##It’s hard to measure the impact on our kids, but it’s not impossible.  

One of my childhood friends was a fanatical, yell-at-the-TV Purdue Boilermaker football fan.  He knew the roster, the schedules, and more stuff than I knew existed.

He didn’t learn it on his own though - he learned to be passionate about football from his parents. (the image below is random, in case you were wondering!)

###A False Dichotomy

Sometimes it can be easy to make it an either/or situation:  either the child will be passionate about sports, or be passionate about Christ…but certainly not both.

Thankfully, my friend did grow up passionate about football and Christ, but I do think he’s the exception to the rule.

###Intentional Parenting

Our kids are too precious to allow their passions to develop by chance.  Unfortunately, without taking an honest assessment of ourselves, we can keep our kids from what matters most: a passionate faith to serve them throughout their lives.  

What’s your poison?  Playing golf? Watching football?  Shopping the latest deals?  Staring at your tablet?

More is caught than taught, and our kids are watching.

**Question:** What impact are you having on your kids right now?  What impact do you want to have on them in the future?