Raising kids is THE HARDEST JOB I have ever had.
An TRUST ME...I have had some JOBS.
The hardest thing about raising kids for me is the uncertainty of it all.
There are NO GUARANTEES...only TIME will tell.
I hear stories about other kids.
Tales of TOTAL disrespect...
To be honest - It TERRIFIES me...
Because- THERE are no GUARANTEES.
It IS NOT a GIVEN that just because I TEACH my children ABOUT God...They will KNOW him.
They have to make the journey INTO God themselves.
THEY have to WANT IT.
I am a believer that we are GIVEN these little souls by GOD....and NOT FOR FREE.
We are ORDAINED by God as parents to these kids.
We are EXPECTED to return them BETTER than they were given to us.
Not ASKED...EXPECTED.
Not WANTED...EXPECTED.
We are CALLED raise our children in "fear and admonition of the Lord."
THAT is our PRIMARY calling....
I want to look one day on my children and say, "Wow!!! They are AMAZING people!"
But-
That takes a LIFETIME of INVESTING in them.
Learning about them...which in turn teaches you about YOURSELF.
Trust me...
It takes training them FOREVER.
Teaching them things like how to tie their shoes
OR
How to be kind to one another and LOVE.
It is all the same.
It takes a KNOWLEDGE of something BIGGER then me.
Something STRONGER than me.
Something MORE LOVING than me.
In MY eyes....You CAN'T do it without GOD.
It takes his teachings.
It takes LISTENING.
And an INWARD EYE on yourself.
It takes a STUDENT.
Someone who is EVER CHANGING.
Someone who is WILLING to be wrong.
Because....
It is a LONG, WINDING road,
where we choose our battles,
fight the good fight,
and BEND as not to BREAK.
But parenting without God...
THAT HAS a guarantee...
Look around.
I bet you'll see.
1 comment:
YOU ARE SO SMART!!!!
Your Dad and I must have done something right.
HUGS AND KISSES from YOUR MOM.
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