Family time

When we come to know Jesus, we become part of a huge Christian family. Galatians 3:26 NIV says, 'In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.' Apart from doing life with our immediate family, we now expand our life with our church family. For some, immediate family life may be very hard, but family is what we're all meant to be part of in the body of Christ. So, let's pray for it and look for it. It just doesn't always look like the perfect mum+dad+2.5 kids.

In the book of Ruth, Naomi was poor and living alone in a land that wasn't her home. In that culture, with no social security, she could've died from loneliness and isolation. But God provided her with the most beautiful support - Ruth, a daughter who wasn't hers.

For many of us, church gives us a family that isn't ours. And they can help get us through rough times, as long as we're brave enough to admit our struggles to them. Yes, our Christian family (just like a regular family) can be messy, even dysfunctional, because it's full of... people. But therein lies the beauty. We mess up, we make up and we build up. The people who get alongside us can change our lives.



So what now? Thank God for your immediate family, no matter its dynamics. And thank him for your church family. Find ways to build your church family - ask for their help, invite them for a coffee or a meal. Purposefully create valuable family time.





— SCRIPTURE —

'In Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.' Galatians 3:26 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Exo 33-35, John 5:1-15, Ps 87, Pro 27:4-6