Parenting By Design SACRIFICE We marvel at Abrahams obedience when the cost was so high. But many of us are willing to sacrifice our children too — not on an altar — but to the expectations of this world. This sacrifice requires no knife, but is executed in subtle day-to-day compromises. Overcrowded schedules that squeeze out time for relationships. Messages communicating significance in a childs success. Pressuring kids to perform because we see them as reflections of ourselves. Investing our time and money chasing after power, beauty, and fame. We are bombarded with false messages defining our worth and the worth of our children by worldly standards. Like Abraham, God is calling us to bring this sacrifice to a halt. But we must look past the temporal and see with eternal eyes. We must choose to worship the Creator instead of the creation. Surrender your kids to God and spend the time necessary to uncover His plan for their lives. Genesis 22:10-11 AMP And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son. [Heb. 11:17-19.] But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.
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