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Our goal, as parents, is to point our kids toward Jesus and to point them toward the door\u2014and they\u2019ve got to serve Him. \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 Wednesday, February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. What can we do, as parents, to help our children learn how to trust God on their own?\u00a0 We\u2019ll explore that today with Crawford Loritts. Stay tuned. \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\u2019ve been talking, this week, Dennis, about the subject of faith. I think, for a lot of listeners, the idea of faith comes down to: \u201cHow hard are you believing?\u201d\u2014you know?\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of like: \u201cHow much oomph faith can I muster up?\u00a0 Am I really believing, or am I <em>REALLY<\/em> believing?\u00a0 If I want God to do what I want Him to do, then, I must <em>REALLY<\/em> believe it.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And if Jesus was here, He would have said, \u201cYou need to have the faith of the mustard seed,\u201d\u2014He spoke of something very, very small. It\u2019s the object of the faith that makes the difference: \u201cDo you trust, are you leaning into, do you have confidence in the God who created you?\u2014that He is at work in you, and through you, and around you?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, when the disciples said, \u201cIncrease our faith,\u201d they were really saying, \u201cIncrease our confidence in You.\u201d\u00a0 \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>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; and \u201c\u2026in our knowledge of who You are so I\u2019ll trust You more.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have had with us this week Crawford Loritts, a good friend. Welcome back Crawford. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Good to be back. Good to back. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Do you think, Crawford\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes, I am. I\u2019m\u2014actually, I found what you just said very intriguing because there is a sense in which our faith does increase\u2014in the sense that the greater my understanding of God\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Correct. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014and the greater my confidence in His track record, in terms of what He has done, the more, on an emotional side of things, I can release my heart to believe Him fuller. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019ve come to those places in life\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014where I\u2019ve thought back\u2014I\u2019m going, \u201cI\u2019ve been here before.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019ve been here before. Just step out. Take the next step of faith. Lean into Him and trust Him.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve already talked about how we talk about faith in human relationships My confidence in my wife\u2019s character\u2014\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\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014in whom she is, as a person\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014in her trustworthiness. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It\u2019s more today than it was in our first years of marriage, not because she was less trustworthy then, but just because I\u2019ve learned, over time, just how much I can trust who she is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Patterns of consistent, faithful behavior\u2014and the question with our faith is: \u201cNow, we\u2019ve been inconsistent,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cbut has God ever been inconsistent?\u201d\u00a0 \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<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And that\u2019s what you write about in your book, <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in Our Faithful God<\/em>. And you define faith\u2014at least, the closest thing you come to a definition in the book\u2014and I like it because it\u2019s two words\u2014it\u2019s God confidence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And what I want to ask you is\u2014we have a lot of listeners who are moms and dads, raising the next generation. They are concerned about how their kids are losing their faith \/ are losing their faith in this culture. What would you say is the most important thing you and Karen did in transferring your faith \/ teaching faith to your kids so they\u2019d know how to trust God and have God confidence as they grow up?\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\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>By not focusing on what will take their faith away but focusing on what will expand their ability to succeed\u2014and that is understanding the Word of God\u2014teaching them the Word of God at home\u2014modeling it before them \/ applying God\u2019s truth so that they focus on a God who is consistent, who never fails, and not on the battles of the culture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, to be sure, certainly, we do have to talk about \u201cHow do you resist temptation?\u201d and all these issues in life; but I actually think that\u2014and this is not the first time that all hell has broken loose in a society or culture. Let\u2019s just sort of push that down a little bit\u2014I mean, when you read most of the letters in the New Testament, the moral climate was far worse, believe it or not, than it is today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \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<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>And yet, what do we see?