{"id":300061,"date":"2019-02-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/thinking-biblically-about-mission\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T22:41:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:41:15","slug":"thinking-biblically-about-mission","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/thinking-biblically-about-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Biblically about Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis and Barbara Rainey believe parents should give their children a sense of mission as it relates to Ephesians 2:10. 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Tozer\u2014\u201cGod is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan to do the things we can only do by ourselves.\u201d Kids need to realize that if God is their God, they need to make their plans large.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Thursday, February 21<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. Are your children setting big goals? Do they have big dreams about how God might use them in the future? We\u2019re going to talk today about how you stir that up in your child\u2019s heart. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. We have spent a lot of time over the last six\/seven months talking about parenting\u2014actually, for the last year. I\u2019m going all the way back to when our movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>, came out in theaters a year ago\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and then the video series for the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> came out shortly after that. Your book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, was released in September. We\u2019ve been talking about parenting quite a bit; and of course, this is something you\u2019ve been studying and reflecting on for decades.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a passion of both Barbara\u2019s and mine; and by the way, she joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you much; glad to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>For a little while longer, at least, welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>A little while longer. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A little while longer\u2014yes; we shared with listeners earlier this week about the change that is coming.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right! Dave and Ann Wilson are going to be stepping into our shoes, and they are going to become the hosts of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve been at this for almost 26-and-a-half years, not quite.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But we\u2019ve had the privilege of doing over 6,000 broadcasts that listeners have paid attention to dutifully and have been listening to what we\u2019ve said here. Hopefully, we have helped you in your most important relationships in life. It\u2019s kind of fitting, Bob, I think, that Barbara and I are here talking about this final pillar of raising kids, which is giving your child a mission and releasing them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSomething like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> can\u2019t die with my hands or Barbara\u2019s hands tightly gripped around the microphone saying: \u201cNo, no, no! You can\u2019t have someone else lead this!\u201d We\u2019re all meant to pass it on\u2014to pass the baton. We\u2019re excited to be able to do that. Dave and Ann Wilson have been in ministry for a number of years, and I think our listeners are going to love them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI believe, for <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> and FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the best is yet to be. Bob Lepine is still going to be at the microphone, so I\u2019m excited. What about you, sweetheart?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I am too. We\u2019ve known Dave and Ann for <em>years<\/em>. We love their enthusiasm; we love their energy. They are both very biblically-anchored, and they will just do a fabulous job. In fact, I think they\u2019ll do a better job, in many ways, than we did\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think you\u2019re right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014because they\u2019re just\u2014they\u2019re great people, and everybody\u2019s going to love them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve heard from them already this week. We\u2019re going to hear from them again next week. It is nice when you can make a handoff to friends and people who you admire and respect; and that\u2019s the case with Dave and Ann.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Kindred spirit friends. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy the way, just a transition to today\u2019s broadcast\u2014because I want to get on with that\u2014we\u2019ve been talking, as you mentioned, Bob, for a number of months about the essence of raising children. We talked about how the Scriptures really break it down into four categories. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe first one is the Great Commandment, which is teaching your child how to have a relationship with God and with others. The second area of parenting is that of building character into your children\u2014teaching them to be wise and not be a fool; teaching them right from wrong; how to choose what\u2019s right; obey God\u2014that\u2019s what the Book of Proverbs is about. A little earlier this year, we talked about the third area, which is the issue of identity\u2014emotional, spiritual, and sexual identity. The Bible speaks clearly to all of those areas.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis last one that we\u2019re talking about today is really something that Barbara and I will probably fight one another for the microphone, because we both feel strongly about this; and that\u2019s giving your child a sense of mission\u2014helping them discover why God put them here, on the planet, in the first place. It\u2019s really spoken of in one of my favorite verses that I\u2019ve quoted many, many times, here, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse 10: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFor we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d Did you hear what Paul was saying there? He was saying we are God\u2019s work of art. Your child is God\u2019s work of art. He has prepared that child for an assignment that is unique to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn doing research for this book, we found out that, way back in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, there was a doctor who discovered fingerprints. He was the guy who discovered that each person has a unique fingerprint on every one of their fingers and thumbs. I think it\u2019s a statement of how God has a unique assignment\/a unique ability built into every child. What your assignment is, as a parent\u2014listen to me\u2014your assignment is, as a pair of parents, or as a single parent, or as a blended family\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you have to help your child discover who he or she is and cheer them on in the race of life, cheering them on to become all that God called them to be.