ONE RED PILOT

Psalm 128: 1-3
Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your sons will be like olive shoots around your table.

I work in full-time ministry. That means I invest a of time into caring for people, planning services, building relationships, and encouraging people to grow in their gifts and use them to serve the Lord.

I’m a family man. That means I invest a of time into loving, providing, caring for my wife and 2 kids. I plan stuff for us so we can experience things as a family. I invest time into the relationship with my wife and kids encouraging them in their gifts and how we can use them to serve the Lord.

Since moving and taking over a worship ministry, a lot of my time, focus, and energy has been placed on my ministry at the church. As a result, my ministry at home has suffered. The Lord has really been getting my attention with this because letting my family slip IS NOT AN OPTION.  My wife and children are my priority, not my team at church. Thinking through how to shift my priorities 2 areas came forward where I need to step it up:

1.) Time

Church- I meet with key volunteers to encourage them and let them know that I’m thankful for what they do. Usually I’ll buy them lunch or coffee

Family- I need to be more consistent with date night. Buy my wife dinner. Tell her how much I value all she does in our family and encourage her in her womanhood and motherhood. Spend one on one time with my kids acknowledging their love language and loving them in that way.

2.) Planning

Church- I spend a lot of time planning experiences for our church members. I want them to walk away from Mosaic and say “wow, I love my church”.

Family- I need to spend more time planning family days, not just laying around expecting my wife and kids to entertain themselves so I can rest. As my kids grow in to teenagers I want them to say “I love our family”. They will only say this if I show them that I love our family.

Who knows, in 10 years I might not be working for this church or even in full-time ministry. I do know that in 10 years I’ll still be married to the same woman and I’ll have the same 2 kids. My family is forever, ministry is a season and seasons change.

favor to you,

nate