As an umpire stood behind the plate at a girls softball game, he heard a players mother start chanting: We want a new ump! We want a new ump! Soon, other parents took up the chant. The ump smiled, then turned toward the crowd and yelled, I want new parents! I want new parents! The heckling died away.
Its important for parents to set a good example, because their children are watching them. Christian parents can encourage good habits and behavior by doing things like:
Praying for and with themso they learn how to talk with God. Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it (Col. 4:2).
Reading and teaching them the Bibleso they learn Gods truth. Teach [Gods commands] diligently to your children, . . . talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up (Deut. 6:7).
Telling them about Jesusand leading them to faith in Him. Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3).
The best way to set a good example for our children is to live out our faith in front of them. While theyre lookingtheyre learning about what matters most.
Read: Deut. 11:18-21
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Thank you for the wonderful and very important message today, Mr. Mayor. Hope you enjoy a quiet peaceful day.
“Deuteronomy 11:18-21 (New Living Translation)
18 So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,
21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors.”
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“The best way to set a good example for our children is to live out our faith in front of them. While theyre lookingtheyre learning about what matters most.
Take stock of yourself and consider your child
Your time and your thoughts are his due;
How would you reply to the Lord should He ask,
What kind of parent are you? Anon.
Children may not inherit their parents talent,
but they will absorb their values.”