Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

If a Child Wanders From the Faith, Is It the Parents’ Fault?

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Show Notes:

  • We should be as intentional with our families as we are with our jobs.
  • There is a sense that, on one level, I as a parent affect the faith journey of my kids.
  • But on another level, there is a limit to the responsibility parents have for the choices our kids make. God has made them as individuals. A lot of godly parents will have a child who wanders. And it’s not because they did something wrong.
  • Think about it: God was a perfect Father. And the only two humans he “fathered” directly (Adam and Eve) both rebelled. It wasn’t because of deficiencies in God’s parenting.
  • There are decisions only our kids can make. Even under the best of circumstances, they can decide to pursue things that are contrary to what God would have for them.
  • Pray for your kids. Speak truth to them. But ultimately, know that God wants us to lean into his grace.

    • God cares more for our kids than we do and he can pursue our kids in ways that we can’t.

    Lean not on your ability as a parent; lean on God’s grace as the hope for your child.

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