Jay, thank you for your candor, vulnerability, and perspective. And how awesome that you are getting a glimpse of the heard of The Father through this. I’m personally encouraged by your intentionality with your kids. May God continue to bless you!
Thanks for this. Sorry for the sad but excited for the next for you and your family. I have a bit to go (10 year old and 6 year old) so I love soaking up all I can from them and learning from men in front of me.
I'm discovering it was ALL precious Rob. Even the stuff that feels unpleasant at the time. Soaking in the wisdom of those around you and before you is a wise way to approach it. And keep them in a bear-hug always. Soon you'll be in tears like me... tears of pride and joy. Bless you Rob. Let's keep going.
Hey Jay, this video touched me deeply. When you said, "I've never been raising just a boy, I have been raising a man" is so profound and eye opening. I have a 3 year old and many years to go before this point. I was wondering, considering the growth you have made over the years in sonship and hearing Jesus voice, if you could go back into the early years of raising your children, what questions you might have asked Jesus and focused on during the really little years. One question I am thinking of is, "Jesus, how do you see my son, Abraham?" Or, "Jesus, what do you want me to know about these early years of parenting?" Blessings Jay!
That's such a huge question. I can tell you for sure I would have read the Bible with them a lot more and started as early as I could. Not as a discipline or a Bible study. I would have done it more regularly just to familiarize them with the stories. And I would have made it fun. I would have helped them memorize a few of the most fundamental proverbs and repeated them as often as possible. I can also now see far more clearly that each kid, if loved well and given meaningful and appropriate responsibilities, will naturally transition into each new level of maturity without being forced to. I pushed my son too hard, too early, and that actually made him resist growing up, just like Paul says (EPH 6:4, COL 3:21). God told me to give my kids love and responsibility and that He would foster the maturity. I trusted by pulling back and my kids have responded. That's just 2 things.
Jay, thank you for your candor, vulnerability, and perspective. And how awesome that you are getting a glimpse of the heard of The Father through this. I’m personally encouraged by your intentionality with your kids. May God continue to bless you!
"Excited for what the world will be getting" - what a magnificent line.
Thanks for this. Sorry for the sad but excited for the next for you and your family. I have a bit to go (10 year old and 6 year old) so I love soaking up all I can from them and learning from men in front of me.
I'm discovering it was ALL precious Rob. Even the stuff that feels unpleasant at the time. Soaking in the wisdom of those around you and before you is a wise way to approach it. And keep them in a bear-hug always. Soon you'll be in tears like me... tears of pride and joy. Bless you Rob. Let's keep going.
Hey Jay, this video touched me deeply. When you said, "I've never been raising just a boy, I have been raising a man" is so profound and eye opening. I have a 3 year old and many years to go before this point.
I was wondering, considering the growth you have made over the years in sonship and hearing Jesus voice, if you could go back into the early years of raising your children, what questions you might have asked Jesus and focused on during the really little years. One question I am thinking of is, "Jesus, how do you see my son, Abraham?" Or, "Jesus, what do you want me to know about these early years of parenting?"
Blessings Jay!
That's such a huge question. I can tell you for sure I would have read the Bible with them a lot more and started as early as I could. Not as a discipline or a Bible study. I would have done it more regularly just to familiarize them with the stories. And I would have made it fun. I would have helped them memorize a few of the most fundamental proverbs and repeated them as often as possible. I can also now see far more clearly that each kid, if loved well and given meaningful and appropriate responsibilities, will naturally transition into each new level of maturity without being forced to. I pushed my son too hard, too early, and that actually made him resist growing up, just like Paul says (EPH 6:4, COL 3:21). God told me to give my kids love and responsibility and that He would foster the maturity. I trusted by pulling back and my kids have responded. That's just 2 things.