Family The Family Cycles The Blessing of Family Time

Family

The Family Cycles

The Blessing of Family Time 

Time turns into cycles

Make the most of each cycle

You won’t get that time back

In the beginning God caused the sun to rule

 by day and the moon to rule by night.

From this one act of God,

 we understand time and seasons.

Life is full of beginnings and

ends that produce cycles.

Change is always in the wind.

We are reminded every day of the

importance to satisfy the needs of

today and work for tomorrow.

No matter how many times you turn 29

 you will feel and look older every year.

Being successful in life has everything to

do with understanding cycles and seasons.

This is true with family.

Family is a cycle.

Whether you add or subtract from the six cycles I have

labeled, you will still come up with cycles or seasons.

God said the man and the woman He created in His image

 were blessed and they were to be fruitful and increase.

When He blessed the male and female,

He blessed them with authority, the

ability God gave them “Us” the control.

Family we all have one.

What happens in that family is our responsibility.

We should remember that no matter what

cycle of family we are in God’s blessing is on it.

That means you and I can count on God to help us

have fruitful families, increasing in every way.

No matter how wonderful or how challenging

family life gets, God’s blessing is available.

When the image of the male or the female gets

distorted and does not look like the image of

God, the blessing also gets distorted.

No matter what cycle of family

you are in keep your image.

Don’t forget WHO you are to look like.

There are 6 cycles for a family to navigate.

 

“Cycles of family life”

The marriage

Bearing children

Raising children

The empty nest / launching new family

The declining years

Death in the marriage

Family cycles should be a great

experience for the whole family.

Scripture Reading

Genesis 1:27-28 NIV

So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

28 God blessed them and said to them,

"Be fruitful and increase in number;

fill the earth and subdue it.