An Anchor or a Sail?

My fifth grade daughter is amazing.  Her life is far more complicated than I know.  While she's no secret agent, I know that her days are filled with important decisions - decisions like which cereal to eat for breakfast!  Seriously, she does make many important decisions each day.  

Today, I was challenged to ask myself, "Am I more like an anchor or a sail in her life?"  Do I hold her back thinking her potential is much smaller than it really is?  OR  Do I help her see the potential God has given her?

Our elementary grades will be studying the life of Josiah this week (2 Kings 22 & 23).  He was king over Judah.  But the most amazing part of this story is that he became king at eight years of age!  Now stop and think about this for a minute.  Imagine your elementary schooler becoming a king.  Talk about a life change!  His day just went from what to eat for breakfast to who to make his chief of staff!  Amazingly, Josiah inherited a kingdom that didn't honor God and God took this eight year old, awakened his heart and used him to bring about one of the greatest revivals in all of history.

How does this happen?  Obviously only God can do something like this.  But let's not overlook another important person in this story.  Even though King Josiah was a young king, he had a mother who served the Lord and led him to follow God.  Because of this, God prepared Josiah to have a heart for Him and do amazing things in God's strength.

I want God to use me to open my child's heart to His amazing plan for her life.  I want to see her reach God's potential and not limit her to mine.

Be a sail!

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