Psalm 112:1-8 (NIV)
tells us…”Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds
great delight in his commands. 2 His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the
upright will be blessed…
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
7 He will have no fear of bad
news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart
is secure, he will have no fear;
in
the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
This is hard
to walk out as a parent let alone lead other parents to walk this out for their
families. The world can be a cruel place,
it can be an unsure place. This is our time but they are hard and troubling
times for the church.
A large
percentage of Americans believe it will get worst before it gets better. When you look at what’s happening in the news, on TV and even in the
church it’s pretty scarey out there but it’s times like these that makes us ask
the big question, do you really believe and practice what you teach and preach? As for me… I BELIEVE THE BIBLE!...
John 16:33 tells us “I have told you these things, so that in me you
may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have
overcome the world.” Man that’s good news for busy Children’s leaders. Families
need God’s peace not just his plenty!
Also in Proverbs
14:26 it tells us…He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for
his children it will be a refuge. This is what the homes of us in the church
should be. A secure fortress for our children. Is what you are doing for
families in your church doing this? That’s a great question to use as we
evaluate our programs
Home should be a place of comfort, a place of
safety, a place of refuge. A place where those who lead it, get to control what
happens… that also means They are responsible
for the behaviors and outcomes of those who live there!
God’s Plan has
always been the same…
Deuteronomy
4:9-10 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget
the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you
live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your
God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my
words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and
may teach them to their children.”
Remember yourselves & teach the
children. Every feast and
every holiday was the same. I have had a blast this year telling my Grandson
the God story of our family. I am going back though our lives and bringing him
up to date with all that God has done for us. I will retell him those stories
every opportunity I have, as long as I’m alive for two main reasons. So I can
remember myself and so I can pass it on to Sparrow. God’s done some amazing
things in Widemanville and I believe with all my heart the best is yet to come!
Deuteronomy
6: 1-8 says “These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD
your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing
the Jordan to possess, 2 so that you, your children and
their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by
keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may
enjoy long life. 3 Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land
flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors,
promised you.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is
one. 5 Love the LORD your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on 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.
It is amazing
to me that parents want better for there children than they have had in every
area of LIFE but one. We want them to have more opportunities financially, educationally,
and socially. We want them to have a better marriage, drive a better car, wear
nicer clothes, live in a better house, and the list could go on forever. But
when it comes to spiritual things we don’t want them to go overboard…
We’re happy
if they turn out just as spiritual as us. As long as they are not bad….VERY FEW
PARENTS HAVE A VISION OF THEIR CHILDREN TO BE SPIRITUAL DYNAMOS! It’s not the
same priority and desire we have for them in other areas.
29 TIMES THE
BIBLE TELLS US THAT WE SHOULD LOVE THE LORD- WITH ALL OUR HEART, ALL OUR SOUL
& ALL OUR STRENGTH!.- That’s our goal!
More to come...
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