Parenting is such a difficult task because it requires walking a fine line. On the one hand children must be allowed the freedom and liberty to learn and grow - to be tempted and challenged and to learn how to overcome those obstacles. This requires faith and trust in the children and your own ability as a parent. On the other hand it is also the duty of a parent to know their children well enough to know when they are significant danger and to then restrict them for their own protection. This requires the courage to say "no" when its in the best interest of the child. Loving parents engage in this difficult task so that their children will grow to love God and will learn to serve him in a fallen world.
We ought to have the same goal in mind for ourselves, that is to grow into the likeness of Christ and the technique is the same. How much thought do we give to parenting ourselves and what does the way we've grown say about our parenting skills?
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