\u00a0 We see these apostles continuing in the truth of God\u2019s Word, and praying for one another, and pouring truth into hearts and lives. So, I think that the greatest thing that we can do, as parents\u2014and Karen and I tried to do it \/ now, we weren\u2019t perfect\u2014but to heighten the Word of God and God\u2019s ability to step into every situation in their lives and let them see it\u2014let them see the hand of God at work in your family. I really believe that that prepares them to combat and fight the issues in the culture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You have, in your book, seven ways to strengthen \/ to grow your faith\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014increase your faith; right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; right. And I think this is something parents need to hear as they pass their faith onto their kids, but they need to hear for themselves too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; absolutely. And I\u2019ll just click them off: \u201cTo accept the reality of opposition,\u201d\u2014that your faith is going to be\u2014there is no such thing as faith unless there is opposition, by the way. \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\tFaith does not exist unless it is opposed. By very definition\u2014you don\u2019t just have faith \/ faith only exists because there is something you have to press through. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Faith is like a muscle. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>A muscle needs weight\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014it needs resistance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014it does\u2014in order for it to grow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. I think, secondly: \u201cStand ready to resist.\u201d\u00a0 You expect the opposition \/ so you stand ready to resist. That sounds negative\u2014but in the Bible, faith is defiance \/ it is not denial\u2014but it is defiance. So, you resist\u2014you resist, not in some little personal willpower, but based upon the Word \/ standing on the promises of God\u2019s Word. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, thirdly: \u201cYou keep your focus\u2014your mind focused and filled with truth.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s so important right now\u2014I can\u2019t tell you\u2014if you\u2019re going through a trying time, you\u2019ve got to pour the truth of God\u2019s Word in your head. We have to think rightly \/ we have to think from heaven\u2019s perspective. \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>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s how you build and strengthen your faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And as you think about your kids, they need to have the Scriptures \/ the truth of the Bible imbedded in their heads\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and their hearts because they are going to run into a culture that doesn\u2019t reward that truth. They need to know that it is right and that they need to obey it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. You know, our son\u2014there is an experience that he had. Our oldest son Bryan\u2014he is now a pastor in New York City. When he was in undergraduate school, he had a financial need that we didn\u2019t know anything about. He said, \u201cDad, I started to call you, but then, I remembered all those times around the dinner table when we would be praying about financial needs, as a family, and the Bible verses about God supplying all of our needs, and claiming those things, and Mom writing those things down. I started to call\u2014then, I thought, \u2018No, it\u2019s my turn to trust God right now.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Wow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>I should tell you\u2014every time I tell that story, I sort of tear up. But that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. \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\tIt\u2019s\u2014you give them the gift of God\u2019s truth. I think: \u201cParents, don\u2019t ever underestimate the power of God\u2019s Word to grow and germinate in the hearts and minds of your kids\u2014even if they are spilling milk while you\u2019re having family devotions and one is slapping the other upside the head\u2014but get that truth into their hearts and minds.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The assignment of a parent is to make a hand-off. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You\u2019re teaching your kids to be less dependent upon you and more dependent upon God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You\u2019re on your way out, as a parent\u2014it\u2019s an 18- to 20-year exit strategy. I promise you\u2014you\u2019ve got to teach your kids how they\u2014like Bryan did that time\u2014learn to trust God in circumstances. That means they need to know who He is. So, you, as a parent\u2014you are introducing your children to who Jesus Christ is, who God the Father is,\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and what the Scriptures promise, and what the Scriptures teach as true. \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<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019re talking with Dr. Crawford Loritts about what faith looks like. He\u2019s written a book called <em>Unshaken<\/em>. You can go to FamilyLifeToday.com if you want more information about the book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou were right in the middle of some of the ways we can increase our faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Continue with some of those; will you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Let me click those off\u2014yes. The fourth one is: \u201cEmbrace the growth pains.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, don\u2019t run from the challenge, but run to God and allow Him to grow you in it. Don\u2019t run from those gaps\u2014you\u2019ve got to press into those. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Number 5 is: \u201cStay in God\u2019s presence.\u201d\u00a0 That is the idea\u2014the idea of worship, and prayer, and seeking Him in the midst of the challenge. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 6 is: \u201cAssociate with faith-filled people. \u201cNow, I\u2019m not just talking about those folks who are just optimists, but people whose lives have been characterized by trusting and believing God. Stay with them because faith is contagious. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Then, number 7: \u201cAct.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \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\tFaith is something that we do. Faith is not theoretical\u2014you\u2019ve got to pull the trigger. As I\u2019ve said so often\u2014faith is a verb, even when it\u2019s a noun. