Focus On Our Families

FOCUS ON OUR FAMILIES The devil is quite busy in most families today, Though most of us don’t realize the roles that he will play. He keeps the parents busy with jobs and on the run, He keeps the children active with all sorts of worldly fun. He keeps the bankbook busy with things to buy or bills, He keeps the schedule full of so many worldly thrills. The social life he offers with the parties or the drinks Appeals to many people; it’s so much fun, they think. He keeps the spirit busy with no time for the Lord, The more that he stays active, the more is his reward. He fills us with excuses, which we often think are good Why we can’t be committed and serve God as we should. He builds in us a spirit that’s critical to be, And so we look at others and our own faults we don’t see. He keeps our lives so active with all his sights and sounds So that when God might need us, we just can’t be around. He tries his best to keep us so centered on our self That far too many hours our Bible’s on the shelf. He lets us spend our money on things we think we need-- A tithe? We can’t afford it! An offering? No, indeed! And he’s redefined the marriage in many different ways, It’s now for “live together” and even for the gays. The parents and the children just don’t communicate, Instead it is the TV, the CD, or the tape. And then there are computers or Nintendo games to play, Or magazines or books to read to fill the time today. The young folks are rebellious, defying Godly laws, But don’t you dare to spank them, regardless of the cause! Keep God out of the schools, the church separate from state, And don’t speak out on morals which someone violates. We could go on much longer with all the devil’s schemes, And as the days keep going, there are new ones, so it seems. The vision of the family is so obscured and blurred That we need it corrected through the message from God’s word. So let’s focus on our families and how to make them strong, To reinforce commitments, to overcome our wrongs. For God first made the family, and He has a perfect plan, So let’s listen to the messages that come now through His man. They come straight from the Bible, God’s word, tested and true, Let’s let them clear our vision, and our families renew! Written for “Focus On Your Family Month,” Heritage Baptist Church, January, 2000.