Family

Mike's Super Easy Sunday Message

“Boy, the way Glen Miller played…Songs that made the Hit Parade…guys like us we had it made…those were the days.” You know the rest. ‘All in the Family’ – classic TV about, well, a family – complete with disfunction, issues and whatever else families go through. Other TV shows that deal with family-life; Modern Family, Family Ties, Family Matters – and they don’t have to have ‘family’ in their titles - lots of TV shows give us a glimpse of a different family’s life (to let us see ours in another perspective).

Look at your own family for a minute. If you had to choose, who comes to mind as the ‘leader’ of your family – the ‘village elder’, if you will? Usually someone pops into your mind right away. Sometimes it’s the ‘oldest’ and ‘wisest’ of them all. What makes up the family? Of course, there are blood-relatives but, have you considered friends? They are a big part of ‘family’, too – after all, you married a friend, didn’t you? So, family is expanded by NON-blood, too!

How ‘tight’ is your family? Are some of them scattered across the globe? Ones you haven’t seen or been in contact with for years? Is the family able to get together for a weekly meal – complete with the whole tribe to show the family strength? Maybe, that family has ‘lost’ their ‘village elder’. Maybe someone else has taken over that role. It is SOOOOOOO important to KEEP YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER! I know some members want to ‘move away’ and ‘experience something new’ while ‘breathing in fresh air’, ‘better schooling’, yada, yada…think twice about what you wish for. It just might break the family apart.

Have you let God in to be a member of your family? HE becomes ‘The Village Elder’! HE is the ‘glue’ that bonds your family together! HE is the ‘centerpiece’ at the dining room table as you all sit around for a gathering! No, you’re not forced to have a conversation about God – but, you should all be aware that He is there – at the table and in your lives! It keeps families together! No one is alone – not when God is a family member! Before you ‘move away’, ask God if it’s something that He wants, or something that you want. Make it a point to get together, at least once a week, with as many family and friends as you can! It’s healthy, it’s fun, and it’s what God wants to do, too!