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I like what you said there on number4\u2014I\u2019ve got to comment on it\u2014\u201cEmbrace the growth pains.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, think about it\u2014all of our kids, as they grew up, had the growing pains; you know\u2014the bones are getting longer \/ their hormones are kicking in. They are going to grow up, and the spiritual journey that you are engaging your children in will have some growth pains. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Don\u2019t rescue them from the challenges. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. And Christian parents\u2014I\u2019ve got to tell you\u2014one of my biggest fears, Dennis and Bob, is that I actually think that we confuse godly parenting with God\u2019s role in our children\u2019s lives. We can actually stand in God\u2019s way. Our job is not to replace God. \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\tSometimes, the best thing you can do for your child is not give them what they are asking for\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Back off. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014to allow them to experience for themselves\u2014not just consequences\u2014but the opportunity to trust God because we\u2019re going to be very dead. Our goal, as parents, is to point our kids toward Jesus and to point them toward the door\u2014[Laughter]\u2014and they\u2019ve got to serve Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve got to tweet that right now. [Laughter]\u00a0 \u201cOur goal, as parents, is to point our kids to Jesus and point them toward the door,\u201d\u2014tweet that for me; okay?\u00a0 [Laughter] That\u2019s great!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And just so there are not any listeners listening that think he just said you can do that with a three-year-old\u2014that\u2019s not\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>No; no!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014what he\u2019s talking about here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Now, if he\u2019s 33, you probably should have done that a few years ago. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But your assignment, as a parent, is to teach your children to become independently\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014dependent upon Jesus Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>They have to have their own faith!\u00a0 \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>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That means, at points\u2014Crawford, I want you to talk about this\u2014at points, you have to let them <em>fail<\/em>. You have to trust them enough. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had a meal with a friend recently, where he was talking about his son in college. His son called and wanted to go do some things. He and his wife couldn\u2019t agree on whether or not to let him do it. You know, those are those calls that parents\u2014they go, \u201cWhat\u2019s the right thing to do?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, I can\u2019t tell you one-size-fits-all; but I do know this\u2014you have to be training your kids\u2014especially, while they\u2019re home\u2014to do what\u2019s right and to obey when they\u2019re facing the challenges that want to rob them of their courage. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. And the way that you give them the gift of a wholesome independent dependence upon God\u2014I love that line\u2014is number 1: \u201cYou\u2019ve got to give the gifts of consequences.\u201d\u00a0 You know, pain is a great teacher. I think you have to give them the gift of consequences. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I <em>also<\/em> believe that you need to not institutionalize your fears by restricting them for what they could trust God for\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\u2014give them the gift of opportunity. Don\u2019t be fear-based because you\u2019re afraid of something\u2014you\u2019re afraid of them failing, you\u2019re afraid of them not having enough money, you\u2019re afraid that they\u2019re going to do something you don\u2019t understand. Listen\u2014listen, you\u2019ve got to stand back and give them the gift of consequences and give them the gift of opportunity. \u201cWell,\u201d you say, \u201cWhat happens if they fail?\u201d\u00a0 Well, you go to them and you say: \u201cThank God. What did we learn?\u00a0 Let\u2019s get on our knees. Let\u2019s write this down, and let\u2019s trust the Lord that we don\u2019t do this again.\u201d\u00a0 But you\u2019ve got to give them that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>One of the things, Crawford, that you talk about\u2014that I think every parent needs to hear\u2014is how you tie the growth of our faith to sacrifice. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We will face issues that are going to demand that we step out \/ trust God, and it will cost us something. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. Just as there are unintended consequences in every choice and decision that we make, there are glorious blessings when we sacrifice for the noble and right things. \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\tSacrifice is core to faith\u2014it\u2019s part of life. Faith\u2014it\u2019s just connected with sacrifice. I can get into the whole theology of that\u2014it\u2019s centered around the cross\u2014the sacrifice of His Son so that we get the benefits of grace and freedom \/ of God giving up His <em>only<\/em> <em>Son<\/em> on our behalf\u2014these kinds of things. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And what I want our listeners to hear\u2014especially parents\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t protect your kids from what their faith is going to cost them.\u201d\u00a0 This little piece that Crawford\u2019s about to share right now\u2014this needs to be a key part of the hand-off, as you take the baton of faith out of your hand and place it in your children\u2019s. