Family Purpose Statement

We exist to glorify God and exhibit integrity through our relationships with one another, our service to others and our witness to those that need to know Christ.

Several years ago we were challenged to come up with a family purpose statement. The point of the exercise was to determine what we wanted our family make-up to be. It helps us to line up our priorities, evaluate our unity and determine if we are following our Travis family calling.

Glorify God – We believe that mankind was created for one purpose and that is to give HIM glory. Who we are and everything we do should point to Him. We do not exist to seek after our own pleasure or desires. When our purpose is to glorify Him, our desires align with His plan and the joys of life are found in giving Him praise.

Exhibit Integrity – Life is full of choices. We will each face times when it would be easier to opt out of completely doing the right thing. Most of those times the reality is no one will ever know. We have heard it said that integrity is what you do when no one is looking and is established in the moments when a person suffers through making the right choices in the secret places of their life.

Our Relationships with One Another – We strive to make family a priority. Ministry begins in the home. How can we minister to others if we are not loving and serving each other? We try to foster a team atmosphere. We all need each other. Each member brings something special to the picture. We are the same people at home as we are in public.

Our Service to Others – Although we place a high priority on our immediate family unit, we also strive to focus on the reality that we need to be strong not to serve ourselves, but to make us more effective in serving others. There will be times when God provides the spontaneous opportunities for us to “give a cup of cold water” in His name, but we have found it important that we are involved in specific ministries where we can daily/weekly/etc. serve and see a marked difference over times.

Our Witness to those that Need to Know Christ – Every member of our family, including our children, know that sharing Christ with the world around us is the calling of all believers. They expect that we will share our story as we go. Whether at the doctor’s office, the grocery store or the park, we all pray for opportunities to proclaim Him. It is a regular occurrence that one of us begins to share and the others prayerfully stand to the side. What a joy it is as parents now that William looks at people with a desire to share and has people on his “witnessing” list. May we all look at the world with this promise of hope!

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