How to Serve My Family

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All this past week I have been completely focused on preparing for the message coming up this Sunday. In the previous post, I asked the question, "What does it look like for you to serve your family?" Here is some of the feedback I've gotten:

Listen, don't just hear: I am a fixer. When someone has a problem, I automatically go into "fix it" mode. What I have come to understand that often when my wife is upset about something, it is as important (if not more) for me to listen to her emotion and not just her issue. She needs to know that I am listening to who she is and not just hear a problem.

Time over gifts: We all love to get gifts. My son loves presents but greater than that he loves spending time with me. I can give him a ball glove or bicycle but he just wants someone to throw ball with him or ride bikes together. He craves time over gifts.

Do without being asked: One dad told me that his son knows that if he will mow the yard without being asked or being asked only once, that his son makes his dad feel served by doing that. His son feels served if his dad ask him to it instead of telling him to do it.

I believe to really learn to serve others - it has to start at home. Looking forward to this weekend. My prayer is that God will use this in the lives that hear this weekend the way He has used it in my life this past week.

Psalm 101
2I will give heed to the blameless way
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.