“We also read in the book of Numbers that the Lord will ‘by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation’ (Num. 14:18). Yet in Deuteronomy, we read, ‘Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers.’” - Ligonier
“modern parents seem to be having an especially hard time. The U.S. surgeon general recently released an advisory warning that parental stress is a significant public health concern as 4 in 10 parents say that most days they feel so stressed they can’t function.” - TGC
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“I’m seeing a growing number of parents like the mom I just described—parents who truly believe that it’s virtuous to let the kid be in charge, even when the kid is a six 6-year-old with a fever who is refusing to let the doctor look at her throat.” - IFS
“There is a larger purpose for their life in God’s sovereignty, even if they aren’t ‘contributing,’ even in suffering, even if we cannot see it. Supporting them as they experience difficulties is one of the ways God shapes us to become more Christ-like.” - IFWE
