We are all created in the image of God. But we are all born into this world with a sinful nature. We don't become sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. The natural bent of our heart is toward the flesh and satisfying its desires.

When God calls for us to train up a child in the way he should go, it requires us as parents and adults to cultivate his heart to hear the voice of God and discover what glory He has created him for.

As we see the rise in numbers of kids who are leaving the church after the age of 18, and as we see more and more kids who have never heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ; even those just down the street from our churches, something has gone terribly wrong.

We have an obligation not only to our own children but to those who have been placed in our places of influence. Our neighborhoods, churches, schools, communities, and those who are being helped through non-profits and governmental programs.

With the breakdown of the family, this problem has become an epidemic in our country. Your children may have grown up and left the house, and you may or may not have grandchildren, but you have some children in your sphere of influence that you need to make the initiative to cultivate their hearts before the thief is able to kill, steal and destroy!

We can no longer turn a blind eye and make our comfortable and convenient excuses. What will the Lord find you doing when He returns?