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CHILDLIKE, BUT NOT CHILDISH
Maybe part of the reason God gives us children is so we can see Him more clearly. The way our children relate to us gives us unique insight into the way we relate to our Father. When our children give us a drawing, inexpert as it may be, we hang it on our refrigerator or office wall. It's the motivation we treasure, not the execution. If our kids' gifts give us that much joy, imagine how God must feel when we offer gifts to Him with hearts motivated by love.
Likewise, when our children act selfishly, rebelliously, or disobediently, we see a glimpse of the other side of our relationship with our Father. The pain we feel when our children rebel cannot compare with the pain of our Father, for whom the stakes are much higher.
We can learn a lot about God from our relationship with our kids. And we should emulate their best characteristics when we relate to our heavenly Father. A loving child exhibits humility, faith, dependence and a sense of wonder that makes life exciting. A rebellious child is selfish, petty, and disobedient. Jesus instructs us to be childlike but not childish.
The loving child is a model for our relationship with God.
Maybe part of the reason God gives us children is so we can see Him more clearly. The way our children relate to us gives us unique insight into the way we relate to our Father. When our children give us a drawing, inexpert as it may be, we hang it on our refrigerator or office wall. It's the motivation we treasure, not the execution. If our kids' gifts give us that much joy, imagine how God must feel when we offer gifts to Him with hearts motivated by love.
Likewise, when our children act selfishly, rebelliously, or disobediently, we see a glimpse of the other side of our relationship with our Father. The pain we feel when our children rebel cannot compare with the pain of our Father, for whom the stakes are much higher.
We can learn a lot about God from our relationship with our kids. And we should emulate their best characteristics when we relate to our heavenly Father. A loving child exhibits humility, faith, dependence and a sense of wonder that makes life exciting. A rebellious child is selfish, petty, and disobedient. Jesus instructs us to be childlike but not childish.
The loving child is a model for our relationship with God.
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The purpose of this devotional is to see what God's Word has to say about the parenting challenges every parent faces. Each day includes a passage of Scripture and an application of that passage to the trials and triumphs of leading families to maturity in Christ. The devotionals are created by Parenting by Design, a Fort Worth ministry devoted to teaching parents to lead their children the way God lead His children.
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