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When we were working on the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em> video series and we created the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>, the reason the movie is called <em>Like Arrows<\/em> is because of what it says in Psalm 127, verse 4\u2014that children are \u201clike arrows in the hands of a warrior.\u201d You\u2019ve said many times arrows are meant to be aimed and released. We\u2019re going to talk about the aiming part of that today\u2014how we help point our kids in the right direction before we release them. You want to do this in kind of rapid-fire style.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We did an earlier broadcast, which I call the \u201cTwitter version\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014real quick, cut-to-the-chase, practical, biblical\u2014but helping you be successful, as parents. Barbara and I are going to tag-team this and go every other one. We\u2019re going to give you our best tips on helping your child find his or her mission in their lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; who\u2019s going to\u2014are you going to give us the first tweet, Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I will do that with delight. The first one is: \u201cEvaluate your own life.\u201d You know, parenting starts, so often, with us. We have to know what we believe\/what\u2019s important to us before we can ever pass it on to our kids. So that\u2019s what this is about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEvaluate your own life: \u201cAre you a person on mission? How would you describe the mission that God has given <em>you<\/em>? Are you excited about fulfilling God\u2019s mission, and are you talking about it with your children as you do life together?\u201d You can\u2019t teach your children how to have a mission if you don\u2019t have one yourself.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Most of the important lessons in life are caught, not taught; so what\u2019s your mission?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecond one: \u201cAsk God to give you discernment, as you raise your child, to spot his or her gifts, abilities, passions, and burdens.\u201d What we call it is: \u201cWhat is his or her missional DNA?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAsk God, by the Holy Spirit, to teach you, as they emerge from their lives\u2014as you raise them all the way through the toddler years, the elementary years, junior high, high school, and beyond. Just speak truth into your children: \u201cYou know, you\u2019re pretty good when you\u2019re championing this cause.\u201d Help them spot what their mission is, and then speak it into their lives. Let them know you\u2019ve seen it, multiple times.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number three is: \u201cAffirm and encourage your child when you see him or her operating in what appears to be a sweet spot or a gift, and let them know that you see that and recognize it.\u201d There will be really awkward years when you may not see much for awhile.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But when you do\u2014when you do spot something that they\u2019re really good at\u2014then affirm that, and mention it, and help him or her see it too.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This fourth one is very practical: \u201cUse a date night with your spouse to sharpen your inventory of your child\u2019s life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBob, many, many times, you know, Barbara and I had a date night. We\u2019d go out and we\u2019d talk about our calendar \/ we\u2019d talk about what we\u2019re going to be doing; and we\u2019d also talk about each child. Keep a record of what you\u2019re talking about each child and sharpen your inventory of who they are, what they are good at, and how you can better cheer them on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number five is: \u201cAs you decide what your mission is, as mom and dad\/as parents, talk about that with your kids. If possible, begin to bring them into the process; so, if your mission in life is something you include your kids on, bring them in on it with you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, as your kids get older, start reading books to them or with them or give them books to read that will help them think through how to have a mission. Dennis\u2019s book, <em>Choosing a Life That Matters<\/em>, would be a good one; Rick Warren\u2019s book, <em>The Purpose-Driven Life<\/em>; and there are probably others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp your child, especially in the teenage years, read books that help him think through, \u201cWhat is my purpose?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And when you\u2019re talking about your life on mission, it could be what the two of you are doing together\u2014something that you\u2019re involved with\u2014but it can just be how you\u2019re living out your faith in whatever arena God\u2019s put you in\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right; that\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014whether that\u2019s the workplace, whether it\u2019s clubs or activities, or people you\u2019re interacting with\u2014it\u2019s helping your kids see how you\u2019re integrating faith into the world God\u2019s called you into; so that they can understand, \u201cOh, this is how I do it in my world,\u201d\u2014right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>As Barbara was reading that, I was thinking about the time we bought\u2014I don\u2019t know how many\u2014packages of hot dogs to host an evangelistic outreach in our home for junior high and high school kids. We were ready for 100 kids. I mean, we had the buns, we had the dogs\u2014and seven kids came<strong>. <\/strong>[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We ate those dogs for a long, long time. [Laughter] You know what the kids caught in that? They caught the passion that Mom and Dad wanted to be a part of reaching out to others, spiritually, and helping them find hope and help in Jesus Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe interesting thing is\u2014by the time we quit, we had over 400 kids coming out to meetings at school\u2014to host kids to find out about Jesus Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber six: \u201cFan the flames of your child\u2019s dreams.\u201d Perhaps consider asking this question: \u201cIf you could do anything in the world and couldn\u2019t fail, what would you do and why?\u201d Then maybe toss this one out at the dinner table\u2014it\u2019s by A.W. Tozer\u2014\u201cGod is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan to do the things we can only do by ourselves.\u201d Kids need to realize that if God is their God, they need to make their plans large.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number seven is: \u201cIf possible, use testing services as children move into their middle teens and beyond.