With the Authentic Manhood classes that have begun I have taken some time to look into what the heart of a man is really seeking. What are today's Christian men thinking or feeling? So over the next few months I will post some things I have learned over the years.
Serving As a Family
Why serving together as a family is important? How many families are serving God together? What's there for me if I were to serve with my family? In today's world so many of us live our own isolated lives even when we are married. There's a saying that the worst feeling in the world is when you sleep with your spouse on the same bed and yet still feel as if you are the loneliest person in the world.
Today I was just thinking about all the great qualities of my husband. Many times the Holy Spirit has told me, when I'm angry with my husband, that all the great things that my husband has done for me far outweighs the tiny thing that's making me angry. Many times, when I'm frustrated and unhappy, the Holy Spirit told me that it's not worth it to be angry over small matters compared to the love that we have as a couple. I have learnt (and still learning) to keep my lips tight and think things through before allowing nasty words to come out from my mouth when I'm angry.
So back to the question 'Why serving together as a family is important?' I believe that it is through serving God together that I have learnt more self control, how to be a submissive wife and growing in the Lord more. With the limited time that we have together as husband and wife due to our work commitments, serving together becomes one of our 'together time'. By serving together, we get to brainstorm together, have intellectual discussions, seeing each others characteristics in dealing with different circumstances, have great conversations and a great time. The great thing is, all these things are replicated at home too. We have a lot more common things to talk about when we serve God together. My husband also seem to understand me more when we serve God together as he sees the tasks that I have to do and things I go through.
Recently as I was working on the workbook, I read an article that says kids that serve God with their parents are more likely to stay in church when they become adults compared to kids who do not see their parents serving God together. Serving time becomes a great time to teach your kids all about loving God and loving people. From serving together, kids get to see their parents not only talk the talk but also walk the talk. They need not do difficult tasks that adults do but they can help in little things that their small hands can do. A lot of times, things may not go as expected because kids are not tainted by law yet but being flexible brings great joy to everyone involved. We will not be earning more of God's love if we do things perfectly but we do hold our kids joy and character in our hands. So is perfection the main aim? I love it when I hear kids laughing unashamedly because then I know that's another block of joy in that little temple of God.
So in a nutshell, I love every opportunity that I get to serve people and God with my family no matter how big or small the opportunity is because I know ultimately Jesus is the glue that keeps us together.
Today I was just thinking about all the great qualities of my husband. Many times the Holy Spirit has told me, when I'm angry with my husband, that all the great things that my husband has done for me far outweighs the tiny thing that's making me angry. Many times, when I'm frustrated and unhappy, the Holy Spirit told me that it's not worth it to be angry over small matters compared to the love that we have as a couple. I have learnt (and still learning) to keep my lips tight and think things through before allowing nasty words to come out from my mouth when I'm angry.
So back to the question 'Why serving together as a family is important?' I believe that it is through serving God together that I have learnt more self control, how to be a submissive wife and growing in the Lord more. With the limited time that we have together as husband and wife due to our work commitments, serving together becomes one of our 'together time'. By serving together, we get to brainstorm together, have intellectual discussions, seeing each others characteristics in dealing with different circumstances, have great conversations and a great time. The great thing is, all these things are replicated at home too. We have a lot more common things to talk about when we serve God together. My husband also seem to understand me more when we serve God together as he sees the tasks that I have to do and things I go through.
Recently as I was working on the workbook, I read an article that says kids that serve God with their parents are more likely to stay in church when they become adults compared to kids who do not see their parents serving God together. Serving time becomes a great time to teach your kids all about loving God and loving people. From serving together, kids get to see their parents not only talk the talk but also walk the talk. They need not do difficult tasks that adults do but they can help in little things that their small hands can do. A lot of times, things may not go as expected because kids are not tainted by law yet but being flexible brings great joy to everyone involved. We will not be earning more of God's love if we do things perfectly but we do hold our kids joy and character in our hands. So is perfection the main aim? I love it when I hear kids laughing unashamedly because then I know that's another block of joy in that little temple of God.
So in a nutshell, I love every opportunity that I get to serve people and God with my family no matter how big or small the opportunity is because I know ultimately Jesus is the glue that keeps us together.
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