In the early years of parenting, we’re in control of everything, and although we complain about the stress of it all, we like having the power.
The goal of parenting is to raise children who were once totally dependent on us to be independent, mature people who, with reliance on God and proper connectedness to the Christian community, are able to stand on their own two feet. Successful parenting is about rightful, God-ordained loss of control. This spiritual dynamic hits right at the heart of parenting and marriage. As sinners, we seem to be better at the latter than we are at the former. I’m increasingly convinced that there are only two ways of living: (1) trusting God and living in submission to His will and His rule, or (2) trying to be God.
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