“Location,
Location, Location!”
Location
really matters in real estate. The
positioning of your home in a community, on a certain street, near a certain
landmark (lake), or in a desired neighborhood clarifies the value of your home.
Location
matters with the weather. I was only an
hour and a half north of home last weekend, and I watched it snow off and on
all weekend. We only got about two
inches. A little further north, the
people there got 18 or more inches.
Going even further north (but still in Michigan), people there got over
24 inches of snow! I drove home and
found no snow at all. While Michigan
people consider inches of snow, my niece in Florida sent us pictures of their
family on the boat enjoying a sunny 80 degree day. Yes, location matters when it comes to
weather!
Location
matters with our hearts too. That may
sound strange, but the Bible talks about the heart all the time. Here are just a few references:
“…let us draw
near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith…” Hebrews 10:22
[Jesus said]
“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Matthew 15:8
Location
of the heart close to God or far from God looks and feels differently as we
live each day. When you think about the
location of your heart, also consider the location of your child’s heart. Keeping their heart close to God is a huge
job, but the truth is that many times the location of a child’s heart is fairly
similar to that of their parents.
Family
Discussion Points!
Name
things that are near or far in your house, neighborhood, Detroit, Michigan,
USA.
As
a family, talk about what a heart near to God is like and a heart far from God
is like.
These
are hard questions to talk about, but I pray God will use the discussion to
bring your family closer to God.
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