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Is Your Family First?

Oct 31, 2011 Aviator Worship
Posted by Jordan

As some of you know I am 24 years old and have been married to my beautiful wife Renate’ for a little less than two years. Lately we have been thinking and praying quite a bit about our future family. We are looking forward to having children but of course with kids comes a huge responsibility. As we have prayed about this we have been face with many tough decisions in our life. Choices like employment, housing, location, schools, and others have plagued us. Every time we have a huge decision in front of us it seems like there are too many factors to consider and we get overwhelmed. But as I was reading in 1 Timothy last week I found  the answer to my decision dilemma. Check out this passage from 1 Timothy 5:8.

“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Pretty strong words huh? Put simple this verse says, “Put your family first.” Now everyone has priorities, and we get preach to all the time about where they should be. Obviously God should be first, but what is next? Your job? Your car? Your friends? No. It should be your family. First your Spouse, then children, then everyone else. So ever since I read this verse, it hit me. When I make my decisions I first need to think about how the outcome will affect my family. Seems obvious doesn’t it? But fr so many of us all we think about is how our decisions affect us. We think, if I take this job I will make more money. But we don’t factor in that the new job will keep us from spending time with our spouse and children. We think if I move to this new city then I will have more opportunity to advance my goals. But we don’t always think of how that will affect our family.

Now you can say, but if I make a choice that benefits me, as a leader in my family won’t it benefit them? I don’t know. Will it? You need to find out. Just because something benefits you personally doesn’t mean it will benefit your family. You may think more money will benefit your family, but if you have to give up time with them to get that money, then you may have been better off with less money and more time. Each situation is unique. But the bottom line is you must consult God and ask yourself what is best for your family (or future family, for you young married and single people) before you make your decisions.

Now this is just one thing you need to take away from this verse. Next post I will be talking a little more in depth about provision. Which is mentioned specifically in this passage. Till then, remember to put your family first!

-Jordan