What to Do When Your Children Grow Up
Thoughts from my mother's little red Quiet Time notebook: "Job 1:5-'When a round of feasts was finished, job sent for his children and sanctified them, rising early in the morning and sacrificing a whole-offering for each of them; for he thought that they might . . . have . . . committed blasphemy in their hearts. This he always did.'
"When one's children are adults, what is the role of the parent? "They seldom come to us for help or advice. It is wonderful if they do. Then, out of our experience and perhaps the spiritual wisdom God may give us, we may be able to give wise counsel. Seldom, if ever, do they ask advice concerning the training of children. It is a blessing when they ask for prayer for themselves or their children, and this is usually the sole recourse of the grandparent, except for one tremendous duty: we can do as job did. We have the One great Sacrifice to plead-the blood of Jesus Christ! May we be faithful in this duty and privilege for those we love!!"
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