\u201d This is something that Dennis and I did with some of our kids, not all of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe took them through some different testing things to help them see what their innate strengths were, what their weaknesses were, and what they could develop and potentially become. It sort of expanded their view of themselves; it helped them see themselves objectively.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Some of this was personality and temperament, but some of it was vocational aptitude.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Aptitude; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; that\u2019s exactly right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It was really helpful.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number eight: \u201cEncourage and affirm small and big steps of faith for your kids.\u201d I think this is an area, Bob, where a lot of parents miss an opportunity to affirm their children when they step out and take little steps of faith or maybe a big one. Call it to the attention of your other children or, maybe, with adults. Children take steps of faith; be sure to point it out and affirm them as they do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber nine is: \u201cTeach your kids how to process failure.\u201d I think this one is really, really important; because what we tend to do with our kids is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014we want them to win, especially as moms, I think. We want our kids to succeed; we don\u2019t want them to fail. And yet, failure can often be the best teacher, because we learn in life through our failures. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember we used to read stories about famous people to our kids. The story of Thomas Edison was one that we read. He failed thousands of times before he finally invented the lightbulb. I think it\u2019s helpful, in this pressure-driven world, that our children understand that it\u2019s okay to fail and make mistakes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number ten: \u201cBe a person of faith too.\u201d Sometimes, your pushing your kids out on a mission is going to come back and test your own faith. Do you remember, sweetheart, when our son came home and told us he was going to spend his senior year in college on the mission field in a former Soviet state in Estonia, introducing Estonian college students to Jesus Christ?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; I remember.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He was going into Communist block housing to live and drove this car that was\u2014we went over there, Bob\u2014and it was a joke. They went over there; and in a period of a year, they led one person to Christ. Today, that ministry in Tallinn, at the university there, is student-led by dozens of Estonian college students, in some part due to Benjamin\u2019s, our son\u2019s, step of faith\u2014and when his parents had to take a step of faith, too, and quench their fears and go, \u201cOkay, God; we\u2019re going to trust You with our kids.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Amen; we did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 11\u2014this one sort of goes along with it\u2014Number 11 is: \u201cPray with and for your child for the fulfillment of God\u2019s mission for his or her life.\u201d We did pray for our son, and we prayed for our other kids too. Oftentimes, at night, when we put them to bed, we prayed that they would know what God had called them to do and that they would see what God\u2019s purposes were for their lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number 12: \u201cRead Ephesians 2:10 as a family.\u201d This is a good one; because what you can do is assign this verse to, maybe, an older child, who can dig into the Bible and do a little Bible study and share a few minutes\u2014three to five minutes\u2014of thoughts about what this verse teaches. It\u2019s back to the verse that says, \u201cWe are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are other verses we recommend here: Matthew 6:33, which talks about seeking first the kingdom of God; Matthew 28:19-20, which is the Great Commission. These are all commands of Jesus Christ that the church today needs to take seriously. Our young people, I think, are capable of far more than we\u2019re challenging them with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Agreed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 13 is something else you might discuss at the dinner table, and this isn\u2019t a verse. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is an Ethiopian proverb, and it goes like this: \u201cThe feet take a person where one\u2019s heart is.\u201d That would just be an interesting conversation to have\u2014maybe it\u2019s not at the dinner table; maybe it\u2019s at night before bed, or maybe when you\u2019re driving your kids to school. Just talk about: \u201cWhat does that mean? What does it mean to follow what\u2019s in your heart?\u201d because God often puts desires in our hearts that He wants us to fulfill. That\u2019s a part of discerning His plan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>My son, Benjamin, recently called me, the other day. He mentioned number 14\u2014he said, \u201cThis book ought to be required reading of every junior high and high school student in America.\u201d He was speaking of Katie Davis Majors\u2019 book, <em>Daring to Hope<\/em>. Number 14 is: \u201cAssign one of your children to read Katie\u2019s book, <em>Daring to Hope<\/em>, and then give a report\/a book report to the family.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTighten your seatbelts for this is quite a story of a young lady\u2019s faith, who stepped out, as a young college-aged student, and began adopting Ugandan girls. I forget the number she\u2019s up to now\u2014is it 13?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think she\u2019s adopted 13, and then I think she and her husband have had their own biological child. They live in Uganda. Katie was working in an orphanage there; in fact, her story is one that we featured on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. If listeners want to go to our website, they can listen to the podcast and hear her share the story. That may be something for the family to listen to together.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I would, Bob. I know this\u2014when Benjamin called me, he said, \u201cDad, this is one of the best books I have <em>ever<\/em> read.\u201d Katie is in her late 20s\/early 30s now?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But it is a compelling story of someone who just took God at His Word and decided to go do something that represented the heart of God for orphans. You know what?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014that is pure and undefiled religion.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Let\u2019s say, as a parent, you have one child, who wants\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now wait a second, Bob\u2014we did it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u00a0You want me to acknowledge all 14. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>All 14!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>By the way, all 14 of these are available on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and they\u2019re also available in our book, <em>The Art of Parenting.