Powerhouse. That is the name of the current sermon series. The idea is how to make your family, your home, a powerhouse.
The dictionary defines powerhouse this way:
~ a source of influence or inspiration
~ one having great drive, energy, or ability
~ an athletic team characterized by strong, aggressive play
The message was clear. Whatever your family ‘looks’ like, it is YOUR family, whether that is you, your spouse and your 2.5 kids or that is you and your mama, or you and your six adopted children, or you and your siblings, or just you and your child.
The definition of powerhouse applies to every home. We all want our homes to be a source of influence and inspiration. We want to have great drive and energy and ability. And, just like an athletic team, we want to be known by our strong, aggressive play.
That last one may need to be unpacked a bit. First, one of the key words here is team. A family is indeed a team. Everyone has a role and when each ‘player’ does their best in that role, the team works and wins. We are stronger together.
The pastor stated that one of the ways to begin building your powerhouse family is to have a mission statement; a list of known aims and values. Most companies have mission statements. A family needs one, too. It is a roadmap to begin to see where you want to go and how to get there.
My family is definitely my team. We are a mix of personalities. And though we do not always see things exactly the same way, we have each others backs. We would go to war together.
Mother Teresa said: “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”
That about sums it up. There are many things in this world that we cannot control. But…we can control the values we teach our children. We can control the love, kindness and unselfishness that we model in front of our families.
The generational ramifications of the choices we make can indeed change the world.