New Year Priorities

Happy New Year, and welcome to the first post in my new blog. The purpose of this blog is to encourage people to think about marriage and family issues, and to give people counsel, help, and hope. Let me begin by asking you a question, what is important to you?

As we begin a New Year, let me encourage you not to make a resolution, but to simply look over two things, your check book and your date book. Billy Graham is quoted as saying, "You can tell what is important to someone by looking at two things, their datebook and their checkbook." Sounds good to me, so take an honest look at them. As you do this, look at how many entries involve your marriage and your family. Maybe you will find more entries than most people that relate to your spouse and your kids.

If you really have some guts, let me challenge you to do one more thing. Ask your spouse, ask your kids how they think you are doing investing yourself in their lives. Do they feel like they are a priority in your life, or do they feel like they get the leftovers? We all tend to think we are better than we really are, so probably their answer to the question is more accurate than your own self perception.

Now, what are you going to do about it?

Blessings,
Dr. Paul