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Keep Healthy Family Connections

Joel Osteen
October 22, 2019 17m 27s

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When you invest time and energy into your family, you're setting your family up to win.Your best days are still ahead, and together we can make a difference in this world with the message of God's hope and love. To give visit JoelOsteen.com/GiveHope See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You know, going forward 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:02.240 in twenty seven, we need to make sure that we're 0:02:02.280 --> 0:02:06.880 making a personal investment into our family members, that we're 0:02:06.960 --> 0:02:11.480 building strong bonds, and we're creating trust and security in 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:16.000 our families. It's so easy in this culture with everything 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:18.440 that we have to do and all the technology that 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:21.440 we have to get things done more quickly. We have 0:02:21.520 --> 0:02:24.040 to make sure that we don't just breeze by one 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:28.520 another and not make personal connections. There's so much to do, 0:02:28.840 --> 0:02:31.440 there's so many people to see. It's up to us 0:02:31.480 --> 0:02:35.280 to make the choices and priorities to connect with those 0:02:35.320 --> 0:02:37.800 that we love. You know, Joel and I have to 0:02:37.800 --> 0:02:43.120 make it a priority to spend personal quality time together. 0:02:43.600 --> 0:02:43.760 Now. 0:02:43.800 --> 0:02:46.920 Joel and I are together a lot. We work together. 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:50.880 I'm not talking about coexisting in a home. I'm not 0:02:51.000 --> 0:02:55.400 talking about working in a task together. I'm talking about 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:59.840 making investments in the life of people that you love, 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:05.960 making personal time to find out what they like, to 0:03:06.040 --> 0:03:09.200 be a part of what they like, to enjoy their gifts, 0:03:09.360 --> 0:03:12.600 enjoy their talents. You know, Joel and I, we love 0:03:12.680 --> 0:03:16.079 to take walks together. We love to ride our bikes. 0:03:16.680 --> 0:03:18.720 We'll go on a date night every now and then. 0:03:19.760 --> 0:03:22.679 Sometimes we just get in the car and we drive nowhere. 0:03:23.440 --> 0:03:26.400 But these are times that we have created to just 0:03:26.480 --> 0:03:31.280 be together, not to talk about work, not to necessarily 0:03:31.360 --> 0:03:34.320 talk about a problem or an issue that we're facing, 0:03:35.040 --> 0:03:38.360 but to just be together, maybe not even talk at all, 0:03:39.040 --> 0:03:44.440 maybe just connecting in the presence of the moment. You see, 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:47.960 We've got to take the time and set the priorities 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:51.880 and standards in our life to connect with those we love. 0:03:53.080 --> 0:03:55.600 You See, if Joel and I just work all the time, 0:03:56.040 --> 0:03:59.320 if we're together but we're just existing and working and 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:03.080 under the load of life, we're not going to mature 0:04:03.280 --> 0:04:07.480 and nurture a relationship that's going to flourish, that's going 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:11.840 to stay connected. See, We've got to join our hearts 0:04:11.880 --> 0:04:15.440 together and build bridges on those things that we connect 0:04:15.440 --> 0:04:18.640 with on a personal basis. You see, I know what 0:04:18.800 --> 0:04:23.000 to expect from Joel because I've spent time quality time 0:04:23.120 --> 0:04:25.839 connecting with him. He knows what to expect from me. 0:04:26.560 --> 0:04:29.560 We know what we think. I know when to leave 0:04:29.640 --> 0:04:31.719 him alone. I know when he wants to sit in 0:04:31.760 --> 0:04:34.160 his big chair and watch Will of Fortune. I know 0:04:35.760 --> 0:04:40.280 the things he likes to do to unplug, and those 0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:42.680 are at the times I go in with all of 0:04:42.720 --> 0:04:43.320 the things that. 0:04:43.279 --> 0:04:44.440 I want to talk about. 0:04:45.440 --> 0:04:48.800 You see, I've learned him so when I have an 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:52.120 intimate and personal relationship with him, knowing what he likes, 0:04:52.360 --> 0:04:54.400 what he dislikes, what I expect of him, what he 0:04:54.480 --> 0:04:57.360 expects of me, those boundaries that we like to set 0:04:57.400 --> 0:05:00.640 in our life. When I know these things, I can 0:05:00.720 --> 0:05:05.159 work with him better. When you've created something, not just 0:05:05.960 --> 0:05:10.600 done life together, not just doing life together, but creating 0:05:10.640 --> 0:05:15.520 a life together. That's when things will change in your life. See, 0:05:15.560 --> 0:05:19.080 I believe it's the same way with our children. We 0:05:19.160 --> 0:05:23.960 can't always be on the job raising our children. We've 0:05:24.000 --> 0:05:27.320 got to enjoy our children. We need to learn to 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:33.159 communicate with our children. See their gifts and talents, enjoy 0:05:33.240 --> 0:05:36.760 their individuality, experience their ideas. 