Providing for your family part 3 Avoiding the dangerous stuff….
Provide part 3
Make sure your physically, mentally, and spiritually able to provide.
I’ve been eating better than I used to. There was one point in my life were I was over 200 lbs and was physically week. I couldn’t run very far without huffing and puffing. Then we wen to a ministers meeting in Houston. A brother got up and was mentioning how foolish we must look to God asking for healing for our hurt knees, sore backs, diabetes, and heart conditions. Especially when the cause was what we put in our own mouths! I came back from that with a new perspective.
My life, my body, is not my own. Yes Jesus owns it, but so does my wife and to an extent my kids. I have a duty to make sure I’m not ending my life prematurely. I can see now that it is selfishness on my part to not eat right and workout. Your momma needs me to be able for a wide range of things. I need to be strong enough to work. I need to be healthy enough to stay active. I need to be fit enough to play with you guys. And dare say I need to keep up some eye candy for the queen of the house!
But this is just one facet of this piece of the discussion because provide for your family means to be be there! I can’t eat, drink, or do things that will lessen my chances of fulfilling that.
No excessive amounts of junk food. I need to work out and stay active. No drinking alcohol, no tobacco, no drugs, no dangerous activities. I see part of providing for the family as making sure I’m there!
Sure i could die before my time. I could get hit by a bus, or a robber could shoot me, any number of thins could happen. But wouldn’t I feel foolish if I didn’t pay attention to the God given cues in my body and make sure it’s healthy! How does that discussion go with God? Sorry God I’m in heaven early…. Yes sir I was supposed to eat better but Ahh it sure was good. What do you mean you wanted me to live another 30 years? I understand He can intervene and take you out. How often do we do it ahead of time?
An it’s not just eating. I have a long list of things I won’t do simply because of my family. I won’t go places and do certain things so that I make sure I’m there for you guys.
I’m not saying be boring, and I’m not saying don’t have fun. I’m saying once you had a family your level of responsibility changes. You want to try skydiving, go before you have kids or after they’re grown. You want to swim with sharks that’s your business if your over 18 and unmarried. After your 18 focus your sense of adventure. Point it to things like camping in the backyard with your children. Old testament scripture says if a man had just gotten married he’s excused from war for a year. Keep that in mind!
