Family goals and priorities for a new year

Have you thought about your family goals and priorities for 2026? For Christians, it’s important to stop and reflect on where we’re heading, so that we don’t just drift along following the world’s priorities for our children. 

And yet, so much of our family’s life is not really in our control! As Christian parents, the thing we most desire for our children—a personal relationship with God through Jesus—is not something we can ‘make’ happen through our own efforts. In this and in many other areas, our lives don’t often go according to plan!

So what are some Christian goals and priorities that we can work towards in spite of these limitations?

In this summer edition of Timeless Parenting, we spoke with our guest, Christine Jensen, about setting goals and priorities for ourselves and our families. We reflected on questions like:

• What worldly priorities can influence our parenting?
• Why isn't happiness a good aim for our children?
• How can we set goals for our family when so much is out of our control?
• What is a better aim for our children than achievement or success?
• How can we love our children as God loves us?
• What are some good personal, daily goals?

This conversation will help you to get intentional about living out your Christian faith in front of your children this year.

The annual Mothers Union Sydney Seminar is a FREE Christian parenting conference on February 27 about ‘The Joy of Enough’. Register for FREE to attend in-person or online.

At the seminar you’ll be able to get your hands on our brand new book: Parenting in God’s Family Volume 2: More Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Issues, due for release in mid-February.

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If you want to get in touch with us to offer some feedback or suggest a topic, you can write to us at: timelessparenting@youthworks.net

Timeless Parenting is brought to you by Growing Faith, a ministry of Youthworks Media and Mothers Union Sydney.

Coming soon: Parenting in God's Family Volume 2:
More Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Issues.

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