Biblical parenting should begin in the home. From the time a child is conceived, it should be sung to and read to, talked to about Jesus.
I doubt very seriously that my mother did these things during the time she carried me. And unfortunately, I did not do them for any of my unborn children. But I do know that my father did tell me bible stories and talk to me about Jesus as I grew older.
He had even found some 331/2 vinyl records (do you remember those) somewhere, which he gave me, and a little record player. The records had bible stories on them and I could (and did) play them over and over to listen to stories about David and Goliath, Jonah and the Whale and Samuel....and others. And I loved them.
He would be there during my night time prayers, take us to Sunday School and do many other things that set me up for the person I am today. He took time to teach me what was important even though he had a plate full of other problems he dealt with on a day to day basis.
Eventually, I would drift away from God. I would go my separate way as the bible says that we all do. However, even during those years, God was in the back of my mind. And when I got sick of myself, I finally turned back to him. And though life has never been perfect for me, since that time, I have not departed from my faith. Because of those years of his teaching me and being an example, as flawed as our family was-God never really left me. I still believed even when I wasn't living for Him.
The bible says, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Living for Jesus, being an example of him, and teaching our children about Him, and humbly praying according to that verse, I believe is some of the first steps we can all do to get this country truly on the right track to make America great again. Left solely up to the government, and people that have no love or intentions towards God and His ways, the decline in this country will continue on until we no longer see any of Him. And to me that is scary. That we might become a godless nation where mindless people rule and those of us are subjected to communism or the like.
If Jesus does not come back in the next few years, my life may end and I will be in heaven. So what does it matter to me? After all, I am heading towards being at the tail end of my 60's. However, it does matter. Because after me, came my 4 children and their children. My oldest grandchild-a grandson is almost 20 years old. He is at the age that he could leave home and get married and bring great grandchildren into my life. What will life be like for them in a few short years? We must be willing to share the love Christ to anyone that will listen.
To our children. To our grandchildren. To nieces and nephews. To children in the neighborhood or where ever there are children that need to know about Jesus. We need to be willing. Though there will be some people that are not saved and do not want us teaching their children, well that is sad and if there is nothing we can do about it, we can at least let them see by our example and then pray for them. Because we might be the only ones doing that for them.
I hope you will join me again tomorrow as I continue on with more on this subject.
Thanks for coming by Friends. Have a blessed day and share Jesus with someone!
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