<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; and you can order the book, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can download the list if you\u2019d like to.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m just thinking of the parents, who are going: \u201cWe have three kids. One wants to be a veterinarian; one wants to be a professional baseball player; and the third one doesn\u2019t know what she wants to do. How do I talk about mission when what my kids are interested in is not particularly spiritual?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, I think that it\u2019s helping them think through mission in a broad viewpoint too. I\u2019ve <em>always<\/em> believed that medicine is ministry. We have a son-in-law, who\u2019s a doctor. We\u2019ve been on medical mission trips with doctors and nurses. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThose fields aren\u2019t strictly defined as ministry, but they are. I think that\u2014one of the things that Dennis and I did is that we took our kids on missions trips. It was one of the ways that we wanted to help expose them to the things that God was doing in the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, as a family, you might take your kids and go on a week-long mission trip to Guatemala with your church, or wherever your church is doing missions. Even if your child does want to become a veterinarian or whatever, they may change; but you can also come alongside that natural desire and expose them to things that God is doing around the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think it\u2019s very important that we don\u2019t create a sense of someone, who is not in vocational Christian ministry\u2014that if you\u2019re not doing that, you\u2019re a second-class citizen in God\u2019s kingdom.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014or you\u2019re not \u201con mission.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Exactly!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think it\u2019s interesting\u2014I think all of our kids are in ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wouldn\u2019t say that any of them, right now, are in full-time vocational Christian work. Our son, Samuel, is a counselor\u2014that\u2019s as close as it gets to full-time vocational work. And yet, we\u2019re applauding them as they fulfill God\u2019s assignment for who He made them to be. They\u2019re raising their families, and they\u2019re also taking their kids on mission trips. They\u2019re exposing them to God\u2019s work and what He\u2019s doing around the country and around the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When any of us bring biblical thinking and God\u2019s love and grace for others into whatever arena we\u2019re in, now, all of a sudden, that arena has become a mission field. I think for us, as parents, that\u2019s what we have to be helping our kids understand. We\u2019re not sure what the unique \u201cgood works that God prepared beforehand, that you should walk in\u201d are yet; but whatever they are, you can bring a biblical worldview and you can bring God\u2019s love and grace into that arena; and it can be transformative, whatever it is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s exactly right. You know, one of the most frequent comments made to Barbara and me, now that we have stepped out of leading FamilyLife, is\u2014people say, \u201cSo, what are you doing now that you\u2019re retired?\u201d [Laughter] It\u2019s kind of like: \u201cWell, you finished that. Now, you\u2019re just off\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cdoing nothing.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201c\u2014doing nothing\u201d?\u2014\u201ckind of kicked it in neutral\u201d?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have to tell you\u2014this is an exciting time to be alive!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Barbara and I are not going to rust out; we\u2019re not going to go away. It may be that we\u2019re not heard on 1,000 stations across the country, but the checkout lady at the counter at Kroger may hear from me; and I may give the guy who picks up our garbage a copy of our book, <em>Stepping Up<\/em>\u2014or the electrician, who does the repair work\u2014I did that the other day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re all on mission; and we\u2019re going to be doing some things, going forward. We\u2019ll be talking about that in the coming days ahead on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut we have an assignment that we\u2019re going to complete. We\u2019re not retiring in the traditional sense\u2014we\u2019re not withdrawing from battle\u2014I don\u2019t think God made us to ever retire.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think we should be about the battle all the way to the finish line, doing only what God has called you to do, and where God is at work. Frankly, both Barbara and I have been praying this\u2014we don\u2019t want to be doing <em>anything<\/em> where God isn\u2019t already there and being at work in people\u2019s lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s just the checkout lady or the garbage man who are going to be hearing from you in the days ahead. [Laughter] I think the rest of us are going to be hearing from you as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe do, again, have the list of ways you can help your children think, missionally, as you raise them. That\u2019s available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. We also have your book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, which we are making available today to any listener who can help support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> with a donation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know that the whole reason why hundreds of thousands of people are being impacted every day by the help and the hope they hear on this program is because there\u2019s a small group of listeners, who say: \u201cThis is important. This matters for me, for my family, for our community, for my city, for the world.\u201d Those of you who support the ministry\u2014you have made today\u2019s program possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, we\u2019re asking you to help make tomorrow\u2019s program possible by going online and making a donation to support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. When you do, upon your request, we\u2019ll send you a copy of Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>. You can donate at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call to donate at 1-800-FL-TODAY. Be sure to ask for your copy of the book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, when you make a donation. If you\u2019d like more information about the video series\u2014the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014that\u2019s available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com as well. Our movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>\u2014you remember that\u2019s a part of the <em>Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the movie is now available for purchase as well. You can order a DVD from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call to order at 1-800-FL-TODAY.