A catechism is a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians. In this new year I am focusing my attention to truly teaching my children the doctrines of the faith from the Bible. So far so good. What an important responsibility we have to train our children. They are worth the sacrifice.
Category: Family
My first ministry is to my family. If I fail serving my family then I have failed all together. My wife and children need me to be a godly leader of our family first. From these relationships, all others are possible. I must ask God daily for patience as I lovingly serve my family. This service will give me a greater influence outside of the home.
So today I asked my son to plug my phone into the power cord so that it could be charged. A few hours later I asked him for the phone and he said it was downstairs. I went looking for it and found it sitting in the middle of the floor connected to the cord but the cord was not plugged into the wall. The lesson I learned from this is that I can have Jesus in my life but if I am not connected to him daily it does not do me any good!
This is a post that will not relate to everyone. Those of us who have been blessed by God with children really need to consider this precious treasure. God has given us the blessing to care and nurture for another life. The responsibility is one to never take for granted. Everything we model before them is taken in and makes an impact on our children. Make every attempt to invest in the lives of your children. I am humbled by that thought every day!
So what do you buy children who have all of their needs supplied? Christmas has become so commercialized and an excuse for many people to overindulge themselves and their love ones with more stuff?
YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!!
My children are my responsibility. God has given them to me to lead, guide, direct, and nurture so that they can become responsible people who love God. Loving God involves serving people. That was Jesus’ goal and that should be our aim and goal as well. Now here is a scenario worth our thoughts.
It seems that everyday we hear about teenagers involved in crime and self damaging behavior. How do we handle what we hear? Do we just talk about it and REASON through how this happens. How this cycle of pain, social and parental irresponsibility continues. On the other side we can see this as a RESPONSIBILITY we all have to nurture and impart wisdom into those who are products of neglectful.
I choose to take RESPONSIBILITY over REASON and invest in the lives of others! What about you?
