Have you had your Joy Juice today? As you sip your juice this morning, don’t forget to pray for the children.
How important it is to pray for our children and to set a consistent, Godly example before them! We can’t expect them to do what we say, if we’re not modeling it ourselves. As parents, we want to be honored by our children. But, adults, we must live our lives in such a way that they will want to give us honor.
In Adrian Roger’s book, Ten Secrets for a Successful Family, he suggests that one of the most important things we can do to gain our children’s honor is by simply LOVING THEM! Real parental love is not giving our children everything they want, but giving them what they need.
One way to love our children is simply by touching them. Nothing indicates our love any better than a hug, a pat on the back, or simply holding a hand. We also can show our children love by blessing them. "The tongue has the power of life and death" as Proverbs 18:21 reminds us. So speak blessings over their lives…and let them hear you say these words aloud.
Another expression of love for your children is listening to them. If we are too busy to listen, then they will soon stop trying to talk with us, because they’ll believe that we think something else is more important. Grandparents are usually much better in the listening department, because they’ve learned what’s truly important!
These are just a few suggestions to gain honor from our children…and with that honor comes a heart full of joy!
Remember to touch, bless and listen to your children as your serve them a generous helping of
Joy Juice!
I don't even have kids and this meant a lot to me. God bless!!
ReplyDeleteJerome D.