No Retirement

Typically, in prepping for an entry here I will review what the Lord has shown me in past journals.  I was reviewing my journal from the first few months of 2021 and shifted gears.  The purpose of this blog is to encourage men as they engage in the task of building into the lives of their sons and daughters.  

For any of us to be successful in that endeavor, we must intentionally abide in the Word of God.  Equipping our children for life is a ministry.  We are not able to minister to anyone if we are not consistently in the Word of God.

Typically, we think of getting our children successfully out of the house and off the payroll.  That is about 18 years old, when they are both considered adults and, or possibly off to college, or working in a trade.  At our church when children are dedicated, the parents are given a jar that holds the number of marbles corresponding to the number of months they have with their child until their 18th birthday.  Only challenge?  We are still their dads and moms after they are 18.

My children are considerably older than 18, - 42, 40, 38, and 35.  We now have ten grandchildren ages 13 – 2.  The job, rather than getting easier, has expanded significantly.  We cannot be as directive as we may have been in the past.  But we are still responsible for Deuteronomy 6:5 – 6, 10 (here at Bible Gateway).  We are still responsible to model the Christian life for our family.

That means that my wife and I must still be intentionally in the Word.  Intentionally pushing ourselves to grow in our knowledge of Him.

There is no retirement from being a parent.