Why Spending Quality Time With Family Is Important
By Ava Grace
Some might ask why spending time with family is important. We're all pulled in different directions, with sports teams, jobs, and spending time doing things that we like to do. But if we all gave of ourselves a little, saying no to that one game, or that one thing that we really want to do, and we spend time with the ones who mean the most to us, it will help us build relationships with people who will challenge us to be better Christ-centered people.
By spending time with real people - I'm not talking about fictitious characters here - we will be confronted by how different we all are, even though we all have the same blood pumping through our veins. We will learn how to be humble, gentle, and patient with the people who will drive us crazy.
But those bonds that we will develop with our family will grow stronger with every minute that we spend in the same room with all distracting devices off. And the bond that we will create will be what holds us together when hard times arise. Because they will. And rather than being separate people who are only focused on their own needs, we will be able to lean on each other and grow with each other.
So I challenge you this day to put down your laptop, phone, iPad, or whatever device you are using, and go spend those precious moments with those who will always be closest to you. The Bible says our life is but a vapor. One day, we are here and the next day we are not. So spend the time that you do have wisely.
Spend it with your family.
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