Raising kids is not easy. I love my four kids, and my five grandchildren. Sometimes in frustration I have thought, "I don't know what I'm going to do with them!" My love for them takes me back to God's instruction manual on what to do with kids, not only little ones, but also kids of all ages, like me. Here is what He says: He instructed our ancestors to teach his laws to their children, so that the next generation might learn them and in turn should tell their children. In this way they also will put their trust in God and not forget what he has done, but always obey his commandments. They will not be like their ancestors, a rebellious and disobedient people, whose trust in God was never firm and who did not remain faithful to him...(Psalm 78: 5b-8, Good News Bible).
I hear God telling me how important it is to raise children to trust God and to obey God. Our love for God must be past on to our children so that they make a personal choice to trust and obey God. Jesus appeared to Peter his disciple after His resurrection, and asked him three times: "Do you love me?" (John 21:15-17, Good News Bible). Each time Peter answered "yes." As a sign of that love Peter was instructed to take care of the Lord's lambs, or to take care of the Lord's sheep. Our children are the Lord's lambs and sheep that we must feed, comfort, nurture, and take care of until Jesus returns.--Rene
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