Short-sighted!
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23).
Our culture is obsessed with success!
We are obsessed not only with our own personal success-
– but we may be even more obsessed with providing our children with the tools they need to become successful.
We all want to do our best!
But a lot of times-
– there’s confusion about what real success is.
There’s a nebulous understanding that-
– success means that our child will one day get a good education, have a good job, a good family and be good citizen.
But-
That is a very short-sighted view!
It’s not much success-
– if our children grow up to have worldly success for fifty years-
– and then spend eternity in hell.
That’s a temporary success-
– but an eternal failure!
In God’s eyes-
– success means discovering His will for your life,
– and using that purpose for the glory of God,
– not for the glory of self.
We must see that big picture when we help our children become truly successful.
When a child grows to understand that-
– then the child has a far greater chance of experiencing real, lasting success,
– for they will be successful in God’s eyes.