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we want to talk about letting go\u2014releasing our children to life\/to thriving on their own. Dennis and Barbara Rainey will join us again tomorrow. I hope you can be here as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Are your children setting big goals? Do they have big dreams about how God might use them in the future? We\u2019re going to talk today about how you stir that up in your child\u2019s heart. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. We have spent a lot of time over the last six\/seven months talking about parenting\u2014actually, for the last year. I\u2019m going all the way back to when our movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>, came out in theaters a year ago\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and then the video series for the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> came out shortly after that. Your book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, was released in September. We\u2019ve been talking about parenting quite a bit; and of course, this is something you\u2019ve been studying and reflecting on for decades.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a passion of both Barbara\u2019s and mine; and by the way, she joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you much; glad to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>For a little while longer, at least, welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>A little while longer. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A little while longer\u2014yes; we shared with listeners earlier this week about the change that is coming.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right! Dave and Ann Wilson are going to be stepping into our shoes, and they are going to become the hosts of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve been at this for almost 26-and-a-half years, not quite.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But we\u2019ve had the privilege of doing over 6,000 broadcasts that listeners have paid attention to dutifully and have been listening to what we\u2019ve said here. Hopefully, we have helped you in your most important relationships in life. It\u2019s kind of fitting, Bob, I think, that Barbara and I are here talking about this final pillar of raising kids, which is giving your child a mission and releasing them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSomething like <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> can\u2019t die with my hands or Barbara\u2019s hands tightly gripped around the microphone saying: \u201cNo, no, no! You can\u2019t have someone else lead this!\u201d We\u2019re all meant to pass it on\u2014to pass the baton. We\u2019re excited to be able to do that. Dave and Ann Wilson have been in ministry for a number of years, and I think our listeners are going to love them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI believe, for <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> and FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, the best is yet to be. Bob Lepine is still going to be at the microphone, so I\u2019m excited. What about you, sweetheart?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I am too. We\u2019ve known Dave and Ann for <em>years<\/em>. We love their enthusiasm; we love their energy. They are both very biblically-anchored, and they will just do a fabulous job. In fact, I think they\u2019ll do a better job, in many ways, than we did\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think you\u2019re right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014because they\u2019re just\u2014they\u2019re great people, and everybody\u2019s going to love them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve heard from them already this week. We\u2019re going to hear from them again next week. It is nice when you can make a handoff to friends and people who you admire and respect; and that\u2019s the case with Dave and Ann.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Kindred spirit friends. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy the way, just a transition to today\u2019s broadcast\u2014because I want to get on with that\u2014we\u2019ve been talking, as you mentioned, Bob, for a number of months about the essence of raising children. We talked about how the Scriptures really break it down into four categories. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe first one is the Great Commandment, which is teaching your child how to have a relationship with God and with others. The second area of parenting is that of building character into your children\u2014teaching them to be wise and not be a fool; teaching them right from wrong; how to choose what\u2019s right; obey God\u2014that\u2019s what the Book of Proverbs is about. A little earlier this year, we talked about the third area, which is the issue of identity\u2014emotional, spiritual, and sexual identity. The Bible speaks clearly to all of those areas.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis last one that we\u2019re talking about today is really something that Barbara and I will probably fight one another for the microphone, because we both feel strongly about this; and that\u2019s giving your child a sense of mission\u2014helping them discover why God put them here, on the planet, in the first place. It\u2019s really spoken of in one of my favorite verses that I\u2019ve quoted many, many times, here, on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse 10: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFor we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d Did you hear what Paul was saying there? He was saying we are God\u2019s work of art. Your child is God\u2019s work of art. He has prepared that child for an assignment that is unique to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn doing research for this book, we found out that, way back in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, there was a doctor who discovered fingerprints. He was the guy who discovered that each person has a unique fingerprint on every one of their fingers and thumbs. I think it\u2019s a statement of how God has a unique assignment\/a unique ability built into every child. What your assignment is, as a parent\u2014listen to me\u2014your assignment is, as a pair of parents, or as a single parent, or as a blended family\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014you have to help your child discover who he or she is and cheer them on in the race of life, cheering them on to become all that God called them to be.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When we were working on the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em> video series and we created the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>, the reason the movie is called <em>Like Arrows<\/em> is because of what it says in Psalm 127, verse 4\u2014that children are \u201clike arrows in the hands of a warrior.