“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in
favor with God and men.”
Luke 2:52 NIV
I placed my daughter on a plane with
strangers heading due east across the Atlantic to Uganda. Luckily for her, the
organizer limited parental good-byes to the church parking lot where I
choked-back fears and sobs.
She’d been born for this—appointed in
my womb for this day—I knew it full well. She befriended the needy since
kindergarten and shared the gospel during childhood sleepovers. At age fifteen
she announced her call to go to Uganda after two weeks of summer camp. I
pondered all these things in my heart. Like Mary mothered Jesus, I didn’t quite
understand.
God appoints all of us to a specific
purpose – one that corresponds to our heart’s deepest desire – in order to
advance His kingdom on earth.
So, as parents, how
do we recognize and nurture God’s call in our children’s lives?
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