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SACRIFICE
We marvel at Abraham's obedience when the cost was so high. But many of us are willing to sacrifice our children too — not on an altar — but to the expectations of this world. This sacrifice requires no knife, but is executed in subtle day-to-day compromises. Overcrowded schedules that squeeze out time for relationships. Messages communicating significance in a child's "success." Pressuring kids to perform because we see them as reflections of ourselves. Investing our time and money chasing after power, beauty, and fame.
We are bombarded with false messages defining our worth and the worth of our children by worldly standards. Like Abraham, God is calling us to bring this sacrifice to a halt. But we must look past the temporal and see with eternal eyes. We must choose to worship the Creator instead of the creation.
Surrender your kids to God and spend the time necessary to uncover His plan for their lives.
We marvel at Abraham's obedience when the cost was so high. But many of us are willing to sacrifice our children too — not on an altar — but to the expectations of this world. This sacrifice requires no knife, but is executed in subtle day-to-day compromises. Overcrowded schedules that squeeze out time for relationships. Messages communicating significance in a child's "success." Pressuring kids to perform because we see them as reflections of ourselves. Investing our time and money chasing after power, beauty, and fame.
We are bombarded with false messages defining our worth and the worth of our children by worldly standards. Like Abraham, God is calling us to bring this sacrifice to a halt. But we must look past the temporal and see with eternal eyes. We must choose to worship the Creator instead of the creation.
Surrender your kids to God and spend the time necessary to uncover His plan for their lives.
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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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