We all have seasons in which we bite of too much and find ourselves in the midst of busyness. Do we recognize it and realize that we're robbing our family, or are we like a fish that doesn't know it's wet?
You have probably heard the statement that nobody gets to the end of their life and says, "I sure wish I had spent more time at work" or "I should have spent more time watching television" or "I wish I had made more money." What do people say? They say, "I wish I had spent more time with my loved ones." Even the respected evangelist Billy Graham said that if he could do it over again, he would spend more time with his family. But this problem is not unique to busy people like Dr. Graham. Most Americans can identify with this problem; it is a sign of the times. The problem is we can't see it.
Doug Phillips, president of Vision Forum asks this question, "Does a fish know that it is wet?" We answer, "Of course not. The fish has always lived in water. It is all the fish has ever known." This is a very good analogy of our condition; we don't realize that we are soaking wet with busyness, with keeping up with the Jones, with being consumed by things that have little long term value, and our relationships with others suffer.
For the parent, what has the greatest value, and what will bring us the best memories? Training up our children has great value; showing them how to live can change the world. Deuteronomy 6:7 tells this to fathers, "You shall teach them (God's words) diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up." I realized that in all my busyness, and in all our activities, I could not obey this command.
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