Family Weekend

This weekend is like my dream weekend. Remember I told you that family gatherings are golden to me? Well, I will be getting lots of family this weekend. This is Father's Day weekend as well as the family birthday dinner for my husband. I took my dad to breakfast this morning then this evening, we are all going to my parents' house for the birthday dinner. Family is precious. Family is to be treasured and appreciated. In a day and time when families are scattered around the country or even the world, I realize that I am truly blessed to have my family close to me. We are all literally 10 minutes from each other.  Our family is not perfect. We are all so very different. My husband & I are devout Christians. We believe the Bible is the inerrant, infallible Word of God and that we should live our life based on the teachings contained in the Bible. My brother and his wife have been in the entertainment industry and its influence for 30 years. They believe much like those in the world: all paths lead to God and as long as you're a good person, it all works out in the end. My parents are somewhere in the middle. As different as we are, we get along remarkably well. There are a few interesting discussions from time to time, but for the most part, it's quite peaceful.  It's a challenge to live out the Christian life in a non-Christian family. They don't want to be preached to or to feel judged. I don't want to preach or judge them. We try to let our actions be the Bible they read and show them unconditional love. If you think about it, that's really how we are to treat everyone. We need to tell people about Jesus and His sacrifice on our behalf (and we have) but we also need to just live it out in front of them. They should see a loving and forgiving spirit in us. It's a challenge but then no one said it would be easy. Today, think about how to be Christ to someone who doesn't know Him. Be intentional about your walk and your witness. Let me know what happens!