Courage & Humility

More than anyone else, our spouse and our children see our faults.
Especially our older children.

How can we ask them to follow our steps into God’s Kingdom when they see us stumble so often?

It feels as if we – the parent-priest of our tribe – should have our own lives in order before we presume to lead.

But then… if or when we appear spiritually healthy – this doesn’t inspire them, either. It has a way of dis-couraging them. They feel the example we set is too high.

How can our families begin to journey with us if we are always either too faulty or appear too perfect?

It takes courage and humility.

We begin by humbly asking them if we can take one step at a time, together.
It may sound something like this: “I don’t know what this will look like or how it will go. I’m asking you to do things with me that I haven’t been good at. But could we start this together? Can we support each other in this adventure? Can we treat it lightly and have fun with it?”

Perhaps you’ve unintentionally let things in – things opposed to creation, redemption, or to cultivating wonder in your home. But now you are inspired to do things differently.

You need courage and humility.

Perhaps you’ve never tried praying together as a family – or worshipping God together. You want to. But what will they think? Will they go along with it?

You need courage and humility.

God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. – James 4:6b

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. – James 4:10

The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the LORD is protected. – Proverbs 29:25