0:05:37.520 --> 0:05:40.160 You see, We've got to get to a personal. 0:05:39.960 --> 0:05:44.560 Relationship with our children. We've got to create a connection 0:05:45.440 --> 0:05:49.360 so that our connection will grow and flourish through the years. 0:05:49.600 --> 0:05:51.960 I enjoy my children as much today as I did 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:54.440 when they were little, when they used to say. 0:05:54.360 --> 0:05:57.680 The cutest things and do the craziest things. 0:05:58.920 --> 0:06:02.480 You see. I enjoy them as adults in college right now. 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:07.600 In fact, I learn from them. I enjoy them, I 0:06:07.760 --> 0:06:11.839 allow them to have their ideas. Now, I want to 0:06:11.880 --> 0:06:15.880 tell you, sometimes time seems so short, and we only 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:18.520 get a certain time with our children. So we fall 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:24.119 into this trap of making these moments a. 0:06:23.279 --> 0:06:25.800 Lesson in life, a teaching moment. 0:06:26.400 --> 0:06:28.760 You're spending time with your child and you can see 0:06:28.800 --> 0:06:31.960 maybe something that could happen or something that you've experienced 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.920 and you want to insert this life lesson. I can 0:06:34.960 --> 0:06:38.840 tell you I am so guilty of that. I am 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:43.159 like super guilty of that. But I've learned, and you know, 0:06:43.279 --> 0:06:45.840 my children have helped me learn this that not every 0:06:45.880 --> 0:06:49.080 moment has to be a teaching moment. Yes, we want 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:51.440 to teach our children, we want to train our children, 0:06:51.839 --> 0:06:55.479 but we also want to enjoy our children. We want 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:59.480 to develop a relationship with them, we want to connect 0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:04.279 with them, so we have opportunity in the future. Now 0:07:04.320 --> 0:07:07.120 you may have, you know, children that are out of 0:07:07.160 --> 0:07:11.520 your house. That's okay, you can still connect with your children. See, 0:07:11.680 --> 0:07:16.600 it takes work to form good relationships. They don't just happen. 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:20.880 They must be created. We have to sacrifice our personal 0:07:20.920 --> 0:07:25.320 time to have quality time with those we love. It 0:07:25.360 --> 0:07:29.720 takes a commitment, It takes an availability. See, if we're 0:07:29.760 --> 0:07:33.040 gonna build strong families and strong relationships, we're gonna have 0:07:33.080 --> 0:07:37.080 to do our part. You know, sharing meals together is 0:07:37.120 --> 0:07:40.920 a great way to spend quality time. Maybe dinner doesn't work, 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:44.400 they're soccer practice. Maybe you've got commitments, But can you 0:07:44.440 --> 0:07:49.160 share breakfast? Can you share lunch? Can you have conversation 0:07:49.400 --> 0:07:53.679 over a snack? You see study after study has proven 0:07:54.120 --> 0:07:58.320 that when you take time to build relationship over a meal, 0:07:58.800 --> 0:08:01.800 that your children are less likely to experiment with drugs 0:08:01.800 --> 0:08:06.080 and alcohol. That creating this atmosphere over a meal four 0:08:06.080 --> 0:08:08.120 to five times a week, or as often as you 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:11.480 can it builds such a bond of trust and so 0:08:11.600 --> 0:08:14.960 much self esteem and character that they're less likely to 0:08:15.640 --> 0:08:18.720 go off and allow their peers to direct their life 0:08:19.200 --> 0:08:24.280 because you've made an investment in their life. I believe 0:08:24.320 --> 0:08:30.080 it's our responsibility and it's well worth the time and 0:08:30.160 --> 0:08:34.160 effort to enjoy our family as a whole. You know, 0:08:34.240 --> 0:08:37.320 this isn't just a quick fix. This is a long 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:41.400 term investment. See what you plant now, you're gonna read later. 0:08:42.120 --> 0:08:46.120 You're going to enjoy the benefits of your family. So 0:08:46.240 --> 0:08:49.840 it's well worth it. And single parents can I tell 0:08:49.880 --> 0:08:53.760 you that you're more than enough God, and you are 0:08:53.800 --> 0:08:54.680 a majority. 