Their journey is going to….

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.  (Psalm 78:4 KJV)

I am a mom of four teenagers and young adults. I look back over the past 20-plus years of pregnancy, babies, toddlers, kids, messes, trips, packing, school, planning, feeding, cleaning, hugging, sleepovers, playdates, birthdays, and everything else that goes into raising (hopefully) well-adjusted human beings.

As a young mom, I was seeking out a magic formula. I truly believed that if we could get all the right things, in the right quantities and ratios, we would produce great kids. But let me do you a favor and dispel that notion for you.

There is nothing you can do that will guarantee any outcome. And there you have it. I know it’s so counterintuitive, and maybe disconcerting. But it can also be liberating—no matter how much you mess up, your kids can still finish strong. And even if you get it all as close to right as humanly possible, they can still struggle.

Their journey is going to look a lot like your journey. They’re going to learn some things from their parents the easy way, and some things the hard way. There will be others who come alongside and contribute to their story. And there will be parts that are just between them and God. He is going to pursue them and their hearts just like He pursued you. That is what makes the kids of today the hope of the future. [1]

We don’t want to limit what God can do in our children by trying to parent them alone-Trust God to take care of them. - Stormie Omartian

[1] Activated What I Know Now