Prepare for Battle!

Is it Friday, already!?!  It seems to me that time just flies by.  Speaking of time flying, my baby is turning 7 years old in less than 2 weeks.  How did that happen?  The time we have our children at home with us is so short and precious!  Just ask a mother who has raised all of her children and she will tell you: It all goes by so fast.  (My goodness, I better move on!  Sniff, sniff!)

As you can tell, I am feeling a bit more serious today then I have all week.  I hope that is okay with y'all!  Today, as I think about my children and what their future will hold, I am brought to the realization that I am far from done battling for my children.  

Many times the battle is too hard for her. Her hands grow weary to the task and her aim isn’t steady. But God. He is faithful when she isn’t. Her General is aiding her in combat, by His Spirit. She falls and He picks her up and bandages her bruised knees and scraped elbows. The righteous fall seven times and yet rise again…Prov. 24:16              - Bambi Moore, In the Nursery of the Nation

What wise words from a precious woman of God!  Do you ever feel a bit weary from the battle?  Mothering is hard.  There are times you feel like a failure.  There are times when you feel uncertain that you have the ability to do this, let alone, do it well.  When we feel like we have fallen, we must GET BACK UP!  There is a battle for our children's souls and we must continually wage war on the enemy.  When we you brought that little darling (or those little darlings) into the world, our home became the front lines.

We must never forget that Satan hates life, and he hates children.  It has become apparent in our society.   Children are being viewed as a burden, and abortion is being widely accepted.  (What a contradiction to God's Word! Just read Psalm 127.)  Parents, we must realize: Satan hates our children and wants nothing more than to kill, steal, and destroy their life. (Matt. 10:10)   

  

 

We must be reminded that our battle is not against teenage attitudes or disobedient toddlers, it is against the spiritual forces that pull at the sin nature of our children.  We have been given two very important tactics for war, and we must use them to engage the enemy. 

 

First, we must pray constantly for our children.  I pray everyday for my children to love God and honor His Word.  I also pray for their future spouse to be raised up in the admonition of the Lord.   

 

Secondly, we must equip our children to join the battle.  We must be taking our call to make disciples VERY seriously.  Our home is a boot camp for future soldiers of Christ.

 

We don't have to go outside of our home to fulfill The Great Commission.  Our children need us to teach them to become disciples of Christ by training them to use their very own weapon, The Word of God.  Multi-generational faithfulness does not happen by accident.  If you want to see your children, your children's children, and so on, faithfully serving Jesus Christ, you have to be intentional in your parenting.

“Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children

because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if

you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.”

                                                                                                    -Rachel Jankovic, Femina 

Certainly some ministries are integral to The Great Commission, but none so much as a father and mother who understand the “nation” within their walls, the potential of exponential discipleship in the years to come with faithful laboring and intentional walking beside those to whom we are first given to bring to Christ.                                             -Kelly Crawford, Generation Cedar