Prayerfully you read yesterday's Blog for the first seed to sow for a greater harvest. The second seed we want to sow in order to reap a harvest for a better family and relationship is "Time". Children and even some adults do not spell love, "L-O-V-E", but spell it "T-I-M-E". Out of the five Love Languages Quality Time ranks high for many. However, even if that is not someone's Love Language often times it is still how they spell love.
We all only have so many hours in a day. We are over committed, work long hours, feel stressed out due to trying to put too many things in 24 hours. So, many times we find ourselves considering everyone an interruption. Even Jesus had interruptions. Remember the story where the friends of a paralyzed man took the roof off and lowered their friend down through the ceiling to have Jesus pray for him. Who knows where Jesus was in his sermon, but he saw it as an opportunity to heal someone and be a model for others.
We all only have so many hours in a day. We are over committed, work long hours, feel stressed out due to trying to put too many things in 24 hours. So, many times we find ourselves considering everyone an interruption. Even Jesus had interruptions. Remember the story where the friends of a paralyzed man took the roof off and lowered their friend down through the ceiling to have Jesus pray for him. Who knows where Jesus was in his sermon, but he saw it as an opportunity to heal someone and be a model for others.
How many times have you missed an opportunity because you considered it an interruption? Can you bring to mind a time when your child or loved one wanted to open up and share something with you, but you didn't have time and not only did you miss it but they shared with someone else?
Action Step: Take time to be attentive to moments that your loved ones are more talkative. In order to do this time yourself. Schedule it. Here is a way to remember it: A S.M.A.R.T. goal is defined as one that is specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time- bound. Below is a definition of each of the S.M.A.R.T.goal criteria. Specific: Goals should be simplistically written and clearly define what you are going to do.
Action Step: Take time to be attentive to moments that your loved ones are more talkative. In order to do this time yourself. Schedule it. Here is a way to remember it: A S.M.A.R.T. goal is defined as one that is specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time- bound. Below is a definition of each of the S.M.A.R.T.goal criteria. Specific: Goals should be simplistically written and clearly define what you are going to do.
RSS Feed