0:08:55.120 --> 0:08:57.640 There's nothing that God won't help you with. 0:08:59.240 --> 0:09:02.880 As you share with your family, as you make some sacrifices, 0:09:03.000 --> 0:09:06.160 even though it's tough, maybe your children are out of 0:09:06.200 --> 0:09:08.120 the house. I encourage you to call them up on 0:09:08.160 --> 0:09:11.400 the phone, invite them over for dinner, meet them at 0:09:11.440 --> 0:09:14.160 a restaurant. Not to tell them what they're doing wrong, 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:16.440 not to tell them what they can do better, but 0:09:16.520 --> 0:09:19.360 just to tell them that you're proud of them, to 0:09:19.440 --> 0:09:22.800 tell them how great they are. You see, sometimes we 0:09:22.840 --> 0:09:25.960 want to mold our family members into the shape that 0:09:26.000 --> 0:09:28.320 we want them to be. We want to fix all 0:09:28.360 --> 0:09:31.720 their problems. But I'm telling you right now, we can't 0:09:31.760 --> 0:09:34.960 fix their problems. Only God can. All we can do 0:09:35.080 --> 0:09:39.520 is love them, show unconditional love. Spend quality time, and 0:09:39.679 --> 0:09:44.560 make personal investments. Just take time to have fun with 0:09:44.640 --> 0:09:46.960 your family. Maybe you want to go to the movies, 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:51.920 play some games. Whatever you do, just make sure that 0:09:51.960 --> 0:09:55.720 you're laughing, that you're having fun, that life is not 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:59.280 so serious and such a struggle that you forget the 0:09:59.360 --> 0:10:03.040 joys of life, making memories and laughing. You know, laughter 0:10:03.520 --> 0:10:06.680 is a medicine. The Bible talks about a mary heart 0:10:06.720 --> 0:10:09.800 is like a medicine. I'm telling you it will fix 0:10:09.840 --> 0:10:12.520 a lot of things. I was reading in the Bible 0:10:12.520 --> 0:10:15.839 about Sarah and Abraham, and many of you know the story. 0:10:16.040 --> 0:10:19.160 God had made a promise to Abraham and Sarah that 0:10:19.200 --> 0:10:22.040 they would have a child, and years and years had 0:10:22.120 --> 0:10:25.320 passed and they'd struggled through life. I'm sure it was weary, 0:10:25.360 --> 0:10:27.680 I'm sure from some of the mistakes they had made. 0:10:27.840 --> 0:10:31.080 They were burning down. One day, God showed up at 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:35.280 Abraham's tent and he said, Abraham, this time next year, 0:10:35.679 --> 0:10:38.600 you're gonna have this son. And you know what Abraham did. 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:42.960 Abraham laughed. Now, the Bible doesn't tell us why he laughed, 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:45.640 but you know why I believe he laughed. I believe 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:49.640 he laughed because he needed a stress reliever. He needed 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:51.240 to just say, oh God, okay. 0:10:52.320 --> 0:10:54.480 You know the Bible talks about you know, when you look. 0:10:54.400 --> 0:10:56.280 Into your future, you have to be able to laugh. 0:10:56.760 --> 0:10:59.040 You have to be able to trust God with your future. 0:10:59.559 --> 0:11:04.080 Laugh those things to come. Laughter helps. When Sarah heard 0:11:04.120 --> 0:11:06.240 she was gonna have a child, what she did She 0:11:06.360 --> 0:11:10.360 let out a giggle herself. You see that stress reliever. 0:11:11.160 --> 0:11:13.360 But the great thing about it is that time next 0:11:13.440 --> 0:11:14.319 year they. 0:11:14.120 --> 0:11:16.480 Had that sign. They had that sign. 0:11:16.600 --> 0:11:19.520 I can't help to believe that laughter is a medicine. 0:11:19.800 --> 0:11:23.680 Laughter lightens the load. Listen, Let there be laughter, Let 0:11:23.720 --> 0:11:27.920 there be fun. Nothing is that serious that we can't 0:11:27.960 --> 0:11:32.200 create this atmosphere of laughter. See, we have to set 0:11:32.200 --> 0:11:34.680 our families up to win. And I believe when we 0:11:34.720 --> 0:11:39.920 take the necessary steps to build connections. We're placing value 0:11:39.960 --> 0:11:43.480 on our family. And when our family feels valued, when 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:46.480 they feel loved, when you spend quality time, you know 0:11:46.520 --> 0:11:49.760 what it does. It feels respect. It builds character within 0:11:49.800 --> 0:11:53.520 the family. And again when you face those challenges, you've 0:11:53.559 --> 0:11:56.280 got bridges to one another's heart. You've got each other. 0:11:56.600 --> 0:12:00.000 You're linked. See, we all love to have the people 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:02.680 in our life give us time and attention. We love 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:03.600 to be taken care of. 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:05.920 It just warms our heart. 0:12:06.240 --> 0:12:08.840 So we have to remember if it's good for us, 0:12:09.280 --> 0:12:13.079 it's good for them. Listen, let's create unity in our home. 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:17.480 The Bible says where there is unity, there's a commanded blessing. 0:12:18.280 --> 0:12:21.200 Every one of your family members can walk in blessing. 0:12:22.720 --> 0:12:26.360 You've got the power and ability to be the one 0:12:26.600 --> 0:12:29.880 who brings in the fund, who is the spice of life. 