Thank you for these insights. Each is valuable. The one that struck me the hardest is your admonition to stop worrying about the choices of our adult children. I have seen this cause so much turmoil among active Church members over the years. And then I became one of those parents sorrowing over my children's choices.
It's not always easy to lovingly respect the agency of our adult children. But I have come to realize that worry ≠ love. Our Heavenly Parents love each of our children much better than we do. Moreover, They are perfectly cognizant of our children's choices (which we are not).
But I cannot bring myself to believe that our Heavenly Parents are engrossed in soul destroying worry about this. They know that Christlike love is always the right approach. All I need to do is to follow this divine example. Worry not required.
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ScottHApril 27, 2017
Thank you for these insights. Each is valuable. The one that struck me the hardest is your admonition to stop worrying about the choices of our adult children. I have seen this cause so much turmoil among active Church members over the years. And then I became one of those parents sorrowing over my children's choices. It's not always easy to lovingly respect the agency of our adult children. But I have come to realize that worry ≠ love. Our Heavenly Parents love each of our children much better than we do. Moreover, They are perfectly cognizant of our children's choices (which we are not). But I cannot bring myself to believe that our Heavenly Parents are engrossed in soul destroying worry about this. They know that Christlike love is always the right approach. All I need to do is to follow this divine example. Worry not required.
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