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NEED FOR REST
Christ sent the disciples out in two's on their first mission trip to preach the kingdom of God and to cast out demons and heal the sick. Their trips were hugely successful, and they returned to report what had happened. The people around apparently were aware of their success as well because they were besieged by requests for their time, so much that they had no time even to eat!
Imagine the feeling — flushed with success, with people clamoring for your attention and begging for a little of your time. It had to feel pretty good to be needed like that. Yet Jesus recognized boundaries were necessary or the disciples were going to be used up in a hurry. They needed time to rest.
You are no different. Your kids may demand every minute of your time and it may feel pretty good to be needed that much. But you must be aware that you are limited in energy and you will be no good to anyone if you don't get some rest now and then.
Taking time to rest and revitalize is as important to your kids as it is to you.
Christ sent the disciples out in two's on their first mission trip to preach the kingdom of God and to cast out demons and heal the sick. Their trips were hugely successful, and they returned to report what had happened. The people around apparently were aware of their success as well because they were besieged by requests for their time, so much that they had no time even to eat!
Imagine the feeling — flushed with success, with people clamoring for your attention and begging for a little of your time. It had to feel pretty good to be needed like that. Yet Jesus recognized boundaries were necessary or the disciples were going to be used up in a hurry. They needed time to rest.
You are no different. Your kids may demand every minute of your time and it may feel pretty good to be needed that much. But you must be aware that you are limited in energy and you will be no good to anyone if you don't get some rest now and then.
Taking time to rest and revitalize is as important to your kids as it is to you.
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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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