My son and I attended a father/son church camp last weekend and had some new adventures in faith. We were at the campground from Friday afternoon to now. We met new friends, talked about faith, as well as other stuff. At night exchanged random stories by the Coleman light. We discussed everything from trucks to patio decks. It was great … just what I needed after the first week tension I had just before.
Faith is important to me, especially as a father. It should also be important to christian churches. This is one indicator that a church is healthy and well-balanced. Faith should be pre-eminent.
“(Faith) is a gift of God and not a result of works so that no one can boast of it.” Ephesians 2:8-9
I’ve always thought that faith is caught and not taught. My son and I hiked in the day and swam in the lake. I had a great time just hanging out with him. He’s only 11 once, and I won’t forget my times with him. I also look forward to becoming better friends with the guys I met on the trip. I’m glad to be “modeling” what faith looks like. My dad raised me to attend a bible church and to have faith. The least I can do is show my son the same. I know with sons, all eyes are on dad in that regard. I’ve been quite lax in his lifetime about pointing our family to faith and church. I feel like this weekend was something that sowed a lot of seeds in him. These are seeds of faith of course I am speaking of.
Tomorrow I start my second week back at work. Definitely another journey of faith. I’m learning so much this year and taking it all in. It is also one of the few years where I feel really confident at the start. My kids are great. There are a few challenges but I have “faith” that as we get into our routines and I teach the way I know it works best, this class will make huge academic strides.
I believe in the road ahead and where it goes, even while I can’t see it. Kind of like “Use the force” ya know? In my youth camp I once attended, the youth ministry was always making allusions to Star Wars. I guess I’m dating myself there. The takeaway I got from it was to make faith visual and always be showing it by example.