Alright, lets talk.

This past weekend, Jonathan and I took our teens and some of their friends to a youth conference in Atlanta (if you don't follow me on socials, go check out some footage we got here). All I can say is, this generation is hungry. They worshipped, they wept, they prayed for one another . . . they were there for it.

I have been getting asked, "In just a short conference, is there really any change that will come from it?" I get it, the big flashy conferences with all the hype and energy are not the same as day-to-day discipleship, but I am convinced that seeds were spread and I am praying that at least some of them find good soil and bear fruit.

As I stood there in that arena filled to the brim with 15,000 people, both Jonathan and I were in awe. There is a generational shift happening. The baton isn't being passed, instead God is doing a new thing. I'm all for supporting the next gen but I also am not ready to be benched you guys! I'll be the one driving the bus, taking these kids where they need to be and being right there beside them to witness how God is moving. I mean, it fits right? I'm a homeschooler. I don't want to give up the aha moments in writing and reading . . . it makes sense that I don't want to give up the moments when my kids encounter God.

This was a conference for church kids. And still, literally hundreds came forward to give their life to the Lord. To stop playing games and to truly make Jesus the Lord of their lives. It made me think. We are so good at putting on faces. We package up our good Christian families and take them to church and smile and nod at our brothers and sisters and say "God is good, all the time". And yet I've seen behind the curtain. I've spoken at conferences where parents have come up to me weeping about the real things that are happening under the surface.
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Just because we are raising our kids in the ways of the Lord, doesn't mean that we are immune to the battle that is all around us. In fact, because we are raising our kids in the ways of the Lord, the enemy has a target on our backs. He is going after our kids. He wants them depressed, he wants them numb, he wants them disconnected and disengaged. He wants them confused, he wants them broken, he wants them anxious and having panic attacks.
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The battle is raging and the stakes are high. I have some heavy hitters coming to Insta this week where we're going to be lifting the veil and saying what people probably don't want to hear. But it feels so critical that we as parents wake up, wipe the sleep out of our eyes, put on our battle gear, and stand guard.
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More to come.

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