Participation in the life of a church is a must. This book has some of the best wisdom for life issues, such as how to make good decisions concerning the opposite sex, how to make right choices, how to work, and how to be a faithful and responsible steward of what God has given you. On a fairly consistent basis Dennis went through the book of Proverbs with each child in high school.
We could have imposed more Bible study on our teens, but we really wanted them to see the value of a close relationship with the Lord modeled in our lives. The desire for personal Bible study seemed to come when they were on their own more and they saw their need to develop their relationship with God, to learn what He was telling them. We didn’t see our teens take much initiative until they reached high-school age. Young teens often don’t feel the need to study the Bible by themselves in their own quiet time. We did some more formal Bible study with our teens in junior high and early in high school, but it was sporadic because of schedules. When we had preschoolers, we helped them learn verses from a Bible memory program. Our children grew up hearing Bible stories from the time they were very small. We also prayed during our family devotions in the morning before school. We prayed as we drove the children to school, and when they began to drive, we reminded them to pray. We prayed for overseas missions we supported, for requests that came through our prayer chain, and for everyone in the public schools our children attended. We prayed before tests and tryouts and trips. Of course we prayed at meals and bedtimes and with individual children when needs arose. Our approach to prayer at home was to make it a part of daily life and events. To help build these convictions into the lives of our children, we emphasized a number of key spiritual disciplines: #1 Prayer
I will pass on a godly legacy to the next generation. Nothing is more thrilling than fulfilling God’s mission for my life. The Scriptures are God’s Word and serve as my daily guide. I must be the same person in private that I am in public. Regular prayer must be a crucial part of my daily life. That’s why we sought to help our children develop the following convictions as they matured in their faith: Without Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, no one will turn away from worshipping false gods.īut even with Christ in our lives, we all are tempted in the flesh to serve lesser gods. 5 Ways to Help Your Child Develop a Growing Relationship With Christĭoes your child have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? If not, pray that God will grant you or others the opportunity to share the gospel.
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