God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Passion is not a temporary state of mind. It is the constant source of energy for the leader, and the greatest cause of attraction for followers... Passion cannot be artificially generated or transmitted. If authentic, it naturally shines through as convictions come to life, as a great mission is undertaken, and as people share the same great passion and join together as one.
The goal of parenting is not to retain tight-fisted control over our children in an attempt to guarantee their safety and our sanity. Only God is able to exercise that kind of control. The goal is to be used of Him to instill in our children an ever-maturing self-control through principles of the Word and to allow them to exercise ever-widening circles of choice, control, and independence.