\u201d You\u2019ve said many times arrows are meant to be aimed and released. We\u2019re going to talk about the aiming part of that today\u2014how we help point our kids in the right direction before we release them. You want to do this in kind of rapid-fire style.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We did an earlier broadcast, which I call the \u201cTwitter version\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014real quick, cut-to-the-chase, practical, biblical\u2014but helping you be successful, as parents. Barbara and I are going to tag-team this and go every other one. We\u2019re going to give you our best tips on helping your child find his or her mission in their lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; who\u2019s going to\u2014are you going to give us the first tweet, Barbara?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I will do that with delight. The first one is: \u201cEvaluate your own life.\u201d You know, parenting starts, so often, with us. We have to know what we believe\/what\u2019s important to us before we can ever pass it on to our kids. So that\u2019s what this is about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEvaluate your own life: \u201cAre you a person on mission? How would you describe the mission that God has given <em>you<\/em>? Are you excited about fulfilling God\u2019s mission, and are you talking about it with your children as you do life together?\u201d You can\u2019t teach your children how to have a mission if you don\u2019t have one yourself.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Most of the important lessons in life are caught, not taught; so what\u2019s your mission?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecond one: \u201cAsk God to give you discernment, as you raise your child, to spot his or her gifts, abilities, passions, and burdens.\u201d What we call it is: \u201cWhat is his or her missional DNA?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAsk God, by the Holy Spirit, to teach you, as they emerge from their lives\u2014as you raise them all the way through the toddler years, the elementary years, junior high, high school, and beyond. Just speak truth into your children: \u201cYou know, you\u2019re pretty good when you\u2019re championing this cause.\u201d Help them spot what their mission is, and then speak it into their lives. Let them know you\u2019ve seen it, multiple times.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number three is: \u201cAffirm and encourage your child when you see him or her operating in what appears to be a sweet spot or a gift, and let them know that you see that and recognize it.\u201d There will be really awkward years when you may not see much for awhile.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>But when you do\u2014when you do spot something that they\u2019re really good at\u2014then affirm that, and mention it, and help him or her see it too.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This fourth one is very practical: \u201cUse a date night with your spouse to sharpen your inventory of your child\u2019s life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBob, many, many times, you know, Barbara and I had a date night. We\u2019d go out and we\u2019d talk about our calendar \/ we\u2019d talk about what we\u2019re going to be doing; and we\u2019d also talk about each child. Keep a record of what you\u2019re talking about each child and sharpen your inventory of who they are, what they are good at, and how you can better cheer them on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number five is: \u201cAs you decide what your mission is, as mom and dad\/as parents, talk about that with your kids. If possible, begin to bring them into the process; so, if your mission in life is something you include your kids on, bring them in on it with you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, as your kids get older, start reading books to them or with them or give them books to read that will help them think through how to have a mission. Dennis\u2019s book, <em>Choosing a Life That Matters<\/em>, would be a good one; Rick Warren\u2019s book, <em>The Purpose-Driven Life<\/em>; and there are probably others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp your child, especially in the teenage years, read books that help him think through, \u201cWhat is my purpose?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And when you\u2019re talking about your life on mission, it could be what the two of you are doing together\u2014something that you\u2019re involved with\u2014but it can just be how you\u2019re living out your faith in whatever arena God\u2019s put you in\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right; that\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014whether that\u2019s the workplace, whether it\u2019s clubs or activities, or people you\u2019re interacting with\u2014it\u2019s helping your kids see how you\u2019re integrating faith into the world God\u2019s called you into; so that they can understand, \u201cOh, this is how I do it in my world,\u201d\u2014right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>As Barbara was reading that, I was thinking about the time we bought\u2014I don\u2019t know how many\u2014packages of hot dogs to host an evangelistic outreach in our home for junior high and high school kids. We were ready for 100 kids. I mean, we had the buns, we had the dogs\u2014and seven kids came<strong>. <\/strong>[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We ate those dogs for a long, long time. [Laughter] You know what the kids caught in that? They caught the passion that Mom and Dad wanted to be a part of reaching out to others, spiritually, and helping them find hope and help in Jesus Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe interesting thing is\u2014by the time we quit, we had over 400 kids coming out to meetings at school\u2014to host kids to find out about Jesus Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber six: \u201cFan the flames of your child\u2019s dreams.\u201d Perhaps consider asking this question: \u201cIf you could do anything in the world and couldn\u2019t fail, what would you do and why?\u201d Then maybe toss this one out at the dinner table\u2014it\u2019s by A.W. Tozer\u2014\u201cGod is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity we plan to do the things we can only do by ourselves.\u201d Kids need to realize that if God is their God, they need to make their plans large.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Number seven is: \u201cIf possible, use testing services as children move into their middle teens and beyond.\u201d This is something that Dennis and I did with some of our kids, not all of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe took them through some different testing things to help them see what their innate strengths were, what their weaknesses were, and what they could develop and potentially become. It sort of expanded their view of themselves; it helped them see themselves objectively.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Some of this was personality and temperament, but some of it was vocational aptitude.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Aptitude; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; that\u2019s exactly right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It was really helpful.