I'm not trying to slam anyone or be critical of anything, but there is an ad on the radio for a Christian camp for kids and this is the promo line.. "A transformation for the kids and a vacation for the parents." What? How does that even work? I'm sorry, but it doesn't. That's like saying "All the food you want to eat when you want to eat it... and the perfect body in 10 weeks!" It just doesn't work like that. I saw another brochure tonight that was talking about the couple of hours your children spend in church a week and how that can be life-changing.... See, here's the thing. God has given the job of training children to PARENTS. No one else has been ordained for that task. Yes, it's a huge task. And yes, it is a challenge. But we can't delegate it to some fancy camp or educated teacher or private school or beautiful church with a trendy mission statement. We, as imperfect, struggling, inadequate parents are the ones that are called to transfer to the children. Deuteronomy 6 tells us that we are to do it in our every day activities - not just the elaborate "memory-making" planned events. When we rise and when we sit and when we walk and when we go about our day-to-day activities. That's when the real stuff takes place. Kids are not transformed while the parents are sitting around with their feet up neglecting their responsibilities. Kids are transformed when parents accept and embrace their calling as mentors and leaders and teachers to God's most valuable gift: our children. Kids are tranformed when the priests of the home assume their rightful position of authority and stand against the powers of darkness and earnestly pray and stand in the gap on behalf of their legacy. Kids are transformed when moms pray for and love and value their children.
Vacation for parents... sounds tempting.. but I think I'll just stay on duty.
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