But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 2 Chronicles 15:7
I’m tired! Too tired to lead! That’s my problem, so what’s my solution? Rambling is where it’s at today to get my “feelings” in line with God.
What happens when you know that you’ve tried everything to lead your children in a certain way, but it isn’t working? What happens when you know that you don’t know the next step? Do you ever get to the point when you want to say, “I give up!” as you throw your hands in the air?
The first thing that we need to understand is that we haven’t tried everything. I guarantee you that there’s something left to try. I challenge you and challenge me to write a list of ten things we tried and stuck with that failed to get a problem solved. That’s only ten, and I bet we couldn’t do it! Yet, we’re tired…too tired to lead.
Go ahead and give up. Give up if you want our Father giving up on us when we’re challenging. That’s not too pleasant of a thought is it? I have an idea though! Why don’t we try leading by letting those children lead? I’m not talking about getting rid of all the rules. I’m saying to put it into their hands. We’ve trained them…do we trust them? Do we trust our parenting ability and how they’ve been raised enough to let them lead?
When we have a problem, let’s go to them for a solution. Once our children are a certain age, they’re more than capable of taking problems and finding solutions that just might be better than ours. I’ve seen what our children can do when they’re put into a position of leadership, so why isn’t it working at home? I believe confusion.
Our children’s role in the family is constantly changing as they get older. It’s confusing! They’re hormones are going nuts. I have two young bucks in my house…I don’t know about yours. One likes to agitate, and the other glares and gets angry. All the while, I feel like I’m losing my mind!
Our role as their parents is constantly changing as our children get older too. We start out telling them everything they need to do and not do when they’re little, to being their friend as they are an adult.
We’re at that stage when we’re training and coaching; I learned this from something I read. Frustration will surely set in as we struggle on understanding our ever-changing roles, but just like God will not give up on us, we can’t give up on them or our ability to lead.
Too tired to lead? Are you taking on what belongs to God? Are you following Him? After giving over what should’ve been His to start with, be strong and do not give up!
When your children are grown, you’ll see the rewards in your relationship with them if you don’t give up. Just try something different, and lead by letting them lead! If you’ve tried everything else, why not try this? Direct them into an area of leadership today.
