I love watching my kids grow into their relationship with God. Whether it's just watching the littles run to the car at the word "Church" or watching our oldest pour over the gospel tract rack like a candy counter, it gives me hope that as they grow up and go out into the world their faith will be firmly rooted in good soil. At that point, keeping the weeds out is between them and God.
But for now the hoe in Mr. M's & my hands. And with prayer and care, we have to decide when our young are ready to face the elements. Indoor plants are pretty, but the trees can never grow to their full height. Put a seedling out in winter and you hand it a death sentence. We want our kids to be aware of the evils out there, but not afraid of them. We want them to be solid in their faith, but flexible in the non-essentials. We want trees that sway in the wind, not brittle branches that break at the slightest resistance.
We know God's in charge of all. After all, Princess D this morning was listing off the thiings God made. "God made oatmeal. God made the ground it grows in. God made ME!" Yes, God made everything.
Yet God entrusted her to us, so there are many issues that we seek wisdom on, activities, school, church choice and attendance. Even when we home schooled we purposely did most of our activities through secular venues so our kids could see the world, and learn how to be in it without being of it, and how to reach out to it. For that is one of the universal commandments. "Go."
Whatever our choices, I'm sure God will be there. And with prayer and care I hope to see our children choose to follow Him while bringing some of their friends along for the ride.
1 comment:
Very well said!!!! It is such a huge responsibility to raise a child.
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