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Do It For Your Grandchildren
 
By Gary Chapman 
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I don't have any grandchildren yet, so I can only imagine what that's like, but I hear it's wonderful. It's a whole new realm of love. I remember trying to imagine love for a spouse before I had one. I remember trying to imagine love for a child before I had one. In neither case was my imagination anywhere close to the substantial experience.
 
Love also carries with it potential pain and suffering. When my children are hurt, I'm in pain myself and it's almost a very real physical experience. I once had a very powerful prayer where God showed me that the pain I experienced when my child was suffering would also be experienced by my parents but to a different degree because their grandchild was suffering and also their child was suffering. God revealed His own Heart of suffering because so many of his children were suffering as were their parents, grandparents, and on and on. He is the original parent and the father of all of us.
 
This article touches on thinking of the future effect we will have on our grandchildren by the way we behave today. 
 
Jim 
Do It For Your Grandchildren
 
by Dr. Gary Chapman

 
Stay together long enough to have grandchildren, and you'll stay together for a lifetime.
 
Grandchildren add a special dimension to life. Someone has said, "Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your children."
 
Solomon said, "Children's children are a crown to the aged."
 
But grandparents also have responsibilities and opportunities. We get to pray for our grandchildren. Sometimes we can give them spiritual guidance, or comfort, or encouragement. But our most powerful gift is our model.
 
Growing old together, loving and supporting each other, is the greatest gift you can give your grandchild.
 
So, if you're having struggles in your marriage, think about your grandchildren. Let them be the motivation for making extra effort, getting marital counseling, attending a marriage seminar, or reading and discussing a book on marriage. Do something different.
 
Whatever you do to enrich your marriage will not only make your life better, it will influence your grandchildren.
 
In today's world, the presence of godly grandparents can make the difference between success and failure for children. Think about it!
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God bless your marriage and family.
 
Jim Stephens
 

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