Like Arrows Teaser from FamilyLife® on Vimeo. New Living Translation Children are a gift from the LORD they are a reward from him. *This reading plan was inspired by the principles highlighted in FamilyLife’s Art of Parenting. Psalm 127:3 Context Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Help me to be the parent that my children need. Give me the humility to admit my mistakes, the courage to learn new ways, and the strength to submit to Your will. Please speak to me over these next eight days. I want to launch my children well, but I confess that I often don’t know what I’m doing. Pray: Lord, thank You for trusting me with such an amazing responsibility. In our next session, we will talk about focusing on the target. Thankfully, God has provided everything we need in His Word. Deuteronomy 1:39 NIV And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from badthey will enter the land. Pull too loosely, and they might fail to fly at all. If we pull too tightly, our children might soar right past the target. Over the course of the next 18 years, we stand at the firing line, tensioning the string and aiming, all in anticipation of the eventual release.īut unlike archery, we only get one shot. The doctor hands us our child, gives some basic instructions, and before we know it we’re on our own, making mistake after mistake. The problem is, most of us get even less training in parenting than I did at archery. We must discipline them and make constant adjustments to our approach in response to our environment and various headwinds. And, when the moment is right, he must properly release the arrow to fly.Īs parents, we must work to shape and form our children’s character and values.
He must apply the proper tension on the string, making constant adjustments for wind and distance. An arrow must be carefully crafted, well balanced, and straight.
He makes us feel as though we are in a battle and that our children can help us win.īut there are other ways that children are like arrows. When the psalmist compares children to arrows in the hands of a warrior, he evokes images of strength and power. Clearly, this would take some effort to master. My second arrow didn’t fare much better.Īfter about 30 minutes of frustrating practice, I managed to get my arrow to fly in an awkward sideways trajectory and barely stick into the wooden frame holding the target. Much to my embarrassment, my arrow flopped off my bow, tumbled briefly through the air, skirted along the ground, and stopped a few feet away. Actually, I would love to say that my arrow hit anything. I would love to say that I hit the bullseye on the first try. After a very brief lesson, I stood at the line, pointed my arrow at the target, pulled back firmly, and fired.
I remember the first time I shot an arrow.
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