Being Consistent
I have two daughters, they are six years apart. When my daughters were babies I used to lay on the floor by their crib in the darkened room. I would sing to them softly hymns about Jesus. When they would drift off to sleep I would pray with tears for God to use their lives. In the quiet by my baby's bed, I prayed God would give us a strong Christian home. I prayed for their safety in this dangerous perverted world.
I read to my children every day. I loved reading, " Uncle Author Bed Time Stories " these books have a lot of stories that teach biblical character. We read through those books a number of times through the years. I constantly quoted verses and sang songs to my children to remind them to make the right decisions. Sometimes singing works better than scolding.
We listened to all the "Patch the Pirate" songs. These songs are cute, fun and teach deep biblical truth that helps our children resist doing the wrong things. We also listened continuously to "Odyssey", from "Focus on the Family." This was a family activity...We listened for hours when traveling. We listened in the afternoon as the kids colored. We listened to the daily broadcast. They listened after lights out as they drifted off to sleep. We were excited about the next episodes. My kids still love "Odyssey" even though they're both grown. We avoided watching the Saturday morning cartoons and instead we marched together as a family with Uncle Charley from the Children's Bible Hour. My Kids woke up to Christian Radio..every Saturday morning. Their Saturday morning started out with hearing...."RAAAANGER BILLL"!
I always pushed devotions in our home.. We routinely read devotions together as a family. When our kids were little we used the "Keys for Kids" for our family devotions. When they got older we read the scripture along with the "Daily Bread Booklet along with reading the Bible reading. We did this for years. Then my children started doing them faithfully on their own.
I tucked my children into bed and prayed with them every night. Sometimes they would start opening up about something that was bothering them. I would pray with them about the problem, talked about forgiveness and not going to bed angry and sang to them gently until they felt at peace and sometimes laid beside them until they went to sleep. Our family went faithfully to Sunday School and Church Services. There were a few times we became inconsistent, but we learned our lesson. I learned a long time ago... We can't do things without God. We were not perfect but no one could ever say we didn't care or never tried. Sometimes times we made some bad decision, but by Gods grace, we got back on track.
Maybe it's time for your family to get back on track. Maybe you're not being consistent with the important things. If you take care of your families biblical needs first..everything works out better in the long run. Being consistent is delivering a message to your children. You are telling your children..."This is important and this is how we should live." You are telling your children..."God is important and we need to put Him first."
What are your choices for teaching your children?
Susan Y Nikitenko February 07, 2012
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