Filling our Home With the Word of God.
I love the verses in Deuteronomy. 6:5-9, concerning the parents role to teach and impart to their children the things and ways of the Lord.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 door frames of your houses and on your gates.
A huge responsibility we have as parents isn't?
We can implement this easily into our homes and lives though with just a bit of effort on our part.
The first place to start I believe is to rid our homes of anything that is not of God. Like all secular books, magazines, and media. Then see what all you can bring in to your home, or things you can do with your family that will impart God and His truth to them.
You do not need to rely on only your self to teach your children the things and ways of God. We are very fortunate that there is many recourses out there for Christian families, form Christian books and magazines, to CDs and DVDs. But be very choosy, sadly many things can fall under the label Christian, yet not be very edifying for your family. Often they may not stick to the truth either.
Wall stickers with Godly sayings and Bible verses is a great way to have the Word of God where the children can read it and put it to memory. I have lots of these around my house.
Wall stickers with Godly sayings and Bible verses is a great way to have the Word of God where the children can read it and put it to memory. I have lots of these around my house.
I make sure that all our reading materials, music, and any thing we watch is good and edifying. That way every thing they consume in their minds all day long is all Godly, wholesome, and pure.
I love to use this Philippians 4:8 as a guide-line for what is fit and edifying for our family.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV
Is it TRUE?
Is it NOBLE?
Is it RIGHT?
Is it PURE?
Is it LOVELY?
Is it ADMIRABLE?
Is it EXCELLENT?
Is it PRAISEWORTHY?
This is a great verse to use to rid our the home of anything that is not of God. If it does not fit this guide-line, out it goes!! That simple.
I do not want our children to read any books or materials , listen to any music, or watch anything that does not fit this guide-line. PERIOD! And yes, us parents have to set the example for this as well. I personal would never care to fill mind or time with any thing less.
The responsibility of teaching our children the things of God basically all our waking hours is defiantly a huge responsibility, and nothing to be taken lightly.
But it is made a lot easier when we stick to the guide-line of Philippians 4:8. As well as having God centered school work too. They learn about God through out the day as they are doing school.
When we are driving any where the only station we have on is the Christian station, so as we are out and about we are filled with Godly music, or great inspiring messages. We have heard some really great messages when we have been on the road. And I just love it. There is no way I could have came up with that really great powerful message on my own for my kids to hear. I am very grateful for all the great recourses we have at our finger tips to help us in our great role.
I also start our morning out with reading to the children out of the Bible, or an inspirational or devotional book we are reading at the time. And then we read together again in the evenings as a whole family. I also get all the children to memorize Bible verses. I try very hard each evening to go to both the boys and girls room to say prayers with them, and a quote a couple Bible verses before they go to sleep.
If we put our hearts, time, and energy into this I believe we can make Deuteronomy 6: 5-9 a reality in our homes.
When we are driving any where the only station we have on is the Christian station, so as we are out and about we are filled with Godly music, or great inspiring messages. We have heard some really great messages when we have been on the road. And I just love it. There is no way I could have came up with that really great powerful message on my own for my kids to hear. I am very grateful for all the great recourses we have at our finger tips to help us in our great role.
I also start our morning out with reading to the children out of the Bible, or an inspirational or devotional book we are reading at the time. And then we read together again in the evenings as a whole family. I also get all the children to memorize Bible verses. I try very hard each evening to go to both the boys and girls room to say prayers with them, and a quote a couple Bible verses before they go to sleep.
If we put our hearts, time, and energy into this I believe we can make Deuteronomy 6: 5-9 a reality in our homes.
Saturate yourself and children in the things of God today and every day!
In Him,
Mae
Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old , he will not depart from it
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