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:34.280 Nothing is that serious. Create laughter and know that where 0:12:34.280 --> 0:12:38.280 there is community, God has commanded the blessing. I want 0:12:38.280 --> 0:12:40.720 to pray for your family right now. Lift your hand 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:43.680 right now, if you represent family, if you have a family, 0:12:43.720 --> 0:12:46.000 if you want God to intervene in your family, because see, 0:12:46.040 --> 0:12:48.360 I think He sees your hands. And you may not 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:51.000 be connected to some of those family members. You may 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.480 be saying, God, I want this connection. Can I have 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:55.520 it that? Well? Can I tell you one of the 0:12:55.559 --> 0:12:58.040 greatest ways you can be connected and is in prayer. 0:12:58.160 --> 0:13:01.040 You see, there's no distance in prayer. You may not 0:13:01.240 --> 0:13:03.840 be able to be in the presence of that person 0:13:03.880 --> 0:13:06.079 that you want that connection with, But can I tell 0:13:06.120 --> 0:13:09.440 you this, God's in their presence. And if you're praying 0:13:09.480 --> 0:13:12.360 to God, God will do the work. Because see, if 0:13:12.360 --> 0:13:15.199 we pray and we don't give up, God will honor 0:13:15.240 --> 0:13:19.200 our prayer. God works by faith, He works by perseverance. 0:13:19.600 --> 0:13:22.560 So no, when you pray, the moment you pray, the 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:25.000 tide of the battle is beginning to turn. God is 0:13:25.040 --> 0:13:26.040 on your side. 0:13:26.120 --> 0:13:28.200 He wants that unity in your home. 0:13:28.760 --> 0:13:30.840 I believe all we have to have is a willing heart, 0:13:31.160 --> 0:13:33.520 and when we're willing and obedient, we'll eat the good 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:36.000 of the land. Amen. Father, I thank you for every 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:39.880 family represented here today, all those who are listening are viewing. Father. 0:13:40.000 --> 0:13:43.200 I thank you that we are committing our family afresh 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:44.280 and a new to you God. 0:13:44.679 --> 0:13:48.040 I thank you that we will build bridges and not walls. 0:13:48.400 --> 0:13:51.600 I thank you Father that we will make a sacrifice 0:13:52.040 --> 0:13:55.360 to spend quality time with our family, and Lord, you 0:13:55.400 --> 0:13:58.120 will give us ideas and resources in the time. 0:13:58.600 --> 0:14:00.320 Father, I thank you that we're going to look at 0:14:00.320 --> 0:14:01.040 our calendar and. 0:14:00.960 --> 0:14:03.760 We're going to say, is that really important? And we're 0:14:03.800 --> 0:14:06.400 going to put our family on the calendar. God, I 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:10.120 thank you that you will, Father, draw our families together. 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:13.080 That there is anything that hasn't been done or anything 0:14:13.080 --> 0:14:15.640 that's been in in the past. Father, I thank you 0:14:15.800 --> 0:14:18.719 that you are covering those past mistakes, that you are 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:21.240 covering that, and Father, we are moving forward with you. 0:14:21.600 --> 0:14:23.800 We're not walking in guilt or condemnation. 0:14:24.120 --> 0:14:26.240 But Father, we know with you, every day is a 0:14:26.280 --> 0:14:29.160 new beginning, that your mercies are fresh and new. And 0:14:29.200 --> 0:14:31.960 I thank you that you are blowing the mercy of 0:14:32.000 --> 0:14:35.360 your favor on our families right now. Father, I thank 0:14:35.440 --> 0:14:38.040 you that we will love our families. We won't try 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:41.400 to shape them into people that look like us, but Father, 0:14:41.440 --> 0:14:44.280 we will enjoy who they are as individuals. We will 0:14:44.360 --> 0:14:47.040 learn from them and grow from them. Father, I thank 0:14:47.080 --> 0:14:49.880 you that when we're tempted, Father, to say the wrong thing, 0:14:49.920 --> 0:14:52.560 that you'll just zip up our lips and allow us 0:14:52.600 --> 0:14:56.240 Father to just breathe, to just take time to know 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:59.680 there's always time for correction, there's always time to get 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:02.880 our message in there. But Father, that we will create 0:15:03.000 --> 0:15:07.840 times of memories, strong connections for the future. That Father, God, 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:10.040 you will do this for us. You will help us 0:15:10.520 --> 0:15:12.920 as we look to you. Thank you for blessing our 0:15:12.960 --> 0:15:16.040 family members. We see unity in our family, whether it's 0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:18.360 there or not. 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