Don't leave home without it

Ephesians 6:4  "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

Parenting is the most all-encompassing job I can ever imagine having.  There are no vacation or sick days off in parenting.  There are no slack days where I can take it a little easier if I am tired.  Kids require the same effort and patience every day.

Some days, about the best we can hope for is to get everyone through the day in one piece.  But the challenge is not to let everyday be a mere quest for survival.  We have a relatively short amount of time to lay a solid foundation for our children.  At the center of that foundation is teaching them about God and His incomparable love for us.

If our kids were to leave our house with only one thing, it should be a knowledge and understanding of the Gospel.  Hopefully someday they will leave with much more, but this is most important.  Although it is God's job to draw them to Himself, He gives parents an active role in the process. 

I pray that God will help Sara and I to be thoughtful, intentional and diligent in training our children in the way they should go.