God has established certain priorities for us that are designed to make life function properly. After our relationship with Him, our family is our highest priority. Unfortunately in today's world, busyness, stress, pace of life, materialism, and a self-centered philosophy of life is destroying the commitment to family.
Holiday weekends are fun. We all look forward to doing what we want to do. Dads go fishing and to the golf course. Moms go where they want to go. Kids schedule event after event and run themselves ragged. Others will take on some gargantuan "weekend warrior" home project and work themselves to a frazzle. The result is that many of us will say hello when we leave for work and school on Friday morning and will greet each other again Monday evening to ask "How was your holiday weekend."
No doubt recreation is great fun and even has positive life benefits. I played golf yesterday on a beautiful afternoon with a new friend. The fellowship and relational time was great, even if my putting was off a little. ('m still hitting the new Sasquatch driver pretty well however.)
Consider adding some priority to your fun and recreation this weekend. What could be more important than a vacation FOR your family? A date with your husband or wife, a card game or night with the Wii with the whole family, a marathon movie day with snacks and a series of movies such as Star Wars, Star Trek, a season of 24, etc. Go camping. Have a cookout with badminton or go to a baseball game together.
Recognize that the life forces trying to damage your family are not going to take a vacation this weekend. In many ways, they will have a field day by having tools at their disposal not normally available in a regular weekend. Take a vacation FOR your family. Nothing is more important than the strength of your family. In fact, God even designed your family to be a strengthening factor for your spiritual life.
Focus on your family. Prioritize being together and create time to be together as a family. Find something to engage in as a family. The kids may whine at first, but they will love you for it and be stronger because you did. The real purpose of rest and recreation is to do that - rejuvenate yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually. By resting and rejuvenating as a family you truly will do this for your self and for them. Take a vacation for the family!
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