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!
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.
So thought-provoking!!! Always pressing on…
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.
I SO know what you mean… And these are questions I regularly ponder myself… Parenting is SUCH a tough mission!!!
(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 :-))