What Important Lessons of Life are Your Grandchildren learning from you?

Recently a friend asked me, “What is the most important lesson you hope to teach your grandchildren?” After thinking about this question, I would like to share one of the lessons I hope my grandchildren will learn from my husband and me. 

As my grandchildren walk through their life journey, they will face many challenges and disappointments. God will allow challenging situations in their lives for a purpose—to develop character and spiritual growth. The trials and challenges are inevitable; they must learn to expect them, acknowledge them, and learn from them. 

 The challenges they face are not meant to destroy them but are designed to make them capable of fulfilling their God-given assignments. Their trials and challenges create an environment where they will see the true nature of their dependency on God. They will learn to rely on God through their problems, failures, weaknesses, and neediness. Their challenges, trials, and disappointments can be blessings in disguise. 

As grandparents, we can model for our grandchildren from our experience that “Life is hard, but God is good.” We have a wonderful intercessor sitting at the right hand of the Father, waiting for us to call on him. We can come to Him with boldness and confidence at any time. When we call him, He will never put us on hold, His line is never busy, and we do not have to press a number for our language or leave a voice mail. He is always available. In I Peter 5:7, we read, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you.”

My goal is for our grandchildren to see how my husband and I have faced our challenges and trust they have observed how they can place their faith in God and allow Him to walk with them on their life journey.

According to Paul in Philippians 4:6-7 my grandchildren will only find fulfillment if they don’t get anxious or worry about anything but pray about everything, telling God about their needs and thanking Him for all He has done for them. Then they will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything they can understand. His peace will guard their hearts and minds as they live in Christ Jesus.  

I would like you to share a lesson you would like to teach your grandchildren in the comment section or email me at info@grandparentingwithapurpose.com. If you have enjoyed this blog, share it with your friends.

Remember, a beautiful rose has thorns.

By Lillian Penner, Prayer director for Christian Grandparenting Network, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net