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Here are the five lessons on faith and sacrifice. One: \u201cIt is one thing to trust God while we\u2019re waiting for something, but it\u2019s quite another thing to trust and obey Him after we receive it.\u201d So, even after we receive from God, you\u2019ve got to hold it with an open hand. \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<br>The second lesson is that: \u201cWhile the test of faith may become more difficult as we walk with God, the rewards are more <em>wonderful<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 You have to keep in mind that faith is always rewarded. In a certain sense, sacrifice is relative\u2014yes, I give up something; but God is going to make sure that what I have done in His name and given to honor His Word is <em>always<\/em> rewarded. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Second Corinthians, Chapter 4, says that, in this life, we will experience light and momentary afflictions which are producing\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014an eternal weight of glory. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014an eternal weight of glory. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, that\u2019s exactly what you\u2019re talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. And third: \u201cThere are tests of faith that defy logic and that we want to resist.\u201d\u00a0 The truth of the matter is that, from time to time, God calls us to trust Him for things and to do things that don\u2019t make a lot of sense. This is a little bit of a hobby-horse with me. We keep over-correcting things. We want to make sure that our decisions, and faith, and all of this is logical \/ it doesn\u2019t look stupid or crazy\u2014\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\t\u2014but the truth of the matter is\u2014as the three of us sit around this table\u2014we\u2019ve got a lot of history. \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>Crawford:<\/strong> There have been times in our lives where God has clearly led us to do things that <em>don\u2019t<\/em> make a lot of sense. Is that a consistent pattern?\u00a0 I think <em>not<\/em>; but there are times in which God says: \u201cNo; this doesn\u2019t make sense, but stand back. You\u2019re at the Red Sea\u2014watch Me.\u201d\u00a0 I think we need to be very careful that we don\u2019t\u2014in our desire to sanitize faith\u2014we don\u2019t reduce faith and rape it of its supernatural force. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNumber 4: \u201cTrue faith holds nothing back from God\u2014nothing.\u201d\u00a0 That includes\u2014our family should not be our idols. We\u2019ve got to be careful\u2014everything is laid on the altar before Him. That\u2019s what God had to teach Abraham by offering up the promise: \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\t\u201cDon\u2019t hold anything back from Me.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Okay; but hang on\u2014what does that mean for me, as a dad or as a husband today, when you say, \u201cMy family should not be an idol, and God should be a priority\u201d?\u00a0 When do I turn my back on my family to follow God?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>I think there are two things that I am trying to say here. Number 1\u2014I do not dictate to God what He should do with my family. That\u2019s what I mean by\u2014I stand back and I place their future \/ and I don\u2019t over orchestrate my kid\u2019s future. I don\u2019t orchestrate who they should be, what they ought to do, what schools they should go to\u2014all of that. I place the decisions in their hands, between them and the Lord, and I don\u2019t over orchestrate that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>The other side of that is this too\u2014I\u2019m very careful\u2014now, family should be a priority; but family should not be the fourth member of the Trinity. You\u2019ve got to be very, very careful\u2014you know, there are justifiable sacrifices that must be made. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>And part of their development is to understand that sometimes: \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\u201cNo; no, Dad is not going to be at that baseball game.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cMr. Jones is dying of cancer.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. There is a Kingdom assignment there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u201cThere is a Kingdom assignment, and I\u2019m going there,\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s right for you to look up at the stands and see Mom and not see me tonight.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Now, there were not many games you missed when your boys were in sports?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Not many\u2014but I missed a few, and I don\u2019t feel sorry for it. I think that we\u2019ve got to be very, very careful that we\u2019re not teaching, by our practice, that family is more important than our devotion to Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>One of the ways I\u2019ve had to learn that and apply that in my marriage has been\u2014there are times when pleasing my wife would have meant not doing something I felt like God was really calling me to do. Now, that is rare\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014but there are times when she was saying, \u201cThis is what I want,\u201d and I\u2019m thinking, \u201cGod wants this.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Times with my kids\u2014when they were saying, \u201cThis is what I want,\u201d\u2014\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\t\u2014and I\u2019m thinking that \u201cGod wants this.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tRussell Moore said it this way\u2014he said, \u201cIt\u2019s better to make a decision that your wife, five years from now, will look back and say, \u2018I\u2019m glad you made that decision.\u2019\u00a0 She might not say it today, but you want her to be able to look back and say, \u2018I didn\u2019t feel like it at the time, but you made the right decision.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 We don\u2019t always do that right, as husbands. