New article! Every generation of parenting has its challenges, but parenting these days isn’t easy. If you feel bogged down, disconnected from your faith, and wondering if your efforts are making a difference in the relentless drive of culture, you’re not alone. This article will help you articulate what you are up against and give you the fuel to dive deeper into the arms of Jesus and enrich your parenting rewards.
Perhaps you have heard someone say, “Parenting is one of the hardest things you will ever do, but it will also be the most rewarding.” While parenting well is hard, the rewards partially depend on our choices. Faith has the ability to enrich the rewards of parenting like nothing else.
When Jesus walked on Earth, he encouraged his disciples to live in a manner different from their surroundings. He wanted others to notice that there was something different about them. Further, he wanted this difference to appeal and draw people into the faith as a witness tool. That’s one reason Jesus used the metaphor of salt to describe the behavior he was after—he wanted his followers to be seasoned in the world around them. Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13). As Christian parents today, we have this same call. Here are five things you can do to be salt as a parent:
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