• Life flows in cycles and rhythms.

Ephesians 5:15–16 (ESV)
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

  • Family rhythms are shared agreements about how a family spends its time.
  • The predictability of shared rhythms can create security, accountability, and anticipation.

“You have to learn the rules before you can break them.” – Pablo Picasso

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DAILY RHYTHMS

  1. Family meals
  2. Bedtime
  3. Get outside
  4. Chores

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WEEKLY AND MONTHLY RHYTHMS

  1. Family fun time
  2. Church
  3. Sabbath
  4. Date night
  5. Parent-kid dates
  6. Parent solo time

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SEASONAL RHYTHMS

  1. Vacations
  2. Holidays
  3. Birthday celebrations
  4. Contact with extended family
  5. Community service and missions

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Philippians 2:4 (ESV)
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

  • Busyness is the enemy of progress.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (ESV)
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Ephesians 5:15-16 (ESV)
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

Luke 14:28 (ESV)
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

  • A Thriving Family Discovers a Common Story.
  • What does that look like without the healthy rhythms of a thriving family or what can it look like with the healthy rhythms of a thriving family?

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Questions:

  • What did you hear from the Holy Spirit?
  • What will you do because of it?
  • How can we pray for you?

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