Mission-Minded Kids
If we're going to raise mission-minded children, then we need to make sure they understand the same three things that Jesus understood in John chapter 13. The passage reads, "Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end." First of all in this passage, Jesus knew He had come from God. He knew who He was. Secondly, He knew where He was going. He was going back to God. He knew that even death couldn't rob Him of His ultimate purpose. Third, what did He do? He rose and He served and ended up washing the disciples' feet.
One final thought. Our job as parents is to give our children a context of who they are and where they're going. The rest is up to their heavenly Father.
I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real FamilyLife.