Revolutionary Parenting

As a parent, what comes to your mind when you hear the word "intentional?"

I've sometime said that my parents could have parented unconsciously. They didn't, however, it was a different a world. I was raised in a world in which everyone around me, around my family believed in the same things--valued the same things. Every person on my street felt free to correct me if they saw me doing something wrong. Today, a growing number of families do not even know their neighbors and the chances of everyone on your street having the same belief system has become extremely rare. I never came home to an empty house and we had lots of extended family in the same town who had a vested interest in my well-being.

If your goal, as a parent, is to raise children who love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul and strength--then words like "intentional, purposeful and determined" must become part of your thinking, discussion and come to life in your actions and interactions with your family, day-to-day.