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number eight: \u201cEncourage and affirm small and big steps of faith for your kids.\u201d I think this is an area, Bob, where a lot of parents miss an opportunity to affirm their children when they step out and take little steps of faith or maybe a big one. Call it to the attention of your other children or, maybe, with adults. Children take steps of faith; be sure to point it out and affirm them as they do it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber nine is: \u201cTeach your kids how to process failure.\u201d I think this one is really, really important; because what we tend to do with our kids is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014we want them to win, especially as moms, I think. We want our kids to succeed; we don\u2019t want them to fail. And yet, failure can often be the best teacher, because we learn in life through our failures. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember we used to read stories about famous people to our kids. The story of Thomas Edison was one that we read. He failed thousands of times before he finally invented the lightbulb. I think it\u2019s helpful, in this pressure-driven world, that our children understand that it\u2019s okay to fail and make mistakes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number ten: \u201cBe a person of faith too.\u201d Sometimes, your pushing your kids out on a mission is going to come back and test your own faith. Do you remember, sweetheart, when our son came home and told us he was going to spend his senior year in college on the mission field in a former Soviet state in Estonia, introducing Estonian college students to Jesus Christ?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; I remember.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He was going into Communist block housing to live and drove this car that was\u2014we went over there, Bob\u2014and it was a joke. They went over there; and in a period of a year, they led one person to Christ. Today, that ministry in Tallinn, at the university there, is student-led by dozens of Estonian college students, in some part due to Benjamin\u2019s, our son\u2019s, step of faith\u2014and when his parents had to take a step of faith, too, and quench their fears and go, \u201cOkay, God; we\u2019re going to trust You with our kids.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Amen; we did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 11\u2014this one sort of goes along with it\u2014Number 11 is: \u201cPray with and for your child for the fulfillment of God\u2019s mission for his or her life.\u201d We did pray for our son, and we prayed for our other kids too. Oftentimes, at night, when we put them to bed, we prayed that they would know what God had called them to do and that they would see what God\u2019s purposes were for their lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Number 12: \u201cRead Ephesians 2:10 as a family.\u201d This is a good one; because what you can do is assign this verse to, maybe, an older child, who can dig into the Bible and do a little Bible study and share a few minutes\u2014three to five minutes\u2014of thoughts about what this verse teaches. It\u2019s back to the verse that says, \u201cWe are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are other verses we recommend here: Matthew 6:33, which talks about seeking first the kingdom of God; Matthew 28:19-20, which is the Great Commission. These are all commands of Jesus Christ that the church today needs to take seriously. Our young people, I think, are capable of far more than we\u2019re challenging them with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Agreed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 13 is something else you might discuss at the dinner table, and this isn\u2019t a verse. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is an Ethiopian proverb, and it goes like this: \u201cThe feet take a person where one\u2019s heart is.\u201d That would just be an interesting conversation to have\u2014maybe it\u2019s not at the dinner table; maybe it\u2019s at night before bed, or maybe when you\u2019re driving your kids to school. Just talk about: \u201cWhat does that mean? What does it mean to follow what\u2019s in your heart?\u201d because God often puts desires in our hearts that He wants us to fulfill. That\u2019s a part of discerning His plan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>My son, Benjamin, recently called me, the other day. He mentioned number 14\u2014he said, \u201cThis book ought to be required reading of every junior high and high school student in America.\u201d He was speaking of Katie Davis Majors\u2019 book, <em>Daring to Hope<\/em>. Number 14 is: \u201cAssign one of your children to read Katie\u2019s book, <em>Daring to Hope<\/em>, and then give a report\/a book report to the family.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTighten your seatbelts for this is quite a story of a young lady\u2019s faith, who stepped out, as a young college-aged student, and began adopting Ugandan girls. I forget the number she\u2019s up to now\u2014is it 13?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think she\u2019s adopted 13, and then I think she and her husband have had their own biological child. They live in Uganda. Katie was working in an orphanage there; in fact, her story is one that we featured on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. If listeners want to go to our website, they can listen to the podcast and hear her share the story. That may be something for the family to listen to together.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I would, Bob. I know this\u2014when Benjamin called me, he said, \u201cDad, this is one of the best books I have <em>ever<\/em> read.\u201d Katie is in her late 20s\/early 30s now?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But it is a compelling story of someone who just took God at His Word and decided to go do something that represented the heart of God for orphans. You know what?\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014that is pure and undefiled religion.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Let\u2019s say, as a parent, you have one child, who wants\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now wait a second, Bob\u2014we did it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u00a0You want me to acknowledge all 14. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>All 14!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>By the way, all 14 of these are available on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and they\u2019re also available in our book, <em>The Art of Parenting.<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; and you can order the book, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can download the list if you\u2019d like to.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m just thinking of the parents, who are going: \u201cWe have three kids. One wants to be a veterinarian; one wants to be a professional baseball player; and the third one doesn\u2019t know what she wants to do. How do I talk about mission when what my kids are interested in is not particularly spiritual?