Don't just fill your quiver but make sure your arrows are a formidable weapon

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!" (Psalm 127:3-5a)

 We weren't sure for a long time if we wanted to have children. It's quite the world outside, and we just didn't know if we wanted to bring kids into it. We were finally convicted by the thought that the world certainly isn't going to get better if good people stop having kids to avoid it, and instead we wanted to bring up children that were going to make a difference.

When the topic comes up about Christians having kids, the verse "Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them" is often trotted out. "Have as many kids as you can, that's what you're supposed to do." However, the verse before that is so important.

Arrows in the hands of a warrior are a powerful weapon. Warriors practice and gain knowledge about their weapon so that it will shoot straight and impact the enemy. Arrows are not harmless; they are made to inflict damage.

We have a child. So it's now our job to learn about our faith, to instill that faith into our child and to send her out on as straight a path as we can so she can inflict the most damage on the lies that permeate our culture, on the demons that are trying to destroy this world and to spread the hope of God's love that is this world's only saving grace.