2. Parenting requires patience. Anyone who has been a parent for one day, or many years, knows this. I do too. But patience has always been a challenge for me.
3. Parenting is “heart work.” It’s not just about outward obedience, it’s about the inward attitude of your child.
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4. Parenting is always doing what’s best for your child. My children all know, without a doubt, that I will always do what’s in their best interests. They have an assurance that they have a parent who will not only take a bullet for them, but will die for them.
5. Parenting requires always speaking the truth to your child and into your child’s life. Sowing seeds of truth is critical to your child’s future. They also need to hear the why behind the what of your convictions. The fruit of God’s truth in their minds and hearts will help them reject the lies of the world that will swirl around them.
6. Parenting is about failing, forgiving, and asking for forgiveness. It takes humility to admit to another person, especially your child, that you were wrong and to ask them to forgive you. We all make mistakes and say things we wish we could take back or do things we wish we could undo. Whenever that happens with our children, we need to immediately seek forgiveness from them.
7. Parenting requires prayer. God created and sustains my children. And so, I pray for my children every day. I give thanks to God for these precious gifts. I make requests to God on their behalf. I listen to God so that I will know how to train them and guide them.
8. Parenting is putting your relationship with God, and then your spouse, ahead of your relationship with your child. The only way to love your child well is to love God well. The book of 1 John, chapter 4 tells us: “God is love” and “Love comes from God.” He is the source of love and we must love Him for that love to flow through us and into our children’s lives.
Adopted By Apostle Adolphas Chibanda.
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