Guide our children to the Lord
As a parent, we have a very important purpose in the life of our children. We are there to teach them right from wrong, provide for basic need, and pour a solid foundation in their early life. Most importantly, our job is to lead our children to Lord.
Kids need their parents to guide them to the Lord. It is our job as parents to train our children to seek for the path of the Lord. Children don't need Mom and Dad to be their best friends. During the best-friend relationship, parents sometime forget their roles as a spiritual guide to the Lord. Children need a good role model. A role model for life.
Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the LORD." The word heritage could be translated as "gift." Simply rephrased: children are a gift from God. What a great privilege it is to have children. It is a privilege that the Lord want us to lead our kids.
Remember, teaching our children is a daily thing. It is a lifestyle. The best thing a man can do for his kids is love his wife. And the best thing a woman can do for her children is love her husband. Show our children what real love looks like in the marriage.
Live a godly life. Be a good role model for our children. Be a loyal employee, a filial son, a loving sibling, a moral citizen, a supportive uncle, a caring neighbor, etc. Leading our children starts from mom and dad. If Mom and Dad can't lead them, who else will?
If you are a parent, ask the Lord to inspire you to be the best parent you can be. This is the way of truth (Tao). Tao is to live our lives according to the Lord. Parenthood is not easy, but ask the Lord to guide you so you can spiritually guide your children.
Kids need their parents to guide them to the Lord. It is our job as parents to train our children to seek for the path of the Lord. Children don't need Mom and Dad to be their best friends. During the best-friend relationship, parents sometime forget their roles as a spiritual guide to the Lord. Children need a good role model. A role model for life.
Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the LORD." The word heritage could be translated as "gift." Simply rephrased: children are a gift from God. What a great privilege it is to have children. It is a privilege that the Lord want us to lead our kids.
Remember, teaching our children is a daily thing. It is a lifestyle. The best thing a man can do for his kids is love his wife. And the best thing a woman can do for her children is love her husband. Show our children what real love looks like in the marriage.
Live a godly life. Be a good role model for our children. Be a loyal employee, a filial son, a loving sibling, a moral citizen, a supportive uncle, a caring neighbor, etc. Leading our children starts from mom and dad. If Mom and Dad can't lead them, who else will?
If you are a parent, ask the Lord to inspire you to be the best parent you can be. This is the way of truth (Tao). Tao is to live our lives according to the Lord. Parenthood is not easy, but ask the Lord to guide you so you can spiritually guide your children.
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By Joanna Lin
02/22/2017 |
