\u201cCan a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
\nSee, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.\u201d\u00a0Isaiah 49:15-16<\/p>\n
As parents, we are usually focused on making sure our children are fed, clothed and generally cared for.\u00a0 We work hard to make sure they lack nothing and are physically healthy.\u00a0 We feel happy when we see them grow with the best that we can give them.\u00a0 On occasion, we even forget to care for ourselves, thinking that our children are worth all of our effort and care.\u00a0 Nevertheless, we become frustrated when they make poor decisions, even as adults, and when we see them suffer for their mistakes.\u00a0 It makes us ask the questions, \u201cHow did we fail? What did I not give them? What did I not do well?\u201d Today we want to share a word of encouragement.\u00a0 Remember, you didn\u2019t do everything wrong; there are always things we could not prevent or anticipate.\u00a0 Also, our sons and daughters have to right to make their own decisions, even if they are not always the best ones.<\/p>\n
We must keep in mind as parents that God always has our children in mind.\u00a0 As the passage above says, \u201cI will not forget you! See, I have engraved\u00a0you on the palms of my hands,\u201d even if it is not obvious in the moment. \u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s continue to give them the best of us, which could be:<\/p>\n
These are the small \/ big things your children want from their parents.\u00a0 It will also show them in the future they have someone whom they can trust.\u00a0 They will learn by what you have lived with them.\u00a0 They will learn that God will not abandon them but rather sustain them, giving the strength and the confidence to face the difficulties of life.\u00a0 It will also help them to trust in God as the Helper in their lives.<\/p>\n
To be parents now is more complicated than it was in the last century, but as conscientious parents we must understand that our principle task is to give the best of ourselves. That happens when we are willing to give the little big things they need without expecting anything in return. In this way we will see them overcome in the middle of difficulties, because we have nurtured within them the capacity to face and victoriously overcome them.<\/p>\n
May God help you implement all you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n
Dr. Miguel and Irene Garita, Family Care Ministry, Mesoamerica Region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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