We have two adult children. When they were young, they accepted Him as their Lord and Savior. They were baptized and we rejoiced. As long as they were young we took them to church with us. As teenagers they didn’t want to go, but we told them we were responsible to God for their spiritual upbringing and not going to church was not an option.
Today they are not always in church and I question their relationship with God. One doesn’t attend church at all. My husband says they have to make a decision now for themselves. We cannot make it for them. I understood this in my mind, but my heart struggled for them until I read this promise: All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace. (Isaiah 54:13)
I was the problem! I was trying to be their teacher. I nagged them and tried to get them to see the value in Spiritual things. I even tried to drag them back to church. I asked God to forgive me and I did what I didn’t think I could do. I backed off. I removed my hands. My husband was right.
God must be their Teacher. They are responsible to Him, not to me.
He is their Creator and knows what’s best for them. I cannot see the beginning from the end. They may have to take the thorny path before appreciating the trail cleared for them. God might have to teach them in their struggle and hardships. He will be their strength when they can find no strength in themselves. When they get to the end of their rope He will hold them close and keep them secure. He knows what He’s doing. They will find Him and great will be their peace.
Nothings changed and yet everything has changed. I still pray for them every day. But, I no longer rant and rave at my perceived injustice. I trust them to His care. I ask that He open their eyes to see Him, free their ears to hear Him and clear their mind to know Him. He is their Teacher.
We have two adult children. They are not where I want them to be in the Lord. But I’m not worried. They’re in good hands.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9