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, I think that it\u2019s helping them think through mission in a broad viewpoint too. I\u2019ve <em>always<\/em> believed that medicine is ministry. We have a son-in-law, who\u2019s a doctor. We\u2019ve been on medical mission trips with doctors and nurses. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThose fields aren\u2019t strictly defined as ministry, but they are. I think that\u2014one of the things that Dennis and I did is that we took our kids on missions trips. It was one of the ways that we wanted to help expose them to the things that God was doing in the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, as a family, you might take your kids and go on a week-long mission trip to Guatemala with your church, or wherever your church is doing missions. Even if your child does want to become a veterinarian or whatever, they may change; but you can also come alongside that natural desire and expose them to things that God is doing around the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think it\u2019s very important that we don\u2019t create a sense of someone, who is not in vocational Christian ministry\u2014that if you\u2019re not doing that, you\u2019re a second-class citizen in God\u2019s kingdom.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014or you\u2019re not \u201con mission.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Exactly!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Right; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think it\u2019s interesting\u2014I think all of our kids are in ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wouldn\u2019t say that any of them, right now, are in full-time vocational Christian work. Our son, Samuel, is a counselor\u2014that\u2019s as close as it gets to full-time vocational work. And yet, we\u2019re applauding them as they fulfill God\u2019s assignment for who He made them to be. They\u2019re raising their families, and they\u2019re also taking their kids on mission trips. They\u2019re exposing them to God\u2019s work and what He\u2019s doing around the country and around the world.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When any of us bring biblical thinking and God\u2019s love and grace for others into whatever arena we\u2019re in, now, all of a sudden, that arena has become a mission field. I think for us, as parents, that\u2019s what we have to be helping our kids understand. We\u2019re not sure what the unique \u201cgood works that God prepared beforehand, that you should walk in\u201d are yet; but whatever they are, you can bring a biblical worldview and you can bring God\u2019s love and grace into that arena; and it can be transformative, whatever it is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s exactly right. You know, one of the most frequent comments made to Barbara and me, now that we have stepped out of leading FamilyLife, is\u2014people say, \u201cSo, what are you doing now that you\u2019re retired?\u201d [Laughter] It\u2019s kind of like: \u201cWell, you finished that. Now, you\u2019re just off\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cdoing nothing.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201c\u2014doing nothing\u201d?\u2014\u201ckind of kicked it in neutral\u201d?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have to tell you\u2014this is an exciting time to be alive!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Barbara and I are not going to rust out; we\u2019re not going to go away. It may be that we\u2019re not heard on 1,000 stations across the country, but the checkout lady at the counter at Kroger may hear from me; and I may give the guy who picks up our garbage a copy of our book, <em>Stepping Up<\/em>\u2014or the electrician, who does the repair work\u2014I did that the other day.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re all on mission; and we\u2019re going to be doing some things, going forward. We\u2019ll be talking about that in the coming days ahead on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut we have an assignment that we\u2019re going to complete. We\u2019re not retiring in the traditional sense\u2014we\u2019re not withdrawing from battle\u2014I don\u2019t think God made us to ever retire.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think we should be about the battle all the way to the finish line, doing only what God has called you to do, and where God is at work. Frankly, both Barbara and I have been praying this\u2014we don\u2019t want to be doing <em>anything<\/em> where God isn\u2019t already there and being at work in people\u2019s lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s just the checkout lady or the garbage man who are going to be hearing from you in the days ahead. [Laughter] I think the rest of us are going to be hearing from you as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe do, again, have the list of ways you can help your children think, missionally, as you raise them. That\u2019s available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. We also have your book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, which we are making available today to any listener who can help support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> with a donation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know that the whole reason why hundreds of thousands of people are being impacted every day by the help and the hope they hear on this program is because there\u2019s a small group of listeners, who say: \u201cThis is important. This matters for me, for my family, for our community, for my city, for the world.\u201d Those of you who support the ministry\u2014you have made today\u2019s program possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, we\u2019re asking you to help make tomorrow\u2019s program possible by going online and making a donation to support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. When you do, upon your request, we\u2019ll send you a copy of Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>. You can donate at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call to donate at 1-800-FL-TODAY. Be sure to ask for your copy of the book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, when you make a donation. If you\u2019d like more information about the video series\u2014the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014that\u2019s available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com as well. Our movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>\u2014you remember that\u2019s a part of the <em>Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the movie is now available for purchase as well. You can order a DVD from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call to order at 1-800-FL-TODAY.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we want to talk about letting go\u2014releasing our children to life\/to thriving on their own. Dennis and Barbara Rainey will join us again tomorrow. I hope you can be here as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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