Think back on your experience as a young child. Did your mom and dad take delight in you?

Did you feel warmly accepted? Was your home filled with the sounds of laughter?

Today on InSight for Living, Chuck Swindall continues his brand new series called Restoring

Your Families Foundation. In this next study, he'll be talking about cultivating a safe

harbor for your kids and grandkids, a place where everyone feels fully accepted, with plenty

of room to grow into a healthy adult. Chuck titled today's message, Delighting in Your Kids

and Grandkids, and we begin with prayer.

Our Father, we bring before you our lives, our needs, which are always many, our concerns

which are often complex and complicated. And you're always there. You never turn us away.

You never turn your back on us. Every good and perfect gift is from above and comes from

the Father of Lights, with whom there is no turning or shadow caused by turning. Thank

Your Father for your hand on us, your faithfulness in season out of season, when it's hot

or when it's cold, when it's daylight or when it's dark, whether we're young or older,

we're there and you haven't changed. Thank You that You're not only our Lord to guide us,

You're our shepherd, and we need You, we need You regularly to lead us for we often lose our way.

We're a part of Your flock and we find great security in that. Thank You for knowing us by name,

and guiding us with such love and care and concern. I pray that You will use this message today to

lift our hearts out of a drag of this world in which we live, the darkness, the heart aches, the sadness,

the constant, constant burdens of life. Maybe realize what a pleasure children or design to bring to us.

Maybe we get a new glimpse of the role of parents as those who take joy in those born to them.

Maybe we who are grandparents realize the fresh dimension you bring in life as with age comes wisdom.

Thank You for the privilege of being able to offer that to the young. Maybe we be patient,

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