Families are running at the speed of light in our society. This pace is resulting in shallow relationships between parents and children. One question that needs to be asked is, “Is it all really necessary?”
Over the last 5 years I have witnessed the spiritual lives of students become bankrupted by their level of activity. I have watched parents make decisions about sports and extracurricular activites that result in their child having “no time” for church, bible study, camps, mission trips. All the while wanting their child to have a close relationship with Christ. The agonizing aspect of all this is that most of those students, after graduating, are not even involved in the activities that took them away from spiritual growth opportunities. Sadly, they are hardly involved in church after graduating either.
The interesting thing is that I am being confronted with this same issue as a parent as my own children are getting older. So, it is important to ask some questions:
1. Why is my child involved in this activity, sport, club, etc…?
2. Do they have a passion for it?
3. Do they have the talent, ability, desire to take this to the next level?
4. What is more important, their relationship with God or the activity?
Much of the life of our families are being sacrificed for things that serve only to complicate our lives. They are not necessary.
If we take the time for evaluation we will see it for what it really is….busyness.
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