There is no one better for me to be than who I was designed to be.
Dads, thatstatement is one very good reason you are so important to your daughter. Mothers model this design but, Dad, you play a critical role in encouraging and validating it.
A friend recently shared an excellent article from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals website, The Uniqueness of Christian Parenting by Jason Helopoulos. Jason’s words should be encouraging to any seeking biblical understanding of parenting and provide interesting food for thought.
Most desires are natural–such as our desire for love, security, pleasure, and value. These are powerful and life-directing. But, many of our desires and “wants” are developed. Take, for instance, my appetite for brownies.
I don’t know what was behind this title for The Flying Burrito Brothers debut album in 1969. I’m sure there was a story. But I also know there is some truth here because sin does often appear to us and to our children as a gilded palace–dazzling and inviting. That is why we are drawn in.