During the first movie, the audience is introduced to a child named Sid. Sid is an evil boy. He loves to play with toys, but he loves to destroy and recreate toys even more. Sid is the villian in the movie. He makes parents think, "If he were my child, he would be disciplined."
Children are precious to all of us. Our children's future is especially important to us. We want our children to grow up and be valued members of society. To use their talents to better our society and to raise a family to do the same. To love God and live for Him. So, how are we doing with these goals?
Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train up a child in the way they ought to go and when they are old, they will not turn from it." Our job is to train them up. To train means to discipline. To teach and guide them in what is right and good. It is our job to parent them.
Moses tells us how to train them up to love God. Read about it in Deuteronomy 6 or click to view http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6&version=NIV (Click back arrow on web browser to return)
Talk about God when you sit down in the privacy of your own home. Talk about God on the road when you are out and about in society. Talk about God through out your day, when you rise and when you go to sleep. God is meant to be in your whole day. That is how you instill a love for God in your children.
Too often parents keep God in the church building. Couldn't He come into your home? When was the last time you prayed together? Read the Bible together? Talked about Godly things together? Talked about His wisdom in making good decisions?
As you close: Thank God for children and thank Him for the privilege in parenting. Ask Him for His help to raise them to love Him completely. Ask for His help in talking about Him at home and at various moments in life.
God Bless!
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