Godly parents should therefore be confident, trusting, quiet, and serene. Now of course, godly parenting means exhibiting good works. The next-door neighbors should see you doing a lot of stuff. They do not see you lounging on the sofa inside, trusting God, as your kids run around feral and wild. We do not just wait for God’s lightning bolt of grace to strike the kids because . . . soli Deo gloria.
