It is hard to describe how proud I am of Sydney after her team won the 10U City Basketball Championship. I watched the games in amazement as our girls played with incredible heart and beat a very tough Laker team back to back.
It was worst case scenerio as it all played out. The championship game ended up being played at 5pm Saturday. The exact same time the our planned BIGteam meeting was scheduled. I was forced to make a split second decision at 4pm: Am I going to go to Sydney's game or am I going to skip the game and do the meeting? Family or Church?
It wasn't my daughter's fault that the game was scheduled at that time. We actually thought it might be played on Sunday afternoon. But no such luck. It also wasn't the team's problem that my daughter was playing basketball. How could I win in this situation?
Well, I know that it has been said - God, Family, Church, but many times that really isn't lived out. I can honestly say that my parents never missed one of my ballgames but there were times when I did feel like our family took a back seat to the church calendar. It isn't an easy thing to balance because the choices usually effect lots of people.
I chose to go to my daughters ball game because I wanted her to know that she was more important than it. It is one thing to know what you are getting into when you sign up for kid sports that you know will take you away from church. That is a different story! But when it falls that way without your knowledge, it is another thing entirely.
i chose to set the culture early for Journey Church. The order is not just talked about so it makes us feel good. The order is lived out - God, Family, Church. Why this order? Because I believe strong families have a focus upon God and strong churches have a focus on family. In God's plan, the family came a long time before the church did and that is they way it still should be today!
1 comment:
You made the right call. Those who don't understand have never been in your position. Years ago Benny Grissom had a heart attack while pastoring a church. he told me that he had driven himself to please everyone who cried wolf. after his recovery he said he suddenly came to the realization that the last people who would walk away from his grave would have been his family. everybody else would go home and go on with their lives, but his family would have been changed forever. he thanked God that he had a chance to make it right.
You made the right call. I'm proud of you. there will always be another meeting, but never a 10 year old playing in a championship. i only regret that your mother and i could not be there.
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