RYC – indeed it is tough having family members who feel they are Christian enough without  really having given their lives to Christ. It is the case with my whole family. I was brought up a Catholic. The funny thing is that when I speak to my dad, at times I wonder why He bothers calling himself a Christians and goes to church every Sunday. He hardly believes in the full truth of the Bible as God’s inspired Word, the things he cannot grasp he shuns aside and refers to them as metaphors, he hardly believes in the fundamental truths about Jesus. But I still keep praying that the light of the Word will pierce the darkness in my family. I however do not tire bombarding him with the word. He calls me preacher and complains that I am always preaching. I pray that one day he and my whole family will come to the truth. However, I have released them to the LORD. They may be my family but they are not my responsibility. They are first and foremost God’s creation.

It is important for parents to constantly pray for each one of their children. Those seeds of intercession will never go in vain. It is important to set a godly example and be what we say we are. I know that when looking at my parents, this was one of the stumbling blocks. In my eyes my parents were hypocrites spiritually. They would tell us stuff and do exactly the opposite. A child has a good memory sad to say and such irresponsibility on the part of parents leads to disrespect. Indeed we reap what we sow. 

I will be praying with you for your family. It must be painful as a parent to have to contend with your kids and deal with their attitudes; If they are adolescents, it is not surprising. But it is important to be firm and yet loving. In my life the loving bit really lacked….

Btw, those are great snaps there,

Sof