In this important battle, I m making a passionate call for a recommitment to Christian grandparenting. The Challenge Ahead Grandparents have the opportunity to pass on the experience-based wisdom that is missing in the lives of young people. And perhaps most important of all, grandparents can serve as a spiritual catalyst to the younger generation, demonstrating for them the reality of life in Christ. In today s world, grandchildren and their parents need the support of grandparents who have walked with God through adversity and struggle. They need to see what faith in God can do when times are difficult, what supernatural strength and endurance the Spirit gives in time of need.
Grandparents can be that for their grandchildren a beacon of faith.
As they offer time, security, acceptance and love to their grandchildren, they demonstrate by living example the availability and faithfulness of God. But we cannot give our grandchildren something that we do not possess. A life thoroughly committed to Christ, lived and tested over time, seasoned with experience and humility, is more powerful than most people ever imagine. People who have a heritage of godly grandparents carry this influence in their lives sometimes without ever recognizing its source. In a day where youth is idolized and where productivity is considered the only measurement of worth, it is valuable to remind ourselves of how God has programmed the natural world.