Transcript
You know, as a parent, recognizing what you're unable to do is essential to good parenting. God hasn't called us to be parents because we have the power to change our children. Here's the thing that every parent needs to reconcile with in their heart: we have no ability whatsoever to change our children. None.
If We Had That Ability, Jesus Would Not Be Necessary
Again, if we had that ability, the person and work of Jesus wouldn't have been necessary. You see, we don't have that ability and if you tell yourself that you have the ability to change your children, if you don't surrender to the reality of your inability, you will end up doing things that you shouldn't do.
You will try by the force of your personality, by the volume of your voice, by the strength of your vocabulary, by fear, by reward, or by shame to create what you are not able to create. And as you do that, you will put tension and distance and discouragement in the context of your relationship with your children. I would encourage you to enter into the welcome of knowing that you do not have the power to change your children. You don't have to load that on your shoulders. That's God's job. He just asked you to be a tool in His capable hands.
