It's Your Move Daughter

I gave you life but cannot live it for you. I can teach you things but I cannot make you learn. I can give you directions but I cannot always be there to lead you
I can allow you freedon but cannot account for it. I can take you to church but I cannot make you believe. I can teach you right from wrong but I cannot always decide for you.
I can but you beautiful clothes but I cannot make you lovely inside. I can offer you advice but I cannot accept it for you. I can give you love but I cannot force it upon you.
I can teach you to be a friend but I cannot make you one. I can teach you to share but I cannot make you unselfish. I can grieve about your report card but I cannot doubt your teachers.
I can advise you about friends but I cannot choose them for you. I can teach you about sex but I cannot keep you pure. I can tell you the facts of life but I cannot build your reputation.
I can tell you about drink but I cannot say no for you. I can warn you about drugs but I cannot prevent you from using them. I can tell you about lofty goals but I cannot achieve them for you.
I can let you baby-sit but I cannot be responsible for you actions. I can teach you kindness but I cannot force you to be gracious. I can warn you about sin but I cannot make your morals.
I can love you as a daughter but I cannot place you in God's Family.
I can pray for you but I cannot make you walk with God. I can teach you about Jesus but I cannot make Jesus your Lord. I can tell you how to live but I cannot give you Eternal Life.
Thanks for listening, love, Mother