Pr. 10:25: When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
3 times in the last 3 weeks my son has been given advice that goes against our Christian beliefs. It’s amazing. He is being offered things other than what the Word of God says. In fact, one person’s sentence literally started with the words, “Just because the Bible says it’s wrong…”
I’ve been so proud of and amazed by my son. He has stood his ground and defended his beliefs to the best of his 9-year-old ability. Actually, he has probably done better than some adults. He is a natural evangelist, and I have got to step up my game in my prayers of protection for this boy. The job my son has ahead of him is not going to be an easy one.
What I’m impressed to share today is that we cannot hope that 1 or 2 hours at church each week will equip our kids for evangelism or for attacks from the enemy. It will never be enough.
We have got to walk the walk at home, and talk the talk as we trust God in the hard times. We have got to show our kids how to love the people who are living in sin, while pointing them to Christ. We must teach them how to pray, by praying. We have to give them a hunger for the Word by being hungry for the Word ourselves. If we want our kids to love to worship, we have to love to worship.
Now, I understand that our kids are going to make their own choices, but I also know what the Word says, and it tells us that if we train them in the way they should go, that when they are old they will not depart from it. We must never cease to do our job as parents just because we may not see the results on the outside. We must do our job and let the Holy Spirit do His.
Our children need to be prepared with every piece of armor that is available to them and it is our job to equip them.
Even if your kids are grown and out of the house, do not give up. There is still hope! They are still watching you, and they still know whether you are trusting in God or not.
Walk the walk. Don’t just be a Christian at church. 1 or 2 hours a week will never be enough. We must be authentic if we are to truly win the souls of our children and the lost around us. We have to equip them!
My motherly advice for today,
jamie
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