“Satisfy us with your faithful love every morning. Then we can sing with joy and be glad all of our days.” Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
When my daughter made a statement one day that didn’t line up to God’s truth, I knew the day had come where outside influences were pressing on her heart and mind and she didn’t know what was true to combat what was false. Instead she was operating on what others were telling her.
This generation (those born between 1982 and 2002) has been called the Mosaic generation. Taking bits and pieces from friends, media and their own opinions, they create their own religion of sorts. As a mom, this terrifies me. I see firsthand through my own children that an hour-long sermon once a week is not enough to fight hours of media and social networking.
We have to do something. We have to make time at home to instill God’s Word in our kid’s hearts.
But when? If you are like me, life is busy! A look at our family’s schedule made it appear impossible. If I was going to teach my children God’s Word, it meant something had to change.
David’s prayer in Psalm 90:14 gave me the change we needed. “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” I recognized the morning as one of the rare open spaces in our schedules and that’s when we could make a change.
I made the announcement we would begin to eat breakfast together so we could read the Bible. To be honest, that didn’t go over well with my kids! Their most used rebuttal was, “I don’t want to get up earlier!” But with a little compromise here and a tweaking of the alarm clock there, we found a small window to sit down together to read.
David’s prayer to fill the love gap in his heart first thing in the morning became my family’s model. Pouring small amounts of truth into my girls before they hit their school is our priority.
Am I fitting in a chapter of the Bible? No. But speaking a small portion of God’s unfailing love helps prepare them for the trials and temptations they are sure to face each day.
My girls can’t quote large portions of Scripture, but I’ve heard them tell a friend that only Jesus can make them feel important. And only He can fill the emptiness. Little by little truth is sinking in; their lives are reflecting change. It’s sinking into my heart too!
You too can teach a young person in your life God’s Word. It’s doesn’t take half an hour a day. You don’t need to know the Bible inside and out. You just need a few minutes.
Here are a few ideas that might work for your families’ schedule:
- Have one of your children read out loud on the way to school.
- Try right before going to bed.
- Text a verse to their cell phone.
The time of the day isn’t important. What is important is finding time and making it a priority.
Free Resources:
Sign up for Lynn’s free Back-In-School Build Up at www.LynnCowell.com . These 7 days of devotions written specifically for teen girls and their moms empower girls with confidence from the love of Jesus.
Lynn’s newest book, Devotions for a Revolutionary Year- 365 Days of Jesus’ Radical Pursuit of You is a great resource for investing wisdom into your kids, which leads to them making wise choices!
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