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On a recent family reunion in San Diego, I had the extreme joy of watching our four children and their families enjoy the lovely beach of southern California. This is a favorite vacation spot for us--one we visited nearly forty years as a family. Now there were twenty of us!
The photo above shows several young cousins following an uncle who taught them the basics of surfing and boogie boarding. That day, he was the favorite uncle.
I love the photo because they were all lined up like a family of ducklings.
During a previous summer, at another California beach, I walked along with my son and his young daughters. The older one traipsed along merrily behind her dad as together they searched for seashells and sand crabs. My heart swelled as I watched my "baby" interact with one of his "babies." I remembered doing the same thing on nearly the same beach with him many years ago.
I saw their footprints in the sand, his very large and hers small, but following the path he set. Isn't it scary that our children follow in our steps? How do we make sure those footsteps are going in the right direction?
The obvious answer is for us to follow Jesus, asking ourselves what he would do in certain situations.
That's quite an assignment. It helps to remember we can trust God's guidance because he knows and understands--after all, he deals with us as his unruly children many times.
- How would he show love and patience to children, especially unruly or needy ones?
- How would he instruct them to make good choices?
- How would he lead them to trust God?
Our children will walk in our footsteps so we must follow his.
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