Families

Abraham and Lot were family. Like many families, a quarrel arose between them. From the quarrel came two distinct outcomes. After both looked ahead to their future, Lot chose for himself while Abraham chose after hearing from God. They were from the same family, but had different levels of faithfulness. We parents can model our faith in God by showing our kids how we ask God first before moving ahead with a decision. We want our kids to have faith in God, because then the best outcome surfaces—the ability for our kids to live out God’s greatness with
confidence!

Let God work. Jethro advised Moses to release some control and to let God work. When he did, God provided a new way for things to be done. In the Exodus, the Israelites frequently learned to release their fears, which increased their need to depend on God. Releasing our kids daily to God is a very hard parenting approach to practice! Our fears increase. We want to control, believing we know best. Instead, we can remember to put God in this dominant role in our kids’ lives, and the job of our parenting is to point back to Him.