This Journey

I was just thinking of the past couple of years and this journey I've taken. I never realized how much my children's lives could effect my faith. You start out with all the typical Bible verses and parenting techniques and one day you wake up and realize, hell, none of this stuff made much of a difference as far as I can see. My children still did the things I did. They still went through many troubles and gave in to many temptations. Their hearts were broken. They had to deal with judgmental Christians and narrow-minded Pastors. It really made me bitter towards other Christians when I witnessed the way they and their children treated my children. You know, Christians talk about thier witness, but do they really know that part of that witness is the way their children treat others? You can tell a Youth Pastor's fruits by the way that his/her youth treat others too.

This is a two way street and the same goes for me, right? Ive been bitter towards the church for a while now and I really need to shake this. These, like it or not, are my brothers and sisters struggling with regrets and hurts just like me. If you have any advice, Brother, give it to me now!