05/27/2026
We often forget what the goal of parenting is, don’t we?
We make parenting about things that don’t really matter in the long run. We make it about good grades or good behavior. We make it about success in sports or extracurricular activities. We make it about things we can measure.
Though each of these things is important, they’re not the MOST important thing. The MOST important thing we should focus on is being a picture of God to our kids. Because the truth is, for better or for worse, when our kids grow up and think about God, they’re probably going to see him through the lens of how we treated them.
Did we teach them, through our example, about forgiveness and grace? Did we teach them about love? Did we teach them about righteousness, service, and generosity?
The goal of parenting isn’t to create perfect kids. It’s to point our kids to the perfect God.
(Words by Lindsey Bell)