We do not usually think of “blessing” someone as anything more than an impulsive gesture of goodwill or perhaps when they sneeze. However, John Trent and Gary Smalley lay out in this book many reasons—both practical and spiritual, why we ought to intentionally bless our children.
Drawing heavily from biblical passages where Patriarchs blessed their children, the authors lay out the reasons and the way that we should bless our own kids or even others that are in our life. The “Blessing” does not just happen but it needs to be thought out and administered in a certain way to be effective. This is not some mystical voodoo, but is simply a way of making sure your kids know for sure of your love and acceptance of who they are. The five suggested steps are simple to accomplish, but again the authors stress being intentional about it. It is too easy to “assume” that our offspring “know I love them.”
I found this book to be both interesting and helpful. I appreciated the many real life examples of people that received a blessing and empathized with those that did not. One important point made is that it is never too late to receive a blessing, even later in life.
This book was received from Thomas Nelson Press in exchange for an honest review.
The views expressed are my own and have not been influenced in any way.
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