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Am I Settling for Less Than Our Best?

September 7, 2012 by Tracey 5 Comments


When all our child training is over, we will all have what we were willing to settle for. ~ Denny Kenaston in The Pursuit of Godly Seed

As I read these words, I started to ponder the expectations I have for our children and the following questions came to mind.

  • Am I settling for incomplete obedience?
  • Am I settling for a negative attitude when my children are asked to do something they don’t want to do?
  • Am I settling for a lesser performance in academics or other skills when I know they can do better?
  • Am I settling for doing things for them instead of teaching them to accomplish those things themselves?
  • Am I settling for a lukewarm spiritual atmosphere in our home or am I challenging myself and our children to grow spiritually?

The years in which we have to train our children go by so quickly.  I want to shower them with love and acceptance while holding them to standards which will shape them into the adults that God would have them to be.  May I not settle for less than their – or my – best!

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  1. aurie good says

    September 7, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Oh girl, my heart was echoing these thoughts last night as I watched my girls laugh and play. I want to train them up the way He has called them, and some days {even on the best days} that seems like SUCH a daunting task.

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  2. Sues says

    September 7, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    So thought-provoking!!! Always pressing on…

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  3. Nikki says

    September 7, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    That is such a challenging quote! "What we were willing to settle for." Oh, my. I think I need to write this down where I will see it a lot because I tend to settle for too much (or is it "too little"?). Thanks for the thought-provoking quote.

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  4. Clara says

    September 7, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    I SO know what you mean… And these are questions I regularly ponder myself… Parenting is SUCH a tough mission!!!

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  5. Sues says

    September 8, 2012 at 3:43 am

    (PS – just nominated you for a blog award over at my blog, if you want to check it out: http://castleblake.blogspot.com/2012/09/liebster.html :-))

    Reply

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