As a leader of my family I think about the awesome responsibilities that are before me on a daily basis. I'm the sole provider financially and that alone is a mammoth undertaking. Do you ever feel the weight of all the tasks before you?
Do you give much thought to not only the financial responsibilities, but the relational and emotional leadership that you are providing? It is an absolute privilege to be the man of the family, the patriarch. I think about all the gifts that have been bestowed on me, like my wife, daughters and grandchildren.
What an opportunity to be surrounded by so many loving people that are anxious to hear what you have to say. I never want to be guilty of missing a chance to teach, share or be a part of their life. Next to Christ, our family must be our number one priority.
I tell men every day that you can spend vast amounts of time at the office and appear to be successful but fail miserably at home. Money truthfully is not that difficult to make but you try to put a broken family back together and you will have an insurmountable task before you.
Why not take the same amount of time investing in your family relationships and win there as well?
We are on this quest to have more, bigger and better shiny trinkets and in the course of achieving that we leave our family in a trail of dust.
What benefit are all those toys when you come home to an empty house?
I had personally rather come home to a house full of excited children and a wife happy to see me than a cold indifferent environment.
What choices do you need to make to ensure that your next trip home provides you with a sense of accomplishment from the family's perspective?
Is a sense of achievement more important to you? Making a personal deep dive into your priorities may reveal misplaced values.
Come along with me on a journey that makes a difference. If you are going to leave sacrificial offerings make it your job not your family.
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