That is not what we want for our children or from our children, but about what God in grace has planned to do through us in our children.
We have been made parents to do God’s will in their lives. Instead, God’s aim is for parenting to be ambassadorial work. Whether we are conscious of it or not, we are all very bad at moving away from “ownership” parenting.Ģ. Although it feels right and it does many good things, it is foundationally misguided and will not produce what God intends in the lives that he has entrusted to our care. We have to daily battle the “ownership” view of parenting, which is subtle but will put us on a trajectory that leads our parenting far away from God’s design. Here are some other points that I felt were good reminders:ġ. The main premise of the book is that we have to understand the human condition, of our children and of ourselves. In any case, a good book on keeping close sight of the fundamentals such as Parenting by Paul Tripp helps a lot, no matter which stage of parenting you are at (hopefully your kid is not aged 35). Though I suppose in many instances nothing could ever totally prepare us for the roller-coaster ride of parenting, and most of the learning has to be done ‘on-the-job’. If only every parent were required to go through 3 years of intensive study before being allowed to produce progeny, perhaps we might feel more prepared, and make fewer mistakes whilst bringing up our kids. And just as you feel that sheer hard won experience has taught you a thing or two, your child enters the next stage of life and the set of skills and wisdom required morphs to something different. There are good parenting courses and good books, but most of us who embark on the parenting journey usually feel woefully inadequate.
We prepare for working life by getting an education that spans 13 to 16 years but we go for zero certification before undertaking the huge role of a parent. I see parenting as probably one’s most important responsibility in this life.
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