Heavy

The weight of the questions about my faith got heavier when I started having kids. Its one thing to commit to certain beliefs for your own life. Its a whole different deal when you are answering questions and teaching those beliefs to sweet innocent ones. If I am being completely honest I will confess to the soundtrack that plays in the back of my these days. Its the voice wondering...
"Am I leading them in the right direction?"

The culture we live in says no. It says I am wrong. Turn on the tv and you have your answer. In my opinion we do not live in a society that embraces the Bible, the church's teachings, or Jesus as ultimate absolute truth. And yet, those values and beliefs are fundamental to my life. And they are exactly the same values we are sharing with our kids.

Parenting has caused me to deeply desire an evaluation for the reasons I believe once again. Just like when I was first learning to seek after God on my own as a teen. I want to have a basis for the truth that I teach to my children more than just trite answers. They are going to need to think through their own reasons for believing God is who He says He is and I hope that I can help them through that process because I've been through it and continue to go through it myself.