“Who, Me?”
Parenting a child for destiny is a great task. How does one raise a child to become king or queen? “After all, who am I?” is most likely our response. Most parents tend to think of themselves as an ordinary Joe or Jill, going through the routines of life such as work, school, church, etc. We just fit in with everyone else. We sit & watch our kids perform on the dance floor or the football field. Thoughts of destiny or royalty are rarely on our minds. For many parents, the main goal is to get children through the teenage years without too many injuries-to them or to us. Who am I to think that my child may have a massive influence on the world? But why not? Why should your child not be a major player in history?
As I scan the Bible, I see a pattern about the famous people there, the ones who shaped history and changed the future. They were ordinary individuals living life like most of us. They dressed, talked and behaved like every other family in the village. They were going through the routines of life like the rest of us. And it was out of that normal routine that GOD set apart that individual for His plans. And the world was different because of it. People in the Bible like Moses, Noah and Simon Peter were living an ordinary life when GOD invited them to follow them. And that is when life went to another level altogether. The normal became “super normal.”
Here’s a lesson: Do not let the ordinary rob you of the extraordinary potential. Be careful that you don’t get sucked into thinking that life is a meaningless series of days and years that will eventually come to a last breath in a nursing home.
And when you recognize the significance of your solitary life, then you will begin to realize that your role as a parent will have a deep and lasting impact on your child as well as the world in which he will live.
Understand who you are. Understand why you were created. And understand the role you play in creating a different future for many people simply because you are a parent. Your life has great meaning. And from that reality you can raise a child who lives with significance.
Parenting a child for destiny is a great task. How does one raise a child to become king or queen? “After all, who am I?” is most likely our response. Most parents tend to think of themselves as an ordinary Joe or Jill, going through the routines of life such as work, school, church, etc. We just fit in with everyone else. We sit & watch our kids perform on the dance floor or the football field. Thoughts of destiny or royalty are rarely on our minds. For many parents, the main goal is to get children through the teenage years without too many injuries-to them or to us. Who am I to think that my child may have a massive influence on the world? But why not? Why should your child not be a major player in history?
As I scan the Bible, I see a pattern about the famous people there, the ones who shaped history and changed the future. They were ordinary individuals living life like most of us. They dressed, talked and behaved like every other family in the village. They were going through the routines of life like the rest of us. And it was out of that normal routine that GOD set apart that individual for His plans. And the world was different because of it. People in the Bible like Moses, Noah and Simon Peter were living an ordinary life when GOD invited them to follow them. And that is when life went to another level altogether. The normal became “super normal.”
Here’s a lesson: Do not let the ordinary rob you of the extraordinary potential. Be careful that you don’t get sucked into thinking that life is a meaningless series of days and years that will eventually come to a last breath in a nursing home.
And when you recognize the significance of your solitary life, then you will begin to realize that your role as a parent will have a deep and lasting impact on your child as well as the world in which he will live.
Understand who you are. Understand why you were created. And understand the role you play in creating a different future for many people simply because you are a parent. Your life has great meaning. And from that reality you can raise a child who lives with significance.
posted by Bruce Pittman @ Saturday, August 18, 2012
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