We, as parents, all want our children to grow strong, don't we? But it can often be easy to focus on the outward growth - which is so easy to measure - while forgetting to pour out equal or greater effort for the inward growth. We need to be reminded again and again that we have been given the privilege to shape hearts that are eternal, not just bodies that will age and die. What a task this is!
II Peter 3:18 says that we are to, "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." This is a profitable goal for both ourselves and our children, but how do we go about it? We are told to grow in grace and knowledge which shows an action that requires effort. What kind of effort is needed to grow? Time being in God's Word so we can grow in His truth and in a bigger understanding of who He is. Time spent in prayer and giving over our desires and concerns to God. Time spent with other Christians who can build us up in the faith. Once these actions are occurring in our lives, we will begin to find we have true wisdom and greater life to pass on to our children that will help them grow too.
You have heard the old saying many times, I am sure, but it bears repeating...You can't teach what you don't know and you can't lead where you won't go. May we be the parents God intends for us to be and rise to the challenge of growth so that we can have something to offer those precious eternal ones that God has placed within our care.
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