To the parent whose child is drifting
Sis. AMFM Saskatoon, MemberThere is a battle going on for your child. Not for their grades, not for their career, not even for their future — but for their heart. And it is a battle we were never called to lose.
My Dearly Beloved,
Remember that we are contending for the hearts and attention of our children in a world that is constantly fighting to pull them away from the plans and purposes of Christ for their lives.
But thus saith the LORD… I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isaiah 49:25
We must be willing to fight back ten times harder.
As parents, guardians, and people entrusted with their care, we must fight back in the place of prayer, fight back on our knees, fight back in the place of worship, and fight for them through the unconditional love God has deposited in our hearts for them.
We must love them as Christ loved the Church. Let our homes be places where they experience God’s love, our words be filled with grace, and our actions reflect the heart of Christ.
We cannot afford to give up on them. We must keep praying, keep loving, keep guiding, and keep standing in the gap for them until we see them walking in the plans and purposes of God.
May we never grow weary in the fight for the hearts of our children. By God’s grace, we will win them back to Christ! Amen. 🙏
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You said the battle is “not for their grades, not for their career” but for their heart — and that we must “fight back ten times harder.” My daughter is 16 and still goes to church with us, but her heart isn’t in it, and honestly I don’t know how to fight for something I can’t see. How do I “stand in the gap” for her heart when everything on the outside still looks fine?
And when you say “we must love them as Christ loved the Church” — where does correction fit in that? I keep going back and forth between grace and discipline and I’m afraid I’m getting both wrong. Please pray with us.