidays coming, you’re asking yourself, “Why do families hurt us the most?” The prophet Micah lived in a world collapsing from the inside out, and he said something shocking. A person’s enemies can be the people of his own house. Yet he ended in hope. My God will hear me. If your family has wounded you, this episode is for you.

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Got a messy family? You are not alone.

In this episode of True Word, Faith for LIFE, Dr. Shawn M. Greener looks straight at the reality of family conflict, long term resentment, and broken relationships. Two brothers shouting under a walnut tree and a mother praying in tears is more than a thumbnail. It is a picture of what many homes feel like.

Drawing from the Bible through a Hebraic worldview and Ancient Near Eastern context, Dr. Shawn shows how God still cares about your messy family, how He confronts sin and injustice, and how His grace can begin healing the shouting, the silence, and the distance.
If you are living with anger, estrangement, or deep disappointment in your family, this episode will help you take your next step toward forgiveness, boundaries, and real hope in Yeshua.

Share this with someone who needs to know their family is not beyond the reach of God’s love.

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