As parents, we know we are responsible for our kids’ spiritual development. It really helps me to have the language Neil writes here as a focus: …understanding his spiritual identity is a process that takes place over the years of childhood; it is the process of shifting his dependence from parents to God.
If I do my job well, my kids won’t need me. Kind of a sad thought, except for the fact that it will mean they are relying on God to meet their needs, and He’s capable of doing the job just fine.
So in between the Bible stories and the lessons on character, I need to find a way to talk to them about who they are in Christ. (I can’t help but think that if I’d had that information, so many struggles in my life would have been avoided!)
Giving my kids the full picture of God’s love and their inheritance in Christ means I must have a really good handle on it myself. Yup, more work to do…
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