Gal. 6:10: Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith (NIV).
With so many needs around us, our families have many opportunities to "do good." Most of you will agree that we need to take Paul's advice, step up to the plate and serve others. The question is, where do we begin? Paul has some helpful advice-our charitable works should not be limited to believers ("do good to all"), but our brothers and sisters in Christ should take priority ("especially the household of faith").
Serving others is a great way to combat entitlement in our children and foster a thankful attitude. Find a place where your family can serve together on a consistent basis and make sure your local body of believers is included if possible. When you serve together as a family, everyone will be blessed.
Make serving others, especially fellow believers, a family priority.
***** some input from me below:
One good opportunity to serve together as a family is to do kettling for Salvation Army near Christmas.
Last year, DS, DD and I opted to kettle at IKEA Alexandra the week before Christmas. It was a bit odd at first wearing the apron and ringing the very shrill bell but after a while it didn't seem to matter. DS enjoyed it 'cos he discovered that $2 could go a long way at IKEA with a hotdog and free flow of his favourite Sprite. Each slot is 2 hours and DS sure can drink lots of Sprite in 2 hours. DD will mix the drinks from different nozzles when refilling. BTW, washroom's just down the escalator.
Kettling is much easier than selling flags.
- people come to you so you don't have to approach anyone
- indoors vs outdoors
If you're interested, go check out the Salvation Army site sometime in Oct/Nov. Or check with me then. We'll be going kettling again this year!
Have a blessed evening.
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