Growth Planning for Fall

by | Aug 8, 2024 | Articles

Although we are still in the hot days of summer, you’re likely thinking about and planning for fall. It’ll be here before we know it, so plan for growth to happen.

Grow Spiritually

Your top goal should always be to grow in your own faith and your own walk. You can’t be the model God calls you to be if you’re not what He wants you to be spiritually. Perfection isn’t the thing; growing in grace is. As the busy fall kicks into gear, don’t neglect your personal quiet time. We all desperately need our lifeline to the Lord! Seek Him and He will be found.

Grow Your Family

After your own spiritual growth, your next priority is actually your spouse. Children thrive in a home where marriage thrives. Close behind, though, is the spiritual growth of your children. This is the time to examine all your fall plans through that lens: will it draw your family closer to the Lord or make it harder to serve Him?  God commands parents to bring their children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. As fathers, we provide for our children physically, spiritually and emotionally. As mothers, we feed them, clothe them, nurture them, and patiently instruct them in spiritual things moment by moment. If that is squeezed out by anything on your schedule or in your life (e.g. social media, activities), pare down to God’s actual calling. Academics are much easier in an environment of spiritual maturity because God is not outside any of our studies, but rather is the Creator of all. Be about the Father’s business; it’s the method to success!