Dave and I love to relax and reflect at the end of the day by enjoying the warmth of a campfire in our backyard. On one such evening, he had the fire burning brightly when one of the logs suddenly fell away from the main firewood. Even though it had been burning very well, it was only a matter of a few minutes when the fire from the fallen log went out and the embers started losing their glow. He got up and put the log back with the others and it started blazing once again. Our peaceful evening was interrupted with a thunder roll as the sky darkened, the wind began blowing and rain started coming down. As we ran for cover, I thought the fire would die out, but to my surprise it kept on burning. Because we live in the city, by-laws require a fire not to be left unattended. We had to get an umbrella, stand out in the rain, and separate the logs for the fire to be extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What a good object lesson for the body of Christ. During this time of gathering restrictions and social distancing, I believe we have learned some life-long lessons regarding the support, encouragement, and value of relationships. While some may still behave as though they are an island unto themselves, the simple truth is that we need one another. All our shortcomings and failures combined with the complexities of life only reinforce the truth that we need one other as we journey toward eternal life with Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Christian Grandparenting Network Canada (CGNC), we realize the need for community can be pronounced for the grandparent who has determined to intentionally impact their grandchildren for Jesus. Uncertainty of our roles; restricted access because of distance; restrictions set by our adult children; aloneness; health and mobility restrictions, and a myriad of other reasons, support the need for camaraderie among grands who are committed to leaving a godly legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wisdom of God becomes imperative as we relate not only to our Creator but also to one another. \u00a0As we listen to grandparents share their hearts, concerns, and great desires for their grandchildren, it becomes apparent that far too many feel alone and discouraged in their journey. Satan would have it so; for in this fight for the spiritual lives of our grandchildren, what better way would there be to stifle the faith of a loving grandparent than through discouragement and isolation? But God in His wisdom instructs us to be united, not fragmented, in our faith and to stand strong against the evil one as the battle rages for the spiritual lives of our children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the local church setting, God\u2019s Word tells us to \u201cnot neglect to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and\u00a0all the more as you see\u00a0the Day drawing near.\u201d (Hebrews 10:25) The whole idea of meeting together is for \u201cus drawing near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts\u00a0sprinkled clean\u00a0from an evil conscience and our bodies\u00a0washed with pure water.\u00a0Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for\u00a0he who promised is faithful.\u00a0And\u00a0let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.\u201d And how do we stir up one another? A glance through the one another (allelon) verses gives us plenty of ammunition. Used 93 times in the New Testament, God teaches us how to relate to others: love one another (John 13:34), honour and be devoted to one another (Ro 12:10), \u00a0live in harmony (Ro 12:16), build up (Ro 14:19, I Thess 5:11), admonish one another (Ro 15:14, Col 3:16), greet one another (Ro 16:16), care for one another (I Cor 12:25), serve one another (Gal 5:13), bear one another\u2019s burdens (Gal 6:2), forgive one another (Eph 4:2, 32), teach one another (Col 3:16), encourage one another (I Thess 5:11), exhort one another (Heb 3:13) \u2026 just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By ourselves, it is all too easy to quickly lose sight of the good things the Lord is accomplishing through us as we reach out to our adult children and grandchildren. Just like the lone log from the campfire, our passion, devotion, and dedication to impacting future generations for Christ can be dimmed by the turbulence of life and rob us of the peace of God that brings calmness of soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the last few weeks, we have all seen the slogan, \u201cWe\u2019re in this together.\u201d Are we better together? Yes! Join the movement of Intentional Christian Grandparents who seek to follow Biblical principles as we impact future generations for Christ. At CGNC, we offer a variety of opportunities – Grand Days, Grand Camps, Grandparents at Prayer (G@P), Consultations, Resources, Networking, Bible Studies and Seminars tailored to your schedules \u2013 to support and fulfill the mission of discipling our grandchildren. Contact us at info@christiangrandparentingnetwork.ca<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dave and I love to relax and reflect at the end of the day by enjoying the warmth of a campfire in our backyard. On one such evening, he had the fire burning brightly when one of the logs suddenly fell away from the main firewood. Even though it had been burning very well, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Campfire-blog-2-scaled-e1590163506686.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":885,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804\/revisions\/885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}