I used to be scared. Scared about bringing kids into this world. Not about the labor pains or giving birth or even experiencing something so wildly new, but about raising kids in this fast changing world that seems to only point in one direction...away from God. A place where everything needs to be "accepted" and the lines of moral values have been blurred and shaded grey because now it's all about "living your own truth". Yes THAT scared me. Teaching my children to live in a way that is looked at as "old fashioned" or "closed minded". I lived with this fear until our first daughter was born. When I got to experience first hand how powerful love can be. How overwhelmingly amazing it is to love someone so strongly that you'd be willing to give your life for them. How love drives everything you do, your thoughts, your decisions, your plans.....and I realized that's how God's love is for us. So strong that it goes beyond our understanding, yet we attain a humbling glimpse of it when we hold our child in our arms. I wanted her to know God's love.... and to share it with the world. Yes it is a cold world, and it needs to be warmed with His love. The world needs an army to fight for and rescue all those who are walking without Christ. That is what I am raising. Soldiers. Individuals who are filled with the love of God and will stop at nothing to share it with the world. This transformed my thinking...and I was no longer afraid. I have experienced LOVE....God is love. And His love in us "rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love NEVER fails." (1 Cor 13:6). And my children will know His love. In their journey to encountering and knowing the living God, my husband and I will be right there....covering them with our prayers, and proclaiming the Word over their lives. Our home is a training ground, one that trains currently through crayons and puzzle pieces. So if you are scared of bringing children into this world or fear for the ones you currently have, be at peace. You are raising soldiers for an almighty God. And he is there every step of the way.... He NEVER fails.
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