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My greatest fear as a parent

Posted by Carey 
· Monday, May 27th, 2013 

My greatest fear as a parent is not

that my kids might have trouble with these issues:

  • drugs
  • premarital sex
  • peer pressure
  • marriage to the wrong person
  • foolish decisions
  • that they will turn away from the faith

My greatest fear as a parent echos the words of Psalm chapter 69, verse 6…

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord GO

D of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

I fear that I might somehow lead my children astray…

  • By living a poor example of a Christ-follower.
  • By something I say that wounds them deeply.
  • By patterns in how I treat them that could foster bitterness in their heart.
  • By some failing in my life that brings shame to the family or the name of Christ.

And that kind of fear can be a good thing for a parent to have…

It’s one of the reasons that I have a personal time with the LORD each morning.

greatest fear as a parent

It’s one of the things that motivates me to work on my own defensiveness and impatience.

It’s one of the reasons I continually ask the Spirit of God to kill the pride in my life.

Not only is my relationship with the LORD precious enough that I want to make sure I’m not offending Him, I’m also aware, almost minute by minute, that I am one of the most influential people in the lives of my children.

Think about that for a minute.

If you are a parent, you are one of the most influential people in your child’s life.

That’s a heavy responsibility that SHOULD strike fear into your heart.

So I invite you to join me in praying this prayer in regard to your children everyday,

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

Do you have any ideas about how the heavy responsibility we bear as parents can motivate us toward better things? Share it below!

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