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Spending More Time With Your Family

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If there was one thing that the Lord has spoken to me about within the last few years, it would be family. He has told me to love them more, reach out to them, and try to spend more time with them. He’s even told me to spend more time with my pet cat! Like many of you may know, life can get very busy. As a Teacher, it’s been hard trying to figure out the best recipe for work/life balance. But it's necessary! Here’s why it’s important to the Lord to spend more time with your family and also some tips on how you can:


The Lord loves His creations! From the things that make up the world, down to people and animals. They are all important to Him. He created us to take care of each other and to walk in unity.


Now I from experience, know that many families can be dysfunctional. Most families do not walk in unity, but that doesn’t mean it's not something that we can strive for or try to create within our own families with our children. I plan to really teach the importance of being together and self-sacrifice to my children. I never want them to put things such as a career before family. That is not the order that things should go in. Work should never overrule your family! Your family is precious and they are a gift to you from Him, even if they might not be the best right now. Keep praying for them and for yourself, believing that unity will come. Also, like I mentioned earlier, if there were negative experiences in your upbringing, don’t just give up! Make things better with your spouse and your children, even if you are a single parent currently! This brings me to some ways that you can spend more time with your family:


  1. Prioritize

If there is one thing that the Lord has been instructing me to do more of is to set my priorities and keep them. As Christians, we know that God is our upmost priority. If we are lacking in reading Scripture and spending time with Him then every other area of our lives will be lacking as well. Your career/ministry should not come before your family. You must make adequate time to take care of your household and those in it, instead of pouring your heart and time into other things and giving your family what is left. That is poor stewardship. That is not to say that some seasons might feel unbalanced, but as long as you know what is priority and make your best effort to keep it, then things will slowly start to balance out again. 


  1. Pick up the phone and call

Some families are spread far out. The easiest way to reach them, could just be a simple phone call. Don’t sit around and wait for others to call you, be humble and reach out to them. Life gets busy and even if they might not let you know it, a quick phone call to just check in on someone can make their day. You never know what even your family is struggling with on the inside. 


  1. Schedule family gatherings

Nothing truly gets done unless you make the time for it. With all of our busy schedules, years go by so quickly and before you know it, it’s been years since you’ve seen certain family members. Make the time and put a family gathering on the calendar. Even if it’s 6 months from now or it’s a small dinner or a bowling night, these little things matter and will help you spend more time with those family members you might not see often.


  1. Take the trip

If I could say anything, it would be to take the trip! Your family is worth visiting! Don’t focus on your own life so much that you see visiting your family as an inconvenience. Time is precious and many people who are here today, are not here tomorrow, especially the elderly. If you have parents, grandparents, or great grandparents that you have not seen in a while, schedule some time to go and visit them. Our families are a gift to us from God and it is important that we honor our families even with our time, while we are here. 


Lastly, spending more time with your family could be just as simple as a "no". You can't be everywhere and do everything. Say no sometimes to the invitations that you get or requests to complete something extra at work. You might find that just turning down a few invitations, provides you with the adequate time needed to be more present at home with your family. Priorities!


“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” - Philippians 2:4

“Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” - 1 John 3:18

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