Family Stories

Genesis 2:24 &

Living At Breakneck Speed We are Called TO BE Not TO DO (Not to spin more plates)

Have you stopped enjoying life because you are too busy?

Look at Our Lives Are you exhausted most of the time? 2. Do you have too many roles to fill? 3. Do you have regular family time together?

3 Questions 1. . Do I like the human being I am becoming? 2. Is the work of God I’m attempting to do with vocation and family destroying the work of God in me? 3. How often does my family receive only my emotional scraps?

Eliminate Stress by Creating Margins in Your Life Margin Is: 1. The space between our load and our limits 2. Our breathing space, our reserves, our leeway.

Creating Margin Give Time To Your Family Do Less and Rest – Sabbath Fight For Solitude – Learn to say NO Example of Jesus.

God’s story Culture’s story Family story My story

Prescription for a Happy Family

Devote quality time regularly Give time Give dependable time Give quality and quantity time Give chore time Your job as a parent is a calling from God.

Communicate deeply Communicate with your child Communicate with your spouse Communicate at a deeper, feeling level!

Affirm frequently Look for something good and beautiful in your spouse and children each day – and tell them. Write little notes to your children Be with your spouse in public Say only kind, appreciative things about your mate in public. Never hold your children up as examples or illustrate your stories with their failures.

Pray daily Give the family altar first priority in your day. Make family worship a happy experience Don’t assume you know all the answers Families need to talk about beliefs and standards Pray for a family member