Part of me wants to step back and just let them fall, but then my over protective motherly instincts kick in and I jump right back into their business.
We are supposed to guard and protect what God has given us. He has given us our children. So that means we cannot afford to be our kid's buddies. We must lead them. By example. And we must construct boundaries for them whether they like it or not.
“In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.”
Hebrews 12:4-11 MSG
Daddy God, I thank you for training me. I ask that you help me to continue to train my children to live Godly, pure lives. That all they do and say be guided by you. I know life will try to make them stumble, but I ask that your strength just envelop their souls so that they may be strong an endure whatever life throws their way. I ask that as I stand in the gap for my family, that you would give me wisdom on what to say and do to keep my household living for you. You are my all in all. I live and adore your holy and precious name. I want my life to be a living example of you, so that all that see and hear me, will see you in me. You are an awesome father. Amen
Be blessed.
Trudy B.
