Getting Back To It.

Just one week to go! Yes you read that right. One week to go and… oh you need to be told? In one week we will be in what is affectionately called, our normal every day schedules. And yes, that means the children will all be shuffling off to school. They will all have new classes, new grades, and in most cases a new teacher. Some children are not looking forward to that dreaded day of SEPT 3, but it will come none the less. Parents, and in some cases, grandparents will be ready for it to arrive. Some think of Freedom 55 but this freedom comes every year at the same time. None too soon for some I might add.

Everyone has had opportunity this summer to take time to relax. To kick back if you prefer. Families go on vacation, take a few day trips and just have quality time together. But didn’t I tell you before the summer started that you needed to plan your summer. How did the plan work out?

This week is the time where we prepare our children and ourselves for a new stage in life. While the children have their new start so do we. Years and years ago we came up with a phrase that is still applicable to each and every one of us today. We call it, Life Long Learning. We have had a break, now it’s time to learn more and grow in our minds, hearts and some cases, our bodies.

This Life Long Learning isn’t restricted to job or occupation. It also applies to your spiritual journey. We are all on a spiritual journey. And just so you know, we are all at different levels and stages in this journey. We are learning more and more of what it means to be a Christ Follower. Not only that but we need to be growing in our faith and continuing to deepen our understanding and relationship with the Jesus we are following.

When you send the children off to school this Sept, don’t just let them learn on their own.  It’s time to pick up your bible and read about Jesus & Lazarus, the women at the well, Peter in the morning after a night of poor fishing. When you do, look for yourself in those pages, in those stories, in those bible people. You are there, and so am I. Now ask yourself, what am I learning and what do you see and learn from it? And maybe even share it with the family and you can grow together.

Something to think about

Rob