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>No, we don\u2019t; but we should do that. Again, you know what we are saying here is\u2014obviously, family is first; but family is not God. There are times in which you\u2019ve got to model the greater passion and the greater commitment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. I don\u2019t know about you two guys, but I\u2019ve always done what Barbara\u2019s said\u2014so it\u2019s not been a problem in our marriage. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019d like to call an eyewitness on that one. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think there is testimony to the contrary. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What is number 5?\u00a0 [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Well, number 5\u2014well, yes: \u201cSacrificial faith is liberating because, when we release to God what He has given us, we disengage ourselves from this world and affirm our complete soul allegiance to Him.\u201d \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\tThat\u2019s what Romans 12:1-2 is all about. When you live in that delightful place, that\u2019s when faith becomes powerful, and rich, and real, and personal, and dynamic. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I hope you\u2019ve gotten the message, as a listener: \u201cWithout faith, it is impossible to please Him.\u201d\u00a0 Are you growing your faith?\u00a0 If you are not, why not?\u2014maybe, you should get a copy of Crawford\u2019s book, <em>Unshaken<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn closing today, I want to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d twice\u2014first of all, to you Crawford, for your faithfulness, and your gift in preaching and teaching, and turning this into a great book. Personally, I need this book. I told you that privately, before we came in here\u2014facing some choices in my life that I need to be reminded, \u201cYou need to walk by faith.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA second group of people I\u2019d like to thank, though, are our Legacy Partners. \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\tWhen you give, you make a broadcast like this possible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, think about that. There are some advertisers who put other radio hosts on the air on secular radio, and they\u2019re paying so that that broadcast can be on. They\u2019re not representing God or success in life; but when you\u2014as a Legacy Partner\u2014give, you make this broadcast possible. We could not do what we do, here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, without people standing with us on a monthly basis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>And I just want to say, \u201cThanks,\u201d to all the Legacy Partners\u2014you know who you are. Wish I could reach through the radio and shake your hand, offer you a cup of coffee, and sit and sip it with you for a while. But this broadcast\u2014today and previous ones that you\u2019ve heard\u2014you\u2019re helping put good stuff out on the air. This is <em>worthy<\/em> of transmission. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, it may be that some of our listeners would want to make the decision today to become a Legacy Partner. We\u2019re hoping, during the month of February, that we will see\u2014\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\t\u2014we\u2019ve kind of boiled it down to 20 families in every state where <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is heard. If there were 20 families in each state, who would say, \u201cWe\u2019d like to help sponsor <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for our community,\u201d that would be a great boost for us, here at FamilyLife. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>It\u2019s simple to do. All you have to do is go to FamilyLifeToday.com. The information is available there on becoming a Legacy Partner; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and say: \u201cI\u2019m a long-time listener. I\u2019m ready to join the team and help make this ministry possible with a monthly contribution in support of <em>FamilyLife Today,<\/em>\u201d\u2014again, the website, FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you get in touch with us, be sure to ask about getting a copy of Crawford Loritts\u2019 book, <em>Unshaken<\/em>\u2014all about faith. You can order that from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can request it when you call 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\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\tNow, a quick \u201cCongratulations!\u201d to our friends, Carlos and Melissa Paredes, who live in Dallas, Texas. They are <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners who have been married ten years today. In fact, Dennis, this is a couple who hosted an <em>Art of Marriage<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> event in their local church. So, we want to say: \u201cCongratulations to you. Thanks for investing in the lives of others and partnering with us to do that.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>We are all about anniversaries this year. This is our 40<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary as a ministry. So, we\u2019re trying to recognize the anniversaries of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> friends and <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners. We\u2019d love to highlight and make special note of your anniversary. Go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, and tell us your anniversary date. We\u2019ve got some ideas for you on how this year can be your best anniversary year <em>ever<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd again, thanks to those of you who support this ministry.\u00a0 \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\tYou\u2019ve made a lot of anniversaries possible over the years, and we are the proud sponsor of a lot of those anniversaries. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, we hope you can join us back again tomorrow when we\u2019re going to talk about dads going on dates\u2014and not with their wives\u2014with their daughters. We\u2019ll talk about daddy dates tomorrow. Hope you can tune in for that. \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\u2019m Bob Lepine. 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