We are in a parenting focus group right now reading through the book, "Revolutionary Parenting" by George Barna. I am loving every moment of it. So much of what he says are things that I feel God has been putting on my heart. As I was preparing for our group tonight I read something that opened my eyes.
"Revolutionary Parents' first priority is God. Their second priority is their children. Why? Serving God by loving our neighbors-or, put another way, doing the work of God's kingdom-is the second part of the Great commandment. And our children are the neighbors God has entrusted to us in a unique way. Our neighbors across town and across the globe are important, but our children are our primary mission field. Teaching them to know, love, and serve God is our greatest act of service to HIm."
I know God's great commandment. I know that I am supposed to put God first and my husband and children second. But I never thought of my children as my "neighbors". I see so many people in church today putting all their attention on the people who live on their street, the next state over, or another country and forget about the "neighbors" who are living under their roof. Our children are a gift from God and we ignoring the opportunity we have sitting right under our noses.
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