There is a reason the battle for the next generation is fierce. There is so much at stake. The enemy knows the danger that an emboldened young generation poses to his dominion of darkness. We are not raising the next generation so that they can waste their lives searching for fleeting pleasures in this world! No, God has called them out of darkness to declare His praises.

While the deceptive allure of the pleasures of this life often clouds our view, we must remember that this life we walk is no stroll through the park; it's a spiritual battlefield. But take heart. God has equipped us to stand fearlessly!

Reading the Bible is not a mere academic pursuit. It's not about memorizing facts. It's a life-altering encounter with the God of the universe. The Bible isn't meant to be simply studied; it is meant to be the very foundation upon which we build our lives as disciples of Jesus.

As we set out on life's true adventure, following our Savior, Jesus, it is critical that we know and love His Word. Why? We will face many trials and hardships along the way. We will hear countless lies and feel strong pressure to conform. In a world filled with so much noise directing us the wrong way, it is critical that we know the voice of our Savior so that we can hear it over everything else.

Jesus has won our freedom and calls us to follow Him as His disciples. It is a hard life that will require us to lay down our desires for His. Yet it is the path to true life, unlike the other one that promises us everything but leads to our destruction. So, let's go! Let's follow the voice of Jesus.

Jesus changes everything. As Christians, we might understand that Jesus came and paid the penalty for our sins and through faith we are forgiven and receive the gift of eternal life. Yet there is more. Jesus is also our Lord and this truth penetrates every area of our lives.

The Bible contains foundational truths that change everything about our lives, including our parenting. We live in a "me, myself, and I" world where we are the main character. The reality is that everything is about God. It is His story.

Over the next eight podcast episodes, we are going to share Chosen Gen's book, Discipleship Parenting Foundations, as an audiobook. This book is a call back to the biblical foundations that change every area of our lives, including how we raise our children. It is an urgent reminder of our God-given role to disciple our kids, showing them how to walk the path following Jesus, not the wide road of this world. In chapter one, we examine the sobering statistic that 60 percent of the next generation is walking away from the faith by the time they reach adulthood and why it is happening.