These verses challenged me today. Already, I can see Landon watching our every move. He will soon understand what is important to us and what we think is important for him to know. I pray that Seth and I will do what these verses say, that we will continually be talking to our children about who the Lord is and what He has done for us.
Deut. 6:6-9
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
How do we make this practical in our homes?
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
How do we make this practical in our homes?
1. Read the Bible to our children - I try to do this even though I know Landon doesn't understand yet. I want to make it a habit.
2. When our children ask questions, take them to the scriptures. I want to help my children understand that the Word of God is where the answers are so that they will learn to look there instead of relying on me for finding what is true.
3. Memorizing passages of scripture together. This is something I definitely need to work on more myself. I want the word of God to penetrate our home and ultimately the hearts of myself and my family.
I know that I am very inexperienced in the raising of children at this point :) but these verses really encouraged me to start thinking about what the Lord desires me to teach the children that He gives me.
2. When our children ask questions, take them to the scriptures. I want to help my children understand that the Word of God is where the answers are so that they will learn to look there instead of relying on me for finding what is true.
3. Memorizing passages of scripture together. This is something I definitely need to work on more myself. I want the word of God to penetrate our home and ultimately the hearts of myself and my family.
I know that I am very inexperienced in the raising of children at this point :) but these verses really encouraged me to start thinking about what the Lord desires me to teach the children that He gives me.
3 comments:
Good reminders Marcie. It's never too early to impact your children and just the fact thinking and planning is a big head start. Landon will benefit from the soft heart you have towards the Lord.
We do have such a big responsibility with our children! And I could definitely work on the memorizing part myself too; I always find that hard to do when I don't have someone to keep me accountable. It'll be cool when Hayley is old enough to memorize a verse, maybe in a year or too.
I love those verses. Thank you for the reminders, Marcie.. especially as we prepare to be parents!!
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