The 3 Main Components Of Family...

Willie Pearl And Harvey Campbell, Family Patriarch

Happy New Year Sibley/Campbell Family! It's so exciting to begin our new year with the launching of our Sibley/Campbell Family "The Legacy" Monthly Blog. It's only fitting to have our Sibley/Campbell Family Patriarch, Harvey Campbell as our 1st blog contributor. Enjoy Harvey's insightful reflection and wisdom on "The Three Main Components Of Family." Please sign-up and join our blog community and feel free to post your comments and thoughts. They're truly wonderful and encouraging to read. Enjoy, sib "wallace, jr."

Willie Pearl And Harvey Campbell

First, I would like to thank our cousin Wallace Sibley Jr. for his innovative and very beautiful way of keeping us informed of all the happenings in the family. He works at it tirelessly and goes above and beyond the call of duty. I strongly urge everyone to give him overwhelming support as president of our Family Reunion. He is planning big things.

I am honored to have this opportunity to share my thoughts on the “Three Main Components of a Family”. I want to simply state my soul feelings and would like for my young readers especially to read carefully.

In my opinion, “The Three Main Components of Family” are: God, Love and Togetherness.

At first glance one might ask, how you can have one without the other. The answer is you can’t. That is why I am considering them together but separately.

The first components is GOD:Throughout the Bible (our road map for life) we find teachings on the family. Psalm 100: 3 states in part “ Know ye that the LORD he is GOD, it is he that hath made us”. God has ordained the family. Refer to Genesis 1:28 for God’s instructions to the first man and woman on earth.

Family is where it all starts, husband and wife. Children do what they see parents do (sometimes in a more or much less sophisticated way). God is the main ingredient in a family. Each of us has that inward knowledge that there is a Supreme Being (John 1:9) ; however, it is the responsibility of each family to teach the BIBLE (Deuteronomy 6:7), otherwise our children may be taught or learn to worship anything.

THE NEXT COMPONENT IS LOVE: Briefly, you cannot have GOD in the home without love. (1 John 4:7). However; this is mention for special comment. We all are very special individuals (sometimes very much different) and we must recognize our differences and deal with this fact in a Christ like manner. In other words, I think this is why LOVE is given special emphasis. However, always keep in mind not to get confused with emotions and negate individual responsibility, in other words don’t handicap them.

THE THIRD COMPONENT IS TOGETHERNESS: (Deuteronomy 6) To cooperate with family members is very important (especially husband and wife, you set an example for the children). Now, there are going to be times you disagree, but disagreements can be worked out without being disagreeable. It is said, “Families that pray together, stay together.” Therefore, family devotions should be first priority, for Christ will return soon. Among other things the first priority is that husband and wife must work together with the money. Teaching the children should be in agreement, it is not always possible to do it together, however; it should never be done in opposition to each other even if done at different times and under differ circumstances.

To the singles who are thinking of having a family: Seek God’s guidance for a mate and please have a good understanding before tying the knot. In other words “put God first”.