I was thinking the other day…
“I am so, SO proud of my daughter!”๐๐ผ๐๐ฅ
“Praise God!”…you may say. “What did she do?”
Do I need her to DO anything, to be proud of her…
As His children, does God actually need us to DO anything, to make Him proud - or has it already been done through His Son?
My daughter does most emphatically NOT need to accomplish anything to make me proud of her.
Don’t get me wrong: There are inevitably times when our kids will DO things to make us very proud…and other times where they will exhibit behavior that we are far from proud of.
Give praise where praise is due…acknowledge hard work, effort and achievement…and discipline and correct immediately the need arises. This is biblical and exactly how the Lord does His parenting.
But, in a society that is pushing harder and harder for perfection - humanity’s version of perfection - we need, in the Church, to do it God’s Way.
Be proud of your kids NOW…before they achieve anything (TELL them you’re proud of them)…and they just might surprise you later.
Don’t try and mold them into who you would like them to be: Love them for who they are…and let God mold them into who HE has CREATED them to be.
So…I have multiple reasons to be proud of my daughter…
but if you ask me why, I will reply:
“Because…”
“Yes, but why?”
“Just because…”
John3:16
#fastforfamily #FollowingJesus
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