Retired, Bethel Baptist Church, Dora
Once again, the buses are running, schedules are hectic, students are settling in to a routine and parents are wondering what happened to the summer break. Another school term is under way.
Parents have the chance to make a major investment in the lives of their students. The return depends on the environment in which it is made. For some, the focus is on grades rather than the total learning process. In sports, many are taught the winning-at-any-cost approach rather than learning the team concept and sportsmanship.
Others are taught that getting even is the best way to handle hard relationships. Are some parents trying to live out their own school years of unfulfilled dreams and frustrations through their children?
Perhaps it is time for those parents to put the school year under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. If you as a parent can guide your student with sound, biblical principles, you can realize a wonderful return on your investment.
To do so requires a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. How does that happen? First, you must admit that going it alone has not worked. In other words, you are lost and desperately need help. Only in Jesus Christ can you find direction. The Bible clearly states this in John 14:6, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” Secondly, there must be a sincere belief that Jesus is your only answer. You must trust your entire life, including your student’s school years, to Jesus Christ. Thirdly, there must be an open confession of Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord. Romans 10:9, 10 give the process, “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
If you establish this faith relationship with Jesus Christ, apply it to the manner in which you approach your student’s school year. You will discover a radical difference for you and your student as the term unfolds.
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