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And, let’s face it, this business of 'letting go” diminishes our role. After all, from the day they were born, we have been responsible for their provision and protection. We have spent so many years taking care of these children who are so dear to us, those who have hatched in our own little nest. We don’t want to give up our parental control. Why is it so hard to let go? Why is it so difficult to pull back on the bow and just let it fly? Because it contradicts everything we are as parents! We fear our loss of influence. Releasing our children is an important part of being a parent, but it’s not an easy thing to do. Love them and protect them, nurture them with a strong sense of God and family and then - let them go.” ’Give your children roots and wings,’ the old saying goes. With it, they gain the confidence and independence to seek and reach their potential in life. Without it, without release, children cannot grow. But I realize that, as a father, as a warrior, I’m also responsible to release those precious arrows to the best of my ability.Ĭarol Kuykendall has written: “Letting go is a God-given responsibility as important as love in the parent-child relationship. Now ultimately of course, our children are responsible as individuals before their heavenly Father for the flight they take and the mark they make. God once said of Abraham, “For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice…” ( Genesis 18:19). To count for something in God’s great scheme of things. Our children were designed by their Creator to make an impact on the world. But the time is coming - coming very soon, in fact - when they will be released. Our home is a merely a means to prepare them and mold them and straighten and balance them. David said, “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.” They were never intended to stay within the four walls of our home. You might say that arrows were made to be released. The quiver is just a vehicle that carries them until they are ready for release. They were never intended to stay in a quiver. James uses his arrows for target practice, for hunting. And each of them is being molded, balanced, and readied for flight in our home. But they’re also very similar because each of them was fashioned and crafted by the Lord God. They have different looks, different interests, different personalities. They’re all very different from one another. It’s Father’s Day, and I am reminded today that I am blessed to be the father of three children - Charity, Amber and Joshua. They’re all intended for maximum impact on that target. Some for hunting fish, some for birds, some for large game.īut arrows are also very similar - each has been carefully fashioned and crafted, molded and balanced. Some are designed for target competition, others are designed for hunting. They can have different tips, they can be different lengths. Some have plastic vanes, others have actual feathers. It’s easy to see that they can be quite different from one another. He had to work this morning, but he has been kind enough to share with me a few of his arrows.

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Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them They shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.” ( Psalm 127:3-5) Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. “Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

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