Today I would like to share about our community group session 3, "Begin With The End In Mind". We did a recap of the previous session of noting that God's view of success for our children & families does not match up with the worlds view of success. With this in mind we began with an illustration of taking a family vacation. Everyone was asked to "mentally" pack their suit case for our vacation. Each one "packed their bags" ,but when the question was asked what they packed and did they pack the appropriate things to go to Alaska, no one had properly packed things for this destination. It would have been much more beneficial to have known the destination prior to the packing. The same is true with the importance of having a blueprint before building, having a flight plan before a flight, a script written before the play, workout schedule before the marathon. Thus having a plan for our family is critical. Knowing where we are going as a family helps us along the way to that destination.
We discussed the importance of a "Family Mission Statement". This is the blueprint, if you will, of where a family is headed. It can be as short as 3 or 4 words, it can be in a sentence or 2 but the point is that we as parents take the time to pray and ask God what His plans are for our family and clearly define that so that as we live from day to day we can be better equipped to equip our children for what God has for us.
A few years ago we developed our mission statement which says,
We are a Kingdom Family
We desire to love God with all our heart.
We desire to love God's word and live it out.,
We desire to love God's people and lead them to love Him and His word.
We are a Kingdom Family.
If you have never thought about where you as a family or as an individual are going, I would encourage you to do so. If you are not aiming at something then you run a great risk of ending up somewhere you would never have intended to go and most likely that is not where God's plan would have taken you either. Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Seeking God first will most assuredly produce the best end result for you and your family. Give it a try!!
Praying for more Authentic Families,
Darla
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Our family has been apart for nearly the entire summer and I've learned one very powerful lesson from this time of separation. Healthy families are effective families that can mimister to a hurting world. Simple words of encouragement from a loved one through either a text message, email, brief phone call or the awesome ability to skype is an incredibly powerful necessity. To be a part of a healthy family is what our society is crying for.
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