Intentional Parenting
I first read about this over at Jacque’s Blog but I liked it so much I thought I would post about it myself. Hopefully, you can tell from some of my posts on training children that my husband and I try to be intentional in raising our children, seeking to raise a godly heritage unto the Lord. Others have told us that they can tell that we are intentional in our child rearing and I pray that is so.
Our goal is to not only raise godly children but to have a generational outlook. What does this mean? It means to raise godly children who will in turn raise up our grandchildren to be godly and in turn raise our great grandchildren to be godly etc. We do not merely focus on the present but the future generations also. We are to aid in teaching the future generations the ways of the Lord. We are to be deliberate and purposeful in our parenting. This takes a lot of work and is not an easy task or even an easy outlook. Yet, it is what God calls us as parents to do. Deuteronomy 4:8-10 Scripture is our child rearing handbook. We must know what is in there in order to be able to apply it. I would like to encourage each of us to read and know the Word and what God tells us about raising a godly seed.
So I pose this question as something for each of us to reflect upon. What kind of parent are you? Are you a survival parent? A default parent? An intentional parent?
I would encourage you to visit the following link and see which category you fall into and to evaluate your parenting. After all, even the best of parents need to constantly be evaluating and reevaluating to be sure we are fulfilling our call to raise up a godly seed. Please visit Intentional Parents.
Posted in Christianity, Homeschooling, Quiverfull, Train Up a Child
August 17th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
It’s good to read others’ Godly parenting philosophies. What a blessing (to you and them!)that others have told you they see the difference in your family!
Many will disagree with the way we raise our children, even within the church, but we have to follow God’s commands and the way He loves us and intends for us to live as well as our children and our grandchildren. Why would anyone not want to? He created us and the family.
I am happy that we are training our children in a manner that we will not out-grow being a family. We will be family, helping each other, teaching and training the Littles and their Littles.. and it will be passed from generation to generation!
blessings!
-J
August 17th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
You know, when our children were small and we were baby Christians, God gave us a vision, without a name, for this intentional parenting, specifically the aspect that transforms the family legacy generationally. Since then, it has influenced everything we do.
When I read this post, it occurred to me that this may be the explanation for why I “click” with some people as friends, even if our lives may look very different.
Thanks for posting this!
August 18th, 2007 at 12:15 am
It is an awesome vision given by God alone!
Rebecca~ I can see in your family that legacy is being built.
I pray that more christians would see the vision that God puts forth in His word for the family.
August 18th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Thanks, Kristine. That’s quite a compliment.
The link will be good for me to share with the whole family (now, since we are getting to courting age).