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a mission drives pretty much every worthwhile endeavor. no doubt your company has a mission statement. a sports team defines its mission in terms of goals and benchmarks. and a military unit without a clear mission is a dangerous renegade. the mission is that picture from a point past the horizon by which not only you but others will determine success. so what about the family? from a distance of 10 years from now-what will you look back at your family and say “that was success.”? will it be scholarships, trophies, popularity? what? what about from a distance of 20 years? what will mark a job well done, a mission accomplished? many of us have not put much thought into our family mission.
how would you and your family fill in these blanks?
In Our Marriage, We desire:
As A Couple, We will:
As a Family, We desire to create a family that:
As Parents, We desire to raise children who:
take a crack at it. we challenge you to pencil out a mission for your family. don’t even worry about the words, get the heart of your family’s mission. what picture is inside mom and dad that the family needs drawn for them? how will kids know if they are accomplishing a greater mission together if the parents don’t define the mission?
deuteronomy 11:22-23
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him-then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
those are the orders God gave families? how would you define the mission of your family unit?
go on record with your family mission in the comments below. and then shore up other family units by praying for them and their mission.
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In Our Marriage, We desire:
To reflect the Light of God into the world around us by our actions, words, and deeds. We hope that people can see God in and through us by the way we treat each other in our family. Our hope is that together as Husband and wife with children that we are more complete and whole than we could ever be alone.
As A Couple, We will:
We will do our best to make the world a better place. We will strive to raise our children in a stable home filled with love even when we disagree with each other.
As a Family, We desire to create a family that:
Helps other families to see the love of God more clearly in their lives and their homes.
As Parents, We desire to raise children who:
Comment by Scott Jones May 16, 2010 @ 11:03 pmKnow that they were created by a loving God who has great dreams for their lives! Cathy and I will do our best to to help our children be all that God has created them to be. We will encourage them to take risks with their lives. We want to teach them to live boldly for God. We pray that our kids grow up to be comfortable in their own skin, because no matter what the world says our children should or should not be, we want them to know that they are fully loved and cherished by their mom & dad.
In our marriage:
We desire to model a Godly marriage relationship for our children.
As a couple, we will:
-prioritize our marriage as the #1 relationship.
-protect our marriage from all threats.
-promise to stay together forever.
As a family, we desire to create a family that:
-is concerned with and provides for the needs of others.
-shows respect for each other.
-protects each other.
-shares each others joys and hurts.
As parents we desire to raise children who:
Comment by dporter77 May 18, 2010 @ 10:03 pm-will impact the world for Jesus.
-listen to God’s direction.
-will leave a legacy of faithfulness.
In our marriage:
We desire to love each other more each day.
As a couple:
We will continue dating every week and always have something we are working for together.
As a family:
We desire to create a family that:
- loves and respects each other
- eats dinner together a minimum of 5 times a week
- spends every Sunday together doing something as a family
- laughs often
As Parents:
Comment by MEaton May 20, 2010 @ 9:24 pmAs parents we desire to raise children who make good and wise decisions (and if not, get caught early).
In our marriage:
To keep God #1, marriage #2, kids #3,then others.
Help others in whatever way we can.
As a couple, we will:
-love each other
-understand and encourage each other
-pray for each other, the kids and others
-be open to the Lord’s direction and leading
-live in such a way that our actions glorify God
As a family, we desire to create a family that:
-has Jesus Christ as the center and foundation
-enjoys life
-create a legacy of faithfulness to God that will carry down to future genertions.
As parents we desire to raise children who:
Comment by RFraser May 23, 2010 @ 4:37 pm-know that God loves them
-learn what it means to be followers of Jesus Christ
-accept Jesus as their Savior
-walk in His Ways