• Sep. 21, 2009
The Parenting Conference

Last weekend our church had a parenting conference.  We had a speaker lined up to come in and on Wednesday the church got a call that he was in the hospital and would not be able to come.  After a slight panic and lots of prayer our pastor stepped up to fill-in and we were blessed by the fact that he did.  Below I have listed a few of the things that really spoke to me.

• We must defer to God's plan over our plans for our kids.  These are God's kids, not ours.  We are merely training them for His service.
• When your kids ask you if something is right or wrong, don't just give them your answer.  Take them to scripture to show them what God says.  Let them know you are not the ultimate answer.
• There is no "perfect way" to parent, but, God will use imperfect parents with imperfect kids to bring about His perfect plan.

And the statement that spoke to me the most was this:

• Do what you do as a parent for the glory of God and not to produce a result.  Parenting isn't for self-fulfillment, it is about creating people for His glory.

Finally, on Friday our pastor was asked to be a special guest on Albert Mohler's radio program to talk about being a parent of a Down Syndrome child.  You can hear that interview by clicking HERE and you can read the blog post that initiated the interview HERE.  Click on the blog link and look for the title from Friday "Will Babies with Down Syndrome Just Disappear?"

Shannon

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