The Next Generation: Raising World Changers

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14).

“Don’t feel sorry for or fear for your kids because the world they are going to grow up in is not what it used to be.

God created them and called them for the exact moment in time that they’re in.

Their life wasn’t a coincidence or an accident.

Raise them up to know the power they walk in as children of God.

Train them up in the authority of His Word.

Teach them to walk in faith knowing that God is in control.

Empower them to know they can change the world.

Don’t teach them to be fearful and disheartened by the state of the world but hopeful that they can do something about it.

Every person in all of history has been placed in the time that they were in because of God’s sovereign plan.

He knew Daniel could handle the lion’s den.

He knew David could handle Goliath. He knew Esther could handle Haman.

He knew Peter could handle persecution.

He knows that your child can handle whatever challenge they face in their life.

He created them specifically for it! Don’t be scared for your children, but be honored that God chose YOU to parent the generation that is facing the biggest challenges of our lifetime.

Rise up to the challenge.

Raise Daniels, Davids, Esthers and Peters! G

od isn’t scratching His head wondering what He’s going to do with this mess of a world.

He has an army He’s raising up to drive back the darkness and make Him known all over the earth.

Don’t let your fear steal the greatness God placed in them. I know it’s hard to imagine them as anything besides our sweet little babies, and we just want to protect them from anything that could ever be hard on them, but they were born for such a time as this.”

~Alex Cravens, Dad and Youth Pastor, Russellville, AR

Your Call to Action

Our children are the torchbearers of change. We must equip them, guide them, and empower them as we nurture the greatness within them. We serve a God who parted the Red Sea, rained manna from heaven, and resurrected the dead. There is no challenge, no adversity, no hardship that He cannot conquer. And He has placed that same resilient spirit within our children.

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, that you might overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

“I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace” (Isaiah 54:13).

Prayer

Father, we adore You! Thank you for being our refuge, strength, and fortress in this ever-changing world. Please be with our children daily and help us as parents, guide them to seek You first in every circumstance. Lead us and we will follow You, Lord. In Your precious name, we pray, Amen!

A Comforting Closure

Be brave and determined, as you are not navigating this journey alone. God is always guiding you. You are never out of His sight, even for a fleeting moment.