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The Hardest Job in the World

Parenting is simultaneously one of the most rewarding and gut-wrenching experiences in life. Unlike other jobs where you have some measure of control, parenting involves making deposits into little human beings who will one day make their own choices - and that reality can be excruciating for any parent. Why Is Parenting So Difficult? The challenge of parenting lies in its unique nature. When you go to work, exercise, or manage finances, you maintain some level of control over the outcomes. But with parenting, you're investing in someone else's future decisions without any guarantee of the results. What makes it even more challenging is that parenting happens at such a rapid pace. There's no time to pause and consult a manual when your child misbehaves or faces a crisis. You need wisdom and principles already embedded in your heart. The Holy Calling of Christian Parenting Your Children Are on Loan As followers of Jesus, we must understand that our children aren't truly ...

Finding Life on the Narrow Path

Life is hard. This simple truth often catches us by surprise, even though we know it intellectually. We face an enemy who wants to steal, kill, and destroy - not a political party or the people on the news, but the spiritual enemy that Scripture warns about. And this enemy particularly targets those who are trying to honor God and build His kingdom. For the next five Sundays, we'll be exploring this concept of "choosing your hard" because while life is inevitably difficult, we get to choose which kind of hard we experience. What Does It Mean to Choose Your Hard? Every day, we face choices between what's easier now and what's better later. The reality is that easy now doesn't mean easy always - it often leads to something even harder down the road. You don't get to choose between easy and hard; you get to choose which hard you're going with. Consider these examples: Being in shape is hard, but so is being unhealthy Being married well is hard, but so is ...