Spiritual Parenting is a Biblical concept.  Paul had spiritual sons, one he identified in particular was Timothy.  He would write letters to Timothy encouraging him to be bold and courageous and not to Fear.  Today Spiritual Parents are needed because they are able to keep their sons and daughters accountable and help them grow at a pace that will keep them humble and help them to finish well.   Just as with anything else the enemy is always looking for ways to cause divisions in relationships.  I see and experience things and I dialog with the Lord and He encourages me to write about it, and give you something to ponder.  We know that everything that happens in the natural, happens in the spiritual.  In other words in the natural we can have sons and daughters also.  Each child is different. We can not treat our  five year old like we treat our 14 year old.  For instance, My husband and I have a son who will soon be 21 and a daughter who will soon be 17, each one of them has a different curfew.  There are things that my son can do that my daughter can not do simply because of his level of maturity.  Throughout the years this has been an on going complaint for either side “How come he can but I can’t?” or “How come you baby her and you expect so much from me?”.  You see we live in a world where it’s all about me and I dare say, in the Kingdom its no different.  Spiritual Parents need to remember that not all our children can be treated the same because they are just not all in the same place. Let me be clear when I say treat the same, I am not referring to a level of love. Of course we love all our children the same.  I am referring to a level of conversation and a level of responsibility.   In the Spiritual it depends not just on how long they have been in the process but how much they have matured in the process.  It can be condescending (which is not of God) to treat your children in the same way.  Likewise, for the spiritual children it is an unrealistic expectation to expect that, those that have been walking with the Lord for a long time can go back and be like a baby.  The fact is, God expects us to mature so that he can give us more.  It says in Luke 16:10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities”.  My husband and I had a rule that our children could not fight among each other and that competition was unacceptable.  We helped them to understand the importance of family and the importance of them loving each other.  Isn’t that the theme of the word of God?  We should put others before ourselves and we should celebrate when our brothers and sisters are moving forward in their calling.  Everyone no matter how together they seem experiences Spiritual warfare, setbacks and disappointments.  I think this is why one of the ten commandments is “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:17).  Parenting is complex and it requires wisdom, discernment and much communication.  It brings another scripture to mind Luke 12:48b “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more”.