As a dad I so want to prepare my kids for life. I see so much potential in them. Of course its understandable, I want them to have a stronger relationship with God, to fulfill their dreams, to enjoy life to the max, and live up to their highest potential. What then does that mean? What do I need to teach them so they can:

·      Make right choices;

·      Do the right things;

·      Connect with the right relationships; and

·      Get to the right answers

I mused over this (for a long time) and have come to one conclusion – I can’t give them the answers. I can’t simply teach them all the right answers. Life will put them through tests just like it did me and they must find and choose the right answers. Not that i am an expert or always get it right. Many times in my life I have made foolish decisions even though I knew better. Of course I can teach them the ways of God, demonstrate to them how to live and serve Him, but at the end of the day – they must choose, they must discover for themselves. I have resolved that I must teach them “How to ask the right questions.”

Over the next few posts I will define how this looks and why I have come to this realization. But just so you don’t think I’ve gone off the deep end. It struck me that when Jesus was a lad and his parents couldn’t find him, the bible says in Luke 2:46 “they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.” Jesus mastered the art of listening and asking questions. Later on in the scripture we see Jesus answering many questions posed to him with a question. You see – an honest search for the right question leads the questioner to examine his/her motives and eventually positions them to find the right answer. I want my boys to learn to ask the right questions, to honestly pray that way, to learn that way, to seek after God that way. When they seek in truth – they will find Truth. 

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