I interrupt your summer to bring you something a little different. 🙂 Summer can be such a busy time and sometimes we just need a “shot in the arm”–a reminder of God’s goodness and a reminder to not let up on parenting our kids according to His Word.  I pray this Rescue Parenting Series will be a blessing to you as you look out on the waves and seek Him…

Isaiah 40:1, 3-4 “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert, a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low, the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.” 

A voice of one calling… I know that often you feel alone and unsure in this sea of raising teenagers, because I feel the exact same way.  Should we let them have social media or go to that party?  Will they be able to stand against peer pressure?  Am I unfair with their curfew?  How short is too short on that skirt?  Should she go on that vacation with his family? (The answer to that one is “no”, by the way.)

But I want to remind you that when you take a step back and take a deep breath, you can hear Him.

You see, very rarely is the issue that we don’t know the right thing.  Most often, the question is will we trust Him enough to do the right thing?  Sometimes it is good for me to spend a little alone time allowing the Father to remind me what is important to my family and why.  A little time thanking Him for His faithfulness to us tends to bring things back into perspective.

The world around us may be falling apart.  But we are citizens of a better place, a Kingdom where there is peace and provision for the taking.  Keep the important things the important things.

Find Him.  Spend some time with Him.  Not only will He give you the answers but He provides the strength for the doing as well.

My love,

Candy’s book Rescue is available here.  Be sure to check out all of the Rescue products available, including the Rescue Prayer Journal and the entire Rescue Parenting Seminar in DVD format!