One of the most difficult priorities in the world for a family that's always on the move is to be still together. I literally mean sit together, pray together, and read God's Word for 15 minutes, 5 days a week. One of the most important skills that we as parents can learn is how to say yes to family and no to tyranny of the urgent. If we aren’t careful, our children will get the leftovers of our lives rather than the best. That not only is true in the realm of affections, attention, and training but it is true in prioritizing. What’s most important to you now will be of great importance to them later. Do you remember the song “The Cat’s In the Cradle” written in 1974 by Harry Chapin? In short, it’s about his son who he has no time with at the beginning of the song, but the little boy wants to grow up being just like his daddy. By the end of the song the daddy longs for time with his son, but the boy who’s grown up has become like his dad and he has no time for anyone. It’s really a sad song, but a great reminder “When you coming home dad? I don't know when, but we'll get together then.” This is real life my friends and whether you are single, married, with children or without, you need to know the importance of prioritizing. Here is a tool for hard working families that desire to have family worship together. Go to www.turningpointechurch.org and click "ministries" and then "children" and you will see at the top of the page "Family Worship". Here is the beauty of this resource, you don’t have to be a Bible Scholar to do it. We provide you questions, and scriptures to look up and a verse per week to memorize together. All you need are your Bible’s. Jump in head first and don’t look back. Let’s prioritize together and make our time with our families the BEST part of our day. Have fun together, forget the world for 15 minutes, and enjoy the adventure of living with God. You can do this, and you’ll love watching as God works through this!
Fighting for the Family,
Scott
