Orange Moments Monday
Okay, I am aware that it is not Monday but since I missed a couple of weeks due to Christmas, I thought it would be best to post one now at the beginning of the New Year.
ORANGE. Where Faith and Family intersect.
Activity: New Year’s Covenants
I am sure each and everyone of us has sat down, at the end of the year, to evaluate the past year and to vision about the coming year. I know I have. As long as I can remember I have sat down to write out New Year’s resolutions. From losing weight, to becoming better organized, to connect more with God. And yet, at the end of the year, I seem to have failed WAY MORE than I was successful. The problem with resolutions are just that, they are a resolve to change. I think it best to make a covenant to change, a contract with God and with others, to live differently.
Application:
With that in mind, sit down as a family. Talk about what the year looked like as a family and individually. (Parents, don’t be afraid to be honest about your shortcomings as well. Your student already knows them.) After you have listed areas you can improve, write out a covenant to God as a family as to how you are going to improve in the New Year. Sign it as a family and post it up in a prominent place (such as, refrigerator, front door, etc.). Then hold each other accountable to keeping the family covenant.
