Do you shy away from the potential to fail and “play it safe”? Do you find yourself trying to make sure you give your kids the easy life you never had? Or maybe you put them in a position to win all the time or be sheltered from potential harm…? . The fear of failure is a real thing, but I believe failure is a necessary part of life and the earlier we allow ourselves or our kids to fail, the better our chances of “success” in the long term. . Well if you fall into these categories, please allow me to talk about my own experience as a child raised like that with a husband NOT raised like that, and in raising our own children! I hope you will see how that fear of failure is stunting your growth and perhaps your children’s growth in a way that may not allow them to deepen their own relationship with God. Let me explain…