Why is it so hard to set aside time to spiritually invest in our kids?! Maybe because it’s the most important thing, so I should just expect difficulty or warfare around it.

Why does every quiet time with the Lord seem to get interrupted by a family member? Maybe because it’s very important to God, so it’s very important to Satan to try and throw it off. Maybe because God is calling me to obey what He is teaching me in quiet time and allow interruptions to contribute to my progressive sanctification.

Years ago, Mark and I were new to San Diego and volunteering with a pre-marital ministry at our new church. One week, our speaker was a Certified Financial Planner and she instructed us how to wisely steward our finances. Because the Bible speaks so much to finances, she was trying to help us apply what it says.