Understand Design and Purpose

Design and Purpose

Design and purpose are intimately related. The impact of design on an automobile is easy to see. The impact of the Creators design in each of us is not as obvious. With knowledge of design and understanding of purpose parents have the foundation to give wise guidance to their child. What were your children designed for? What are they capable of doing? What unknown talents, passions, and traits do they possess which would empower them to have a profound impact on their fellow brethren? Will they become the next Einstein? Or maybe the first astronaut to land on Mars? Or how about a great Statesman who brings peace between two war-torn countries. How about a true craftsman that brings joy to all he touches, or a highly skilled technician that helps keep your car safe on the road? The capacity for High-Octane children is there if you learn to spot it early on when you give your child a careful “test drive.” While we were yet in our mother’s womb, God designed certain capacities and capabilities into each of us. Understanding and assisting your child where they excel in life will help give them a much better chance of performing to God’s specifications.

“He who cherishes a beautiful ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.
Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your
heart, the beauty that forms in you mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest
thoughts, for out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly
environment; of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last
be built.” James Allen, Author of "As a man thinkith"

It is one of the great tragedies of our times that so many of our young people have no sense of why they are here. Without a feeling of personal worth and self-significance, many teens become depressed and suicidal. Much of the drug abuse in our culture can be directly related to depression. Experts agree. “The most common reason people abuse drugs are “to get high.” Adolescents can become involved in experimentation with drugs. However, only a small percentage of people who experiment with drugs become drug abusers. The desire “to get high” may be from an underlying disease such as depression. It may also come from the pressures of coping with school, work, or family tensions.”[1]
[1] www.emedicinehealth.com

Taken from my book "Raising High-Octane Kids"