by Sarah Joy Albrecht | March 18th, 2009
The goal of parenting is not to make our children like us, it is to raise up warriors for Christ.
In fact, if we indulge our children in hopes of winning their approval, our strategy will backfire. We won’t end up with children who like us at all — we will end up with children who are too selfish to visit us when we are old.
It is our responsibility to say “no” to them and to teach them what is right. To say no to unhealthy indulgences is to love them.
Parenting must not be rooted in short term self-gratification, but in the purpose of glorifying the eternal God.
Put the weight of eternity behind your parenting.
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