When partnering with your family to know, love, and follow Jesus, we strive to create and share content filtered by the Head-Heart-Hands model.
Head: the knowledge of God and His Word | Heart: the personal connection from scripture | Hands: a missional mindset
HEAD
In 1 Timothy 3, Paul starts off by giving us a list of qualifications for leaders in the church. At first glance, it seems like a long list of rules, but it’s really more of a guide for how leaders should behave.
Do you have rules in your family? What is the point of having these rules? Rules are there to guide us in our behavior. Our family has rules. One of the biggest rules in our family is to treat others with respect, and another is that when upset, use your words.
HEART
As a loving parent, I don’t have rules to make my kids miserable. I have rules because I love my children, and sometimes, they don’t have the best self-control and wisdom to guide themselves. These boundaries are also in place to protect them and keep them safe. So, the rules help them know what the expectations are. It’s like this with God. He has rules for all his followers, so they know how to behave in any situation and to set up boundaries with the goal of protecting our hearts.
HANDS
Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for the rules You give us that keep us safe and give us wisdom. Help me to behave in a way that always makes You proud.