God’s Formula For a Successful Family

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God has a specific formula for a successful Christian family. The enemy would love to see the family fail but God teaches us how to fight for our family by putting Him first. In this sermon, Pastor Ed Young teaches families how to succeed by maintaining God's chain of command, focusing on what truly matters, and living it out through established priorities and commitments. Fighting for the family is the ultimate fight because we're fighting for the Ultimate — the Almighty God! The enemy does not want the family to flourish. It doesn’t take someone who is brilliant to realize that the family is not doing that well as we look at our culture. Our culture is filled with chaos and the enemy would love to see the family suffer and be ineffective for God’s kingdom. But, when God sees chaos, he sees order waiting to happen. We have a very real enemy vying to elevate his "thingdom." But when we fight for the ultimate, God's kingdom, we win time and time again. 4 Ways to a successful family: 1. Don’t O.D. on options. So many options are out there, don’t overdose on the options. Every day is an opportunity to be engaged in a new and shiny option. Prioritize your time to make your family the first option. 2. Use a kid lid. You know, when our kids were small and now with grandkids. We go to a restaurant. You order something to drink for the kids. You put a lid on it. If not, you’ll have some serious spillage. Too many of us are drowning because we don’t have a lid on our kid. Your marriage relationship is first, then your kids. 3. Downtime is good time, and good time emerges from downtime. Schedule time to do nothing. Too many families run from one activity to another and don’t spend time just being. You won’t believe what will emerge from doing nothing. 4. Don’t quit your job. Fathers and mothers, don’t quit your job. What am I talking about? Your number one job is to be a husband and a father. Your number one job is being a wife and a mother. Don’t quit. Teach and train your kids to live because the ultimate fight is in the family because the family is the ultimate. Family is about the kingdom of God. Family is about glorifying God. Matthew 6:33 is not some benign verse. It’s not some verse that’s just flippant. It’s not some weak verse. It’s a verse full of testosterone. It’s a verse that is about fighting and battling because that’s what it takes. The fight, though, is well worth it. The family is the ultimate fight because we’re fighting for the ultimate. Are you fighting for the family? Finally, see what God says in Psalm 37:5-6 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.” That is God’s formula for a successful family. Fight For The Family | F Is For Family | Sermon by Pastor Ed Young #edyoung #christianfamily #scripture Follow #EdYoung​ on social Ed Young Facebook: http://bit.ly/EdYoungFB Ed Young Instagram: http://bit.ly/EdYoungIG Ed Young Twitter: http://bit.ly/EdYoungTW

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• Children & Family