Pastor Ken: I am that young adult that you described (“raised with fear and shame and hate and hovering” as you so eloquently put it). As a result, for the past few years I’ve been on the cusp of abandoning the faith so many times. Thank you for reminding me that there is a better way and A Love that casts out all of this fear and shame I still wrestle with to this day. God has blessed you. ❤️🔥
This is a fantastic reminder for me so I am printing it and will return to it often, as I'm fighting this battle with myself right now! I wholeheartedly agree with all of this, and we've never guilted or forced our kids into anything at church. We've engaged their questions and ideas that make us blanch and let them arrive at their own conclusions. And yet, I still want to push and direct and control when though I know they each have their own journey to make and that God will guide them far better than I could. The battle is all of my own making and even knowing that, I still fight myself. It's a work in progress...
Pastor Ken: I am that young adult that you described (“raised with fear and shame and hate and hovering” as you so eloquently put it). As a result, for the past few years I’ve been on the cusp of abandoning the faith so many times. Thank you for reminding me that there is a better way and A Love that casts out all of this fear and shame I still wrestle with to this day. God has blessed you. ❤️🔥
Grateful. Jesus is with us.
This is a fantastic reminder for me so I am printing it and will return to it often, as I'm fighting this battle with myself right now! I wholeheartedly agree with all of this, and we've never guilted or forced our kids into anything at church. We've engaged their questions and ideas that make us blanch and let them arrive at their own conclusions. And yet, I still want to push and direct and control when though I know they each have their own journey to make and that God will guide them far better than I could. The battle is all of my own making and even knowing that, I still fight myself. It's a work in progress...
It’s something with which we all wrestle. Bless you and your children.
I’m reading this and wishing my parents had checked in with me, did hover even a little. Far too distant is horrid too
Yes, it is. So sorry.
Magnificent
❤️🔥🙏🏽