Take your family with you

“When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were around me.”

Job 29:5 NKJV

Vince Foster served as deputy counsel to President Bill Clinton. He allegedly committed suicide in a Washington, D.C. park. A few months before his death, Foster was asked to speak to the graduating class of the University of Arkansas School of Law. This is what he told the students: “A word about family. You have amply demonstrated that you are achievers willing to work hard, long hours and set aside your personal lives. But it reminds me of the observation that no one was ever heard to say on a deathbed: ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.’ Balance wisely your professional and your family life. If you are fortunate to have children, your parents will warn you that your children will grow up and be gone before you know it. I can testify that it is true. God only allows us so many opportunities with our children to read a story, go fishing, play catch, and say our prayers together. Try not to miss one of them.” Job’s seven sons and three daughters died tragically in a single day. Looking back on it, he said, “Oh, that I were as in months past, as in the days when God watched over me…when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were around me” (vv. 2, 5 NKJV). If you sacrifice your children for your career, or for material things, you’ll live to regret it. Don’t let that happen to you. On your journey to success, be sure to take your family with you.

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