Notice the father of one of the prodigal sons never chased after the son who left the household? He never looked for him, had no phone to call him, never wrote a letter to him or any other form of contact with him, he let him go.
What the Father did do was hope for his return and became excited when the son repented. The son had to wallow with the pigs to be broken over his sin before he could realize his need for the father.
For all those people who keep hanging onto, bailing out and pampering their rebellious adult children to keep them close, remember that you may be thwarting something wonderful God has for your children but you are standing in His way. If they haven't listened to you by now, perhaps the Lord can use others while bringing peace back into your home.
When our focus is on ourselves, the possibility of missing and grieving over a child who has left, we miss the bigger picture, bringing trials into our own lives that God never intended for us to have, simply because of the fear of loneliness and worse the judgment of others who don't understand.
When we focus on God, seek His will His way, we can be free from the judgments of unspiritual worldly people, bring peace to our lives and even help in the repentance of a wayward child by letting them go. Discipline can be very effective in helping a people learn to ask God to change their heart.
God has not called us to raise adult children, He has however mandated that adult children care for their aging parents when there is a need. Our culture is backward in this, the adult children now demand that their parents continue to take care of them, the opposite of God's plan.
When we do things God's way, we free ourselves from evil and stress caused by rebellion and go on to more fully serve God.
I have to say, I prefer to be alone with God and my thoughts much more than in a house full of rebellious people who fight against all that it truth. Give me God any day and I will have all I need.
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