![]() ![]() ![]() In the same way, we should be preparing our children to go out and accomplish the purpose God has set before them. They are shooting the arrow purposefully with a target in mind and full expectation that the arrow will accomplish its purpose. When experienced bow hunters shoot an arrow at an animal, they are not shooting aimlessly hoping it might hit the animal. We as parents are to be warriors for the Lord sending out our arrows to impact the world. Parents are never to be passive, they are always to be active. Again, Psalm 27 describes children as arrows in the hand of a warrior. However, you won’t find this passive view of parenting presented anywhere in Scripture. For far too many Christian parents the goal seems to be to passively hope that their children can hold on to enough of the faith they have been given to not leave it when they leave the house. I cannot recount how many times I have heard someone talk about the statistics regarding how many Christian kids leave the Christian faith when they go to college. John Eldridge, In Love and WarĪs we launch Life+ Christian Parenting we aim to change the narrative on parenting as a whole but especially wit hin Christian families. You are loved more than you can imagine.Ģ. The world does not revolve around you. The balancing act we parents must face is convincing our children:ġ. Children have become the “center of the universe” that parents lives have begun to orbit around.Īs Christian parents we must navigate the waters of gratitude for the amazing blessing that children are and be wary of foolishly orienting our world to revolve around our children. ![]() Children have moved from being viewed as an amazing gift from God and instead have become viewed as a burden.However, culturally today two parenting realities have become prevalent in the United States: In the same way, parents with a house full of children are indeed blessed by the Lord. Psalm 127 compares children to arrows in the hand of a warrior.Īnyone going into battle with a bowstring would be grateful to have a quiver full of arrows. One consistent truth that can be found in the Bible is that children are a gift and reward from God. However, my wife Neely and I have found that although our kids are incredibly different and the methods we use for each child may differ, the principles of Scripture that guide us each day never change. God has uniquely made every child and every family.Īs a father of five kids I have quickly come to realize what works well with one kid may not work at all with another. To say that parenting is challenging may be one of the greatest understatements in the history of the world.Īlthough there are thousands upon thousands of parenting books, blogs and conferences, the reality is there is not a “ one size fits all” solution to parenting. ![]()
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