The most important decision they’ll ever make…
How is it that we teach our kids the importance of not talking to strangers, brushing their teeth before bedtime, eating healthy, being kind… you know all the important parenting things!! But we don’t teach them the importance of finding the RIGHT life partner.
We teach them to love everyone, but we don’t teach them that everyone won’t love them.
Somehow, as adults, we know the most important decision we will ever make is the partner we choose to be by our side, but why is it that we do not start installing this in our children from early on?
Not only can the wrong partner ruin your child’s hopes dreams, and even shatter their life. It is proven the people you are around ultimately shape the person you are or who you become. So even a child who has been raised with the greatest of morals and values and a strong foundation could soon find themselves in grave danger stuck with the wrong person. And yet teaching them that the right person will give them love, strength support, and comfort … all of the same things that we as parents give them throughout their entire life. So as a parent imagine, even if you were sitting there holding your infant child, handing them over to the worst imaginable person. After all, we wouldn’t drop them off at a daycare that has a questionable reputation, we wouldn’t teach them to eat poisonous fruits, or lie and steal. We raise them as carefully as possible, worrying all along we are doing it all wrong or damaging the  just to watch them slip into the worst possible relationship that you could ever imagine. Often hurting, watching from the outside knowing what is happening and watching it unfold. As parents, it is not for us to decide, but just as we shape their foundation it is up to us to build expectation for their partner, and we do this by showing them they are worthy, and they deserve someone to love them unconditionally teaching them good work ethic and helping them to search for someone that will help to build their relationship and their future together. We teach them to never give up so we need to make sure that they find someone that they can see themselves with far into eternity because it’s not just about the hear and now it is finding someone who is Christ centered and will help lead them to eternity. It’s about finding someone they can walk together in their faith and build a foundation for their own family. Why do we not think about this until it’s too late?Â
