Protecting Your Family

I’m treading water in the deep end… I’m raising teenagers counter culture to the world they are submerged in daily. The battle for their souls and destinies were waged at their conception. The devil knew the home they were being raised in, and his mission has been to derail them ever since.

As a Christian mother, asking for help is probably one of my biggest struggles. No one wants to share that “their” child struggles with _________ (fill in the blank.)

I heard another Christian mother describe it as “Covering your children when they are naked.” In other words, don’t expose their sin and struggles to others as they are growing up and finding themselves.

If that is what I’m supposed to do, then how do I get help and advice? Does not sharing make me hypocritical, am I pretending to be something I’m not?

I choose not to share, not because of shame, but because their struggles are not my story to tell. I typically don’t share, because I don’t want my children unfairly judged while they are still growing up and developing their relationship with Christ. I want to protect them.

So how do I balance protecting them, and not feeling like a hypocrite? How do I get prayer, and still cover them? I know I am not the only mother who struggles with this!

In order to gain godly wisdom, I decided to share some of my struggles with friends, but I chose my friends wisely, and I pray often for guidence!

I have a couple very close and safe friends. Some already have grown children serving God, and others have children the same age as mine. They are my comfort, wisdom, and prayer partners.

I don’t have to share all of the details, but I can get prayer!

Have you felt alone at times raising your children, or with your marriage? I encourage you to pray and ask God for a few close girlfriends who can walk alongside you. Ask them to pray with you. You could start a prayer group, and pray together regularly.

I really want you to know, you are NOT alone! When reaching out to my close sisters, I discovered they were going through or had been through much of what I was going through.

Now, together, we contend for those things we do not yet see. God says …For I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children. Isa 49:25