Family Time

Last night, we had thanksgiving dinner at my cousin's house. Yes, thanksgiving was last weekend, but we were all busy. All of the cousins went to play golf (short 9 hole) beforehand. I was at church for a Sunday School Teachers meeting...which for the record, I did not find that useful. So I will take my petitions to God in prayer, and He'll probably reveal some awesome factoid or reason of why I had to be there at the teachers meeting and I'll be pwned as usual.

Anyways, I am bringing up the dinner, because I guess I'm starting to see how everyone has changed and is growing up. Two cousins are getting married next year. Two are having kids...again. I am 23 years old...going on 24. At one point, we sat around trying to calculate one another's age. (Granted, it was the young'ns - myself included...trying to remember who had broken the 30+ barrier). After which, we deluded ourselves into being youthful with a vigorous bout of Mario Strikers: Charged and Pictionary.

The family presents a challenge to me. I still see my family as a mission field. A lot have known Christ and fallen away, and amidst the laughter and fun, that fact resonates clearly. I have spoken often about trying to reach them, and have made attempts with some of them. I am frustrated that I have made little headway, and despite the fact that I can largely argue for the existance of God and why they need Jesus, they remain unmoved. I wish I could just drag them kicking and screaming in front of the throne of God and state, "YOU NEED JESUS, GGKTHX."

At the same time, I know I have not done all I can for them. I'll put it up to some more prayer. I don't feel hugely convicted to bug them about it right now. Maybe it's laziness or the fact that I don't see them that often.

On the other hand, we played Vegas 2 online last night...some of the guys anyways. There is a ministering opportunity there, so we'll see how that goes. Brap! Brap!