A few weeks ago, I read this online and I thought it was a beautiful reminder of how we should face these unprecedented days. It's easy to get overwhelmed with the state of the world or fear for our kids' future but we have to remember that God is not at all surprised by any of it.
He knows, He cares, and He will be with us through it all. Maybe you need this reminder today as well.
Don’t feel sorry for or fear for your kids because the world they are going to grow up in is not what it used to be.
God created them and called them for the exact moment in time that they’re in.
Their life wasn’t a coincidence or an accident.
Raise them up to know the power they walk in as children of God. Train them up in the authority of His Word. Teach them to walk in faith knowing that God is in control. Empower them to know they can change the world. Don’t teach them to be fearful and disheartened by the state of the world, but hopeful that they can do something about it.
Every person in all of history has been placed in the time that they were in because of God’s sovereign plan.
He knew Daniel could handle the lion's den. He knew David could handle Goliath. He knew Esther could handle Haman. He knew Peter could handle persecution. And He knew Jesus could handle the cross.
Guess what? He knows that YOUR child can handle whatever challenge they face in their life.
In fact, He created them specifically for it!
Don’t be scared for your children, but be honored that God chose you to parent the generation that is facing the greatest challenges of our lifetime. Rise up to the challenge. Raise Daniel's, David's, Esther's and Peter's! Raise children who know Christ’s character & strive to live like Him.
God isn’t scratching His head wondering what He’s going to do with this mess of a world. He has an army He’s raising up to drive back the darkness and make Him known all over the earth.
Don’t let your fear steal the greatness God placed in them. I know it’s hard to imagine them as anything besides our sweet little babies, and we just want to protect them from anything that could ever be hard on them, but they were born for such a time as this.
- Alex Cravens
Great post. I felt like I had written it myself because these very words have come out of my mouth when talking to myself and other people. Reading your post was a great reminder and refresher.
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