Saturday, May 29, 2010

Parental Pain

Raising children can be tough.

It no secret that the people we love the most are the people that have the most potential for causing us hurt and pain.  This is especially true when we see our children choose to live their lives outside of God's perfect plan for their lives.  It should be some comfort to us that God understands Parental Pain.

When Adam and Eve chose to walk away from God - that brought God pain.

God, speaking of His beloved, chosen people in Isaiah 1:2-3 says:

“The children I raised and cared for
have rebelled against me.
        Even an ox knows its owner,…
            but Israel doesn’t know its master.
My people don’t recognize my care for them.”

Obviously this was a source of pain for God.  Just as it is when our own children go astray.  So how do we handle that?  The only answer is to turn to the giver of comfort and peace.  We need UNWAVERING PRAYER, UNENDING PATIENCE, and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for our children.  Never give up. It is never too late.

No matter how far they may run or drift - nobody is beyond the reach of God's love.


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