While we seek to encourage our children to go after their dreams, how do we not think like the world? What looks "great" to the world is not what looks "great" to God. Hebrews 11 is known as the "Hall of Faith" and seems to list people that did "great" things. Do I really what my kids to be great in God's kingdom? Am I really ready to cheer them on knowing that the world will not understand? It is a challenge to be transformed in the way we think of success.
How were the people of old considered successful? Let's see...Noah built an ark to the jeers of the world around him, Abraham went to place and didn't have a complete plan in place (he didn't even know where he was going), Moses considered the reproach of Christ of greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, some conquered kingdoms, stopped the mouths of lions,received dead back by resurrection, suffered mocking, flogging, chains, imprisonment, some escaped the sword, some where killed by the sword and on it goes. The list in Hebrews 11 is rather sobering. But, gives me an encouragement knowing I am part of something much bigger than myself - and I am surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. So, in my pilgrimage as a parent, I want to encourage and spur on my children to walk by faith.
Jimmy posted such a "great" blog http://jimmymccarty.theworldrace.org/index.asp?filename=a-moment-of-clarity.
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