"The insidious thing about parental cowardice is that, in the name of protecting, it wounds."
"The process of parenting does two simultaneous yet contradictory things: It gives us unparalleled power, while also making us nakedly vulnerable." Are you vulnerable? Do you allow yourself to be? Is it a choice?
"Fear...it makes us worry about the evil that might happen, and, when we're focused on that, we grow blind to the great good that can result. It's not just shortsightedness, it's pessimisticsightedness-vision obscured by worry, blurred by fear." Been there. Done that. Glad I know the name for it, so I can stay away.
"courage doesn't always get rewarded with success"
"...act courageously, regardless of how afraid you may feel. And when we step out in faith, we allow God to shape our souls in ways that will develop us far beyond the parenting part of our lives." Good stuff right there.
Prov 3:25-26....
25 Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the LORD will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.
"...for the sake of the kingdom, we have to despise apathy more than we fear failure."
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the LORD will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.
"...for the sake of the kingdom, we have to despise apathy more than we fear failure."
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