I’ve noticed that we walk through many different stages in parenting. In the beginning we must do everything to keep our little one alive. Without us feeding them and caring for them, they would die. We are their everything. As they grow our role in their life begins to change. Every season of their growth leads to another moment of release…but our parenting never truly ends.
It never ends.
Our example to our children lasts. We spend the rest of our lives showing our children the way to walk through life.
It’s our decision whether we teach them by good example, or as something to avoid.
Let that word hit your heart, even if it stings a little.
If it stings, then I’m glad because we all have improvements to make and the sting, we feel is evidence that we are still willing to be provoked toward change.
I have decided to always be willing to change.
It’s literally a conscious decision I’ve made. I make it daily as I talk with Jesus. I invite His hand of change into my heart. When I feel myself becoming stiff and resistant in one area, I stop myself and ask God if I need to be changed. The answer has always been, “Yes”.
We are supposed to be in a constant state of changing. Being transformed into His likeness. Bit by bit. Day by day. Moment by moment. We are changed.
Are you willing?
Even if your children are grown you are still a parent. Not to boss them around. Not to tell them what to do, but to be a godly example through every season of our lives.
As parents we have the unique opportunity to forge the path forward…let’s not lead our families astray.
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, or riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation. After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in, your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls. Proverbs 27:23-27
What kind of legacy will you leave your family? One they must tear down to renovate or one they can firmly build upon…
365 Days in the Presence 