Developing a Christ Focused Family
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Y family is a Christian family. We all have our focus and our work to prioritize. It is very hard to get together during weekdays and spend some time with the Lord. If we want to develop a Christ focused family, each member must be selfmotivated and must choose to make a conscious decision to spend time together and with the Lord. Usually I spend time with my family together and officially praising the Lord at special occasions (e.g. birthdays, Christmas), and at the Church. Well, being Christ focused can also mean our everyday personal work and activities are dedicated to God, and at the end of the day, we should share the day we had and thank the Lord as a family. Going to church weekly does not necessarily mean that we are a Christ focused family. To praise and honor him in everything we do is a reflection of us keeping ourselves focused on Him. I personally think to focus on Him means we think about Him and how we are to reflect God’s image, so that people can hopefully see the Lord’s reflection in our attitude. For example, God has taught us to be humble and not hateful when others are better than us. When people see God’s character somewhere inside us, that is an indication that we have put Him as our main focus in our life. I am mindful that a person, even someone insignificant such as me, can make a huge difference. From us and through Him, we can spread it to our Mom, Dad, siblings, and even our extended relatives. When a family can do this, I think it creates a stronger bond with all family members. We can always start from scratch, because everything that is good has a process and is never instant hence it is called developing. I think my family should start with reading the Bible once a week and try to understand the meaning of the scripture we read and try to apply it in our daily life. From there we can progressively learn to manage a fruitful life. Stephanie Anindita Hendarta Grade 7.3, SPH Lippo Village
1. CHRIST; the main focus for Christians, the main focus in Churches, and should be the main focus in our families. 2. Our family is a gift from God, both to our parents and to us. We are all given different families, each with its own uniqueness. 3. I was first introduced to the world by the welcoming voice of my Christian family. 4. Throughout the years, up and down situations have happened in my family’s spiritual life. We stopped going to church but by the grace of God we finally started going to church again. 5. It is important to understand God’s Word so we will see things biblically and base things on biblical views. 6. I started reading daily devotions in my room in the morning and praying my prayer to God in night. 7. Some people might think that it is difficult to read the Bible on a daily basis, but it is actually not. R.C. Sproul once said “Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God’s Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy.” Each family should devote a special time of the day, doesn’t matter when, to connect with God. We all have time to go on Facebook, to chat in MSN, to play video games, to watch TV, but not enough time for God?! That’s blasphemy. Tara Nadya Calista Sudarpo Grade 7.5, SPH Lippo Village