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The days are long and the years are short. Sometimes I feel like I need to cram as much of the Bible in my children's head and heart, or else they're not going to make it in this world. If you've ever felt the same, let's stop and take a minute to just relax. There's a better way...
Pick one truth today to share with your children. It doesn't have to be a sit-down, lecture setting. Share it as you go about your day. Over dinner. While playing or doing an activity. On the road. Pick a simple truth such as God is faithful. Explain to them that God can be trusted no matter what we're facing in life, even when we don't understand. Come up with a story on this principle or teach them a verse from the Bible about it (for example, see 2 Thess. 3:3). Then, should the Lord grant you tomorrow, do it again. They say, It takes a village to raise a child*. Well, the problem is, you never know who's in that village and what they're teaching.
I can't abandon my principal responsibility as a parent to raise my children in the ways of the Lord. It is my only unique leadership role in life. And a very serious one. It cannot be replaced by any other. Every other leadership role, be it pastor, director, business owner, and so on, will pass. If I have 'succeeded' everywhere else but have failed at home, have I really succeeded? So, if you've been a bit disconnected from your children lately and feel you haven't done your part, there's hope. Start today. If they're young, re-evaluate the foundations you've been setting and start building on the truth clearly found in the Word of God. If they're older, repent and reconnect. Be there for them. And create the environment and emotional atmosphere where they want to be there for you. The 'village' has too many unknowns. It can certainly be helpful and I know from experience that there have been a handful of people in my life, outside of my family, who have made a significant imprint on my life, for the better. But, still, there's no place like home. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. - Deut. 6:6,7 *It is said that this phrase is attributed to an Igbo and Yoruba proverb. The origin is a mystery. Some people believe it originated in an ancient African proverb; others believe it came from a Native American Tribe (quora.com) If I build 2020 on personal effort, goal-setting and hustle, I'm doomed from the start.
I need something reliable. Unmoved by the changing seasons of life or the latest secular trends. That something is someone, God our Father. He remains the same! The same in the way He loves, forgives, strengthens, and heals. The same in the way He corrects, disciplines, and speaks. Politicians will change this year. Economic conditions will change. People around you will change, whether they realize it or not. Things at work will change. Your bank account will change. Your body will change. Your schedule will change. And the list goes on. But, remember, God will remain the same! There's an anchor we can all rely on for this new year. But You are the same, And Your years will have no end. The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You. - Psalms 102:27,28 |
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