An interesting thing happens when our kids go out the door and out of our sight .... somebody else gets the chance to influence them. I remember walking through a neighborhood school four years ago with my then one year old grand-daughter and her parents. I was doing the typical 'gramma' thing, lamenting on how fast time will go, getting in my two-cents worth of advise on her training and talking about Christian Education and its' value.
Hmmm, I was quickly reminded I was not the parent! I quickly reminded back ... 1098 hours a year she would sit under someone else's influence. "Know the influence she will sit under."
One of the most significant things in my children's lives at Tri-unity Christian was the influence they sat under; spirit filled, passionate, loving teachers. It is still a memory that resurrects at family gatherings.
Influence is a word I don't think we give much attention to once we place our children into "approved" environments. However, no matter how 'approved' the environment, the 'world' is waiting for our kids - just outside the influences.
I encourage you today to continue speaking life into and over your children in their comings and goings. The enemy seeks to destroy - but the real power is in the influence of Jesus Christ.
Blessings
Deb Blanker
