The Most Important Place on Earth by Robert Wolgemuth

Author:Robert Wolgemuth [Wolgemuth, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016-06-02T00:00:00+00:00

“I’m sorry; I was wrong. Will you please forgive me?” is Vitamin #3.

Vitamin #3 may feel like it’s the size of your fist. At times, it may seem impossible to swallow. But when you choke and gag and finally get it down, great things will happen in your family.

“I’m sorry; I was wrong. Will you please forgive me?” is Vitamin #3.

VITAMIN #4: “MAY I HELP?”

Sometimes I picture myself in a recovery group among friends. “I’m Robert,” I say.

“Hi, Robert,” everyone responds.

“I’m Robert,” I repeat, “and I’m lazy.”

As far as I know, there are no chapters of Lazies Anonymous out there, but there could be. And I would be a member.

Now before you jump to any inaccurate conclusions about my work habits, I’m actually not talking about laziness when it comes to work-work. Career work. Project work. I’m driven in these settings and sometimes tend to overwork: workaholism. There are recovery groups for that. That’s not the laziness I’m referring to.

What I’m talking about is a propensity for laziness that involves things around the house. I know that my dad suffered from this as well, which is why he said, “Look for things to do” when he saw us not doing something productive. As you realize now that you are one, parents sometimes reveal their own weaknesses by the errant behavior they focus on in their kids.

As a grown-up with a wife and a family, I discovered that I can work like a dog at the office or on the racquetball court or building a deck on the back of the house, but when it’s time to do the dishes, my motivation and energy suddenly disappear. Severe lethargy sets in.

Or when I’m watching something on TV and I get thirsty, I am tempted to holler into the kitchen to see if someone might be able to bring me something to drink.6 That is why I love to hear somebody say, “Oh, don’t be silly, I’ll do the dishes,” or “Let me bring you a glass of iced tea.”

Vitamin #4 is an admission that having a successful family can be a lot of work. There’s a pile of laundry on the floor: “May I help?” There’s so much junk in the garage there’s barely enough room for the car: “May I help?” The baby’s diaper needs changing: “May I help?” There’s something sticky on the kitchen floor: “May I help?”

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