Vacation Mission Statement

A vacation without a prior plan, a pilot without a map, or a family without a mission statement, leads to chaos rather than a destination. A sense of direction and a common purpose to work toward is what a vacation, pilot, and family need to function fully and vibrantly. A vacation without some sort of planning will result in wasting the vacation time because of undecided decisions that need to be made upon arrival. A pilot without a map becomes aimless flying; a family with no mission statement is a family coasting through life, tending to not seize each moment because of having to plan accordingly to each moment. I believe that upon the engagement of a man and a woman, decisions need to be made. Long-term decisions, for example, what is the purpose of our family? As well as short-term decisions, how do we want to treat and speak to each other? These conversations should be discussed before a proposal to marriage. …show more content…
My family’s purpose will be to do our best to please and point to The Lord through witnessing and living for Him everyday of our lives. Whether at work, school, the grocery store, or in the comfort in our own home, our purpose will be to reflect Jesus through our actions, words, choices and lifestyle. Through living for Jesus and doing our best to please Him, we will be able to overcome the obstacles that will be thrown in our way. Pleasing each other will not be the priority of our family, pleasing Jesus will. As we please The Lord, we will ultimately please each other. If the purpose for our family does not revolve around Jesus, there is no need to have a family to begin with. Family is fleeting; life is born, and taken away. The point of the family is not to try to be the best family we can be, but our goal will be to be the best children of God that we can