Finish this thought: By the time my son or daughter is 19 I would hope that they are… (list values and character qualities that you desire to be intentional about)If you have children or plan to have children sometime in the future this is something you need to do. Sometimes as a parent I want to make life as wonderful and easy as I can for my kids. That is what you want to do when you are raising good children, right? But the truth is, I don’t want to raise good children, I want to raise my boys to be good parents and Godly adults. That is my target. I want my children to grow up to be hard workers, discerning, loving, honest… well, I have a long list;
but I want to see what your list might look like.
but I want to see what your list might look like.
Please just think for a moment, what are the attributes or characteristics you would like to see in your son or daughter by the time they enter college? I urge you to take the time to make a list of your own.
When mom and dad are no longer right there who do you hope for them to be? As a young parent I have already noticed that most of the time I don’t hit what I am aiming for mainly because I have not thought about the end result enough and therefore I have not been intentional. Your list might only be a few things or you might have a list of 25 things like I do. I pray this will be good exercise for you as you focus on the target. By the way it is never “too late” to do this. God can use you right where you are to minister to your kids no matter what stage they are at in life.
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